Bliss from Blessings #38

38.

• A mid-morning call from the sweetheart...he's so busy it doesn't happen often so it's extra special when he does.
• Channel surfing during lunch in the kitchen with some awesome people. It felt like we were just hanging out for an hour in someone's living room. A nice break for sure.
• Looking through a few places and finding the perfect gift for someone else (and the perfect gifts for me!)
• Getting some good inspiration for home decorating ideas, now the trick is spending all that money! Yikes!
• We have everything we need, a lot of things we want, and we would be selfish to expect anything else. Blessed indeed.

Bliss from Blessings #41,40,39

39.

• RAIN!!! I love the rain!
• A great start to my morning and crossing some things off the list
• A little caroling practice with some folks at work. We are going to make a visit to a retirement home next week. Should be fun!
• Today is Tyler's last day of class for the semster!
• Getting all of my Christmas stuff out and 'doing up' the digs :)
  

40.

• I made a movie of sorts that celebrated Christmas through art and music and it was giving me some difficulty when I wanted it to play. We got it to work for the lesson on Sunday!
• Going to choir practice. It is so nice to sing in a choir again. Everyone is so talented; the pianist seriously sat down to this incredible arrangment and sight read the whole thing. Her daughter did the same. I'm excited about it
• Getting help from our friends Beth and John with their Mac. We needed to make a video for one of Tyler's classes and their computer did the trick. We totally invaded their space for a good 3 hours....but it is so nice to have that done....thanks!
• Yummy apple pie and speckly vanilla icecream. (that's what I call french vanilla)
• The dog is still alive after chewing a hole in our carpet. Enough said. She's blessed.

41.

• Waking up early and taking my time to get ready for the day
• An awesome sister in law that cleaned my ENTIRE kitchen. She wiped down every counter, mopped the floor, dusted the cabinets, washed the dishes, she is the best!
• I love me a good trip to Ikea topped off with a hot dog and cinnamon roll for only $1.50
• Getting to visit with our new friends Matt and Lacy and their sweet little baby boy
• Falling asleep on Tyler while we watched a movie on the couch

Bliss from Blessings #42

42.

• Finally making decent time on the road this morning. Seriously, the crazies come out after 7am
• Getting some good headway on some plans for the future, backyards, jobs, school. It feels so good to have our lives organized
• Looking forward to a date to Red Robin tonight!
• Sattelite radio. I am so spoiled and I will be so sad when my 6 months free is up :(
• Having a weekend at home with my sweetie pie. Rare and wonderful

Bliss from Blessings #43

43.

• Yummy granola for breakfast...I'm a sucker for granola
• An unexpected text from an old friend wanting to catch up. She's awesome.
• Turning some long term perspective into long term details...I like details and plans so it makes me feel alot better
• Being able to spend some time celebrating Christmas with the church ladies tonight with a delicious dinner to boost!
• Getting some great ideas for Tyler's Christmas present.

Bliss from Blessings #44

44.

• It has taken me two hours each morning to get to work this week. I am so grateful for my safety on the road. I have been incredibly blessed in my travels
• No meetings, no errands, just time to be at home tonight.
• A renewed drive to be more kind and soft spoken. If you hear me say something too quick or too harsh....Taboo beep me :)
• Learning how to make my first video with video editing software! It was super easy and kind of fun!
• My in-laws gave us a treadmill ages ago and I finally broke it out and started to use it. This could be good.

Leave of Absence

Check me out....I have been such a slacker with my posts. Life got really fast there for a few weeks and I figured it was more important to live it, than blog about it.

I have a few pictures I'll post later and a few key highlights below. I'll get back to my blessings tomorrow :)

• This was our first traditional Thanksgiving since we've been married and it was kind of nice. Thanks (or not) to a little family injury, we stayed home from the sand dunes. We are grateful that everyone is healthy and on the mend.
• We (and by we, I mean my husband) are all signed up for next semester at ASU. The end is so close, we can taste it. Just a few more to go.
• We are both really excited for Christmas. We love (and probably spend too much money) shopping for other people. I'm determined to find some unique and wonderful things.
• Finally sold one of our cars....such a relief. Not having to think about that opens up a whole world of goals and opportunities.
• I am loving the people we go to church with. It is such a change and such a wonderful group of people. It has enlightened our minds, lives, and spirits and I think we can both honestly say we look forward to every church meeting we have. Tyler is such a great example for the youth and I love having a few minutes to teach some music skills to the ladies. Church is our labor of love and our break from the world.

