It was so wonderful to see 2 of the Chapel families this week. I had dinner at Chad and Hettie's. Met 2 of their friends as well. Always a wonderful visit and delicious food. Had some of the tasty potato soup with a kick that I have had before. Jolene came over to help me with a couple of projects and I'll post one of the pics on my personal page. We have more to do, but no rush. I was thrilled to get 2 more projects done. We then enjoyed a dinner out with John. Just

Happy Monday. The Magnolias and Malarkey event yesterday at the Chapel was a success. The Friends of the Salado Public Library raised $2800. We had 50+ in attendance. It sure was a fun afternoon filled with laughter. The southern author’s theme (Mark Twain, Margaret Mitchell and O. Henry) with a twist of satire made the performance very lighthearted. Just want to thank again all who volunteered their time, efforts and creativity to make this happen (actors, actresses, li

OMG - now I completely understand when Rick would do a post and say he would do another but it is shortened as he lost everything. This happened to me twice tonight in the last 2 hours. I wrote multiple paragraphs for 2 different posts and when I tried to bring in a URL to link in it removed everything I typed. So another day I will put in all the details. Keeping this short now as it is passed my bed time. Thank you Lisa H. for out bidding on me on the bride and groom cou

Happy Labor Day! What a fun filled weekend for me. What an absolute treat that I had the opportunity to spend hours with 2 of the Chapel couples. Friday afternoon I headed to Sharon and Rick Gibb's house for dinner, conversation and pool time. Had such a delicious dinner of 4 different types of pizzas. Rick made them all from scratch, even the crust. They all were so yummy. Had one piece each and fortunately I was sent home with some so get to enjoy a few more pieces thi

Made sure Kelly and I got a picture before I left the field... Yes it was a little warm, but you know me - no complaints on summer temps and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see Kelly and watch Colt play some soccer in Salado last night. I was thrilled to get a text from Kelly the other night asking if I didn't have anything going on would I would like to watch the scrimmage. So glad it worked out. Things are quiet at the Chapel since I returned from Florida. Ciaran d

These flowers are absolutely gorgeous. What a treat to have this beautiful arrangement in the house. I had a lovely brunch with Raeshel and Rachel Thomas on Friday. Raeshel brought me this arrangement. It is sitting in the entry way at the house and I just smile every time I walk by it. Just so pretty. I may just have to subscribe to her weekly flowers in the fall and then next spring. We also did some plant swap. I have so many coleus so fortunately she was willing t

Araceli and Michai's ceremony only wedding at the Chapel yesterday was so sweet and very intimate. I set the 20 chairs in a semi-circle near the altar and the chandeliers so the guest could be very close. The weather was in our favor - hard to believe for August 1st at 3:30 in the afternoon it was 93 and very cloudy. Just a sweet couple and the grooms family was delightful. Araceli is originally from Argentina and so all of her family was not able to come, but they lucked

Rachel from Rachel and Jeff Photography shared the pictures from Ian and Cassidy's wedding that happened back in May. So many wonderful photos, but these 2 were my absolute favorite. Just love seeing the pictures from the couples special day. Hard to believe that was the weekend that 2 weddings happened in the same weekend. Definitely not the norm - that hasn't happened since 2012. Cassidy had a unique situation that we had to say yes. So glad we did. Just a sweet and f

Love the Chapel at Caliber Oak family. So, last night Amy and Rory had Sarah, Otto and I over for dinner at their house. We had a very delicious chicken meal that was just the right spicy and boston cream pie for dessert. I can't remember the last time I had that pie. It sure was good and Amy said it came from HEB. So many of their desserts taste like they are homemade. It was a great visit. We had some wonerful conversations and we reminisced. I look forward to doing

Another magical wedding happened at the Chapel this morning. It was the earliest ceremony time - 10 AM. Dim, the bride so much wanted an outdoor wedding so if you have a wedding in July and want outdoors you have to do early. It was a little humid, but not bad and once the ceremony was over and pictures taken everyone moved inside to the air conditioning. It was an intimate wedding of around 40ish guests. They had a delicious meal of baked chicken and fixins, toasts, music,