For Olive's second birthday (last Wednesday), we continued the family tradition of dinner at the Olive Garden. There wasn't a table big enough to accommodate all 15 members of our family who came to remember her with us. Even her grandma, grandpa & great grandma came from Southern California to be there. We felt loved to say the least.
I found these beautiful, seasonal olive wreaths made by the Lindsay Olive Company which we gave as early Christmas gifts to our family that evening. As an added bonus, proceeds from the wreath sales benefited Meals on Wheels, a group that delivers meals to those in need. They're supposed to dry beautifully. Plus, they smell delicious!
One of the waitresses asked my step-dad what our family was celebrating. Her eyes began to well up as he shared Olive's story. She was so touched that she asked us to email the manager with it to be included in their newsletter, which features different families and their different reasons for gathering at the Olive Garden. Kinda cool, huh?
Those wreaths are beautiful! What a cool idea! I hope the Olive Garden ends up publishing Olive's story... that would be neat!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome. What a great way to remember her.
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