Blessings

76.  A new coat...that was a steal at Oops in Five Points...too bad its not cold enough to wear it even in February
77.  Lorelai's new sleeping spot
78.  My friend Jessi...she is a blessing that now gets to bless the lives of people in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  We miss you Jessi!!
79.  A sneak peak at our first IKEA purchase

 80.  A fun day in Charlotte with J shopping and spending time together, then a great lunch with Rock Hill friends
81.  New friends and old ones...Riverside is growing and I love Sunday lunches with both kinds of friends!

Blessings

69.  Christmas drop-in parties to visit with friends
70.  My friend Jessi...we are going to keep each other accountable and read through the Bible in 2012.  There I said it out loud so now all of y'all can keep me accountable too!  :)
71.  Baking...I feel peanut butter cookies coming this weekend
72.  Beautifully wrapped presents under my tree and the ability to be able to give those gifts to our wonderful family
73.  Christmas movie night...aka Home Alone!
74.  Another great Pinterest find...crockpot potato soup that the hubby was a fan of...too bad its 70 degrees out!
75.  The birth of a Savior!!!!  

“And there were in the same country Shepards abiding in

the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the

angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone

round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said

unto them, ‘fear not, for behold, I bring you tidings of great

joy which will be to all people. For unto you is born this day in

the city of David a savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this

shall be a sign unto you. Ye shall find the babe wrapped in

swaddling clothes lying in the manger.’ And suddenly, there was

with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and

saying, ‘glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good

will toward men.’  That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown. ”

-Linus, A Charlie Brown Christmas 

Blessings

61.  Christmas tree up, house decorated, and ready to celebrate the birth of Christ!
62.  Getting to wear my UGGs again at the start of the cold weather

 63.  Meeting my class at the zoo on Friday night to see the lights
64.  Sister breakfast (at noon) on a Saturday

65.  Shopping at the Junior League Holiday Market
66.  Being ALMOST done with my class...the final opens on Thursday!!!
67.  Plans for some pinterest and sewing projects
68.  This man...

 He was in the mountains over for a guy's weekend and its good to have him home!!!

Blessings

54.  Scarf wearing weather
55.  Friday night dinner with friends
56.  Marble Slab's pumpkin and cheesecake ice cream mixed together with crushed up graham crackers...my new fall ice cream treat inspired by Jessa
57.  Babysitting for my favorite little Titus

58.  Small group girls who don't mind listening
59.  Carolina football...even if we are watching it on tv
60.  Lunch and pedicures with Aimée on her 26th birthday!

Blessings

46.  Grad school...now I'm not really enjoying grad school at the moment because it has completely taken over my life...but I am thankful for the opportunity to continue my education.


47.  My loving husband who is putting up with me and my ridiculous amount of papers/homework/reading I have been doing as of late


48.  A great school year with a wonderful bunch of kiddos...I really have the best class!


49. Tailgating with family and friends at Carolina football games. Breakfast tailgating...while its not fun to get up that early on a Saturday...makes for a long and fun day!


50.  Starbucks caramel mocha...my new found love!


51.  Homemade milkshakes made by the husband...a little paper writing pick me up!


52.  SC State Fair!!  I haven't been yet because it just opened today, but I'm totally going...multiple times...for the corndogs!


53.  Friday=no school!  A day to rest, relax, and sleep in!

Blessings

A few things I've been thankful for lately...

39.  Josh...I've been reminded recently (through a co-worker's tragedy) on how special my husband is to me and how hard it would be if something happened to him

40.  Being reminded that God has a bigger plan for us, although we might not know what that plan is we have to have faith in His works

41.  Making pizza and having game night with friends

42.  A chance to take classes and further my education...even though I am not enjoying my current class

43.  A week of hanging out with friends, having lunches, and playing with their kids

44.  Watching movies with Josh 

45.  Pool visits

Blessings

29.  Summer!

30.  A fun surprise for my anniversary/birthday...more on that to come later...

31.  A sister-in-law who shares in my love for Harry Potter (hehe)

32.  My husband who comes home tonight...he was only gone for one night on a business trip, but I sure do miss him

33.  Some pool time with Julia and Kari

34.  Aimee's new job at The Cason Group!!!!!  

35.  Fun books to read this summer

36.  A clean bill of health at the dermatologist

37.  Sunday afternoon at the movies

38.   Sleeping in late

Blessings

22.  Mother's Day lunch with my mom, and Mother's Day dinner with my mother-in-law

23.  Going to the gym...although its hard to actually get to the gym (only made it once this week) I did feel really good after my workout

24.  Free baseball tickets and getting to sit in "The Perch" with some of J's coworkers

 25.  An after school "snack date" with a coworker that I never see anymore because she teaches on the other side of the school...yes our school is huge!

26.  Seeing Britt sing a solo in her Golden Blues show choir concert

27.  Homemade pizza date night with the hubby

28.  Great Strides 5K and raising money for CF

Spring Break-Day 2

The house renovations are still underway...who knew that a simple flood could take sooo long to repair.  I guess not all the improvements were actual repairs...some things we are changing just for the heck of it.  Such as the fireplace...

Here is a picture of the fireplace before it was beautified

Excuse the fact that it's a picture from Christmas, but its the best one I had.  The fireplace and hearth were made of black slate and while I was gone on the women's retreat in March, J ripped out all the slate and he and my dad replaced it with tile.  They spent the entire Saturday working on it and it turned out awesome.  In my opinion it looks like a professional did all the work!  

Back to Spring Break...today I gave the new fireplace a fresh coat of white paint.

Doesn't it look GREAT?!

On a side note...here a few of my 1,000 Blessings:

16.  A clean bathroom...it's no fun to clean on SB but well worth it

17.  Last minute lunch with Aimee

18.  The gift card to Chick-fil-a from my secret pal at school...it made our sister lunch possible today

19.  My wonderful husband who has worked so hard on making our house beautiful again

20.  Warm (ok...hot actually) sunny days for my Spring Break

21.  Shoe shopping and lunch with my BFF from high school

More Blessings

11.  Learning how to "focus" at our women's retreat in Isle of Palms this past weekend.

12.  Making new friends and getting to hang out with old friends who have moved away.


13.  A few unexpected surprise house projects that my husband worked on while I was away.

14.  A working washer and dryer so I can finally do laundry in my own house.


15.  Blogging while eating ice cream and sitting in my bed.
  

Blessings

Sometimes I get so caught up in all the craziness of my life that I forget how blessed I actually am.  It seems like I think about all the things I "need" or want and don't seem to notice the things I have.  I've seen similar type things on several blogs...lists of gifts and blessing.  While I don't want to just copy other people's blogs, I think its kind of nice to list out the big and small things that God has given me.  My goal is to sit down weekly and think about things I have been thankful for.  So here goes...my list of blessings, in no particular order (well...except maybe the first two).

1.  God...the Father who sent his only son to die for me when I definitely did not deserve it.

2.  An amazing husband.  Josh loves me, provides for me, and lets me go to bed at 9:00 some nights even though he thinks that's way too early.


3.  My wonderful job.  In our current economy I feel so thankful that I have a job that I love and a great group of crazy kids to teach every day.


4.  A great family...my biological family and the family I married into.

5.  My home.  Even though it hasn't looked its best for the past three weeks, its a place to keep me warm and dry.


6.  Church family...old and new faces that I love seeing each Sunday morning.


7.  My awesome mom who did my laundry for me this weekend when I still didn't have a washer and dryer hooked up.

8.  Sitting on the couch, eating dinner and watching tv with J.

9.  Lunch with friends on a Sunday afternoon.


10.  Spring and the hopes of warm weather to come!