Taking A Break...

I am taking a break from my massive amounts of homework and studying (okay it isn't massive but it sure feels that way)to participate in Way Back Whens-day!

I have never done this before but it seems fun and like a MUCH needed break!

So for my submission....



Date: Somewhere at the end of October, 2005

I had successfully thrown a surprise party for hubby for his birthday. I actually told him about it by mistake one day when his sister was over. He obviously wasn't paying attention because he didn't quite 'get' what I was saying. His sister and I sure did though! It was actually quite hilarious!

We literally spent ALLLLLL day preparing for the party. His friends took him out fishing and he thought he had to be home to meet up with my brother whom he thought was in town visiting.

I think we had about 70+ people and I must admit - it was a damn good party! The BEST one we have ever had! Oh to be young again....

Hubby and I are to the far right of the pic. I have no idea what I dressed up as. Some sort of vampire something or other I think. :) This is a shot from our kitchen!

This fun assignment was brought to us by Cheryl. Head on over there and share your flashback! :)

Thank You...

Like I said earlier...it's been a while and things have definitely not gone by without me feeling thankful for them! So...here goes!

1. As always, I am thankful for my husband and the munchkin. They are my everything. I am thankful hubby is here more to help with the munchkin so I can go to school - even if I miss them both from putting in my hard work!

2. I am thankful for laughing so hard I about cried when I saw munchkin's new "necklace" this week. I walked out, to my surprise, to find her with some new jewelry. She was SO impressed with her necklace and kept saying "pretty". I just HAD to get a picture!! I cannot believe I am posting this. (if you can't tell what it is...it is my underwear. Some I never wear because they are way too big but that doesn't stop the munchkin from making them into jewelry!)

3. I am thankful that I was able to spend time with my mom this past weekend. It seems like I haven't seen her in forever. I missed her.

4. I am thankful I got to get together with a friend to allow munchkin to play with her daughter. It was the first time they actually played TOGETHER. They usually play 'together' well - it's just that munchkin is doing her own thing and K is doing her own thing. This time they played together with the same things...TWICE! :)

5. I am thankful my Mother-in-Law watched the munchkin for me this past weekend so I could go and get my business taxes done. I am glad it wasn't as grueling as a task as it normally is. I am also glad she was able to hang out with us at the park. It was a nice treat for her and she TOTALLY loved it. I loved it even more because she was so touched by going with us!

6. I am thankful for the rain. Seriously, I am. I LOVE the rain!

7. I am thankful for the sister-in-law coming down last week to watch the munchkin so that hubby and I could go out to dinner for our anniversary! It's rare that we have sitters so that we could do something fun for US! Usually when we need someone to watch her it is for work or school related 'fun'. :|

8. I am thankful for my friends being understanding as to why I am not around as much as I have been. I am thankful they understand and am even MORE thankful they are supportive!

9. I am thankful for the goodness of startinis. :)

10. I am thankful for my readers. Seriously, it isn't just a line. I am. I can not post for what seems like weeks and still have people making comments on my blog. I can also neglect commenting on THEIR posts (I do read but fail to comment because usually I am reading in my car before school or in class from my phone and making comments from my phone is a pain) and they still comment on mine and even email me to see how things are. I truly appreciate that! It's nice to know that people are understanding...especially when so many people are not! So thank you to all of you! I appreciate you more than you know!

So now it's your turn...what are YOU thankful for??

Thankful Tuesday!

It's been a while since I did this! Last week I posted on Tuesday - thinking it was Monday and then realized I totally missed Thankful Tuesday! So...back at it this week after what seems like a long absence!



Welcome to Thankful Tuesday! I hope you will take the time to participate this week! It is a great feeling to stop and reflect on all the things you are thankful for! It can do wonders for a bad mood and can do wonders to remind you of the little things that sometimes we all take for granted!

So for this week's assignment...

Your topic is:

YOUR CHOICE. No specific topic this week - feel free to write whatever it is that makes you thankful! :)

So what you do is simple...

