To Have and To Hold..a Wedding Post..

Stephanie at Angelic Accents loves weddings.  Her anniversary is in June, and June is the ‘traditional’ month for weddings in the United States.  To celebrate all this goodness, Stephanie is hosting a blog party TODAY!  Click on her link, Angelic Accents and head over and join the party!  A good time is guaranteed for all!

To celebrate weddings, I thought I would post some pictures from mine.  My husband Carl and I were married on April 2, 1977.  No June wedding for me!  Somehow we got the wedding planned and organized in a short 5 months.  Our son Scott was married last April 4, 2009 to the beautiful Melainie and I never realized HOW much work was involved, they were engaged for almost 18 months.  Times have changed, that’s for sure!  I thought it would be fun to show some side by side pictures of similar shots, some 32 years apart to show how much things have changed, and probably have a good laugh, too..

     

 

 

  

   

I hope you enjoyed my look back in time, and also my look into the future of our family…Blessings..

Help..Seeking the Gift of Life

I have copied and am posting this (a copy of Cathy’s post) to my blog, in hopes that someone can help this family. Cathy from The Stylish Home is in need of our help. Please spread the word, time is critical!

HEATHER ERICKSON

Dear Family and Friends,

Please help spread the word about my 25 year old daughter, Heather's medical situation and critical need for a live liver donor transplant.

Heather is a wonderful, caring young woman who has shown amazing grace throughout this difficult time. She is my husband's and my only child and is a daughter dearly loved. Seven years ago Heather was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. It's a progressive illness that destroys the liver ducts and despite everyone's best efforts it could not be stopped.

As a result Heather is currently listed for a liver transplant at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan. The doctors recommend a live donor to give Heather the best chance for survival, due to the critical shortage of cadaver livers available. Rick, my husband, and I would love to be her donor, but we are not a blood match so we are seeking people who are.

Heather needs someone with O blood type (either negative or positive). who is willing to be tested to be a live liver donor. To learn more about donating please call the Henry Ford transplant coordinator Arlene Helms 313-916-9882 on behalf of Heather Erickson.

We understand a living donation may not be an an option for everyone and respect it's a personal decision.

As always with love,

Cathy and Rick Erickson

Family is a circle of strength and love!

MEET ME ON MONDAY!

 

So..do you ever sit and wonder WHO is that sitting and reading our blogs?  Would you like to know a bit more about them?  Well, MEET ME ON MONDAY is the place to be, then!  Java at Never Growing Old is the hostess of this fun little meme!  Go ahead, head over to see Java and copy the questions to your blog, answer them, and then head back to Java’s blog and link up.

See you there, I want to know more about all of you!

Questions:
1. How many brothers and sisters do you have?

I have one sister, Cindy, and one brother, Raymond, both are younger than I..

2. What is your favorite thing to do?

Oh my, well with my health problems, I so enjoy blogging and reading blogs..it keeps me in touch with the world around me and beyond.

3. What countries have you visited?

Oh, actually quite a few, we have been lucky..  We have been to Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Aruba, Curacao, Barbados, St. Maarten, St. Kitts, Bermuda, Azores, France, England and Denmark. 

 

Paris

 

London

 

Cabo

Guatemala

 

Curacao

4. Are you a morning or a night person?

Well I don’t sleep well so that probably makes me a morning person, I am usually up really early.  Not by choice.

5. What's your favorite cereal?

Well I like Raisin Bran Crunch lately, also like Special K, Cheerios, and oatmeal and cream of wheat for hot cereal.

Ok, make it a great week!