22nd Wedding Anniversary

 Last week Darrell and I celebrated our 22nd Anniversary!  It does not seem possible that it's been that long, especially considering we dated for 4 years before we married.  I love him more today than ever before!  I always know he has my back and supports me in all that I do.  We spent the weekend at Mission Inn, as we have several times in the past.  It is so beautiful and serene.

 We LOVE the restaurant right across the street called Mario's Place.  Darrell had pork, veal, and lamb tortellini.

 The grounds and buildings at Mission Inn are breathtaking!  Each time we go, we find something new.

Here's to 22 more years!  I LOVE YOU DARRELL!!

Happy 20th Birthday KYLE!!

Kyle,
I'm not sure why I've been so blessed to be your Mama...but I am so very grateful!!  Thanks for giving me the title of Mother, and for making my job so joyful!  I love you beyond words...always have...always will!!
Love you,
Mom

Mission Inn in Downtown Riverside = GORGEOUS

Darrell and I spent our 21 Anniversary at the Mission Inn in Riverside.  It is breathtakingly gorgeous, the beautiful flowers and foliage, and remarkable architecture and history, make it serene and relaxing!  This was our 3rd visit and we had such a GREAT time...

 The architecture and grounds are spectacular!!  So calm and serene...we love to walk around and this time took a tour which explained much of the features!

 THEN....we headed across the street to one of our favorite eateries.  MARIOS of Riverside!  Delicious Italian food to eat and enjoy on our Anniversary!

I LOVE YOU DARRELL...thanks for making me your wife!!

Wordless Wednesday # 52 ~ Happy Birthday MOM!

Happy 19th Birthday KYLE!

We all went to Joe's Crab Shack to eat to celebrate Kyle's 19th birthday! We had such a great time. Our family of 4, plus Diane and Larry, Danae, and Mom and Larry!

Aren't they the BEST!

The Newlyweds...

Kyle, Nathan, and Danae...

Diane had the coolest drink!. It arrives at the table a blue color and you dump in the red stuff and it makes a purple drink!

LOTS of food!

They made Kyle stand up and do the Hula while we sang Happy Birthday! He was a good sport...reluctantly!

Nathan taught Grampy some origami at the table.

Happy Birthday Kyle...I am proud and honored to be your Mama. Have fun at the Social D concert tonight! I LOVE YOU!

Nathan's Christmas Concert

Nathan had his Choir performance last night and it was FANTASTIC! All of his friends looked so handsome!

Of course, I had to take a feet picture!

Ms. Voss is such a wonderful teacher and is instilling a love of music into these kids! They sing songs from all genres and the kids have a blast! As you can see, she has a lot of boys in her class! You know she's great when these boys choose to be in her class instead of wood shop!

Fa la la la la

Some singing and some dancing!

My BEAUTIFUL boy!!! LOVE him so much! I wish he would stop growing up so fast!

Grampy and Grammy were there to watch, as always Nathan's biggest fans!

Nathan with some of his buddies.

More friends. Nathan is so lucky to have tons of friends, really neat kids! Most of them play baseball with him, so it is great to see them without hats on their heads and dirt on their pants!

It was an awesome night, I love this time of year!

20 Year Anniversary!!

Dear Darrell,

20 years ago today was one of the best days of my life, it was the day that I became Mrs. Darrell Groff and my life was forever changed! You have been beside me for the past 20 years through so much joy and as I have gone through some challenges; you always encouraged me to do things I thought were not possible. We have had some of the best times and so much laughter! You believed in me when I didn't believe in myself and for that I am so thankful.

Thanks also for giving me 2 beautiful boys and letting me live my lifelong dream of being their Mommy! Thanks for working so hard so that I could stay home with them or work part-time. Thanks for being an awesome Daddy and for loving them so deeply and being there always for the both of them. Thanks for spending ENDLESS hours on the baseball field! They certainly did get an AWESOME Daddy!

I know our next 20 years will be filled with laughter and tears, joys and heartache, and feast and famine, but one things for sure...we will be together! And together, we can do anything! YOU'RE THE BEST AND I AM ONE LUCKY (or blessed) GIRL!

With my WHOLE HEART,
Dana

20 Years of Marriage!

Darrell and I went to Palm Springs to celebrate our 20th Anniversary! We had such a relaxing and perfect time, except I could have used another day or so!

Fruit, crackers, and cheese platters waiting for us!

We bumped into Sonny Bono...don't know why Darrell decided to put his hand on Sonny's knee!?!

Barbequed Chicken Quesadilla...really delicious!

Darrell had Fajitas...delish! Can't believe we've been married 20 years!!

Yes, he went for a run in the 100+ degree weather...I slept in!

We stayed at a great little Inn, we were the ONLY ones at the pool. It was magnificent!! No kids were allowed as guests...darn it!!

Sherman's Deli and Bakery...a Palm Springs favorite!

The bar at our Hotel...a flashback from the 80's...weird!

Me and my HONEY!!

Shoe shot...in the elevator before dinner!

At Tommy Bahama, my all-time favorite appetizer! Goat cheese encrusted with macadamia nuts and mango relish. Oh. My. Gosh. I want another one right NOW!!

We had such a great time...I love my husband!