weekending/Hello Monday

 

Happy Monday, friends! And happy Thanksgiving week! I can't believe the big day is almost here...I want time to just hover and move very slowly from now until Christmas day. I have #allthethings I want to talk about between now and then. 

How was your weekend? Mine was really good. It all kicked off with Dad on Friday—I went and picked him up and we came back to my house for lunch. I had made some taco soup, so we ate that and enjoyed the afternoon together. After I took him home, I went and picked up a pizza and some cheesy bread for the guys who were here, took an early shower and watched some episodes of the Gilmore Girls. Todd worked, and the others were in and out, but I went to bed early because I was so tired. I was also cold, which makes me super sleepy. I don't know if this is happening where you live, but it's been unseasonably cold here for two weeks now. I'm not complaining, I promise! Most of you know I love this time of year, even the short days and the wintry temps. It'll be warming up slightly this week, just five or so degrees, but I have enjoyed wearing sweaters, scarves, coats, vests and all the layers. I especially love it to be this cold during the holidays, because it makes everything feel more festive. 

One of my favorite things to do on weekends is to spend part of mornings getting caught up on my quiet time routines. I really try to not get behind, but it does happen occasionally. This was me either Friday or Saturday morning catching up on my daily chronological Bible reading. I'm loving reading Paul's letters! I love that little portion that I underlined about God knowing the intention of our hearts. I've been thinking of that a lot lately. 

I watched a Hallmark movie when I woke up early on Saturday.

This one was cute....not my favorite, but still pretty cute. I do like how the actors in the movie sort of made fun of Hallmark Christmas movies in this one. It was a clever story line, another one that's different from the usual. After this, I had my quiet time and then started on laundry. I spend half my life playing catch up it seems, but I don't mind. I actually really enjoy folding clothes! I got dressed for the day, then came downstairs to read as I waited on my mom and sister to come pick me up.

I know I just talked about how cold it is here, and it is, but I still sat outside for about ten minutes and read while I let the dogs roam around the backyard. It's good for my lungs to breathe in that cold fresh air! That's why I love cold weather—I breathe so much easier when it's like this. I have seasonal or situational asthma and do sometimes use inhalers to help me, if I need to. Mom and Trish picked me up soon after this, so we did our usual Saturday thing and ran errands together. We needed to go to Barnes and Noble, then we had lunch at a Mexican restaurant near there, and ended the day after a Target run. 

Lunch was just okay, even though it's a beautiful restaurant. Have you noticed that some restaurants now charge a fee for using a credit card? And they sometimes add a service fee, even if there are less than four of you? I do not love this and it makes me not want to return to this one in particular, especially because both Mom and Trish had to wait on their drinks to be refilled. I have such an issue with that and I think they do too. I feel like I'm going to choke if I eat food while not having a drink...I know that's probably psychological, but still. It wasn't even crowded and they had lots of staff there to work. I digress. (This is why it's best if I only go to places I know and love...I'm picky about service in the restaurant industry and prefer small and local restaurants. Also, I like a guarantee of good food.)

My hubby worked again that night when someone asked him to, so I stayed home and had leftovers for dinner. I finished my book, then I watched this adorable Lifetime movie. 

I love Sarah Drew! I highly recommend this one and it made me schedule more Lifetime movies to record. While I was doing that, Todd was doing this at work.

Nobody was harmed in this picture and because some of the woods also caught fire, he got to dust off his old firefighting skills and helped get it under control. (Did you know he used to be a volunteer firefighter? He went away to school for it and everything!) 

I had church on Sunday, and it was so good! I love it when our Pastor shares a Thanksgiving message. It's always very inspirational and thought provoking. At the risk of sounding vain, I really love what I wore to church, something I've never paired together before. *Please excuse the mirror that needs cleaning!

The cardigan thing (I have no idea what this is called) is wool and so warm and comfy. I paired it with that tan long sleeved shirt, black pants and my casual shoes, since I was just singing in the choir loft and not on stage. I felt warm and cozy, but also comfy. I love the necklace I wore with it too—it's big and clunky and worked great with the colors I had on. 

And, before church, I watched this movie.

Three Wise Men and a Baby. I loved that they played three brothers! It gave me all the warm fuzzies. 

After church, I ate lunch and read the best book, which I later finished that afternoon. Have you read anything from this author, Susan May Warren? She was new to me, but I think this book would make an excellent choice for a holiday book club. 

While I read, we had Cops on in the background and Todd cuddled with the pups.

It was an excellent weekend! I'm looking forward to a nice long break this week as well. I love lazy mornings at home, when I don't have to rush out the door. I anticipate lots of movie watching and lots of reading during the time off from work. I'm also looking forward to seeing my sister Lisa (she's the one whose house flooded while we were in the Cape Cod area this fall) who is here from Colorado, and my nephews and niece and her hubby and their four precious girls. We're going with them to our town tree lighting service on Tuesday, so I'll share about that on Wednesday. I hope you have a great day, friends! Thanks for reading my blog! Love to all. 

Linking up with Holly and Sarah for today's blog post.