30 Days of Gratitude

So, I know that today is November 4th and I've already missed 3 days of being thankful, but I figure there's no harm in starting today with the 30 Days of Gratitude in November.  Once I get today done, then it will be easier to continue doing it everyday.  It's something that a lot of people are doing on facebook and I could do it that way, but I'd rather have it on my blog so I can look back on it to remember.  Some friends are posting pictures with what they're grateful for and I want to do my thankful post with a picture each time, if possible.

Okay, here we go: Gratitude Day #4: I am thankful for family.  I have been blessed with my own immediate family and with a great in-law family.  We all have much fun when we get together.  Almost all of my immediate family is out here in Utah (except for my dad) and it's nice to be able to get together on occasion.  We've fallen out of the family dinner every month, but we still try to hang out when we can.  I see Rebecca and her kids every Thursday for Sharlynne's violin lesson.  Just this weekend, we all hung out because my dad was in town (Separate post about that).  This picture is from Brianna's wedding, but it's the only recent one with everybody in it.

Most of Scott's family are out in California.  He has his sister Brita and her family here in Utah not too far from where we live, so we see them on occasion.  I am grateful that we are able to see Scott's family for Thanksgiving when they all come up.  It will be nice to show them the house, make dinner for them and just hang out together. Here's another wedding picture, but this time from our wedding.  Unless you take regular family pictures, I feel like weddings are the only time where family gets together and "family pictures" are taken.

The only people missing are Scott's brother Jon and Brooke (who hasn't been born yet).

Anyways, point of the post is that Scott & I are truly thankful for family.

Five for Friday

Update: I know it's Saturday, but I didn't have time to post this yesterday.

1. I have the day off from school!  It is the end of the term and so they give the teachers a day off because of all the grading we had to do earlier in the week.

2. My dad is in town! We already went out to eat at Los Hermanos last night (no pictures), but tonight we are planning on going bowling and then playing games on Saturday.  Should be fun.

3. Thanksgiving is coming up!  Scott’s family is coming into town for it and while it should be a lot of fun, I’ll probably be stressed out about getting everything ready for them.  Scott did put these decorations up yesterday while I was at school.  

 I think it looks good!  I’m pretty sure that Scott has a better eye for decorating than I do.  Interior Design really isn’t my thing (even though I teach a little bit of it to my 8^th graders), so I’m glad I have some help in making things look good around the house.

4. For Halloween, we stayed in since we just had a party Saturday and all.  Scott went and got a Papa Murphy’s jack o lantern pizza, which was yummy.  

We also passed out candy, which we ran out of way too quickly.  I wasn’t sure on what to expect being new to owning a house and all, but good to know for next year.  We also watched Hocus Pocus, the best Halloween movie ever!  Scott and I were quoting lines from the movie, meaning we’ve seen it too many times, but I think I’ll keep it a Halloween tradition to watch that movie every year.  

5. Life is just moving forward!  Maybe I should start doing a picture a day of things I am thankful for in November?  It’s only the second day, so I have time to catch up!