Thanksgiving Day

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving lunch at my mom's yesterday.  It was great to spend the day with family and eat lots of yummy food!  We all have so much to be thankful for!  It was a great day!

My sweet family.

Charlotte loves Aunt Dana.

I cannot believe how big she is getting!  

Love my sweet little girl!

Hanging out with Uncle John and Cousin Chloe.

Charlotte blowing out candles with my step-dad for his 60th birthday!  It was a yummy carrot cake!

A Busy Week...

It's been a very busy week and I think this is probably just the beginning as we approach the holidays. Ok, so last weekend we had a little dinner party with our neighbors which consisted of homemade pizza, wine, pumpkin bread, and lots of great conversation. Sorry, no photos I was just too busy. Sunday we headed to my in-law's for dinner and an early birthday celebration for my husband. Monday my husband had the day off (federal holiday). We ran errands all day long. Tuesday was a catch-up day for me, more errands and another little early birthday celebration with just the three of us at home. Wednesday my husband's actual birthday! After Charlotte's gymnastics class I headed to Charlotte to join my husband overnight as he was working in Charlotte for two days. Miss Charlotte stayed home with my mom. It was nice to have a little mid-week break. We celebrated (just the two of us) at Capital Grille for a nice birthday dinner. On Thursday I did some shopping and found a new TV unit at Ikea that I just love!

After a busy week we are having a relaxing weekend at home!

Charlotte and daddy ready for birthday cake!

Gorgeous Fall foliage out our hotel window.

And my violas are loving the warm and sunny weather today!

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Happy "One" Year Blog Anniversary

I totally missed my blog anniversary.  Oh well, I've been busy.  I am so glad I started this blog a year ago.  I love blogging and commenting on blogs (when I have the time!).  It's a great way to be heard, connect with others, and get feedback.  I have made so many new friends through blogging.  Anyway, blogging simply makes me happy!  

Thanks for being here everyone!  I appreciate and read each and every comment!

Oh, and here is the link to my first post where it all started.

Image found here.

The Weekend...Random Post

We had a nice relaxing weekend!  My husband and I went out for a date night on Friday night at our favorite local Thai restaurant followed by coffee at Starbucks!  I love date nights!!

A new Fall candle and garland for the mantle.  I especially love candles around the holidays!

A nice glass of organic red wine on a cold Saturday evening.

And the most delicious pumpkin chocolate chip bread I have ever made.  We have friends coming over for dinner on Saturday night and I will definitely be serving this for dessert, recipe found here.

Oh, and we decided on a new car.  We went with the Subaru Outback Wagon in Graphite Gray and I love it!

Our Little Ballerina

We headed over to my mom's for dinner last night and an evening of trick-or-treating.  Charlotte had a blast and really enjoyed Halloween this year.  My mom had lots of kids last night and Charlotte loved helping handout candy.  It was a fun evening!

Our ballerina ready for trick-or-treating!