A YEAR of thanks!

I'm so excited for Thanksgiving this year!! Everything is just more fun with a little one around! Since I was little, my family has always gone around the table on Thanksgiving day and said something we were thankful for. I started thinking about that this morning and realized that one day is not enough time to give thanks for all I have. I am thankful for this entire year! It will forever be special to us because it is the year our first baby was born! She brings more joy to my life than I ever could have imagined possible. I am beyond thankful for her!! Other things I'm thankful for this year....

1. My entire family. They are the BEST.

2. My hubby. Even though he has already made me gray-headed...and we've only been married 2 years. I love him more and more everyday.

3. My precious love, Audrey Grace. I know I already talked about her, but I felt like I should mention her again.

4. Our home. Even though we are praying everyday for it to sell, we are still so blessed to have a place to live while so many people do not.

5. Our new home. We have finally found our HOME. It's taking us forever and a ton of money and stress to get it ready, but the day it's all done will be amazing!!

6. The fact that I can stay home with AG. This never leaves my mind. I am so thankful Ben works so hard so I can be here with our daughter and teach her new things everyday!

7. Our beautiful, safe vehicles. So many people are walking or biking to work and we are blessed to have 2 working cars.

8. Our health. Everyone I love is healthy, happy, and safe. The greatest blessing there is.

9. My friends. There are only a few people I truly call my friends...and they are the best!

10. My life. I just love my life and every person or experience that has been a part of it!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! Eat lots of turkey!

Tuesday Morning!

I've learned something about myself recently.  I have always loved getting new things.  Of course.  Who doesn't?  I always thought I needed (or wanted really) a NEW house, or a NEW car, or NEW clothes to get me excited.  However, only recently have I discovered my hidden love of old treasures!  In shopping for and decorating our "new" old house, I am having so much fun tearing through thrift shops for anything and everything I can give a face lift!  At first, I wasn't sure how to decorate a house built in the 1860's.  I didn't know if I would enjoy that "old timey" feel, and if any of our new furniture and decorative things would work in there.  Now I've decided that I am LOVING the fact that our house is going to have so much character and homeyness. (I think I made that word up.)  This will be the 3rd house Ben and I have lived in together, and it's the one we are most excited about!  We cannot WAIT to get in there!  (Now let's all have a moment of silence to pray that our current house will sell soon!) :)

On this Tuesday morning, I thought it would be a good time for Audrey Grace and I to go check out the new Tuesday Morning store in Lexington! (Please excuse my goofyness!)  I'm excited to see what they have!  I love a good deal!