This Friday marked our 27th wedding anniversaryand exactly 28 years togetheras Jeff and I got married on the one year anniversary of the day we met …almost down to the very hour.
We have had great times togetherandhard ones.
But we have managed to weather the stormsand now as our kids are grownwe are moving into new timeswhere once againwe have time to really focus on each other …
Time to realize just how very far we have comein our 28 years together.
I was so excited to get this text from Jeff Friday morning!
He had arranged staying in our pre kids neighborhoodThe Arts District of South Coast Plaza.at the Arts Hotelright next door to where we livedas a newly married couple for seven years!
The Arts Hotel
is a small Wydym hotel
that has been rebranded to reflect the glamorous
South Coast Plaza Arts District
as it has become today.
Both the hotel and I
have become more glamorous
since our beginnings here on the Avenue of the Arts
27 years ago!
Jeff even packed a basket of drinks and flowers to start the night off in style!
I was so touched by the flowers
as they were reminiscent of my wedding flowers
so long ago!
Jeff had even arrived earlier in the dayto make sure our room had a view of the lakeswe had walked around for years.
The first five just us
the last two with Ellis.
The hotel's recent renovationincluded outside 'retreats' integrated into the property.These over sized lampsare actually a genius interpretation of outside heaters!
Jeff's anniversary plans called for a wonderful walking itinerarymy very favorite kindmaking even South Orange Countyfeel a little cosmopolitan!
But a special walking itinerary calls for a special date night solve! As much as I wish I was one of those womenwho can walk for miles in heelsalas I am not …
So I simply opted out of an evening clutchfor my straw shopperand
was able to bring along a flat walking sandal insideto change in and out of for our dinner destination!
The shopper worked perfectly
actuallyas our dinner destination was next to some world class shopping to be sure!
Strolling through the Arts District of South Coast Plazabrought back so many great memorieslike living here
while so many of these stunning building were being built.
We even were able to stroll though the apartment complex where we lived for years …
Good times to be sure with so much literally right next door ...
The Performing Arts Center.
The Segerstrom Hall
South Coast Repertory where even after we moved out to the suburbsto raise our childrenEllis grew up in this theater program.We ended up planning family events for years and yearsaround the theater schedules.
The bridge that links the Performing Art worldwith world class shoppingat South Coast Plaza.
Our anniversary stayback in the area that we lived before kids …was just the most perfect reminderof how very much I love my husbandand how we have so many great times aheadnow that we have raised our three.
I think 27 might bemy new favorite number.
As always my friends
I wish you love and joyas you style your life
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