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| The Fab-4 ~ lined up in order of birth. And right behind us is portraits from several years back. :) |
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| Lots of yummy Thanksgiving food at my parents house ~ there were 12 people gathered around the table this year. |
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| Opening birthday gifts :) |
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| Family :) |
Saturday, November 26, 2011
A Fabulous Birthday & Thanksgiving!!!
We had a family-filled Thanksgiving with lots and lots of yummy food and sweet fellowship!! AND the day before that was my birthday ~ Tony surprised with a super special date night in Raleigh and the Forks Over Knives cookbook. :) Family gifted me perfectly ~ a pretty necklace / earring set, soft pleather purse, cute turkey photo holder, new fuzzy boots, delicate trench coat, handmade sisterly-love photo frame, organic dark chocolate, and a very pretty mirrored jewelry box all from the people I love LOTS & LOTS!! Oh, and we can't forget my annual ho-ho cake made by my mommy!! :)
27 Birthday Goals
27 birthday goals to accomplish before my 28th birthday, in no particular order!!! :)
1. Make this pretty pretty sparkler hat just for me!!
2. Create DIY home decor with my love **
3. Have a couple photo shoot with lots of balloons
4. Prepare all 125 recipes from The Forks Over Knives cookbook!! *
5. Find a pretty sparkly case for my phone **
6. Try lots of new hairstyles **
7. Lord willing, become a mommy ...
8. ... and create a super special baby room
9. Host a crafty party for some girlfriends
10. Crochet three more blankets by Christmas 2011 **
11. Lots and lots and lots of date nights **
12. Make a new keychain
13. Complete Tony's childhood scrapbook
14. Sister / Mommy time for sure **
15. Read lots and lots **
16. Crochet something challenging (TBD) **
17. Listen to all of the Narnia audio drama from Focus on the Family
18. Devotions with Dabney throughout the year
19. Create a playlist filled with songs that make me happy
20. Stand up paddle board or kayak in the sound
21. Extend lots of hospitality **
22. Test the claims of a satin pillow
23. Cut my own hair all year long **
24. Be a more consistent pen-pal **
25. Advance my nutritional knowledge **
26. Hold a plank for 3 minutes
27. Simplify (aka purge) our closets *
Wa-la!! Let's see how many I can cross off during my 27th year of life. :)
** completed
* partially completed
Monday, November 21, 2011
26 Birthday Goals (wrap-up)
Last year I wrote my first-ever birthday goal list ~ 26 things to accomplish during my 26th year of life! I enjoyed glancing at this list throughout the year and making a point to cross things off. It's just one more thing that reminds me to take joy in all the little things that make up life. All grace-gifts from a God who loves me lots. It definitely inspired me to do things that I may have otherwise put off. In just a couple days from now, the clock of my 26th year will strike twelve and I will be 27 years old. Here's a wrap-up of all the goals I accomplished this year :::::
1. Turn our home into a winter wonderland for Christmas 2010
2. Plan something super special for our 100th month of togetherness {May 12, 2011} ~ life was crazy busy during that season filled with school work, but that Saturday we spent the day at Atlantic Beach. The drive was loooong. We sang songs, talked, danced, listened to sermon jams. I crocheted along the way. We watched the surf competition for a bit, enjoyed some yummy mexican food for supper. The we spread a blanket out on the beach & enjoyed some drinks; took in the joy of the scenery that surrounded us. A cloudy sky, the many granules of sand, the sounds of ocean waves. A sweet mom cuddling her baby close and singing lullabyes to him, while the husband and little sister played in the water. We laid there & talked. Then we ordered red eyes at an espresso shop and with cups in hand took a short walk through a water/forest preserve.
3. Read classics from JR Miller & Charles Dickens ~ I completed :: A Christmas Carol :: A Gentle Heart :: The Best Things in Life :: Secrets of a Beautiful Life :: Things to Live For :: Christmas Making
4. Write a goal list for the Christmas 2010 season!!
6. Grow in my nutritional knowledge ~ I feel like I've made great strides this year!!! Some key players in this are the ToneItUp girls, booty calls with my sister, and most recently the eye-opening documentary, Forks Over Knives, and lots of health-minded books from the library. :)
1. Turn our home into a winter wonderland for Christmas 2010
2. Plan something super special for our 100th month of togetherness {May 12, 2011} ~ life was crazy busy during that season filled with school work, but that Saturday we spent the day at Atlantic Beach. The drive was loooong. We sang songs, talked, danced, listened to sermon jams. I crocheted along the way. We watched the surf competition for a bit, enjoyed some yummy mexican food for supper. The we spread a blanket out on the beach & enjoyed some drinks; took in the joy of the scenery that surrounded us. A cloudy sky, the many granules of sand, the sounds of ocean waves. A sweet mom cuddling her baby close and singing lullabyes to him, while the husband and little sister played in the water. We laid there & talked. Then we ordered red eyes at an espresso shop and with cups in hand took a short walk through a water/forest preserve.
4. Write a goal list for the Christmas 2010 season!!
6. Grow in my nutritional knowledge ~ I feel like I've made great strides this year!!! Some key players in this are the ToneItUp girls, booty calls with my sister, and most recently the eye-opening documentary, Forks Over Knives, and lots of health-minded books from the library. :)
9. Complete my first crocheted purse
10. Paint a large sunshiney canvas for the laundry room ~ these have made our laundry room all the more cheerful. Still need to take the final shots!!
12. Make something lovely with knitting needles
15. Grow a pretty little garden
16. Eat at Macaroni Grille with my Tony ~ it has become one of our favorites & we even had a little graduation celebration there with some super sweet friends!! These shots are from our first date there, while waiting for our buzzer to go off; we took lots of goofy pictures to pass the time. :)
17. Blog, blog, blog throughout the year ~ yep!!
20. Buy more pretty dresses ~ yay!!
21. Enjoy my free meal from IHOP
23. Super fun vacation!!! A trip to the outer banks to celebrate 6 years of marriage!! :)
