Reflecting

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Happy Day after Thanksgiving.  I am sitting in the quiet of my house recovering from too much turkey and a VERY late night with family.  Yesterday was a wonderful day, and I am blessed beyond measure, but I am happy for a moment of quiet.  Rather than featuring a "Black Friday Shopping Guide" today, I thought I would take a moment to take a little "inventory" of life.  I saw this list several months ago on Sydney's blog, and thought it was a perfect way to memorialize otherwise fleeting times and thoughts.  

Making: nothing right now.  I just finished several house projects in anticipation of Thanksgiving, and I'm sure some Christmas DIYs will be coming soon.

Cooking: nothing.  I'm recovering from an overload of Thanksgiving treats.  When I end the boycott, I envision new, healthy dishes featuring our greens from Black Hog Farm.

Drinking: blonde coffee with a little skim milk.  

Reading: Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen (my least favorite of her novels.)  About to start Dan Brown's Inferno.

Wanting: a sectional for our Florida room, a new washer and dryer, and a few cozy rugs.

Looking: forward to picking out our Christmas tree!

Playing: O Holy Night by Faith Hill- on repeat all month.

Sewing: curtains for our living room.  Though, I'm more providing the encouragement to my sweet momma as she does the actual labor of sewing.  

Wishing: for life to slow down.  Also, for HeroMe to be successful, exciting, and something Josh continues to enjoy.

Enjoying: Saturday mornings on the couch with Josh, drinking coffee, talking about nothing and everything.

Waiting: for the A/C and Heater repair man.  Our house is COLD upstairs!

Liking: living so close to most of our family.  (Missing our Chapel Hill counterparts though.)

Wondering: what it will be like to wake up in my own bed, in my own house on Christmas morning.

Loving: Mac's new "haircut."  He looks so cute with short ears.  

Hoping: for a satisfying, challenging job.

Marveling: at how small changes in decor can make a house feel totally different.

Needing: manchego cheese, crusty bread and castlevetrano olives...always.

Smelling: a frasier fir candle.  This time of year I can burn them without shame!

Wearing: leggings, boots, and a flowy shirt as often as possible while the weather is chilly.

Noticing: the light shimmering on the pool behind me.

Knowing: that nothing makes me happier than a quiet night on the couch with Josh.

Feeling: stuffed, tired, and so content.

Thinking: about the to do list for our house that is always running in my head.

Bookmarking: favorite quotes.

Wrapping: baby gifts for so many friends and their sweet little ones.

Giggling: at SNL, How I Met Your Mother, and anytime I am with Reagan.

Feeling: peaceful, happy, blessed.

Happy Weekend, Friends.

xo,