Living day by day. That's our stride lately. We are happy, healthy, grateful, and as always....

Blessed.

Bliss from Blessings #46 and #45

45.

• A yummy pre-thanksgiving lunch made by friends in the office in an effort to raise money for some needy kids. Even more delicious!
• Key Lime Whips.....I love whipped yogurt.
• Plans for a quiet night at home
• Almost solidifying a little family picture action with T. I LOVE getting my picture taken. Weird...I know.
• Getting some good stuff off my desk today. Yay for productivity and fun at the same time.

46.

• Getting a ton of grocery shopping done! I was SO tired and was falling asleep driving home, but it needed to get done and it feels so good to have food in our house
• Having my sweetie make me dinner! No matter what he says I really think he is a better cook than I am.
• Talking to a random friend that I have only spent 16 hours with in Las Vegas...but they were a great 16 hours and I feel like we're besties.
• We got an invite to a college graduation party for one of my highschool friends. I am so proud of her because it's been a tough journey. She's awesome.
• Crawling in bed before 11:30 (does 11:15 count?)

Bliss from Blessings #47,48,49,50

47.

• Feeling like I have a little more control over my life today, even though I really don't :)
• Comparing grocery ads. I've been a tremendous slacker with my menu plans, about a 6 month slacker, but I still take a little time to save some cash. It's good for my brain.
• This is gross....BUT....I finally decided to pop a zit the 'right' way. It totally worked! Not as quickly as I wanted it to, but still got the same fulfillment when I popped it. (Don't laugh at me like I'm a weirdo! You know you love it when you vaccum and you hear it sucking up all the dirt! Same thing!) Worth it...thanks Beth
• SYTYCD!!!
• Tyler. He is a blessing for sure.

48.

• Sleeping SO soundly on my new free mattress from my friend Tiffani. She was so sweet to give us this practically new mattress that is capital 'A' amazing
• Getting so many recommendations for photographers! I am really excited to take pictures, so thank you!
• A good sit down with my friends at Dancing with the Stars (I secretly hope it comes down to Mya and the model...I can't remember her name)
• A real dinner for the first time in a while
• Coming up with a great Christmas present for T

49.

• A yummy carne asada breakfast burrito from my mom
• Running into church just in time to lead the opening song...made it!
• Listening to a wonderful older woman in my ward impart some of her wisdom and experience with us
• A good visit with some neighbors
• Unloading my brother's street bike and it was safe and sound. A HUGE blessing.

50.

• Getting my grandma to buy a pair of purple snake skin flats
• Spending time with my nephew!!! What a cutie pie...even though he sometimes gets random projectile vomit in my direction....lol
• Seeing my aunt Helen for the first time in years! It was so fun to catch up and just hang out with her
• Singing karaoke and actually having fun, not trying to be good. That was good for my soul
• Potstickers :)

Bliss from Blessings #52 and #51

51.

• Getting to mix and mingle with some interviewees at work. What a blessing to be on the other side and finished with all of that stress!
• Raspberry Lemon cheescake....for free :)
• Sneaking out early to take some potential hires back to the airport (to bad I got a little crazy in the airport and missed my exit so I really didn't get home any earlier)
• Putting the finishing touches on T's resume. It is a thing of beauty.
• Being able to finally take some time and write in my journal.

52.

• Tyler waking me up just in time to catch Ruby before throwing up next to the bed. He's a much better parent...haha
• A dreary and overcast morning with a hint of crisp, freshness. A wonderful combination.
• A free mattress from my friend at work! It's nearly brand new and too soft for her back...WHAT....too soft???!!! Bring it on!!! Especially if it's free.
• Finding out I have a little more time to work on a project. I could breathe a sigh of relief and make sure I was really prepared.
• Water. I like water alot.

Bliss from Blessings #53

53.

• Lunch out with a random group from work. Totally unexpected crowd and a nice little break
• Getting a few small things off of my to-do list that makes me feel like I have taken one large thing off my shoulders
• The opportunity to buy a needy child some Christmas presents! Here it comes folks...ready or not....Christmas is ramping up speed!
• A friend's unabashed desire to pray in public and asking me to offer it. I was ashamed that it caught me off gaurd. Perspective.
• An unexpected visit from my in-laws at 9:30 last night! They stayed the night with us and I sent them out the door this morning with yogurt in hand for their breakfast. It was really wonderful. A little taste of home.