preparing for special guests to come to dinner....

We were having special guests this night on a cold day in January.

The table is being set.....first the cloth

then the plates

the silver is set just right

the blue goblets are used for this event

Meanwhile in the kitchen there is a flurry of organized activity.

The salad cut to perfection

as the dressing is being made

garlic ready for the pasta

along with the parsley and jalapeno

the cakes come out in a row

flipped over for all to see its perfect cherry top

The special guests~ Grandma and Grandpa~ arrive and an evening of warm family time ensued. We love them.
They are special, they are our heritage.
They have watched us grow, they cheer us on, they love us.

May each of you have those times in your life when all seems just right...the cherries and cream are in place, the warmth of family surrounds you, and you carry a song in your heart. =)