Well it's December 3rd & I am finished with November Thankful "series" haha Series makes it sound like I am a writer & I clearly am NOT one!
I TRIED so hard to do this November thankful thingy, but I dropped the ball several times. O well, better than nothing!
Day 28 - I was so tired from work that I never made it back into my office to type that night what I was thankful for! So a little recap....WINE & JUNK TV. Yes I am thankful for the oddest things, but wine & junk TV have gotten me through some crazy long work days the last few months :)
Day 29 - (1 month until my birthday I might add) This day I am SO THANKFUL for my SIL Cassie. (her birthday is 12/29 & her sweet baby's due date as well) So yes, I could share my birthday with my new niece as well as my SIL :) I don't mind!!!!! The more the merrier! Cassie always listens to my craziness & is there for me when need be :) I love spending time with her & thank her all the time for sharing her adorable little B with me too :) One time during wedding planning I remember I was SO mad/upset about who knows what and was at my parent's house & Cassie just gave me a BIG hug & said it would be ok :) I stopped crying & hugged her back! That is what sisters are for! Thank you Cassie for everything you do for Ryan and I. We love you!!!!!
Day 30 - last day of November! Drum roll please..............MY MOM! I wrote about my mom before, but why not do it again?!?!? I was able to get home to my parent's house before they did & made dinner for everyone Friday night :) It was yummy & I loved eating at home with my mom, dad, brother, SIL & nephew. My mom commented on how much of a mess I make when I cook - the GREAT thing about this particular night was my MOM CLEANED UP AFTER DINNER! Thank goodness :) My mom & I talk on the phone, text or email EVERY DAY! I am so thankful & blessed. My mom gets on my nerves sometimes. ha I try not to yell at her or be annoyed with her, but sometimes I am! ha Over the years I have learned SOOOOOOOOOO much about our relationship. It's funny when you get older your mom isn't so dumb after all... I am turning into my mother every.single.day! I am ok with it. She is FABULOUS! If I am 1/2 the mother she is I would be grateful. I am thankful for my dad too!!!!!!! Seriously I have never met a more caring, giving, loving, & SUPPORTIVE person. Mom you rock!!!! Thank you for ALL that you do for Ryan and I :) WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK! Plus infinity! Infinity plus one.
Well there you have it! Until next November!!!! I hope I continue to blog! I am not making any promises though!
Well I would love to blog about my weekend, but not right now. I am headed out the door to run errands!
Love,
Emily
Monday, December 3, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Thankful - Day 21-28
Well here I am......posting a week's worth of thankfulness. I am not sure that is a correct sentence. I don't care!
What a FABULOUS Thanksgiving holiday/long weekend Ryan and I had. We are beyond Thankful for our families :)
Here goes a supppperrrr long post!
Day 21- I am Thankful for.....Ryan's truck. Although it now sounds like an airplane thanks to his new exhaust he just HAD to have :) I am thankful we can take long road trips & be safe & pack 1/2 our house into it. You know since we were gone for 4 days we needed to pack; hunting gear (deer & duck hunting), clothes, boots, food, pillow, blanket, computers, & ourselves. You name it, we pack it. haha :) I could win an award for over packing, but that is a whole other post! I dont even want to imagine when we have kids. We will just have to pack a whole trailer!!!! ha
Day 22 - THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO thankful that we got to spend the day with Ryan's family! We had so much fun on Thanksgiving! We shot guns, enjoyed being outside, looked at all the Black Friday ads, & just spent quality time together :) o yea and ate AMAZING food!!!!!!!!!
Family Fun on Thanksgiving!
