Sunday, November 25, 2012

Decking the Halls

Thursday was a huge success! We spent the afternoon with Jeremy's family and the night with my family. There have been holidays in the past when having both families in town made things difficult. This year we were determined to make it a positive experience. We spread out the two dinners and were able to relax and enjoy ourselves without rushing to the next celebration.

On Friday, Jeremy worked his usual 24 hour shift at the fire station and I was looking forward to bringing out all of the Christmas decorations from the basement. I got a good start on all the decorating and thought I'd share a few pictures from my phone.




Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Thankful

I can hardly believe that the holiday season is upon us again. It has been years since I have blogged and decided I needed a fresh start. Thus, the new blog!

Life has changed so much and we have much to be grateful for this year. I want to reflect on a few of the "major" things that Jeremy and I are thankful for this year.

For the first time in our five years of marriage, we are both employed full-time. What an amazing blessing! We have prayed for this day for a long time and are very grateful to not only have full-time jobs, but to LOVE our jobs!

We are thankful for our health and the fact that we now have health insurance.

We are SO very thankful for our family. We are very lucky to live in the same small town as our immediate families. Sundays are "family day"s and we love the fact that we get to eat lunch and dinner with our families one day a week. Our parents could not be more supportive and we love them for it!

We are blessed with amazing friends and are looking forward to some much-needed friend time this weekend.

We are thankful for our home. Not long ago, we did not think we would be able to keep this house. We are beyond blessed to be able to come home to this beautiful house every day. 

I am beyond grateful to have Jeremy by my side. Our first five years of marriage have not been easy, but we are better off for it! I am so lucky to be married to my best friend. Life is good, and we are thankful.

We look forward to our national day of thanks tomorrow and hope that life finds you well.

From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!