Randomness

Aren't you just loving fall this year?! We've been drinking a lot of cold apple cider this year, but on Saturday I was at this cute little shop and they had hot apple cider with oranges as part of a big fall sale. It was blissful. lol

The older I get, the more I appreciate Thanksgiving as a holiday - in fact, it's now my official favorite. Of course I appreciate Christmas more in the sense that it's symbolizes Christ's incarnation (and all of the wonder and mystery and grace and promise that involves), but if we're strictly speaking holidays, Thanksgiving now tops my list.

Why? Well, it suddenly dawned on me last night that for the past 6+ years, Thanksgiving has represented the first time after many months that all of my immediate family is together again. The food, the parade, the fall colors, spending quality time with everyone, the knowledge of Christmas still coming....it all combines to make it just the best day/weekend of the year! I think every year that I get older, I appreciate my life more. Especially after this year, with all of its unexpected heartache - my family really is so special and I cherish them all so dearly.

Anyway, if I had the motivation to load pictures right now, I would show you my fall decorations, because they're super cute and classy if I do say so myself.

But I currently have over 500 photos on my camera. Would you want to upload them and sort through all 500?

I didn't think so. ;)


Time for Curves! I'm slowly losing weight again and have a definite goal I'd like to reach before I reach the holiday season!

Embrace the loveliness of today!

I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day! Mine included a surprise box of flowers from ProFlowers (whoo hoo) and a Bible that is soon coming. My husband is the kind of man who will take ages just to think of one thing he wants for any kind of special occasion, so I just made the thinking easy this time and made my man a big pan of lasagna (one of his favorite foods, and one that I have never made in our marriage. why? couldn't tell ya), garlic bread, and a nice big salad. Then Sara Lee and I made a nice big strawberry cheesecake for dessert. It was a really, really great evening, just the two of us at home with my adorable Target candles lit :). It was V-Day 4 years ago that things started cooking with us, so it was fun to remember the good times....back when my husband had a huge crush on me and I told him that I loved him dearly but we would always simply be best friends. HA!

Friday night, Chris and I hung out with two other young couples and went to Friendly's (basically the only well-known restaurant out here in the PA boonies that is not 1/2 hour away). A lot of laughing, tons of fun.

Saturday I was husband-less, since Chris was working on his Dad's house. My day consisted of some great Goodwill shopping (it's my yard-sale fix in the winter months), and watching 4 episodes of Grey's Anatomy Season 3 (guilty pleasure ;). Then my darling hubby came home and we just relaxed. Saturdays are my bum days, and I am not ashamed! :)

Today: church and Sunday lunch with the family. We had a "cast party" for the teens that were involved with the Christmas play I wrote. We ate pizza and watched the video of the play that my brother-in-law put together. It's always funny to watch something like that - we had a great time.

Time for another work week. Tomorrow's Presidents' Day, so I'm working at CB 11-7. Looking forward to money, but not for work, that's for sure......

*Sigh* Why can't all holidays be pink?









Speaking of Valentine's Day, Sandy is doing another Giveaway. I've seen pictures, ladies, and she gives away wonderful things! This one is Valentine's Day themed. I'm linking here so that I can enter the drawing twice. Go check out her website - it is fabulous!