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DIY “Press For Champagne” Sign

April 9, 2019by Uptown Girl Suburban World1 Comment on DIY “Press For Champagne” Sign
DIY “Press For Champagne” Sign

https://youtu.be/QrqlQjqdxCo After spending way too much time scouring the internet for a "Press For Champagne," sign to buy, I made the sign myself for under $15 and put it together in under two minutes! Supplies needed: Vintage frame (I think 4x6 is a good size) I bought mine off of Amazon, but any craft store [...]

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Former Government Sales Rep, turned Bridal Stylist, now SAHM.

Minnesotan at heart, living as UK expats in London with my husband Matt and our three boys. Sharing my day to day style, expat experiences and travels, and our personal health endeavors with Stickler Syndrome and Tetrology of Fallot.

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Who knew there was a whole phase of life that no one tells you about- the one where everyone is turning 40 and there’s a party, excursion, or group trips every other weekend. Summer 2022, commence! 🎉 🥂 ✈️ 🥳
#Throwback to Venice 2019- Baby’s first gondola ride 🛶 swipe for more 💜 moments➡️. Venice is by far one of our top family trips, and the first trip as a family of 5 after Henry was born. Many were surprised we were keen to visit the floating city with a 3yo, 5yo and 6m old, but it was so much fun and I would do it all over again. #takethetrip #wanderlustkids #travelwithkids #familieswhotravel #venicewithkids
Happy birthday to Henry! My how you are growing into your own. From the quiet, unassuming baby in the buggy in London to the wild-child toddler, embracing life back in the US -with one speed on foot, and one speed only- FAST. We are so thankful and proud of what you have overcome, and will forever admire your strength. 🫀❤️‍🩹
Trialing a new babysitter today. Good excuse for a happy hour date. 🥂 #momanddad
Yup. This sums it up. Happy Mother’s Day 🙃😘
Death is hard to talk about for a lot of people. It’s sad, it’s uncomfortable, and for small children, it’s pretty dang hard to comprehend. My dad was a firm believer in taking every opportunity to turn everyday instances into teaching lessons for my siblings and I. He was thorough with answering any life questions we had about anything. No matter our age, he spoke to us using the same vernacular as he would use with an adult. He never dumbed down any explanation, and always respected our intelligence at a young age. When he died earlier this month, our children had a lot of questions: “Why? How? Do we need to bury him in the back yard?” We took our time answering every question as thorough as we could, just as our dad would have with us. We talked about how we would soon have a “funeral-party” for Grandpa; how we would all dress sharp in black suits and dresses; that we would see adults laughing and also crying, and there would be stories and photos of him everywhere throughout the day. On the day of the event, the children were so well behaved and attentive. They held hands at the funeral, and laughed and played at the celebration of life, and soaked up their cousin time together. It’s been nearly a month since my dad passed and I’m not sure the four youngest will remember him, much less the events on that day, but we will have the stories and these memories to share with them, along with this photo of them smiling, dressed so sharp for Grandpa’s day. And every time they ask a question about life, or death, we know Grandpa will be watching from somewhere beautiful, beaming with pride on this teaching opportunity he’s created.
I have so much I want to say about my dad, but I don’t know where to start, and I don’t want to leave anything out, so I’m going to keep it all to myself a bit longer. He fought a long, hard, admirable battle against bone-marrow cancer. After years of taking turns living in different parts of the world, My brother, sister and I were able to be there together by his side as he slipped away and I’m so grateful for that. My dad was the reason Matt and I decided to move back to the states last year as his diagnosis took a steep turn. I didn’t take one minute for granted every moment we spent with him in the last year, but I still can’t believe he’s gone.
Sharing a London throwback on this Happy, quiet Saturday. #towerbridge #expatlife
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