Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful...
* I can trust my worries about the future (or anything else) to God, who is control of it all
* My house smells like fresh Banana Bread
* We are going to friends for Dinner tonight so I don't need to make Dinner =)
* It is a beautiful, sunny day and I got to work in the yard
* Even tho I didn't get all the work on my list done today I got some extras done
* I have a nice, organized fridge freezer again
* That it is just one more day til the weekend!!

Weekend Getaway

 This last weekend we ran off to San Diego to take a little break and relax! We hadn't really done anything yet for our 2 anniversary either! Also went to go see the Grandparents who where there! We left first thing Friday morning and went to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Toured around there, watched a couple of Imaxes, and walked the beautiful grounds of Balboa Park where the science center was located. Went on a harbor cruise in the afternoon and ate Dinner at an Italian restaurant that was right on the waters edge!
 Saturday we went to the San Diego Zoo and then in the afternoon we went for a walk a long the ocean at  Mission Beach! Got to Grandpa's in time to go have Dinner with them. Spent the evening relaxing with them and playing games in our hotel room.
 After breakfast on Sunday we visited in their room for a while and the took them across Coronado Bridge and to Imperial Beach where, even tho it was really windy, we got out for abit! Went back to hotel and had Lunch with them yet and then left! We had planned on coming right home, however, we had a bad tire so got that changed and then headed home! Drove thru some awesome mountains that where half hidden behind mist an rain! Was beautiful!!
 Was so good to just relax again and also to see Grandpa's! Now it is back to work tho..

Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful...

*For a warm, sunny day
*That I got all my cleaning, office work etc. done for the week
*I am done my house jobs for another 2 weeks
*That Hubby has a good job (even tho he has to work late sometimes..)
*(And excited!!) That we are leaving first thing tomorrow morning and are going to San Diego for the weekend!!
*That our car is working fine (there is a bit of a story behind this one!)
*That this busy day is winding down
*For this good life..

A Breakfast Idea

Here is a breakfast idea for you all! Actually it is yummy any time of the day!=)  It's called  cinnamon-roll-cake and it's real simple ,too ,which is always a bonus! Enjoy!!

*While you are checking out this cake recipe check out the other recipes on her blog! I love the ones I have tried and have lots I want to try yet!

A (Sort of) Wintry Day

I have been craving a rainy day for about the last year!! Ok so maybe not QUITE a year but at least 6 months! Last night I awoke to the beautiful sound of rain! So I thought "Good! Maybe Sunday will be a nice rainy day and after church we can come home and I can sit in a big comfy chair with a cozy blanket,a latte (or some other equally good hot drink) and read a book!" However, by the time we got up it looked like I was out of luck since the rain looked like it was over.. So, after going to church, and receiving a blessing there, we came home for a lunch of leftovers! ( Exciting, huh?BTW my hubby is NOT a fussy eater!Thankfully!=] ) By the time we had finished eating it had clouded over again, the wind picked up and it started to RAIN!! It absolutely poured for awhile and did some drizzling too and then it started sleeting! Our back yard turned white!! Could about have imagined it was snow!! Kind of cool when the only way to see snow is to drive bout 2 hours to the mountains! Mom, what do you think of your "Southern"" daughter?!lol  So, to make a long story short it rained off and on all afternoon and I sat in my chair with a cozy blanket, a home-made latte and my book! I loved  it!!(If you are wondering what Hubby did... He sat around too!!lol) We both had a relaxing day!Maybe my rainy day craving will be satisfied for a while now!! How did you all spend your Sunday?!

A Birthday Party

Today I had 7 ladies over for a good friend and cousins(same person!) birthday party! T turns 30 this next week so wanted to do something special for her! They all came for a 12:00 lunch. One of my friends helped me and we served Chicken Walnut Salad sandwiches on Molasses Oatmeal bread, Pina Colada fruit salad and Sun Chips for main course. Dessert was Mini Oreo Cheesecakes (baked) decorated with a dollap of whipped cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce and had a mini Oreo stuck in the cream! For the beverage my friend made Raspberry Lemonade! Was a beautiful day so we set the table up on the back patio! Decorated with coordinating purple and aqua plates,napkins, tablecloths, etc! We had T sit on a black&white chair and tied coordinating purple and aqua balloons to it!  T got some lovely gifts!! An enjoyable time was had by all!!

One Year!!

 Yes today is a year since we moved! Seems like time has totally flown by! Sometimes one wishes we could grab onto time and slow it down just a little... We do love it here tho an this place feels a lot like home already!
 As far as weather goes, now we have been thru a whole year of different weather! I have decided that spring is my favorite!=) Right now the bougainvilleas are in full bloom and are vivid colors of hot pink and a lighter pink and even a few orange! Also the fruit trees are just starting to bloom and I think that has got to be about one of the best smells!! Sometimes when I go outside I could just stand and take deep breaths and inhale all of that smell I can! It is a slightly sweet smell and is just strong enough I can smell it when I go for my walk, when I am in the backyard, bout anywhere I go!! It is not an over-powering smell at all tho! Guess you will just need to come and smell it for your selves!=)