Day 23 - aka Black Friday. (Well I didn't technically do any shopping ON Black Friday. Since all my "Black Friday" shopping was done Thanksgiving night :) Lets call it Grey Thursday. I was home & in bed by midnight Thanksgiving night so I just slept in on Black Friday) Since my hubby & AMAZING MIL (more on her later) had to sleep after working all night, I turned into super crafter - Emily :) I was able to borrow a cricut from Ryan's cousin & I was in heaven :) Once my fabulous hubby rose from his looonngg nap - he FINALLY talked me into going deer hunting with him. We had already talked about it, but Friday afternoon was the final straw & sure enough I found myself sitting in a deer stand freezing. It was so windy & cold. As much as I dislike hunting, my time in the deer stand with my husband was not all that bad. HA
We finished the night with a home cooked meal by Ryan's mom & his sister & her family came over to eat :)
Day 24 - I am SOOOOO thankful for Ryan's Family. I am VERY VERY VERY lucky to have amazing in-laws. From the minute I met his mom & dad I knew Ryan was a keeper :) (they even liked me although I was sweating from being so nervous to meet them OR maybe it was just hot that day) ha His family is SO welcoming, loving & supportive. Ryan's mom & dad treat me so great. I feel so comfortable around them & make myself at home when visiting. I seriously could go on and on. I love spending time with his sister as well :) I wish we lived closer to each other - we would spend even more time together!!! O yea and those 3 kiddos she has - ummm I am obsessed!!!! We love spoiling them rotten & playing!!!! Let's just say I am a crazy Aunt to all my nephews & niece!!! haha Ryan's mom & dad are just awesome, HARDWORKING, amazing in-laws :) THANK YOU guys for loving me so much!!!!!!! Heather & Brian & kiddos - WE LOVE YOU GUYS TOO!!! MISS YOU ALL. Come visit soon :)
Day 25 - I am so thankful for.......the State of Missouri (random I know). But I am SO thankful we can drive all over Missouri & spend time with both of our families. While we ate breakfast with Ryan's mom & dad....we were able to eat a late lunch with my mom, dad, brother, SIL & nephew :) By the time we left the great state of Missouri we had a Christmas tree tied down in the back of Ryan's truck & we were headed back to Arkansas!!!!!
Day 26 - I am soooo thankful for.......FRIENDS! Ok maybe I should make this day its own post (but I can't do that bc then I would be out of order & that would bother me) LOL I am so thankful for friends near & far!!!! From Dallas to St. Louis to Fayetteville to Bentonville to Kansas City to Nixa to Clarksville to Wichita. (ok so that School House Rock song popped into my head about the cities or states) too bad I am a horrible singer & I cant remember the lyrics. But do you know what I am talking about?!?! Anywho - back to friends! THANK YOU girls & guys for being my friend. I know I should call more, text more, email more or send mail, but please know I am so THANKFUL for our friendships :)
Day 27 - Thankful for........Christmas Decorations! I know its still November, but I absolutely LOVE that our house is decorated for Christmas. Our tree is up. Our stockings are hung. Wreath is hung on our front door. And we just need to put up our outside lights :) Have you ever shopped for 4 1/2 hours for outside Christmas lights?!?!? We did on Monday night. I guess our whole town likes LED Warm White Lights! Who knew?!?! O wait - we knew bc EVERY store was out of them :) What a lovely shopping experience with the hubby!
Day 28 - YAY I am finally caught back up :) And tired of typing! I will be back later tonight.
Thank you for reading! All 5 of you :) Have a great rest of the week!
Love,
Emily
What a FABULOUS Thanksgiving holiday/long weekend Ryan and I had. We are beyond Thankful for our families :)
Here goes a supppperrrr long post!
Day 21- I am Thankful for.....Ryan's truck. Although it now sounds like an airplane thanks to his new exhaust he just HAD to have :) I am thankful we can take long road trips & be safe & pack 1/2 our house into it. You know since we were gone for 4 days we needed to pack; hunting gear (deer & duck hunting), clothes, boots, food, pillow, blanket, computers, & ourselves. You name it, we pack it. haha :) I could win an award for over packing, but that is a whole other post! I dont even want to imagine when we have kids. We will just have to pack a whole trailer!!!! ha
Day 22 - THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO thankful that we got to spend the day with Ryan's family! We had so much fun on Thanksgiving! We shot guns, enjoyed being outside, looked at all the Black Friday ads, & just spent quality time together :) o yea and ate AMAZING food!!!!!!!!!
