so that didn't work...

well that didn't work at all.  i'm sorry.
so here's a list of what i'm thankful for - days 2-14

2: my husband - love of my life and my best friend.
3: my dog - endless source of entertainment and love
4: new boots - they make me happy
5: my family - support & encouragement for life!
6: my health
7: my friends - such a big part of my life - couldn't handle it without them.
8: katie baby - this little person will cheer me up in a heartbeat.
9: my cat - snuggles galore
10: my dad - this is his birthday and he's the best.
11: travel plans - ready to explore the world
12: david crowder band - went to their farewell tour on this day & it. was. amazing. - thankful for the encouragement of this music
13: outdoor movies - especially on nice crisp nights
14: dinner with friends - :)

sitting.

good morning.
i'm sitting in the dark this morning because 1) the husband is still sleeping. 2) the new flooring will be installed today so all the lamps and sundries are in another room. 3) i'm too lazy this morning to get up and turn anything on. 

back to #2.  the laminate floors will take over the living room, kitchen, and hallway today.  they are going to be beautiful and i cannot wait to see them!  the baseboards have been scrubbed and the doorframes trimmed up.  i am so thankful that i married a handy guy who also bought me a nail gun.  i have always wanted one.  i'm gonna be a power tool expert soon.  i just know it.

well, my puppy wants some food and some snuggling. i should probably get to that.

be blessed.

you want to know why i'm crazy

i must be crazy.  this is the only explanation. 

i'm getting married in three weeks and 6 days.  this coming weekend, i am one of two people IN CHARGE of the elementary winter retreat at our conference camp.  there are 312 people registered for this.  so there has been wedding stress and winter retreat stress to add to the crazy.

now we added a spontaneous super bowl get together.  yesterday, the fella and i said, maybe just one extra person could come over.  she's doesn't get fox and is a HUGE steelers fan.  this is the right thing to do.  no biggie.  well, this morning comes around and now there are 6 extra people coming.  to my house. tonight.  craziness.

then we add the fact that we are getting the carpet replaced in all three bedrooms next week sometime.  do you know what this entails??  oh this means i get to move ALL the wedding presents that are being stored/displayed in guest room and everything else that is on the floors of those three rooms to the garage.  i might have had a moment of anxiety yesterday.

i'm going crazy.  that's all there is to it.  at least after this coming weekend, i will only be down to carpet crazy and wedding crazy.

the plus side to all this is that i have a wonderful fiance who is not worried a bit about any of this.  and we will have new carpet in the bedrooms - one of which will hold a brand new bedroom set built by his father (our wedding present!!).  and we have a new mattress that makes all this crazy disappear when i get into bed at night.

the fella is just jealous that i get to sleep on it for the next month and he doesn't! :-)  

what's going on...

there is so much going on in my life these days. if you consider work, the wedding, all the events that lead up to the wedding, and life in general - i'm that whirlwind you see flying around port st. joe and occasionally south georgia.

wedding accomplishments in the last week:
- shoes purchased (and they are wonderful!)
- invitations stuffed, stamped, and mailed.
- rehearsal dinner menu planned
- hostess gifts made for hazlehurst shower
- shower in donalsonville - oh so much fun.
- wreaths made for entrance decor
- trying on my dress today!  i haven't seen it since november 15th.  i'm ready!!!

that's enough for now. 
later tater.

today's distraction

I had such a good day today until I got home from work.  I was focused and had a plan for my day.  Part of that plan was to come home, change clothes and go run/walk ala the couch to 5K plan.  Well, it was a little wet on the track and I decided to run on the small dry part.  Well, needless to say I stepped off the edge and fell right in the puddle.  I now have a sprained ankle, two scraped knees that are very sore, and a minor scrape/bruise on the palm of my right hand.  Apparently, I'm not cut out for running.  I sprained this same ankle four years ago during a race. 

On top of all of this, my cell phone fell out of my pocket into the puddle.  At least I have cell phone insurance so i filed my claim online and should be getting my new phone tomorrow. 

I'm just mad at myself.  This is not the best time to be injured. 

I'm done whining now.

life gets in the way

did you know that? 

my life got in the way this week and distracted me from the basic things like cleaning my home and hanging up clothes.  i did laundry a week ago and still haven't folded it. 

i made a ROYAL mess in my kitchen today because i was making Christmas goodies!!  in the boxes this year, homemade graham crackers & homemade marshmallows.  i am also including small chocolate bars and hot chocolate packets! 

i made the marshmallows last year from this recipe.  the graham cracker recipe came from here. 

now, my kitchen is devoid of all the flour i used (and spilled), the dishwasher is loaded, and the baseboards are wiped down.  that last one is random, i know, but it has been bothering me and so i finally took care of it.

well, it's time for bed.  sweet dreams!