1. Post a new blog listing ten things that you are thankful for in regards to this week's topic! Feel free to do more than 10!

2. Be sure to link my blog somewhere in your post. (Shameless plug...I know!)

3. Come back later on in the day (after I have posted my post (which will probably be some time around 10 California time)) and sign Mr. Linky that will be at the bottom of my post. This will let everyone know you have participated.

4. Leave a comment for the person that signed above you (or if you are first, leave a comment for me).

5. If you are feeling generous, leave a comment for at least 3 people...or even more!

That's it! :) Pretty simple! Now get to work!

Thoughts...

It seems like I am never here blogging anymore. I guess in reality...I am not.

It seems like I am never around anymore. I guess in reality...I am not either.

Since going back to school - it sure feels like I am CONSTANTLY on the go. If I am not at home, I am at work...which honestly, I am RARELY at. If I am not home...I am in school. If I am AT home...I am studying or working.

I miss my family SOOOOO MUCH. I miss my husband. I miss our friendship. I miss 'us'. I miss my daughter. Yes, I see her everyday - but not in the same capacity I am accustomed to! When I leave for school, or for anything really, she calls my name over and over as I am leaving. The other day I had to go into the office to do my taxes and I cried on the way there because she kept calling for me as I walked out. Right now it's making me teary thinking about it.

I feel like she is experiencing new things that I don't get to witness anymore because life has gotten so busy. She is growing so fast and I wish I could spend the same amount of time as I use to with her.

I know school is the RIGHT decision for me right now. There is no doubt. I also knew before starting that there would be sacrifices. Some days I am okay with them. Some days, I am not. Like right now.

As I type this right now, hubby is playing with her. I want to be playing too but I need to work (I am multi-tasking right now). I have clients I have neglected because of life being so busy. Hell, I have a business that is BARELY running right now. I have people I need to please and sometimes that just seems overwhelming, ya know??? I also need to study because I have TWO midterms this week. One, I am quite sure, is going to kick my ass...royally.

The time I do have I spend with the munchkin, but it isn't what I am use to. I wonder if I will get use to how it is now. I know anything worth something takes hard work to achieve it. (Did that sentence make sense??). I know in the long run I will look back and think it was worth it. I know I am NOT going to fully neglect my daughter - EVER. If school takes up too much time and it feels like it is getting to the point where I never ever see her...I am quitting. NO ifs, ands or buts about that. I just wish I had the same amount of time with her like I did. The amount of time I had with her before was pretty much 24/7. Now...it's just a tiny bit decreased but I feel the decrease. I know she loves me. I know she knows I love her. I guess we just both need to adjust. It's okay to let hubby take care of her more. It's okay to let him take on more of the responsibility that I use to have. It's okay to reach for a goal. It's okay to do something for ME once in a while.

I am just not use to putting myself first, second, or even third. It is just taking some adjustment! Some adjustment with tears.

I love him!!!

Today Hubby and I are celebrating our two-year wedding anniversary. It always sounds funny saying "2 years" because we have been together much longer than that!

So I am taking a sappy stroll down memory lane and sharing that special day with all of you! :) Hope you don't mind! :)

Getting the marriage license...

Seeing my daddy for the first time as a bride...

Death march...(KIDDING!!!) My dad walking me down...

ceremony...

Rings

You May Now Kiss The Bride...

FFF on Sunday! :)

I tend to always miss Kimmy's Fabulous Foto Friday these days! I am in school for 7 hours that day and by the time I get home...I am wiped out!

So...I figure it's better late than never...right??

I am sharing my pics from our trip to Tahoe! These are from the snow park! It was A LOT of fun! Poor munchkin didn't care for the big hill you can sled down - so we had to opt for smaller hills! :) Nevertheless - it was fun and I wish I was still up there!

Getting ready to play...

Weee! This sled thing is fun!

Mommy and Munchkin

YAY Sled!

My heart...

Sleddin' Down The Hill...

Now I think YOU should play along! It's fun! :) Plus...we all like looking at your pictures - believe it or not! So if you want to join in on Friday (or any day you can actually get around to it!) head on over to Kimmy's and have some fun! :)

Probably Not.

