Happy Valentines Day

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband. He knows just how to make me feel loved. I woke up Saturday morning to breakfast in bed. Yummy Blueberry Belgian Waffles and OJ. And then when I went downstairs he had this beautiful flower arrangement on the table. With cards from him and all my "kids". Plus a cute little musical bear. He knows how much I love Gerber Daisy's (we had them in our wedding) and I loved the unique one in front that was both yellow & red. I hadn't ever seen one like that before. We had a wonderful day! We went to a late lunch/early dinner at Red Robin (trying to avoid the crowd... didn't really work). After dinner we went home to watch the movies I had rented (Fireproof & Madagascar II). Fireproof was pretty good... A little stressful in the beginning because of how mean they were to each other. But had a good message & ending. And we loved the original Madagascar and I was excited to see the sequel. It was really good! Don thought it was even better than the original! We liked it so much we watched it again on Sunday. I guess we are just big kids at heart. I can't wait to watch these types of movies with our daughter!

Thankful Thursdays

I got this idea (Thankful Thursdays) from a fellow blogger. I have also been doing some reading about the secret behind joyful people. It seems joyful people concentrate on the things they are thankful for in their lives rather than focusing on the problems and disappointments. What great advice. I bought the plaque above at a christmas bazaar last year. My mom an I went to see my sister who lives about 1 hour away. It was such a fun day... we went to several bazaars and had lunch and just had some fun girl time! When I saw this plaque I though it was a perfect reminder to remember there is always something to be thankful for. Even when things in your life aren't going the way you want them to.

The funny thing is... I was sitting on my couch this last Sunday and I looked at the plaque and read it. And I was surprised to see the word "Always" written on it twice. Who added the second "always"??????? I could swear when I bought this plaque it didn't have the word "always" twice in a row!!!!!!!! When my hubby got home I asked him and he said the same thing. It was a little freakie. It's funny what your mind thinks. Did someone change it??? That is impossible! Is it a sign that I'm not being thankful (because lately I've been focusing on what I don't have rather than being thankful for what I do). Is God trying to make a point with me??? Well, we'll never know! I guess I'll just remember to be thankful!