Thanksgiving is first, but Christmas seems to be overshadowing it. The girls have had extra practices to get ready for Christmas performances. Yesterday they had one for 2 1/2 hours. That is crazy. I'm just glad I wasn't the one in charge of 25 girls from age 5-10. Aaron and I went to do some Christmas shopping and browsing since we were close to everything in American Fork. It was nice to have a couple hours without the kids.
We have reservations for dinner at Tucanos on Thanksgiving. I'm excited to try it there. Aaron is off but I work Thursday and Friday night. Aaron has a big group project due for his class this week so I think he'll be busy doing that on Friday. He had a good experience shadowing the nurse administrator at his hospital the other day. He was very complimentary of Aaron's job performance and work history and encouraged Aaron not to rule out management and administration as an option for his future career plans. That is great news. The fact that hospital administration knows who he is and that he is on their radar is exciting. I'm so proud of him.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Grateful
Gratitude is the theme of November, and I have so much to be grateful for. It is overwhelming when I really spend time thinking of all the wonderful people, experiences, blessings and things that I have in my life.
I love this quote from President Thomas S. Monson:
This is a wonderful time to be on earth. While there is much that is wrong in the world today, there are many things that are right and good. There are marriages that make it, parents who love their children and sacrifice for them, friends who care about us and help us, teachers who teach. Our lives are blessed in countless ways.
We can lift ourselves and others as well when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. Someone has said that "gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
Monday, November 07, 2011
33
It sounds kind of old. I don't really feel old. Except for when I talk about something that happened when I was a teenager - my knee surgery, for example - and I realize that was twenty years ago. Yikes.
This last week was really nice. I had 5 days off in a row, which gave me a chance to catch up on sleep and get some cleaning done. Monday was busy with Halloween parades, music class for the girls and trick-or-treating. Tuesday my friend from down the street took me to lunch for my birthday. Later that night she came over for our weekly movie night and girl talk. It's one of my favorite things! Wednesday was my birthday and Aaron took me out shopping while the girls were in school. We bought a couple Christmas presents for the girls and I picked out some shoes. When the girls were done with school we went up to Salt Lake for some more shopping and dinner. I found a coat that I've been looking for, so that was nice. We went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner and I was surprised to see my whole family there, that was fun. The wait was ridiculously long, but we stuck around anyways. The food was great and it was fun to hang out. It was a late night out but the girls were really good.
Thursday and Friday night I was back to work. I have been getting assignments with higher acuity the last couple months. I love my job and I am so grateful for it!
Saturday night we got a babysitter and went out with Brian and Wendy. They suggested Indian food. I am not super adventurous with my food choices and Aaron was worried I wouldn't like it, but I was willing to give it a try. We went to the Bombay House in Provo and I really enjoyed it. It was fun to do something different. We went to see Tower Heist after dinner and finished up with ice cream at Cold Stone. We don't do date nights like that very often, it was a nice treat!
It seems like life gets crazy busy with holiday stuff from Halloween on. We just got the girls' performance schedule for Christmas programs and they have some extra rehearsals the next several weeks. Thanksgiving is only 2 1/2 weeks away!
This last week was really nice. I had 5 days off in a row, which gave me a chance to catch up on sleep and get some cleaning done. Monday was busy with Halloween parades, music class for the girls and trick-or-treating. Tuesday my friend from down the street took me to lunch for my birthday. Later that night she came over for our weekly movie night and girl talk. It's one of my favorite things! Wednesday was my birthday and Aaron took me out shopping while the girls were in school. We bought a couple Christmas presents for the girls and I picked out some shoes. When the girls were done with school we went up to Salt Lake for some more shopping and dinner. I found a coat that I've been looking for, so that was nice. We went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner and I was surprised to see my whole family there, that was fun. The wait was ridiculously long, but we stuck around anyways. The food was great and it was fun to hang out. It was a late night out but the girls were really good.
Thursday and Friday night I was back to work. I have been getting assignments with higher acuity the last couple months. I love my job and I am so grateful for it!
Saturday night we got a babysitter and went out with Brian and Wendy. They suggested Indian food. I am not super adventurous with my food choices and Aaron was worried I wouldn't like it, but I was willing to give it a try. We went to the Bombay House in Provo and I really enjoyed it. It was fun to do something different. We went to see Tower Heist after dinner and finished up with ice cream at Cold Stone. We don't do date nights like that very often, it was a nice treat!
It seems like life gets crazy busy with holiday stuff from Halloween on. We just got the girls' performance schedule for Christmas programs and they have some extra rehearsals the next several weeks. Thanksgiving is only 2 1/2 weeks away!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)