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Hello friends! I hope you all are doing well. 

 

I can't believe the holidays are upon us already! I really love this time of year. The sights, the smells, the cozy fire, the warm drinks and blankets.Sweaters and scarves! I love it!

 

I usually wait until after Thanksgiving to start decorating for Christmas but I just couldn't wait! So I started with a few things outside and hope to do the inside this weekend.

 

With Christmas in mind, I wanted to share with you my new favorite vice...Pinterest.

 

 I know, I know, its been around a while but what can I say, it takes me time to jump on board with these new things. Actually you use to have to sign in using facebook and I don't do facebook so that's what kept me from really getting into it. Recently they made it available by using your e-mail.

 

So if you have some time, because I'm sure you know how you can loose track on here, go check out my pins!! Especially the "Merry and Bright" board!

Just click on the Pinterest button to the right of the screen! Let me know what you think!

The Adventure that is My Life

Hello friends. How are all of you? It's been a while.

We got our lap top back on Monday. We had to have a new hard drive put in it. Which was a whole lot cheaper than a new lap top. So that was a blessing. However we did loose everything that was on the old hard drive. Not a blessing.
 

Monday afternoon my husband got a phone call from a friend that we do sub-contracting for with Verizon Wireless. Verizon has this trailer that they put together to send to disaster hit areas and it offers free charging, Internet access, and news information. It's a mobile hot spot. Well, they asked if Steve would go with it to Pennsylvania and set it up. This is the first one they have ever done so it's kind of a test pilot so to speak.

 

Well, I decided to go with him. We have done this once before but nothing came of it. We were only gone over night.  We left Monday at 3pm and drove to Pittsburgh and met the trailer and then drove another 2.5 hours to the town where Penn State is located to wait out the storm. We were in a hotel room and never had any bad weather. Just rain. So we waited around the next day for a phone call for direction in what to do. Tuesday around 12pm we received a call to head home so we headed home and only made it about 30 minutes down the road when we got another call and were told to go to New York. So we called looking for a room and there was nothing!! We finally found an Inn on the Pennsylvania state line in the Pocono mountains. It turned out to be a very nice place, very old and fancy! It is a wedding destination come to find out.
 

So after a good nights sleep in a country inn we were headed to Orangeburg New York. We got there and waited around for the call as to where we were to take the trailer. Finally about 11am we were told to head to West Long Branch New Jersey. So we headed that way. We ended up at Monmouth University in New Jersey, about a 1/2 mile from the ocean!
 

We spent all day Wednesday there and were not sure what we were going to do for a bed. There was no power around here and all the hotels within 2 hours were booked full.
 

A lady came to charge her phone and was so happy because she flew in from California last week to be with her 86 year old parents and she had no way of charging her phone or calling her husband and family at home and her parents needed their phone charged as well. We stood and talked a little bit about where we were from and that we were looking for a place to stay. She came back that day and said that her parents lived about a mile down the road and they had an apartment attached to their house and that we could have it if we wanted it. So we took her up on her offer.

They didn't have any heat so we hooked up one of our generators and warmed up their room and gave them some light. They were thrilled to say the least! They were interesting people. She had lots of makeup on, with large glasses and red lipstick! He was a plumber!
 

Then Thursday morning we went back to the college and set up and a nice man that works with Verizon brought us the most AMAZING bagels I have ever had!!!! Seriously they don't make bagels like that in Ohio!!!

Finally Thursday evening we were able to come home. We left the trailer in good hands and headed to Hershey Pennsylvania. We stayed there over night and let me tell you how wonderful the hotel felt! A comfy bed, clean room, and a hot shower! We didn't get to go into the Hershey factory but drove through town.

We did make a detour just on the other side of Wheeling West Virgina at the Cabela's store so that was a nice way to break up the trip home.

Let me tell you, there is NO place like home. especially when home has electricity and restaurants and GAS!! I'm so spoiled I know.

So that was last week and this week I am getting the laundry done ( so much for two people!) and doing everything that I didn't get done last week!

We never know what a day will bring. It's kind of exciting! Kind of...

Talk to you all soon. Have a great week!

P.S. Sorry this was so long and with no pictures! We forgot the camera!

Crash and Burn

Oh my, what a week! Our lap top that is only a year and half old took a CRASH!! Like the hard drive is gone!! It was making these really weird sounds like it was eating its self. Not good at all. So it is getting fixed and I am typing from work!

