Thank you

Everyday, they are a blessing to us all. 

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." --John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Caaaake!

Ever since I can remember these things in stores they have been my all time favorite holiday treat:

CHRISTMAS TREE CAKES!!!!!!!!   

Today I was blessed to have my first one (two) of the 2014 season.  Lots of good memories with these little cakes. They are more than just snack food, they are sign of the Christmas season approaching!

Visits

Love that we were blessed with visitors all the way from WV today!  Amazing how much the little one has changed since July. It was a great way to end my staycation, back to normal tomorrow!

Second half of staycation week

Okay. So, obviously I'm behind. I have good reason though and I will catch up here. Following my tooth extraction, Tuesday late night and early Wednesday morning I had a reaction to that most wonderful pain pill. I got up in the middle of the night, passed out, slammed my head and shoulder into the wall and broke my glasses. A couple hours after that I became nauseated and sick. Luckily, I made so much noise when I fell my mom woke up and was there to help, I was incredibly confused for a bit. Now I'm okay, just bruised and still a little sore.  That was a very long night, and I'm very blessed that I didn't get hurt worse. I'd also like to add that a friend brought pumpkin ice cream Wednesday night - ALWAYS a blessing, as is the friend. 

Okay, so that brings me to Thursday. I was starting to feel better, still colorful, but better. I laid around a lot with the girls and Lexi, they are fabulous nurses. We went to visit a friend that night and on the way home decided to stop at a drive thru. This is going to sound silly but I had a McDonald's Happy Meal and it was sooo good. My very hungry self was blessed to have salt, grease, and meat. I know the soft food was important and I love soup and even enjoyed the jello, had some fettuccine and a baked potato too, but I needed some seriously solid food. It was yummy.  

Friday I was blessed to spend the day with my friend's three boys. They are such wonderful kids. I even made mac and cheese. This is huge because it wasn't Easy Mac, I actually boiled water. I'm very much looking forward to another adventure with them. 

Today was a good day. My friend's little brother got married today. It's always a blessing to be a part of such a wonderful occasion, especially this one. And cake, cake is good. ;) 

Super Dentist

This won't be a long post tonight. I just want to say that I'm blessed to have been able to have a great dentist that was able to remove a not so happy tooth with very short notice. I'm very thankful to have it taken care of.  Since the pain medicine makes me sleepy I'm going to cut it short tonight.  Glad it's nothing more severe and glad I'm on staycation. 

A little woodwork

A friend put together a wood painting class at a local woodworking studio tonight. It was a nice blessing to try something a little different with such good company. It's a pretty cool place. They pre-cut the wood into whatever design you chose to paint and then are there to help with the design if you need it. We turned out to be quite and artistic group!

All time friends and time changes

It was some kind of cold at football yesterday. First time in like twenty years it was that cold at a Carolina football game in Columbia. The snow that hit some areas that morning proved that. It was a big game too. Not just for the importance of the win (we lost) but because a very special friend came with us this week. 16 years (and a couple months) ago on the last day of sorority rush and the first day of lifelong friendships, also know as the infamous "bid day," I met a girl that didn't know anybody any better than I did and we became instantaneous friends. One of the best actually, and one of the best blessings of my life. We've been through lots of goods and lots of bads. I don't have to talk to her everyday to know she is there but we never skip a beat when we're together. I also think we have a psychic connection but that's a long story. Anyway, we froze out rear ends off at the game, the three of us bundled up like we were in the arctic yelling and cheering lasted three quarters before the desire to feel our toes took over. It was worth every frigid minute!

Time changed today. Oddly enough I have a harder time adjusting to the normal time than I have springing forward. So, as silly as it may seem, I'm blessed today that I don't have to worry about getting ready for work tomorrow and that I, without thinking, took my staycation the week the time changed!  I'll sleep much better not worrying that I stayed up too late and won't be ready to get started tomorrow.