A Little Bit of Everything
Oh, where did I leave off? The summer has officially ended with Saturday marking the first day of fall. While a lot has happened in the past few months, I'm eager to dive into some holiday cheer! There are pros and cons to our plans this year; nevertheless, Jeff and I are both looking forward to the next few months. Unfortunately, we won't be making our yearly trip to WV for Christmas. However, we were able to recently visit a couple weeks ago (although the circumstances were less cheery than the holidays imply) and that was such a blessing to be around family. Of course, there's that bit of drama that comes with the territory. But I was still reluctant to leave. Especially at 4 am!! Ugh, that was rough. We went to WV to celebrate the life that Grandpa had long lived. He was such a sweet man in the few years I knew him and became such an influence in mine and Jeff's marriage. What he said was always so genuine. He NEVER let us leave without reminding us of how precious we were to him and to each other, to respect each other, and to love without failing everyday. It's stuff I know. But it comes at a greater depth of understanding whenever he illustrated it in his love for his family and his late wife. My oh my, how he loved Grandma Betsy. I never met her, she died many years ago, but I imagine I would've liked being around her, too. And any time we visited Grandpa he always amused my interest in his life. Since Jeff would often over the years mention things here and there about Grandpa, I found that once we visited my brain was like a mental filing cabinet of questions, which ultimately lead to great stories. So, I suppose it was like a grown up version of story time for me, lol. To be honest, I'm going to miss his stories and the comfort of his words which he spoke so lovingly. Certainly lots and lots of good memories we have to look back on...
On another note, Jeff and I, like I said, are looking forward to holiday happenings. It's that time of year where my summer activities are fading away and I'm swiftly swinging into holiday mode!! Can you tell I'm excited? I've already hung the fall themed wreath that I finished making last Friday and I'm getting decor ideas for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and CHRISTMAS! Thanks to Pinterest for fueling the ongoing creativity (and for giving my husband a pre-holiday headache) ;) Aside from all that, Jeff and I have just been working, hanging out with friends here and there in our spare time, and when there's nothing else to do we've just enjoyed each other's company. I've continued to reach out to our neighbors in an effort to make friends and create a sense of -idk, unity?, community?-in our little unit. All three of our immediate neighboring families seem really nice. One even came with her little boy for brownie night! Her son was too funny when it came to eating the ice cream. He would take such big bites-I don't know how that kid avoided back to back brain freezes. And then of course our house has practically nothing in the way of entertainment for children save for maybe the dog's toys, lol! Ironically, he found humor in repeatedly turning the Xbox on and off, pretending to play with the remote and headset (which he successfully mounted on his face with the microphone above his eye). It was pretty funny anyway.
The weather up here has finally cooled down to perfect. Mid 70s for the highs and colder evenings just put me in a good mood. The only thing I'm missing is my firepit in the back yard-but there's still a burn ban in affect so I guess it's pointless to have one anyway. Jeff and I were joking that we should purchase one of those electric indoor fire places. They're usually so expensive to own considering they run up electricity costs. But for us, that bill is wrapped up in what our fixed monthly payment is for renting out here anyway so why should we care? Essentially, it wouldn't cost us anything, lol! But we're still saving up for more important things so I think we'll just stick with central heating :)
And while I'm thinking about it, let me just say that God continues to show Himself in so many areas of our life. He takes care of everything. In the recent times I have stressed about this and that, I have put more faith and trust in the peace He brings me. And by focusing that stress on more important things, I've felt better through the storm. This Sunday the message was on not allowing yourself to be discouraged. Because when we are, we forget how God is God. He Is. I realize the phrase for many sounds so imcomplete. But He just "Is". And it's just that simple, because He is the One who is Almighty and doesn't get discouraged. "So there", I tell myself, "be happy in that."
On another note, Jeff and I, like I said, are looking forward to holiday happenings. It's that time of year where my summer activities are fading away and I'm swiftly swinging into holiday mode!! Can you tell I'm excited? I've already hung the fall themed wreath that I finished making last Friday and I'm getting decor ideas for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and CHRISTMAS! Thanks to Pinterest for fueling the ongoing creativity (and for giving my husband a pre-holiday headache) ;) Aside from all that, Jeff and I have just been working, hanging out with friends here and there in our spare time, and when there's nothing else to do we've just enjoyed each other's company. I've continued to reach out to our neighbors in an effort to make friends and create a sense of -idk, unity?, community?-in our little unit. All three of our immediate neighboring families seem really nice. One even came with her little boy for brownie night! Her son was too funny when it came to eating the ice cream. He would take such big bites-I don't know how that kid avoided back to back brain freezes. And then of course our house has practically nothing in the way of entertainment for children save for maybe the dog's toys, lol! Ironically, he found humor in repeatedly turning the Xbox on and off, pretending to play with the remote and headset (which he successfully mounted on his face with the microphone above his eye). It was pretty funny anyway.
The weather up here has finally cooled down to perfect. Mid 70s for the highs and colder evenings just put me in a good mood. The only thing I'm missing is my firepit in the back yard-but there's still a burn ban in affect so I guess it's pointless to have one anyway. Jeff and I were joking that we should purchase one of those electric indoor fire places. They're usually so expensive to own considering they run up electricity costs. But for us, that bill is wrapped up in what our fixed monthly payment is for renting out here anyway so why should we care? Essentially, it wouldn't cost us anything, lol! But we're still saving up for more important things so I think we'll just stick with central heating :)
And while I'm thinking about it, let me just say that God continues to show Himself in so many areas of our life. He takes care of everything. In the recent times I have stressed about this and that, I have put more faith and trust in the peace He brings me. And by focusing that stress on more important things, I've felt better through the storm. This Sunday the message was on not allowing yourself to be discouraged. Because when we are, we forget how God is God. He Is. I realize the phrase for many sounds so imcomplete. But He just "Is". And it's just that simple, because He is the One who is Almighty and doesn't get discouraged. "So there", I tell myself, "be happy in that."
THE END...for now ;)
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