It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.... Snowed all day in Sunny St. George.
The whole reason I live here is because it does not snow here! Of course it is merely slush, doesn't stick, so we don't even get any of the beauty of the snow, just the cold and the ugly. And that has been my mood much of the day cold and ugly.
The whole reason I live here is because it does not snow here! Of course it is merely slush, doesn't stick, so we don't even get any of the beauty of the snow, just the cold and the ugly. And that has been my mood much of the day cold and ugly.
Wait a minute, this is the gratitude blog.
Switch gears.
Thanks to my friends, both at work and in my personal life, I do have eversomuch to be grateful for, even on this miserable snow day.
We had a Christmas luncheon today at Melinda's house. She made DELICIOUS food. White Chilli, ham and cheese rolls, stacked salad and a juice drink that was succulent. It was a really nice get together and Melinda's house is so festive it put me in the Christmas spirit.
Then this evening my bffs and I went to Starbucks to exchange gifts. I as a slacker did not have all of the gifts yet, 3 are in the mail, so not a great gift giving experience for me today- in fact the snow mood matched my gift giving skills of the day. However Kim's gift made me cry. She has a picture in her bathroom that was drawn by her sister in law Sunny Belliston- A very gifted artist, that I LOVE! It is a fish riding a mountain bike. I have long thought that this picture belongs in my living room, I mean come on, our bikes are the living room decorations, not to mention that I have feminist tendencies so the "A Woman Needs A Man Like A Fish Needs A Bicycle" analogy fits to a T. I have vocally admired that picture for a long time, but it is one of like 5 in existence, not to be reprinted so I also knew that it was not to be.
Well, Kim got one of the precious 5 and gave it to me for Christmas.
She has had it since March. She knew it was the perfect gift and that I would love it. I think she even got the reaction she was looking for. I am so blessed. I also got $50 total in Barnes & Noble 
gift cards from Cindy and Sharlie so I can go shopping to my heart's content, and their gifts will keep on giving and giving as I get books that I can read and share!! I love reading almost as much as I love to ride my bike (more on days like today). It feels so warm and fuzzy to have friends who know me so well and love me so much.
Switch gears.
Thanks to my friends, both at work and in my personal life, I do have eversomuch to be grateful for, even on this miserable snow day.
We had a Christmas luncheon today at Melinda's house. She made DELICIOUS food. White Chilli, ham and cheese rolls, stacked salad and a juice drink that was succulent. It was a really nice get together and Melinda's house is so festive it put me in the Christmas spirit.
Then this evening my bffs and I went to Starbucks to exchange gifts. I as a slacker did not have all of the gifts yet, 3 are in the mail, so not a great gift giving experience for me today- in fact the snow mood matched my gift giving skills of the day. However Kim's gift made me cry. She has a picture in her bathroom that was drawn by her sister in law Sunny Belliston- A very gifted artist, that I LOVE! It is a fish riding a mountain bike. I have long thought that this picture belongs in my living room, I mean come on, our bikes are the living room decorations, not to mention that I have feminist tendencies so the "A Woman Needs A Man Like A Fish Needs A Bicycle" analogy fits to a T. I have vocally admired that picture for a long time, but it is one of like 5 in existence, not to be reprinted so I also knew that it was not to be.Well, Kim got one of the precious 5 and gave it to me for Christmas.
She has had it since March. She knew it was the perfect gift and that I would love it. I think she even got the reaction she was looking for. I am so blessed. I also got $50 total in Barnes & Noble 
gift cards from Cindy and Sharlie so I can go shopping to my heart's content, and their gifts will keep on giving and giving as I get books that I can read and share!! I love reading almost as much as I love to ride my bike (more on days like today). It feels so warm and fuzzy to have friends who know me so well and love me so much. To top off the day I was able to get a room at the Courtyard in Vegas for $44 for this next weekend, so we will be comfortable for cheap...can't beat that.
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