charming friends!

I tell you the truth, the whole truth...I have the best friends! I also have the sweetest husband! I went by to hug Mrs. Rebecca's neck last week...we got to talking about a new soldering technique she has learned this year and its one that I have always wanted to know how to do. She graciously agreed to give me a "lesson" this week! I have been anxiously awaiting it and also looking forward to spending the morning and afternoon with her catching up.

Well...sweet hubby surprised me with a gift last night...a soldering gun and solder! How sweet {all with a little wrap help from my mom}! He wanted to make sure that I was prepared and had my own tools for my "lesson"! {so very sweet of him!}

My lesson went well...I talked too much, asked way too many questions, and laughed more than anyone should. I think it was a success! It was such a treat to catch up with Mrs. Rebecca {one of the most multi-talented ladies I know}. She showed me how to solder my charms on my charm bracelet and we completed 2 whole bracelets! With local jewelers charging around $9 a charm for this...it was a huge savings and more fun than dropping it off for someone else to do would have been! Wait until you see what I accomplish on lesson #2 next week! Big plans for these little hands!

She prepared the sweetest lunch too complete with her beautiful chandelier dishes and cheesecake for dessert! Yummy! Carli joined us for lunch and I was able to catch up with the newest Mrs. Ballard too!

Don't you wish you had my friends! They are the best and so very good to me I say!