As you read in my last post, I was considering going private. There is one reason in particular as to why I was thinking about it...

This past weekend we went away to Tahoe. It was BEAUTIFUL! I had SO MUCH fun and couldn't have asked for a better weekend! I will be posting pictures and talking about all that soon enough!

On the way home it took us SEVEN HOURS to reach our house. It is normally a three hour trip. There was a ton of snow and a ton of people which caused it to be a longggg trip. For those of you who don't live in California and are blessed to live where there is actual snow, you probably never experience the madness known as chain control. Since us Californians don't really drive in snow that much, they have check points to make sure you are either in 4wd or have your chains on. These chain controls cause A LOT of congestion and with in-experienced drivers, you also get a lot of accidents.

Here is what it looked like on the way up (which this section was probably only 15 minutes of congestion)



And the way back...(this was MANY MANY hours of congestion)


So on our final stretch of freeway home, both Erik and I agreed we were completely exhausted and would unpack everything the following day. We normally unpack everything right when we get home, but we were just too tired.

We arrived home and hubby said he'd go in the house and turn on the heater so it could warm up for the munchkin. As he enters the garage all I hear is him yell the 'f' word. I knew immediately something wasn't right and I hopped out of the car and my neighbors ran over. We had been broken into.

Granted, they only broke into our garage and could have VERY EASILY gotten into our home, but it still felt like a total violation. They stole hubby's $6,000 dirtbike and broke down the side door to get to it.

It felt like a TOTAL violation and felt pretty creepy because I am sure the guy that did it had been watching us and knew we had left out of town on vacation. They had arrested the guy the very next day (while we were in Tahoe) and had the dirtbike in the impound yard. $350 later...we have it back home - and in good condition (which is another blessing!).

I started thinking of all the different possibilities of how this could have happened. I figured maybe I blogged about it and people knew. I figured perhaps my facebook gave it away we were gone, and thus an open target for the holiday weekend. Come to find out, the guy that was arrested doesn't know us nor do we know him.

So I have decided NOT to go private right now. I will make sure to not announce when I am on vacation until AFTER the fact now and I will probably be more careful on what I put out there for the entire world to read!

So that is why I was thinking of doing that. I am still shocked we were violated like that. I think about what would have happened if hubby was on shift and I was home alone with the munchkin. It scares me. We live in a REALLY good neighborhood and most of our neighbors were shocked it happened too. Guess it only takes one person to make a "totally safe neighborhood" not as safe anymore.

So that's why. I will keep it open for the world to see now...just will be a lot more careful on what I share! :)

Fired.

Just got back from a weekend getaway and am POOPED. There will not be a Thankful Tuesday tomorrow because of it! I know, I am fired.

Our 3 hour trip took us 7 hours to get home! Plus after we got home...well...I will save that for another blog here soon.

Also, I MAY be setting this blog to private for a bit. IF I do, I will let you know and if you still care to read up on my boring life, you may need to share your email with me! I will let you know if I decide to go that route...I am just undecided at the moment and figure I should sleep on it until I know for sure if I want to do that. Like I said...that will all be another blog here soon!

So...please forgive me for not having a Thankful Tuesday tomorrow! I hope you will join me next week instead!

I Wonder Wednesday...

Just some thoughts I have been wondering about...

1. I wonder if I will EVER 'get' math. Ever.

2. I wonder why the munchkin finds great joy in throwing her books and toys all over the place...VERY spastically?

3. I wonder why people that have sat on their divorce for about 4 years (or even longer) all of a sudden have a MAJOR urgency to get it finished?

4. I wonder why some people read my blog every day - especially people who no longer want me in their life. If they don't want me in their life - why read up on my life? Makes no sense. I also wonder if they realize I can see they visit this blog.

5. I wonder what hubby has planned for Valentine's Day. We will be out of town but he is being VERY secretive on what we will be doing that day.

6. I wonder why people don't always try their best to control their unruly children in places where they SHOULD be controlled?

