Thankful.

.An amazing husband who gets me.

.Movie theater popcorn.

.Our church.

.Dove dark chocolate with caramel.

.Penguins.

.The beauty of the ocean.

.Debt-free.

.The mercy and forgiveness of Christ.

.Sushi.

.My little black dress.

.Supportive and loving family and friends.

.Hawaii.

.Country music.

.Money in the bank.

.Wine.

.The ability to run, walk, see, hear, touch, and taste.

.A happy childhood.

.Coffee.

.Disney movies.

.A roof over my head.

.Blogger.

.Jeans that fit just right.

.HGTV.

.Lazy days and date nights.

.Laughter.

.My dream wedding.

.Flip flop weather.

.My job.

.French fries and ranch dressing.

.Unconditional love.

Weekend & POM.

Garth and I had a great weekend. Friday nights have become our movie nights and I'm loving it. Garth made yummy chicken and edamame and then for dessert he made homemade hot chocolate and it was amazing. We watched Up and Star Trek. I L.O.V.E.D Up so much! It was sad, but the message was excellent and I laughed so much. Star Trek was better than expected considering I had no desire to see it in the first place.
Saturday Garth and I went to visit some friends and have lunch and watch U of M get beat by Ohio State. After the game we went to a winery in Ann Arbor and then to a brewery for dinner. I had a chocolate stout, but found out that did not mean the beer would taste like chocolate - much to my disappointment. But the tofu pizza I had was incredible! After dinner we went to hang out with my family for dessert. It was a great day!
Sunday we went to church and then came home and were super lazy all day watching football and reading. I love lazy Sundays!
In other news, the lovely people at POM sent me a few of their iced coffees to try out. I really enjoyed all the flavors, especially the vanilla. The coffee was so creamy and delicious, but what I liked most about the drink was that it was fat free and had over 10 grams of protein. It was the perfect afternoon snack to wake me up and keep me satisfied until dinner. Two thumbs WAY up for this!

Case of the Mondays.

Due to staying up way past my bedtime to watch the American Music Awards I overslept this morning and didn't have time to work out. I rushed to work to prepare for a meeting I was catering and somehow managed to drop a can of Coke on the floor, causing it to spray all over me and leak all over the floor.
Now I am sticky, tired, and ready for this Monday to end. Good thing it's a short week!

Small Group Update.

Last night we had our first meeting with our small group. If you don't know how we got into this small group read this. We met at Max and Erma's for dinner with the other couples and they are so sweet, friendly, and kind. They are young, happily married people like us and we have a lot in common. There was never a lull in conversation because the conversation just flowed naturally, and when the other couples asked for ranch with their fries I knew it was meant to be.

After dinner we went to church together. It was cute because they had us sit in the middle so as not to feel left out. We talked all the way to the start of the service, and then afterwards we were in the lobby talking so more. We arranged for our next small group meeting, the Wednesday after Thanksgiving, and found out we would be studying 1 Peter. Overall, it was a very successful night and we are looking forward to seeing them again soon.

Alright.

I don't need no five star reservations
I got spaghetti and a cheap bottle of wine

I don't need no concert in the city

I got a stereo and the best of Patsy Cline
Ain't got no caviar, no Dom Perignon
But as far as I can see I got everything I need

'Cause I got a roof over my head

The woman I love layin' in my bedAnd it's alright, alright
I got shoes under my feet

Forever in her eyes staring back at me

And it's alright, alright

Maybe later on we'll walk down to the river
Lay on a blanket and stare up at the moon

It may not be no French Riviera

But it's all the same to me as long as I'm with you

May be a simple life but that's okay, yeah

If you ask me baby I think I got it made

Yeah, I got all I need

And it's alright by me

"Alright" by Darius Rucker

Germaphobe.

Confession - I am a germaphobe. Ever since I watched this episode of 20/20 that stated the toilet is usually cleaner than the kitchen counterI was disturbed and mortified. And then I saw a woman not wash her hands after using the restroom and touch the door handle I was going to have to touch. Ew, ew, ew.

Now I'm the girl who carries mini Purell in her purse and uses it everytime I touch a door handle or grab a shopping cart. I'm even the girl who avoids the hand shakers at church.

We were leaving a restaurant last week and I whipped out my Purell after touching the door handle and Garth asked what I was doing. I explained this quirk of mine to which he replied, "I would like some too." I gave him some as we walked across the road to the grocery store and as we were leaving Garth said, "I need Purell now." Oh, what have I done? I created a monster.

Weekend Rewind.

Friday night we had a movie night with Ugly Truth and Pelham 123. I do not recommend either movie, but it was still a relaxing night. Saturday was such a beautiful day, so we decided to go to the park for a nice hike.Afterward we went out to lunch at our favorite sushi restaurant and then over to my parents' house for dinner.We had a great time hanging out, playing cards and eating good food. Sunday we went to church and out to the best Mexican restaurant for lunch, just the usual Sunday ritual. Then we went over to visit with Garth's family and had a nice time catching up and eating yummy food. It was a great weekend filled with lots of our favorite people. And, as always, it ended too soon.