Vacaaaaaaaaaaaation! Beautiful Blessings - 8/19/16

Vacaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaation! Squee!!! I can hardly wait! I'm soooooooo looking forward to it! Well, mostly. John leaves on Sunday for college for eons and eons (aka, the semester) and we leave for camping tomorrow. On the bright side, I'm excited to have a chance to wear clothes that AREN'T work clothes, yet when I packed, I couldn't remember how to! XD I'm an interesting conundrum ;) 

~ friends to talk to....and yell at....laugh with....cry to....and whatever emotional state I'm in

~ smiley face wars with said friends

~ packing up books to read, and activities to enjoy that I've been wanting to do!

~ happily enjoying the fact I've had my blog for 4 years, and haven't given up on it yet!

~ looking forward to seeing what adventures happen the next couple weeks....I can use some fun relaxing adventures! (if those two ideas go together lol!)

Now that I've rambled, I'm off to go pack some more....whoop-de-doo! lol!!!

Beautiful Blessings - 8/17/16

~ having my blog for 4 years

~ seeing how it's evolved and changed in the past few years

~ excitedly looking forward to see what I do the next few years

~ enjoying all the guest posts I've had to celebrate

~ ways God has used it to bless others

Beautiful Blessings - 8/16/16

 

(photo taken by my coworker)

~ the sound of pouring rain on the roof

~ coming out the front door at work to see a double rainbow - a much needed sign to have hope

~ the brilliant white of the cloud above me

~ the golden yellow sky behind me

~ seeing the day draw to a close in a fiery orange,

Beautiful Blessings - 8/15/16

~ eating swiss chard and thinking of my friend who is missing it right now

~ wishing I could be a kitty and live at the library

~ seeing beautiful pictures in a puddle

~ and seeing a completely different one from another angle

~ looking up to see rippled clouds in a blue sea

~ a sun dog - a tiny rainbow of hope

Beautiful Blessings - 8/14/16

~ perfectly spaced coffee to get through a long day

~ a cat nap before work

~ a beautiful sunset on our way to the store

~ having a blast shopping together (John & I) while he got things for college next weekend

~ ending out visit with peanut butter sandwiches

Beautiful Blessings - 8/13/16

~ shopping with Mom and finding a cute outfit

~ meeting her childhood friend in person

~ enjoying some Cafe Kubal...which wasn't made by me! XD (we serve Cafe Kubal coffee at work, so it was fun going to another Cafe Kubal establishment)

~ yummy homemade snow-cones on a humid sticky hot day

~ going to work and enjoying some other Cafe Kubal creations...I love their ginger lime syrup!

Beautiful Blessings - 8/12/16

~ going to the Zoo to see the new elephant pool

~ enjoying a snack of french fries while we wait the rain burst out

~ a special surprise of going out for lunch

~ getting a chance to watch the Olympics while we eat

~ a special necklace from John with my favorite verse on it...a very belated birthday present! ^-^

Beautiful Blessings - 8/11/16

~ calling up a friend to catch up

~ discovering there are kitties on her island

~ hearing a voice you haven't heard in a long time

~ seeing how big this world really is

~ grateful for friendships that are separated by hundreds of miles

Beautiful Blessings - 8/10/16

~ taking the kids to the Zoo to You program and having different animals at it than the one they went to a few weeks ago 

~ having John and Alexa over to help with the blog-iversary project

~ going out for ice cream with my family and them

~ a kitty proudly wearing a bow made by his girlie

~ teasing John just because

~ ending the night with A Ticket to Ride and losing horribly but having fun nonetheless

Beautiful Blessings - 8/9/16

~ having an amazing morning hanging out with Naomi!

~ enjoying tea and biscotti

~ deciding to descend upon John's house and spring a surprise visit

~ going birthday shopping with John for T-bug's upcoming birthday

~ working on the blog-iversary surprise with John

Beautiful Blessings - 8/8/16

~ modern medicine for asthma

~ being cured with a simple nap

~ Star Trek that makes everything better

~ understanding people who finish my shift

~ a refreshing shower

Beautiful Blessings - 8/7/16

~ waking up to sunlight out my window

~ cookies in Sunday School perfectly describing the ways God answers prayer

~ resting and blogging between church and work

~ having John with me when we went to prompt care for my asthma attack

~ ending the night with a grilled cheese for dinner

Beautiful Blessings - 8/6/16

~ being greeted by the library cat at the front desk

~ sunlight on the picture

~ going to work for the first time all week since I had to call in

~ the perfect card for a lovely friend

~ filled with peace as in Philippians 4:6-7

Beautiful Blessings - 6/5/16

~ finding a rainbow on my cup

~ getting antibiotics for bronchitis

~ chatting with a friend throughout the whole day

~ a much-needed quiet night at home

~ a kitty happily joining me in that!

Beautiful Blessings - 8/4/16

~ on the upswing except for my cough

~ ballooning our friend's front door to wish him a happy birthday (it was a surprise!!)

~ visiting a friend at work

~ splurging to bless others just cause you love them

~ fighting with T-bug over John

~ eating dinner by the lake with my family

~ and enjoying the view with John

~ cute coasters to add to my hope chest that John and I found on a date to Walmart for cat food XD (we go on very exciting dates lol!)

~ knowing no matter what, God is good, faithful, loving, and just!

Beautiful Blessings - 8/3/16

~ going to craft time at the library with the kids

~ seeing them have fun playing with partial decks of cards

~ a boyfriend who will do your chores so you can take a nap just because he loves you ;~)

~ teaching him Clock Solitaire

~ ending up at the playground on a walk together so I can swing

Beautiful Blessings - 8/2/16

~ watching Sarah, Plain and Tall

~ watching Finding Nemo for the first time in 7 years

~ a day to recouperate

~ teaching myself Clock Solitaire

~ good progress made on my knitting project...like GOOD progress XD

Beautiful Blessings - 8/1/16

~ movie night with Mom

~ quoting Princess Bride the whole time

~ movie day with my sisters while down with a migraine

~ homemade tortilla chips for a midnight snack

~ unexpected phone call from a best friend to see how I'm feeling :~)

Beautiful Blessings - 7/31/16

~ spending the day with my birthday boy :~D

~ finding the perfect presents

~ a tie pin or lapel pin (which ever strikes his fancy) with his initials for his suit jacket

~ a key-chain that says "I love you to the moon and back" (just like the necklace he gave me for Christmas)

~ a clock made from an old computer piece for his desk (he is into computers)

~ Star Wars chess for my Star Wars nerd ;~)

~ finding an ironic card in the store when we went out to get a birthday cake

~ having a wonderful day together!

Beautiful Blessings - 7/30/16

~ finding the perfect cards for birthdays and just cause

~ finding the perfect trail to hike

~ finding the biggest leaf we could today

~ finding abstract scuplture on the trail

~ finding at least 35 frogs in the pond

~ finding friends to talk to and make you laugh

~ finding friends to talk on the phone and encourage you

~ finding the perfect boyfriend who comes over and lets you cry

~ finding that the same boyfriend is great at scooping much needed ice cream

~ finding blessings even when life feels blue <3

God is good :~)