7. I wonder if I could ever live on the east coast with their crazy -20 below weather?

8. I wonder how much longer our country is going to be in this economic state.

9. I wonder how that lady that just gave birth to 8 babies is going to take care of them and do it sanely?? Sometimes I find it hard just taking care of one!!!

10. I wonder if anyone else wonders things on this Wednesday and if so - if they will blog about it??

Thankful Tuesday...This Past Week...

I was so sick this past week but I still managed to find things to be thankful for! These are in NO particular order!

1. I am so very thankful for my friend Trina coming over and taking the munchkin so I could sleep. Having pneumonia and taking care of a munchkin is not an easy task. I am SO thankful she was there to help out!

2. I am so very thankful for my sister-in-law driving all the way down from Napa to bring me a scantron for school. I was too sick to go to school on Thursday and needed the scantron for Friday and she went to the school, bought my dumb scantron and brought it to me! I couldn't be more thankful!

3. I am so very thankful that hubby also allowed me to sleep...for two days straight. He also took the couch (although it was REALLY because he didn't want to get sick) so I could sleep uninterrupted. He also kept the monitor with him and got up with the munchkin. SO. VERY. THANKFUL.

4. I am also so very thankful for my mom spending two whole days here helping me with the munchkin. Again, this pneumonia kicked my ass and I am so thankful she was here to help and allow me to sleep - despite having a lot of things going on with her own life.

5. I am so very thankful for the mother-in-law coming over Thursday, thinking I had school, and still wanting to put the munchkin to bed for me. I always welcome the extra help!!

6. I am so very thankful that my teacher on Tuesday let us go early. Sitting in class with 103 fever SUCKED. MAJOR. ASS. SO thankful I got to leave early!

7. I am thankful my doctor prescribed antibiotics. I had a VERY tough time with my doctor. They don't like to prescribe antibiotics anymore and with some begging and downright insisting, he prescribed them. If he hadn't, I would have probably been admitted. Good thing he listened! :)

8. I am thankful that I felt well enough to make it to class on Friday. It's such a longgggggggggg day that if I miss ONE day - I am screwed. I am SO thankful that with all the extra help, I was able to make it!

9. I am thankful that hubby allowed me to get my two-week long homework assignment done yesterday. It took 8 hours - but it's DONE!

10. And lastly - but DEFINITELY not least...I am SO VERY THANKFUL I am feeling better!!!!! :)

WHAT WERE YOU THANKFUL FOR???

THANKFUL TUESDAY!

Welcome to Thankful Tuesday! I hope you will take the time to participate this week! It is a great feeling to stop and reflect on all the things you are thankful for! It can do wonders for a bad mood and can do wonders to remind you of the little things that sometimes we all take for granted!

So for this week's assignment...

Your topic is:

THIS PAST WEEK. Yes we have done this before but I felt like doing it again! Plus I can do that because I said so! :)

So what you do is simple...

1. Post a new blog listing ten things that you are thankful for in regards to this week's topic! Feel free to do more than 10!

2. Be sure to link my blog somewhere in your post. (Shameless plug...I know!)

3. Come back later on in the day (after I have posted my post (which will probably be some time around 10 California time)) and sign Mr. Linky that will be at the bottom of my post. This will let everyone know you have participated.

4. Leave a comment for the person that signed above you (or if you are first, leave a comment for me).

5. If you are feeling generous, leave a comment for at least 3 people...or even more!

That's it! :) Pretty simple! Now get to work!

A Day In The Life...

I got this idea from Becky and her husband Matt. Yeah, I am not too original...sue me.

So today I am going to share with you a day in my life. It isn't really exciting I can assure you that. But perhaps you will get a little glimpse of what it's like to be me! :)

So here we are, leaving the house. Yes that says 9:11 am. Yes I am leaving 40 minutes late because I spent 40 minutes looking for my wallet to find it in the diaper bag (I SO don't remember putting it in there!). Good thing I own the company and CAN be late! During those extra 40 minutes I also managed to get a HUGE bruise on my arm from looking through my trunk for my wallet. I hit my arm on the trunk somehow and the pain literally brought tears to my eyes and made me want to vomit. It should look VERY sexy in a short sleeved-shirt! Oh and yes...my check engine light is on. That thing comes on and goes off as it pleases!