Family Fun on Thanksgiving!
Day 23 - aka Black Friday. (Well I didn't technically do any shopping ON Black Friday. Since all my "Black Friday" shopping was done Thanksgiving night :) Lets call it Grey Thursday. I was home & in bed by midnight Thanksgiving night so I just slept in on Black Friday) Since my hubby & AMAZING MIL (more on her later) had to sleep after working all night, I turned into super crafter - Emily :) I was able to borrow a cricut from Ryan's cousin & I was in heaven :) Once my fabulous hubby rose from his looonngg nap - he FINALLY talked me into going deer hunting with him. We had already talked about it, but Friday afternoon was the final straw & sure enough I found myself sitting in a deer stand freezing. It was so windy & cold. As much as I dislike hunting, my time in the deer stand with my husband was not all that bad. HA
The picture below cracks me up. I am FREEZING & Ryan is mad bc we didnt see any deer bc I was moving too much, too noisey & ready to leave :)
Freezing!
BEAUTIFUL sunset leaving the woods. Love spending time at Ryan's land.
Day 24 - I am SOOOOO thankful for Ryan's Family. I am VERY VERY VERY lucky to have amazing in-laws. From the minute I met his mom & dad I knew Ryan was a keeper :) (they even liked me although I was sweating from being so nervous to meet them OR maybe it was just hot that day) ha His family is SO welcoming, loving & supportive. Ryan's mom & dad treat me so great. I feel so comfortable around them & make myself at home when visiting. I seriously could go on and on. I love spending time with his sister as well :) I wish we lived closer to each other - we would spend even more time together!!! O yea and those 3 kiddos she has - ummm I am obsessed!!!! We love spoiling them rotten & playing!!!! Let's just say I am a crazy Aunt to all my nephews & niece!!! haha Ryan's mom & dad are just awesome, HARDWORKING, amazing in-laws :) THANK YOU guys for loving me so much!!!!!!! Heather & Brian & kiddos - WE LOVE YOU GUYS TOO!!! MISS YOU ALL. Come visit soon :)
Day 25 - I am so thankful for.......the State of Missouri (random I know). But I am SO thankful we can drive all over Missouri & spend time with both of our families. While we ate breakfast with Ryan's mom & dad....we were able to eat a late lunch with my mom, dad, brother, SIL & nephew :) By the time we left the great state of Missouri we had a Christmas tree tied down in the back of Ryan's truck & we were headed back to Arkansas!!!!!
Day 26 - I am soooo thankful for.......FRIENDS! Ok maybe I should make this day its own post (but I can't do that bc then I would be out of order & that would bother me) LOL I am so thankful for friends near & far!!!! From Dallas to St. Louis to Fayetteville to Bentonville to Kansas City to Nixa to Clarksville to Wichita. (ok so that School House Rock song popped into my head about the cities or states) too bad I am a horrible singer & I cant remember the lyrics. But do you know what I am talking about?!?! Anywho - back to friends! THANK YOU girls & guys for being my friend. I know I should call more, text more, email more or send mail, but please know I am so THANKFUL for our friendships :)
Day 27 - Thankful for........Christmas Decorations! I know its still November, but I absolutely LOVE that our house is decorated for Christmas. Our tree is up. Our stockings are hung. Wreath is hung on our front door. And we just need to put up our outside lights :) Have you ever shopped for 4 1/2 hours for outside Christmas lights?!?!? We did on Monday night. I guess our whole town likes LED Warm White Lights! Who knew?!?! O wait - we knew bc EVERY store was out of them :) What a lovely shopping experience with the hubby!
Day 28 - YAY I am finally caught back up :) And tired of typing! I will be back later tonight.
Thank you for reading! All 5 of you :) Have a great rest of the week!
