I'm Thankful for Leggings

I would feel morally remiss if I didn't take a minute on this wonderful Thanksgiving Day to make a quick list of things I'm especially thankful for.

My incredible husband

My wonderful family. Immediate, extended and in-laws. Each of them.

My mawwiage. It's awesome. and fun. everyday.

My friends. I love them

The gospel. I'd be lost without it

This country. I am thankful everyday to live in such an amazing land.

My house. My home. 

Food to eat on my table and clean water to drink.We often take it for granted

My neverending college education

My kindle. It keeps me sane

Good Music. it also keeps me sane

Is it acceptable to be thankful for my Macbook? Because I am

A cozy bed covered in a homemade quilt to sleep in at night.

E-mails from loved ones

Sweet cards from my mom in the mail.

Photography. especially my dad's.

The military

Animal Planet and National Geographic.

Puppies. Mostly animals in general

Good Humor.

Quilts.

My car, the Maxi, for still goin' strong.

Leggings. Bless you for being the most comfortable clothing on the face of the earth.

Love.

Hugs and kisses from my hubs.

My parents. again.

My husband. again.

My brothers. again

....oh. and Texas:)

Happy Thanksgiving

Life Lessons

 Not even sure where I found this treasure but I liked it and I'm all about sharing the wealth

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s - Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did in 2009.
7. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
8. Sleep for 7 hours.
9. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
10. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
11. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
12. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.
13. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
14. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
15. Dream more while you are awake.
16. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
17. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
18. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
19. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
20. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
21. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
22. Smile and laugh more.
23. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:
24. Call your family often.
25. Each day give something good to others.
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
28. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
31. Do the right thing!
32. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
33. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35. The best is yet to come.
36. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

1 Year Down

On Saturday, Chris and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary! Can you believe it's already been a year?! It went by so fast! How does that happen? Time flies when you're having fun? Well, initially we didn't really have any big plans (because we still consider ourselves poor newlyweds and probably will continue to call ourselves such until further notice) but when I won Taylor Swift tickets in Houston a few days before we I knew exactly what we would be doing to celebrate our anniversary. I have never ever won anything in my life and then I wont tickets to the ONE concert I was dying to go to! And we got to go for free?  Can you say perfect? Done deal. Let the drive to Houston begin.

So we began the day with Chris going in to work for a couple of hours before we had to leave, so while he was gone I put balloons with little love notes on each one and put them on the bed for when he came home. (thanks for that idea pinterest!)

Then we drove to Houston to enjoy a little free dinner at Berryhill and then move on to our free T.Swift concert.... (oh don't mind us) 

We decided to stay at the Inn at the Ballpark that is right across the street from Minute Maid stadium so we wouldn't have to worry about walking/driving after the concert. The hotel was glorious! Everything had a vintage  baseball theme and it was just so cute and perfect!  Could this day have gotten any better? The answer is yes. Because when we walked across the street to the concert and found our seats, don't worry that we had probably some of the BEST seats you could have gotten. NOW could this have gotten any better? Probably not.
So for 2 1/2 hours  we I jammed out to all of the songs while she put on an incredible show! Chris was happily singing along to the songs he has heard me play on repeat close to every day at home.

Yall, it was seriously like a broadway production. 

As in, prima ballerinas, acrobats, orchestras, dancers, props, you name it she had it. We loved every minute of it. Really, we did. Especially at the end when Nelly came out and they rapped together! I cannot even describe to you how amazing she was in concert and I was so happy to be able to incorporate Taylor Swift into our anniversary.... A day of Chris Morris and Taylor Swift? I'll take it!

Happy 1 year anniversary to the best husband in the world!!! 1 year down, forever to go!