This is my beautiful send-off in the morning! Can't ask for anything more perfect than two sleepy heads saying goodbye!

This is me driving. Hey - I am not talking or texting so I am not breaking the law! Nothing that says I can't take pictures and drive!

This is the red light that is THE LONGEST RED LIGHT ON THE PLANET. I waited for 6 minutes. I am curious how long the other cars in front of me were waiting before I got there.

Got to work. This is my office.


Then I worked. I worked and worked and decided it was time for lunch. Hubby and Munchkin met me for lunch and I ate stuff not allowed on my diet. I even ordered dessert! :)

This is what my desk REALLY looks like when I work. I am a MESSY worker. Hubby can never comprehend why my desk looks like this, yet I manage to get things done!


And that is where my pictures have to end. My cell phone is dead. Must be because I took so many pictures and had to email them to myself! But it is just about 5pm and I am getting ready to leave. I normally would be staying late tonight but I realized earlier that hubby has my electronic key in his car. Once it hits 5pm, I cannot get back into the building if I needed to.

I also have clients coming to the house this evening as well. I will go home and work until probably 7 or so, where I will then retire and RELAX with some homework. Bleh.

Told you it isn't too exciting to be me! LOL! Be sure to come back tomorrow and join in for Thankful Tuesday!

Feels Like Forever!!

Sorry I have been M-I-A. Thank you to everyone that emailed me to make sure I am doing okay! I really appreciate you taking the time to do that! I also REALLY appreciate all the nice comments too! You all know how to make someone feel better! :)

So...I was sick. With pneumonia. I tend to get it once a year. I had it REALLY bad when I was younger and was told that at least once a year, I'd get it again. They were right because every year, right around this time, it tends to pop up. This time it came out of no where and pretty much kept me in bed for a week. I am SO THANKFUL for hubby's job during these times so he can help out with the munchkin. I also am so thankful for my friends that helped out and my mom who spent two days here. It's nice people like to babysit! :) I feel like I slept an entire week away and that I lost all this time from my life. I know a week isn't too long of a time - but when you are sleeping through most of it, it sure feels that way!

I am better now. I have a cough but that will hopefully go away soon! I even made it to class on Friday - all 7 hours worth! :) Yesterday I also ventured out of my house to meet up with a friend before she moves out of state.

Today, I am stuck in front of the computer doing a histology compendium for school. It is a longgggggggg drawn out process but I prefer to get it done early so I don't have to cram it all in next week! I highly doubt I'll finish it today but at least it's started! :)

So please forgive me for not commenting and being around but hopefully I will find more time in the days to follow!

Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday!

Thankful Tuesday

There will not be a Thankful Tuesday today because I am super sick!! Hope to be back at it next week!!

Just A Reminder...

I went to my first firefighter funeral today. It was pretty sad. I did not know the man that passed away, but he sure seemed like a WONDERFUL human being that touched so many people's lives. He was the father to hubby's Captain at work. He was a retired Battalion Chief with over 30 years of service.

I was NOT looking forward to hearing the last alarm. I had heard stories of how sad it was (from hubby) but had never experienced in person. Today I did.

Although I didn't know the deceased, I cried a lot. I couldn't help but imagine being at hubby's funeral. As the wife of a firefighter, hearing that last alarm and those bagpipes...you can't help but feel...well...I can't even put it into words. It just REALLY pulled at my heart. I had a lump in my throat the entire way home.

The other thing I realized is that not only was I thinking about hubby's funeral and how that could be him at any time - but I started thinking about everyone in my life. My parents. My uncles. My aunts. My friends. Myself. My daughter. We all die. It is inevitable. There is no way around it. It is something we all have no choice but to experience throughout our life. We experience losing someone we love and eventually, we die as well.