Love,
Emily
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thankful - Day 20
Well dang - I am totally slacking, I keep forgetting to post on the actually day :)
(Tuesday 11/20/12) Thankful - Day 20.......POSITIVE ATTITUDE. I am so thankful I am a positive person. haha I am not typing this to brag about myself, but I am SO thankful that I am not negative, debbie downer, & focuses on the bad. (I am not perfect & sometimes I have those moments). I love helping others, smiling all the time & seeing the good instead of the bad. Just yesterday while shopping at Walmart I let an elderly man go ahead of me; he winked, smiled & said "have a nice day" So many people are SO rushed, grumpy & annoyed with the world. Sometimes I am too, but for the most part I am just thankful I can do the things I am doing :)
SOOOOO much negativity is in the news, online, posts on facebook, & so on.......I just hope people realize how lucky we are. I think it takes more energy & effort to be angry, hateful & negative than smiling, positive & greatful :)
Slow down. Help others. Be thankful. Smile more. Think positive. Love others.
Safe travels & Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
Love,
Emily
*Days 21-25 I bet will come after the weekend :) Not sure you can type a blog post from a deer stand. LOL
(Tuesday 11/20/12) Thankful - Day 20.......POSITIVE ATTITUDE. I am so thankful I am a positive person. haha I am not typing this to brag about myself, but I am SO thankful that I am not negative, debbie downer, & focuses on the bad. (I am not perfect & sometimes I have those moments). I love helping others, smiling all the time & seeing the good instead of the bad. Just yesterday while shopping at Walmart I let an elderly man go ahead of me; he winked, smiled & said "have a nice day" So many people are SO rushed, grumpy & annoyed with the world. Sometimes I am too, but for the most part I am just thankful I can do the things I am doing :)
SOOOOO much negativity is in the news, online, posts on facebook, & so on.......I just hope people realize how lucky we are. I think it takes more energy & effort to be angry, hateful & negative than smiling, positive & greatful :)
Slow down. Help others. Be thankful. Smile more. Think positive. Love others.
Safe travels & Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
Love,
Emily
*Days 21-25 I bet will come after the weekend :) Not sure you can type a blog post from a deer stand. LOL
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thankful - Day 19
I really need to get my act together. I am slacking! Yesterday went by too fast & I just forgot to post :(
11/19/12 - I am SO thankful for........Thanksgiving "Break" Ooooo to be in college or school & have a whole week off :) But I will take my 4 day weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have said it before, but I will say it again, I LOVE the weekends :) haha
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
*this is Little B from last Thanksgiving* :)
Love,
Emily
11/19/12 - I am SO thankful for........Thanksgiving "Break" Ooooo to be in college or school & have a whole week off :) But I will take my 4 day weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have said it before, but I will say it again, I LOVE the weekends :) haha
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
*this is Little B from last Thanksgiving* :)
Love,
Emily
Monday, November 19, 2012
Thankful - Day 18
I didn't feel like posting last night so here I am this morning :)
Sunday's - I am SO thankful for......phone dates with my friends Dawn & Calc :) Although Dawn & I played phone tag last night, almost every Sunday we chit chat about our week & weekends & just laugh & laugh. Last night I talked to Calc for a long time as usual for our Sunday chat session. These 2 girls are amazing!!!!! And even though living far away stinks sometimes, I am very thankful for phone convos. :) MISS YOU GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These two fabulous friends have been there for me through thick & thin :) We have a crazy, fabulous bond that I am thankful for. I met these sweet girls in college & thank God for putting them in my life all the time!!!!! We have sooooo many awesome memories from college & beyond with each other.
I LOVE YOU FRIENDS!!!!!
Thank you for listening, making me laugh, standing next to me on my wedding day, & being fabulous friends!!!!
I seriously could write for days about how much I love these two girls!!!
Have a great week!!!! YAY for a 3 day work week :) Whoooppp Whoooppp!
