Happy Thanksgiving

"In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November."

Thanks History.com for that simple and concise Thanksgiving explanation!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today, I hope you are going to enjoy plenty of turkey, stuffed, mashed potatoes and my personal favorite, pecan pie!

I Miss Her Everyday

She was selfless, kind, passionate, loving, creative and warm.

But above all, she was my mother and my friend.

Today, on her birthday, I think of her with nothing but love and wonderful memories. I miss her everyday.


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RIP Mom

November 10, 1949 - October 15, 2007

Guest Posting

Today I'm guest posting over at my sister's sweet blog, Letters for Lucas. It's a weekly series, Letters for You, that she started a month or so ago where you write a meaningful letter to someone in your life. It's such a perfect series for her blog since a lot of Tonya's blog are like letters to her own 2 year old son, Lucas.

For my letter this week, I decided to write to my parents. Indeed, I would send it to them if there was a way. Thank you Tonya for asking me to be a part of your series. It felt good getting those words out. Please hop on over to her blog and read my letter, Since You've Been Gone. Bring some Kleenex.

Project Smile- October

What a crazy busy month it has been! It seriously went by in a flash! Please tell me everyone felt like this too.

So, the challenge is to find something to smile about every single day of the month. Thanks to Kristi for keeping this going at Live and Love...out Loud.


Here are my smiles for October:

1st- Getting up before 9AM for an intense spinning class on a Saturday! Whew!
2nd- I spent a lovely late morning brunching with two old college girlfriends that I always seem to lose touch with in this intense city.
3rd- Sweet texts got me through AWFUL traffic.
4th- The start of something exciting....
5th- A reunion with a BFF who is officially moving to LA this week!!
6th- Nothing puts a smile on my face quite like a big glass of red wine after a long work-day. Oh, that a lovely dinner full of interesting conversation with wonderful people.
7th- I got to see the 90210 beach house!!
8th- Musical Theater always makes me happy.
9th- A friend's motivational words.
10th- Being super productive on a Monday!
11th- Volunteered my time at a girls homeless shelter for a photo shoot with them all.
12th- Professionally and socially, a really great day all around.
13th- I received good news.
14th- One on one time with my nephew at a zoo!
15th- Today I was grateful for the comforting and loving words from family and friends.
16th- I discovered the awesomeness that are Tom shoes! They really are so comfortable!
17th- An awesome intense work out after work!
18th- A promising business meeting!
19th- Having absolutely nothing to do after work but watch TV with the roommates.
20th- Watching a UofA football game with other alumni plus drinking a few beers makes for a perfect night.
21st- Two jobs in one day! Woo, look out!
22nd- I had a fabulous night spent at an awesome dance concert and then ended the night with a new friend.
23rd-A precious afternoon spent with a 6 month old and his mom.
24th- Blissful traffic to work and home from work.
25th- Catch-up dinner with an old friend.
26th- The boy I nanny gave me the biggest kiss and said he really liked me.
27th- I caught up with several old friends on the phone today.
28th- Super productive night, I was crafty with my Halloween costume, I baked cookies, I did my laundry and I finished reading a book.
29th- Trapeze flying was AMAZING!! And then being a gumball machine for the night was a lot of fun!
30th- There was a lot to smile about today.
31st- Got out of work early for a spooky show on Halloween night.