No Words

Today's post will mostly be a Wordless Wednesday. There are really no words for all that I am feeling today on the anniversary of losing our baby. There have already been tears this morning, but I am moving forward.  Just for this moment (at least) I am choosing to honor our loss by focusing on what I do have.

30 days left!!! 

The best husband in the world - he can't wait until Dec. 18 so I got tickets for Dec. 17 :)

This may have been the last of sunny color-filled fall walking for this year. It is all wind and rain this week.

All I ask is that dog owners use this....or bring your own bag and carry the poop home...please don't leave it on the street.

Love the ingenuity and who doesn't need a crocodile bike mascot??

Grass never gives up :)

My brother is in town for a conference. The other night we met him downtown (St. Louis) for dinner.

Check out what is coming soon...

My brother treated us to dinner at a yummy Peruvian restaurant - our first time eating Peruvian. While we waited they served plantain chips with cilantro sauce. The refilled us a couple of times :)

My husband and I shared a Mango Sour. I am not a mango fan, but this drink was delicious - the sour lime was so good. I would never have expected cinnamon on a drink, but it was perfect.

Aji de Gallina - Shredded chicken in creamy aji amarillo, parmesan & walnut sauce over baby Yukon gold potatoes and garnished with Peruvian olives & boiled egg with a side of rice. Not much to look at but it was very good.

Lomo Saltado - Beef tenderloin stir-fried with sweet onions, tomatoes, garlic & Peruvian spices tossed with steak fries and served with rice. I was thrilled that my husband loved his dinner - he isn't as adventuresome as my brother and I. This was the only dish on the menu that I felt pretty confident he would enjoy.

My husband and I shared flan...so good. I had to have them take the plate before I started licking it.

My brother got Mango sorbet....too much mango for me!

His hotel was right next the the Gateway Arch.

We celebrated my niece's baby shower on Sunday. My brother gifted her a piggy (actually a fox) bank full of coins - 100 each of dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. I ran around to 4 banks to find the coins while he was at his conference. Half dollars were the most difficult.

My sister and I made mini cheesecakes for the party - we topped some with strawberry and some with salted caramel. They turned out amazing.

My sister put together a super cute bird theme for the shower.

Of course, I made her my signature baby blankets...

A silly one that totally represents my husband and I :

And there is always these goofballs.....

Okay, I ended up with more words than I expected.

Linking up anyway with BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday blog hop.