Love,
Emily
Sunday's - I am SO thankful for......phone dates with my friends Dawn & Calc :) Although Dawn & I played phone tag last night, almost every Sunday we chit chat about our week & weekends & just laugh & laugh. Last night I talked to Calc for a long time as usual for our Sunday chat session. These 2 girls are amazing!!!!! And even though living far away stinks sometimes, I am very thankful for phone convos. :) MISS YOU GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These two fabulous friends have been there for me through thick & thin :) We have a crazy, fabulous bond that I am thankful for. I met these sweet girls in college & thank God for putting them in my life all the time!!!!! We have sooooo many awesome memories from college & beyond with each other.
I LOVE YOU FRIENDS!!!!!
Thank you for listening, making me laugh, standing next to me on my wedding day, & being fabulous friends!!!!
I seriously could write for days about how much I love these two girls!!!
Have a great week!!!! YAY for a 3 day work week :) Whoooppp Whoooppp!
Love,
Emily
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Thankful - Day 17
Wowzers - I am tired! Ryan and I were up EARLY today! Like 7 & 8am early :) That's what happens when you go to bed at 7:30pm & 9:30pm! haha Yes that's right - Ryan was snoring on the couch at 7:30pm last night.
So today we worked our butts off. We cleaned the house. Did loads of laundry. Accomplished some major yard work. Ryan washed his truck. We visited the recycle center twice to get rid of our million leaves, dead flowers & a lot of sticks. It feels SO good to walk into a super clean house & drive up to a beautiful lawn & flower beds :) Job well done! haha
I am thankful for today.........HARD WORK! There were many times I wanted to throw in the towel & quit, but we didn't. We worked together & got so much accomplished today. I love our house, but Ryan and I make it a home. We take pride it keeping it clean & mowing straight lines in our yard :) hahah
Happy Saturday!!!!
I can not believe Thanksgiving is Thursday - JUST crazy!
I really wanted to do some Christmas shopping today but I think the couch is calling my name. I did almost face plant it by tripping over the hose & then when I was mowing our backyard down the hill I twisted my ankle (but I am ok) haha Yard work is dangerous :)
I even rearranged our living room furniture to make room for our Christmas tree next weekend :) SO EXCITED to decorate!
Love,
Emily
So today we worked our butts off. We cleaned the house. Did loads of laundry. Accomplished some major yard work. Ryan washed his truck. We visited the recycle center twice to get rid of our million leaves, dead flowers & a lot of sticks. It feels SO good to walk into a super clean house & drive up to a beautiful lawn & flower beds :) Job well done! haha
I am thankful for today.........HARD WORK! There were many times I wanted to throw in the towel & quit, but we didn't. We worked together & got so much accomplished today. I love our house, but Ryan and I make it a home. We take pride it keeping it clean & mowing straight lines in our yard :) hahah
Happy Saturday!!!!
I can not believe Thanksgiving is Thursday - JUST crazy!
I really wanted to do some Christmas shopping today but I think the couch is calling my name. I did almost face plant it by tripping over the hose & then when I was mowing our backyard down the hill I twisted my ankle (but I am ok) haha Yard work is dangerous :)
I even rearranged our living room furniture to make room for our Christmas tree next weekend :) SO EXCITED to decorate!
Love,
Emily
Friday, November 16, 2012
Thankful - Day 16
Hellooooo weekend :)
Today I am thankful for........a LAZY LAZY LAZY night at HOOOMMMEE! Yes that's right. Ryan and I are home on a weekend & we have zero plans! Yes zero!!!! Well besides doing yard work, doing a deep cleaning of our house, putting up Halloween decorations & relaxing :) I am soooo excited to be home for a weekend, bc I know the next month is going to be crazy.
I can hear my hubby snoring on the couch already too! We are an exciting bunch tonight!
Have a great weekend!
Love,
Emily
Today I am thankful for........a LAZY LAZY LAZY night at HOOOMMMEE! Yes that's right. Ryan and I are home on a weekend & we have zero plans! Yes zero!!!! Well besides doing yard work, doing a deep cleaning of our house, putting up Halloween decorations & relaxing :) I am soooo excited to be home for a weekend, bc I know the next month is going to be crazy.
I can hear my hubby snoring on the couch already too! We are an exciting bunch tonight!
Have a great weekend!
Love,
Emily
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