Happy 38th, Dear!

Elder Wigg and I celebrated our 38th Wedding Anniversary this week.

 I bought the cake at "Cake Walk".  It seems that Elder Wigg and I are 'one':  "Elder Sister Wigg"

Prem took the pictures for us. Thanks, Prem, you did a good job.  I love this photo!

 We blew out the 2 candles.  Well, I blew them out, I found out later.

 He fed me...

...and I fed him, as tradition demands.

 Elder Wigg bought me some lovely flowers and a great card.

Now it's off to dinner at ITC Gardenia Hotel buffet.

Beautiful floodlights 

 The guard at the front gate.

 A gorgeous Christmas Tree

 Cute and creative decorations

We found these cute chairs to pose in.  So fun!

 Can you see my pink shirt reflected in the silver ball?

 The Hotel decor is amazing.

 Our table centerpiece was fresh roses (yellow, my favorite, and also my wedding flower!) and a yellow pepper!  So creative!

 This is the main part of the buffet, wide view to see the size.

 Just a few of the desserts

 A few more of the desserts, showing the style and arrangement

 Lovely Lily

 bowl of pomegranates

 this appears to be gulab jamun

 fresh fruit with vanilla pudding and raspberry sauce

 Chocolate mousse with a pure chocolate wafer

 What is this fruit?

 This cake was so good!

 There was also a wide variety of breads.

 Breadsticks

 And look what Elder Wigg found...h'orderves!

 And more over here!

 Build your own salad

 This is my first plate of supper.

 Now, stop chewing so that I can take a photo!

 The reception area

 beautifully decorated for Christmas

 Of course we overate, but we really enjoyed the time out together!

We will be together for at least another 35 million years!  Yes!

Thank you, sweetie, for a fun day and a great date night/Anniversary dinner!

Christmas decorations

Yesterday I decorated our Christmas tree in our apartment.

It's our last Christmas in India and I enjoyed the time spent trimming the tree.

 In the dark of night, I like the blue light.

 Merry Christmas to you all!

 I like to tie bows from pretty Christmas ribbon.

 These balls were left here from a previous tenant.  I'm not sure if it was an earlier couple or the Elders before us but I like them.

 It's about 6 feet from bottom to top.

 I find it interesting that these lights appear blue to the eye but my camera sees them as purple.

...and here are balls, bows and lights...a beautiful combination.

This is the daylight version of our little tree. It sure feels festive now.  I like that.

My most favourite decoration is the darling wooden Nativity made for me by Katrina.  I love it.  It's so simply beautiful and reminds me of my Saviour, Jesus Christ who is the reason for the season, right?

I will try to send an email to our friends and family this Christmas, but for now...

Merry Christmas to all of you!  May the Lord bless you in all your righteous endeavours and answer your prayers for peace, health and happiness now and forever.

Dinner out with Friends

We had a nice dinner out with friends, Preetha & Ashish and their daughter, Jessica.

 We enjoyed eating out at California Pizza Kitchen.

 But more than eating out, we enjoyed the company of this great family.  Thanks for making it a fun evening! We really enjoyed getting to know you better.

Hummm, not our best picture, it's the flash, I think.

Also this week, for Friday date night, we went to Chilli's over at Phoenix Market Square Mall.

 I had Chicken Fajita Quesadillas.  They were great!

 Jerome had a Chicken Club Sandwich and fries which was also good.

 We love being out together...but we're finding the calories are too much lately!

 2 for 1 Mocktails...Creamsicle Smoothie and Lemon Virgin Margarita...Mmmm

I love being out with my best friend in the world!

A few of my Favourite Things

These are just a few of my Favourite Things!

1) taking pictures of the sunset

2) the view out my bedroom window

 3) reading scriptures & writing in my journal

 4) listening to Conference Addresses on lds.org website, while reading & writing

5) gazing at the full moon

6) my flip flops (I wear them every day)

7) the wooden handmade Nativity recently given to me (Thank You!)

8) serving on a mission in India in the office, with my eternal companion

9) my granddaughters singing 'happy birthday' to me

10) learning that my grandson loves to run!

11) watching the gospel spread and joy be found in someone's life

12) seeing my sweet Sister Anusha at the Salt Lake Temple

13) a little taste of home...my daughter playing the Handbells (2nd from right)

14) some of the amazing wildlife in India (Indian Spotted Deer)

15) and the amazing birds in India (Painted Stork)

16) riding in an auto

17) serving with some of the most wonderful people on the planet

18) making some fabulous new friends

19) the beautiful children in India

20) learning and enjoying the Cultural differences

21) my best birthday gift from Jerome -I love you with a heart on a gorgeous gold chain!

These are a few of my Favourite things...

...but there are many more.

For instance...I don't have a picture...but I love that some of my photos are being used by the Church for articles in the Liahona and Church News and published on the website.

How fun is that?

Thank you to all of you who read my blog.  Leave a comment sometime, if you'd like.