10 things i LOVE
* God
* My husband
* Family
* Best Friends
* Christmas
* Movies
* Fall
* The color Red
* Weddings
* Italian Food

10 things i HATE
* Snakes
* Spiders
* Being Interrupted/Interrupting people (I try not to)
* When people don't answer their phones -- really what's the point to have one?
* Baby's crying in Restaurant's/Movies/Performances/Weddings
* Rap Music
* Ignorance
* Lying
* Mean Sylar (I want good Sylar back)
* Judgmental people

10 things i LIKE
* Back Rubs
* Flip Flops
* State Fair
* Sleep
* Eye Brow Waxes
* My job
* Cooking for Joseph
* Family gatherings
* Cute babies and the baby dedication days at church
* Decorating for Christmas

10 things i DISLIKE
* People who talk during movies!!!!!
* Watching some sports
* Not having enough money for all the things I want
* Bugs/Insects
* When people forget important things I tell them
* The cat giving me sinus problems
* Working out
* Mustard
* When people talk during the offertory
* Getting up for work

Christmas is my favorite time of the year

I love Christmas. I know a lot of people love Christmas, so I guess it shouldn't be that special to me, but it is. Last year, I wasn't really in the Christmas mood, I can't really explain it....that's just how it was. I didn't even decorate my apartment last year...how sad is that. However, this year I am very excited about Christmas because I am involved in our church's pageant, my family is coming here for the special day and it's mine and Joseph's first Christmas as a married couple.

So, about two months ago, I saw this sign for "Texas' #1 Christmas Store" - I got very excited and said that I wanted to go there the day after Thanksgiving. Mom and I made plans and that is exactly what we decided to do....I had birthday money burning in my wallet and I was ready. Well, we got there and it was beautiful, overwhelming, packed full, crowded and more importantly over priced...so needless to say...I was a bit disappointed. We didn't stay long and decided to go somewhere else. Mom suggested we stop at Garden Ridge...I have never been to Garden Ridge and I will tell you this...I will be going back! They had a lot to choose from and great prices...I stocked up. I got so excited that I decorated on Saturday...so yes, our house is fully decorated for this Christmas season and I love to look at our Christmas tree all lit up every night. I also can't wait to share it with family when they come for this wonderful holiday!

To me the most important parts of Christmas are of course, that we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and that we get to spend that time with family and friends. It's not really about the gifts, decorating or 24 hour Christmas music. Those are just things that get us in the "jolly" mood, but it's a feeling of pure comfort and peace when you are nearest to those that you love.

A little bit about the pageant. I believe our church has really latched onto something that shows the love, compassion and grace of our Lord and the plan He had for Mary and Joseph and for all of man kind. At this time of year, people are so open to hearing this story and I believe our church has a great way of expressing the gospel in such a way that people can relate to the wonderful words of God. I am so happy that I get to be a part of such a wonderful thing. I pray that many lives are touched and that seeds are planted in the hearts of those people. If you can come - it's not something to be missed. See my post below for more info.

That's all I have right now. If I remember, I might post some pictures later tonight of our decor.

Christmas Pageant

I'm not really sure how many people look at my blog - but if you are looking at this and you are going to be in the DFW area from December 12 - 15, make plans to go to the Duncanville's First Baptist Church Annual Christmas Pageant called Let There Be Light. I promise - you will not be disappointed. The website is http://www.dallaschristmascelebration.com/ to learn more.

Home Projects

Home projects are fun!

That's all for now!

YAY - PRAISE THE LORD!

We had our garage sale on Saturday and it was very successful, except that no one wanted to buy (or take) our 17 year old broken TV - go figure ;) There were a couple of other small pieces of furniture that didn't sell so, my wonderful father-in-law (Ed) said that he would take everything to his shop and give it the "Sylvan Treatment". He works on Sylvan Avenue close to down town Dallas and there is A LOT of traffic on that street, anyway....long story short...anytime he puts "items" on the corner of the street - they are taken away by --- whomever---. He put our stuff out there this morning and it is now 1:40 p.m. and everything is gone!!!!!!! I am so happy to be rid of all our junk and I hope others get use out of our junk! I'm really excited - if you can't tell.

I came across an article on apartment therapy about houses that were designed for the owners to excersise doing their daily activities and I thought it was very interesting. Here are just a few.

I like this tree house with all of it's different levels - very Swiss Family Robinson.

This takes on a whole new meaning for "I like to ski"

I thought this was clever. Speed/motor boats are not allowed on this lake so you have to row from shore to the island.

I really like this one because it seems like it is a little more practical. I find that it would be feasible to actually do that to a wall in a game room.

Good ideas!

Haunted MAIZE and some female fun!

I just want to start off by saying that I am so grateful that Joseph understands that I need to have some time with the girls every once in a while!

So this past weekend a group of about 8 of us drove to Shreveport, LA to stay in a hotel for the weekend, do some shopping at the boardwalk, eat good food and most importantly go to a CORN MAIZE that was partly haunted!

Oh, there was too much fun to be had! On Friday night, way we stopped on the way in Canton, TX to eat dinner. There Sandi and I decided that we should all play a game that LeeAnn taught us. It doesn't have a "name", but basically it goes like this -- you couldn't say the name of the town you live in at all during the weekend, you couldn't say any party of the town name (i.e. - I live in Cedar Hill, so I couldn't say Cedar -- or Hill or Cedar Hill). If we did this we had to stand up where ever we were (except in the car) and sing "I'm a Little Tea Pot" with all of the hand motions! Sherry (mom in law) was the first one to say it at the restaurant in Canton. She was caught off guard and she was a little embarrassed, but she still stood up proud and sang it loud! I got caught myself a few times over the course of the weekend! Oh, so much fun and laughter!

On Saturday, we went to a place in Shreveport called Norton's Art Gallery which is known for it's beautiful grounds. And they were at that! We had some good times taking pictures, laughing and singing "I'm a Little Tea Pot"! (pictures to come later - hopefully). After that we went to the Boardwalk for lunch and shopping. It is a really neat outdoor type mall. After a nap back at the hotel we drove to Gilliam, LA and had dinner at the Main Street Restaurant owned by a friend that Sandi new in high school. From there we drove to Dixie, LA and went to the MAIZE.

The maze was divided into 3 different Phases. The first two weren't haunted at all...you just got really lost and turned around. The 3rd phase was SCARY. We screamed and laughed so much. Then we waited in a line for the HAUNTED TRAIL. They drove us to the back of the property where they had a pretty scary trail for us to go on. It was more scary than the maze! The travel and money spent on this trip was worth it because we had so much fun together and the MAIZE was awesome! I highly recommend it.

That's about it. We didn't sleep much and we lived to tell about it!

Hopefully I'll get some pictures to put up here soon.

Love to all.