a {personal} shout-out

My {Aunt Cissie's birthday} was this past Friday.  Matt & I {& Milly too} sent her emails full of birthday wishes!  We received a super sweet response on Sunday afternoon :-) and it really made us smile!

As this is my first experience with blogging, I wasn't sure how many people would actually read, much less care, about what I had to share.  Needless to say, my family is an outpouring of devoted followers! ...as well as Matt's hair stylist {Diana} :-) y'alls support mean SO much to Matt & me as I share our journey into the blogosphere and wreathing industry! So we're thankful for you! 

In {Aunt Cissie's} response, she referenced so many different bits and pieces from blog posts and it truly warmed my heart! One birthday package my aunt received was from my godmother {Aunt Kathy} with a bag of her famous {scramble} and... a mason jar filled with coffee beans & Tahitian vanilla tea lights!! As if that isn't devotion enough, {Aunt Cissie} prints each blog post to share mail with my {Aunt Kathy} Wow, I am so lucky!!

{aunt cissie} & me

{Aunt Cissie} also mentioned that she was headed to the grocery store and would be looking for {Blue Bell} ice cream!! My personal shout-out (or question): Did you find it? And if so, what flavor did you get!? 

I picked up a pint of the {cherry vanilla} last night, and it reminds me of a flavor Grandma & Grandpa Chao would have had in their freezer :-) 

Much love to my supportive & devoted audience! Blogging wouldn't be nearly as fun and enjoyable without y'all! Thank you for making it that much better. 

-j