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Tag Archives: friends

Home/Posts Tagged: friends

Birthday Cake 2022

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Cooking & Baking, Gatheringsbirthday, cake, food, friends, ivy, meghan

Meggie was here with me to celebrate our joint birthdays and we made a lemon cake together with whipped cream frosting and lemon curd in the middle. It was delicious. She is turning 46 and I am turning 44.

Our birthday cake

Birthday girls with cake

Lemon birthday cake!

Buc-ee’s

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Gatheringsbirthday, food, friends, ivy, meghan

Meghan introduced me to Buc-ee’s during our birthday travels. We went to the Daytona store. I bought a few things. It’s an experience.

Meg & Me at Buc-ee’s

Buc-ee’s haul

Botanical Gardens Visit

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Gatheringsbirthday, friends, ivy, meghan, plants

Meghan and I took a birthday trip to see Leu Gardens, a botanical garden in Orlando.

Meggie at botanical gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Me at Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Me at Botanical Gardens

 

New Year’s Eve 2021

Dec 31, 2021swankivy2021, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidaysfood, friends, new year's eve, yasmin

Small gathering with Jeaux, Yasmin, and Arthur for New Year’s Eve. I made food, as usual, and Yasmin did their party trick of artist plate arranging.

Fruit Skewers

NYE goodies

Yasmin’s plate

Yasmin w/their plate

Christmas Eve Dinner & Dessert

Dec 24, 2021swankivy2021, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidayscake, christmas, cookies, food, friends, ivy, jeaux, lindsay, mike

Lovely time with family and plenty of food! Full gallery in the Vacations and Events Page for Christmas Eve 2021 but here are a few faves.

Dessert Platter

Hot Apple Cider

The Spread

Lindsay & Mike got dog and dog parent pajamas

How Mike wears his bandana

Dessert sampler

Kids at Christmas

Disney Springs with Meghan

Dec 4, 2021swankivy2021, Hangoutsdisney, friends, ivy, meghan

Meg and I went to Disney Springs to see decorations and do some shopping!

Disney Springs with Meg

Disney Springs with Meg

Lego Dragon at Disney Springs

Thanksgiving 2021

Nov 25, 2021swankivy2021, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidaysbread, food, friends, ivy, jeaux, thanksgiving

Mom didn’t wanna do cooking this year so Jeaux made a mini-Thanksgiving and I hosted for just him and me and Mom. (She was there but doesn’t really like pictures.)

Tofurky Carving

Jeaux’s First Biscuits

Thanksgiving 2021

Cara’s Wedding

Oct 15, 2021swankivy2021, Selfies, Vacationscara, coffee, donuts, food, friends, ivy, wedding

Very excited to see Cara marry Beth! Here are some select photos from the day of the wedding, the ceremony, the reception, and the aftermath. Full gallery is at Cara’s Wedding.

Hotel room coffee!

Wedding makeup

Wedding outfit

Cara & Beth at the altar

Cara & Beth at the altar

Cara & Beth’s Cake

Beth & Cara enter reception!

Selfie with Cara!

Wife dance

Wife dance

Donut & macaron

 

Jeaux’s birthday

May 26, 2021swankivy2021, Hangoutscake, food, friends, ivy, jeaux

Jeaux and I went to Cheesecake Factory for his birthday and he ate some pumpkin roll later.

At Cheesecake Factory

Jeaux’s Pumpkin Roll

Banana Muffin Girls

May 15, 2021swankivy2021, Cooking & Bakingbread, food, friends, ivy, meghan

Meg helped me make banana muffins!

Banana Muffins

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