I thought about what a lot of people said at the funeral that spoke, and I thought about what I heard from others who have lost someone they love. Those words are usually "I wish I had..." or "I should have..." or "I could have..." or "If only...".

My reminder to you is to NOT wait until it is too late. Say what you need to RIGHT NOW. Say it, write it, text it, email it. Let everyone know how you feel. Let them know as often as possible. Don't say to yourself "I am in a hurry, they know I love them"...take those extra minutes to TELL them. It only takes a few seconds.

If you are having issues with a loved one, make amends NOW. I think about my father who lost his dad recently and I heard him say all of that..."I wish I had..." and the "If only...". He could have made amends, but he didn't. Now it's too late. It's not easy. It is NEVER easy to tell someone how much you love them when they have hurt you. It is NEVER easy to tell someone "I am so sorry for what I did" when it has caused distance. BUT...WHAT IF that someone whom you really want to make amends to dies right now? You will NEVER have had your time. You would NEVER have been able to say "sorry" and move on and bridge those divides. You will only be left with the "I wish I had..." "I should have..." "If only...". DON'T do that to yourself.

Life is sooooooooooooo short. Life is sooooooo precious. You just never know when your turn or your loved one's turn is. Don't "wait" thinking you or another person has a long time left...you just NEVER know. It's so important to let everyone know NOW how you feel.

AND...I sure hope when I am gone that everyone will know how much I love them. I too need to remember to tell people every single day how much I love them and how much they mean to me. That is going to be my new mission. When I think it...I am going to say it - whether that is by text, email, phone call, letter, or in person.

I hope you will all do the same!

Hi, I am Denise and I am an addict.

Well, some of you may or may not know this...but I am an addict. A Facebook addict that is. When I first joined Facebook - I HATED it. I loved Myspace and thought Facebook was lame. Now...I find myself checking it on my iphone all the time. I find myself checking it on my home computer. I am just one of the many that are obsessed with it...even at my old age!

At any rate, there is a thing going around - 25 random things about yourself. I LOVE reading it about everyone and thought I'd do one here. I am tagging EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU to do this too! It's a lot of fun to read - even if you don't think there is much to say! :)

So here are 25 things you may or may not know about me:

1. There are many times that I am extremely shy and quiet around people I don't really know. I am NOT bitchy or stuck-up - just shy, quiet and feeling a little insecure.

2. I sometimes watch my daughter play. I will stand around the corner to where she can't see me and just watch her. It is SO heart-warming.

3. I am afraid of failing in any aspect of my life.

4. I have poor eating habits. I don't like fruits and veggies.

5. I don't like to cook. I CAN cook. I just don't like it. I am GLAD hubby is a firefighter and knows how to cook!

6. Being a firefighter's wife isn't always the easiest thing. Hubby works a minimum of 48 hours away from the house a week. I sometimes wonder how women manage to see their husbands every single day and not go insane! LOL!

7. I absolutely HATE clothes shopping for myself.

8. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my alone time...I just rarely get it!

9. I wish my brother and I were closer.

10. I miss my grandma so much. There isn't a day I don't think of her. I also feel her around me sometimes.

11. I believe in spirits and ghosts. I have even had a few experiences I can't explain.

12. I love reality tv. Heck - I just LOVE tv!

13. I DO NOT like change. It's a very difficult thing for me.

14. I worry that I am not a good mommy.

15. I have a huge fear of ants. I can handle one or two, but any more than that and I FREAK out (like literally scream). I would much rather battle a spider than ants!

16. I want to be pregnant again - although it scares the crap out of me thinking of raising TWO young ones!!

17. I absolutely HATE when people can't take responsibility for being wrong. I get all worked up when someone will just make excuse after excuse for hurting someone instead of just admitting that yes, they were wrong and yes, their actions were hurtful and selfish. I think I hate that in other people so much because I find it really hard to admit when I am wrong too.

