Thanksgiving came and went and once again it was good food, great family time, and lots to be thankful for!Max and I are truly blessed with all the amazing things we have going for us in our lives... Our family, who we love very much, the true friends who have always been there for us, Ryder who keeps laughter in our home, Mickey--who I swear is the most calm and peaceful dog in the world, our house that we are lucky enough to call home, our jobs that help us to provide for our family with, our faith that keeps hope in our hearts, and last but not least, we are thankful for eachother.
It doesn't get much better than that :)
Thank you to anyone/everyone who falls into any of the above categories in our lives! Well....If Thanksgiving was here, that means BLACK FRIDAY also came!! I spend a lot of time arguing my case for BF shopping, but mostly it comes down to this -- Black Friday shopping is about the experience, it's about a fun holiday tradition with my mom and my sister, and if we happen to get some good deals while we're at it, then so be it! This year we tried something new and attempted to do some shopping on Thanksgiving night at Toys R Us and then spend the night with my Uncle in St.Cloud... Well, that didn't exactly happen. We drove past the store and said, ummm.....no thank you--the line was out the door and alllllll the way around to the back of the store and it was eleven degrees outside! We headed to my uncles and decided that the deals would still be there in the morning so we went to sleep and at 5:40am we were at it again! Started at Toys R us, then headed to Target and the mall.... It was a successful day shopping to say the least and I accomplished a lot! Now I can't wait to *hopefully* head to Holidazzle Parade tonight (depending on how Ryder is feeling), go to Turck's Trees tomorrow to have a chit-chat with Santa Claus and pick out our Christmas tree. Then we will string the lights and decorate the house and life will be just grand :)
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Ohhhhh Starr....
Taking care of my horse is very similar to that of a dog. It's true. For instance, this afternoon (beautiful outside!!) I came home from work, headed out to Star's pasture where she happily greeted me at the gate and gave me a low whinny... I opened up the gate, snapped on a lead rope, and brought her into the front yard to let her mow down on all the grass her little heart desires since the grass in her pasture is pretty much depleted (don't worry, she gets plenty of hay to make up for this!). I then brushed her for a bit and headed inside to start some laundry and clean my house before the monster (aka: Ryder) got home... Every once in a while I would peek out the front window and there Starr would be, just happily chomping away in front of the house. About an hour and half later it dawned on me that it was begiinning to get dark outside and I stepped out on the front porch and there was Starr, just kind of hanging out right by the steps like, ummm shouldn't I be put back in my fence now?! She's kind of cute sometimes, as slow and as old as she is - at least she is loyal :)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Wedding Chimes, Jingle Bells, and Everything in Between!
I know, I know... Wedding chimes, AGAIN?!? Yes my friends....one more round and then my diet-like-crazy-to-squeeze-my-ass-into-yet-another-bridesmaid-dress season will finally come to an end! AMEN! :) (I must admit that's not entirely true, I have not been dieting like crazy, just the opposite in fact, I've been eating everything in sight --how can you resist fall sweets and halloween treats!?) Speaking of sweets, apple pie is in the oven.....delish.
Anyways, Mellissa and Nate's big day is this FRIDAY in Little Falls and I can't wait! Best wishes to the happy couple!! I'm kind of surprised for the wedding because I really did not partake in a lot of planning, so everything is kind of a surprise to me as well! The color is a deep dark teal with accent colors of black and cream, should be beautiful! More than anything, pretty sure Ryder is going be a STUD MUFFIN in his little black suit pants, white shirt, and black tie. :) Who doesn't love a kid in a tie!?
Side note--> I did a little Christmas shopping today! I'm finally starting to get in the holiday spirit!! I haven't done a whole lot of Christmas shopping, but peice by peice I've been picking up a few things! Ryder joined me shopping today and helped me to pick out a few gifts for a couple of his cousins...I know its only early November but I know all too well that these next couple of months will FLY by and Christmas will be here before I know it! I've been thinking of all the fun things I want to do with Ryder this year INCLUDING: Macy's holiday display in Minneapolis, HOLIDAZZLE PARADE, Sledding, Snowmobiling, Turck's Trees (family tradition!) and about a million other things that are fresh on my mind.... I seriously love this time of year...
As excited as I am to do all those fun things with Ryder, I am equally excited to spend a whole weekend ALONE with my husband!! ----> December 3rd and 4th Max and I are headed to a resort in Crosslake for a small getaway to just be together. I am so thankful that we are able to take a few 'mini-vacations' throughout the year because I think they are SO important! Don't get me wrong, I love our life and am thankful for our son and our jobs but sometimes life gets so busy and hectic that it's just nice to slow down and have nothing on the agenda other than enjoying time together without distractions... Ahhhhhhh can't wait!!
Anyways, Mellissa and Nate's big day is this FRIDAY in Little Falls and I can't wait! Best wishes to the happy couple!! I'm kind of surprised for the wedding because I really did not partake in a lot of planning, so everything is kind of a surprise to me as well! The color is a deep dark teal with accent colors of black and cream, should be beautiful! More than anything, pretty sure Ryder is going be a STUD MUFFIN in his little black suit pants, white shirt, and black tie. :) Who doesn't love a kid in a tie!?
Side note--> I did a little Christmas shopping today! I'm finally starting to get in the holiday spirit!! I haven't done a whole lot of Christmas shopping, but peice by peice I've been picking up a few things! Ryder joined me shopping today and helped me to pick out a few gifts for a couple of his cousins...I know its only early November but I know all too well that these next couple of months will FLY by and Christmas will be here before I know it! I've been thinking of all the fun things I want to do with Ryder this year INCLUDING: Macy's holiday display in Minneapolis, HOLIDAZZLE PARADE, Sledding, Snowmobiling, Turck's Trees (family tradition!) and about a million other things that are fresh on my mind.... I seriously love this time of year...
As excited as I am to do all those fun things with Ryder, I am equally excited to spend a whole weekend ALONE with my husband!! ----> December 3rd and 4th Max and I are headed to a resort in Crosslake for a small getaway to just be together. I am so thankful that we are able to take a few 'mini-vacations' throughout the year because I think they are SO important! Don't get me wrong, I love our life and am thankful for our son and our jobs but sometimes life gets so busy and hectic that it's just nice to slow down and have nothing on the agenda other than enjoying time together without distractions... Ahhhhhhh can't wait!!
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