 

I didn't realize how much we used our computer!! What really stinks is that all the business records for the year were on there. Luckily my wonderful, smart husband backed the files up on a zip drive a few weeks ago so not all is lost!! Praise the Lord!

 

Fall is in full swing as you are probably aware of but I can't help but start to think about Christmas!! I am so excited to start my decorating! I have been thinking of ideas that I can't wait to try!

I know, one Holiday at a time!

 

My wonderful, smart, funny, and cute husband had a birthday yesterday! I made him a German Chocolate cake and it taste so good!! I can't wait to get home to have a piece! I am so thankful for my husband and the relationship that we have! He is my BEST friend! I love him so much!

 

We have been enjoying some of this lately. Nice cozy outdoor fires!

 

I am wishing you a wonderful Fall!!

 

Talk to you all soon.

 

P.S. I am loving Pinterest! Come check me out!!



Update on Life

Boy life has been busy!! We have been going non stop it seems since the beginning of September.

 We have had something every weekend. Good things but things non the less. We hosted a Fall party for our class last weekend. As well as Fall Festival at church. This past weekend we went to southern Ohio and rode four-wheelers and stayed in our friends cabin!

It was so fun and relaxing! We stopped at a little festival and I enjoyed some kettle corn and yummy BBQ! The weather was perfect!

We are hosting another fall party this weekend with a bon fire and hayride!

This is always a busy time of year but I enjoy it.

I am so thankful for the life that the Lord has given me!

I am so very very blessed. This past week I am especially thankful for a wonderful marriage. I love being married to my husband! We enjoy each other so much!

I am reading a great book by Elizabeth George called "A Woman after God's Own Heart".

I highly recommend it. I have read it before but just wanted to refresh myself in this area!

Even if you have a healthy marriage it is good to keep reminding yourself of what God has to say about this subject.

She has many more books that are very good!

This week looks like it will be a little slower in the evenings which will be nice.

I wish you all a wonderful week!

Fall Mantel

Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a good week. It has been kinda a rainy week here. It's been nice though. I woke up this morning to rain drops on the window.

The rain is so peaceful sometimes. It absolutely feels like fall! 

Last week I pulled my fall decorations out of the closet and gussied up the living room a little bit.

 

This is the coffee table center piece. The round wooden object is an old seed shaker. The bottom is wire mesh. The Fabric pumpkin I made last year. I have several that I have made over the last few years and I love them! 

This is the mantel. A large mirror in the back goes with a dresser that you will see. The wooden frame on the left I found at a barn sell it is empty but kind of looks like a mirror as well. The large W was a birthday present from my brother and SIL. The harvest time bunting I made last year out of burlap and jute. I just stenciled the letters on.

This is on the dining table. Two ironstone platters stacked with pine cones and a candle. Those are beans surrounding the candle, which by the way is mulled cider from Gold Canyon and smells delish!!!

I should have lit the candle it would hav emade a better picture.

This is the dresser I mentioned. It is full of fabric! And it makes a great place to display things.

The barn picture came from a garage sell this summer and here are some more fabric pumpkins!

Books I had and a church hymnal.

I love this little train depot. Its from the 1930's.

I made the wreath with burlap that I had. I wrapped it once tight and then went back around it loosely and twisted at the same time and hot glued as I went.

I used some of the old flatware that I have and made a rosette.

I was happy with how it turned out!

There is your peak around the house. I wish everyone a fabulous weekend and a fabulous Autumn!!

Surprise Party!!

Last time I talked about the Country Living Fair, well that was a full day and we didn't get home until 6pm.

When we got close to the driveway I noticed a lot of cars in my yard. I was trying to figure out what was going when I noticed that I was the only one who didn't know what was going on!

It turned out to be a Surprise Party for me!!! I turn 30 on the 30th and my Love wanted to throw me a party!! The month of September is so busy this was the only day that it would have worked.

It was a great surprise! I had no idea. If it had been closer to my birthday I would have been more suspicious!

I have such a thoughtful husband!

I am enjoying the last few days of my twenties!

8 Years!

This is a great day. Today is our 8th Anniversary! I can't believe it has been 8 years!

Time goes so fast and it has been so great!

 I love being married to this man. He is such a blessing to me and I LOVE living life with him!

 He is so kind and loving and so much FUN!!!

I love him soooo much!

Happy Anniversary to my Love!