18. I absolutely HATE HATE HATE HATE when people lie. Just tell me the truth. Don't sugar coat it. Don't beat around the bush. Don't make up stories that aren't true. Just be honest...because after all, the truth will ALWAYS surface. It may not be today, it may not be next month...but the truth will ALWAYS come out. (This is my BIGGEST pet peeve!!!)

19. I LOVE the ocean. I just don't necessarily like the beach.

20. I have learned to not give advice unless it is specifically asked for. This is something VERY hard for me. Sometimes I think it comes across as uncaring. But it isn't that I don't care, I just think some people need to learn the things in their life THEIR way and not have anyone else's influence in those decisions. I learned this lesson in my own personal life when I was going through something and 94358024582430975 different people had something to say. Once I took a step back and thought about the situation and what I truly wanted - not what everyone else said...I made the RIGHT decision - and the BEST decision I could have made! Had I listened to everyone else...I would NOT be as happy as I am right now.

21. I do not like the summer. I HATE being hot and sweaty. I DO NOT wear shorts or a bathing suit with confidence. I prefer any other month but summer. (But if it is summer and a nice day - not too hot - then I LOVE it! Does that make any sense?? LOL!)

22. I am envious of those that can squat down, run, ski, do the elliptical, play any sport, or just walk anywhere without worry. I have REALLY bad knees that do not allow me to do something as simple as squat down to the munchkin's level. If I want to squat down - I have to put one knee down. I wish I could do something as simple as squat like any other normal parent.

23. I CANNOT stand when people are prejudice. It makes my skin crawl.

24. I am SO ready for a girls night or weekend away (preferably the weekend)! It took me almost 16 months to be ready - but I am SOOOO ready for one now! I think I deserve one!!!

25. I hope that some day my hubby and I can take a honeymoon!

Now it's YOUR turn. Let me know 25 things about YOU! :)

Thankful for This Past Weekend...

This past weekend I found a lot of things to be thankful for.

1. I was thankful that I was able to attend my friend's daughter's birthday party. I had the munchkin with me and couldn't stay as long as I wanted - but was happy to watch the kids ice skate and listen to the munchkin literally SCREAM "weeeee" as everyone passed by!

2. I was thankful that I got to see some friends (Becky, Monica, Sara) that I have not seen in a while.

3. I was thankful that my sister-in-law rode up there with me and kept me company in the car!

4. I was thankful that I found some snow gloves for the munchkin! I almost ordered some for $15 online but found some on clearance for $3.75! :)

5. I was thankful I got to see my mom on Sunday for a bit.

6. I was thankful my mom let us borrow some movies she bought this weekend. I HIGHLY recommend Milk. It's a GREAT movie. I can't wait to watch another one tonight!

7. I was thankful that on Sunday I got my studying done for one of my classes, was able to change into pjs and watch the movie!

8. I was thankful I didn't fall asleep (that is a miracle if you ask me!) when watching it!

9. I was thankful that after the movie that hubby and I had a longgg talk just about life and such. We haven't talked like that in a long time! It felt great!

10. I was thankful that all my bloggy friends were there for me when I was feeling kind of sad! :) Thank you for that!

Now it's your turn! Tell me about your weekend! :)

Thankful Tuesday!!

Welcome to Thankful Tuesday! I hope you will take the time to participate this week! It is a great feeling to stop and reflect on all the things you are thankful for! It can do wonders for a bad mood and can do wonders to remind you of the little things that sometimes we all take for granted!

So for this week's assignment...

Your topic is:

THIS PAST WEEKEND. What about this past weekend made you feel thankful?

So what you do is simple...

1. Post a new blog listing ten things that you are thankful for in regards to this week's topic! Feel free to do more than 10!

2. Be sure to link my blog somewhere in your post. (Shameless plug...I know!)

3. Come back later on in the day (after I have posted my post (which will probably be some time around 10 California time)) and sign Mr. Linky that will be at the bottom of my post. This will let everyone know you have participated.

4. Leave a comment for the person that signed above you (or if you are first, leave a comment for me).

5. If you are feeling generous, leave a comment for at least 3 people...or even more!

That's it! :) Pretty simple! Now get to work!