Valentines Day Luncheon!

Only a mere week since our Valentine luncheon at our

fabulous and talented friend Evi's house.
I'm still floating on air about the whole day.

It was such a girls day....all 6 of us joining together for

the ultimate LOVE day.

Valentines Day.

Preparing the sweet treats the night before to add to the cans I had decorated. I think I ate a few while preparing them! but who's counting?

One for you.....

two for ME!....

and before I knew it they were done.

I headed upstairs to get the other things I was making their finishing touches.

George was making a fire in the wood stove and afterwards we would have champagne.

A little bubbly and a few apps!!!

Perfect!

I heard George call up to me to tell me to not get excited

but we had a fire in the house!

I thought he said we had a fire at the green (House).

My heart instantly went into my throat!

No !!! it was chimney fire....and here at home.

oh good that's not Bad!!!. I thought.

Always tell me the worst.... then the real news won't hit me so bad.

We stayed calm and called the fire dept.

We had to move furniture so the firemen could get in and do their thing.

I stayed out of way filling water buckets.

1 1/2 hours later everything was fine again.

The house was a mess but we still had one!

We were lucky and thankful for our volunteer fire dept.

Note: remember to be generous with your local fire dept.!!!

I was glad we hadn't gone out to dinner like previously planned,

but as George said he

wouldn't have started a fire if we had gone out.

"So I guess you would have burned down our house another night dear?"

HaHa.

Maybe it was my little Angel cans full of goodies that saved the night????

Needless to say we never had any champagne....poor George he loves champagne.

We were up pretty late that night but I was so excited that next morning

I wasn't even tired.....

Look at what awaited us!!!!

It's a feast for the eyes at Evi's and Ebbie's home.

The day was sunny on a warm Winter day. The house sits up on top of a hill with woods surrounding it.

You feel like your in a tree house. The sunlight fills from everywhere.

I know this picture is a tease.....just a little pact Laura and I have.

I think I really like the blur option!!!

too much maybe?

The food was amazing. Evi even made me something special......being a vegetarian.

Making me two delicious panini's.

Yummy!

She's so good to me!

We were also celebrating Laura's One year Blogiversary!

      It was the next day last year that Laura started her blog!

52 Flea!

She's having an giveaway to celebrate. I think it just ended today.

Congrats to the winner!

We ended the meal with chocolate covered strawberries, lemon cake and frangipane torte.

More details are on Laura's blog too.

The gift giving started soon after lunch..... I think Paula couldn't wait anymore and started the passing out of the presents.

Her presents are just as beautiful as her home. They even mimics the

colors of her home:)) so pretty!

Kathleen holding the chocolate boxes that Paula decorated. They were filled with homemade caramels

that she bought at Deanna's shop Gather.

I had one today...and OMG they were so good..

not like any caramels I've ever had.

Leave it to Deanna to get the best!

Thank you Paula too for being so sweet and treating all us girls!

now I just have to make sure to keep George from gobbling them up:))

Laura put together the cutest papers and little bits and bobs to make our own

Valentines. The cutout bird shaped papers were a big hit too.

We all vowed we'd all buy the punch from

the craft queen Martha Stewart!!!

The crown cookie that Evi made us you may have seen on Laura's blog. I only got this picture of it thinking I would take one later when I got home.

I was heart broken when I took it out of the bag in broken pieces....

Yup! it was broken....uggghh

This was the book box I made Evi.

Just an old book, papers and lace and looooots of glue!

oh, and of course a sharp blade to cut the middle out.

I had planned on putting small love letters in the box but I ran out of time

( the fire incident )

Evi told me she had some she could put in there.

Some from Ebbie maybe?:))

Now I know I'm forgetting details of that magical day.

Laura did a wonderful job recalling everything that happened.

I even forgot to photograph some of the hearts I made. Sigh!!!

In all the excitement I didn't want to miss anything and be annoying to anyone with my camera.

Please go to her post HERE

if you haven't already.

I think Evi was surprised and happy with her gift. It was fun to make. My first one ever.

We all went home that night with our little goodie bags having had an amazing day.

So happy to have spent time together laughing and telling stories.
Evi's generous spirit and gorgeous home all still embedding in our memories.

Now I'll have many pictures to look back on to remember that glorious day.

Thank you Evi!!!!!

Can't wait to come back.