All-Over Saturday

Hello, weekend!

I guess I should go ahead and disclose now that Taste of Belgium is currently serving their seasonal gingerbread waffles, and... well, GO.

yum! 

Nom nom nom nommmm!
We took our time today, getting through our to-do list at home. I had originally slated us a trip to IKEA for some Christmas shopping; Rob jumped the gun and went ahead and ordered everything online. That saved us both the drive there and the "fun" of traipsing through the pool of lawless goldfish that is the typical IKEA in-store experience. *Whew!

Oh, and Rob christened our house with the first fire of the year, while I started in on another knitting project today: This one's for Jess!

fireside knitting ♥

Stella was less-than-impressed with the fact that my knitting needles were getting more attention than she was, and have, for the past couple of weeks.

awhhh.. love you, pup-pup.. 

Poor girl. I promise that once Christmas is over, the knitting will cease to take up every evening. Okie? ;)

Trish invited us to join her and some friends in Newport, so on a last minute decision we obliged, meeting her and some coworkers at Hofbrahaus on the Levee.

:) :) 

Always a fun time (:
It's been a while since I've visited Hofbrahaus, and Rob's first time there, so we'll naturally be back. I couldn't tell you the last time I actually went to Arnies, either, but that happened, and was a blast in itself.

♥♥♥

We made a lot of good decisions today. We also made some not-so-good decisions today. This is the worst of it, and while it seemed a wise choice at the time, I'm making a note for next time [like I usually say] to never let this happen again:

yes... yes that is lucy blue's.... :/ 

All around I think that's a win. Happy Saturday! 

xo | cmd 

Good Old Fashioned Family Time

I wasn't sure last night if I'd wake up on time for church this morning. My parents, who were at the show last night along with Sydni, weren't exactly planning to go either, but somehow we all suited up and made it there and back . The rest of the day was spent relaxing and soaking up some much needed family time with Sydni.

my little burberry girl!

Oh, and my parents are starting in on their grandparent obligation of fire-safety education with Sydni. Mom bought her an activity book based on the fundamentals of fire prevention, safety and reaction in case the whole prevention part doesn't work out. I quizzed her on the answers, and well.. let's just say 2 out of 3 right isn't bad. Haha.

And I... LOVE.. My sassy little fire safety-savvy girl. Even if she does give some wrong answers every once in a while.. haha.

with jazzy, our nineteen-year-old cat (:

And... 

my silly love!

I will forever be amazed at how much this girl makes me smile and laugh. She's hilarious and there is never a dull moment when we're goofing around. She's a natural toddler: a wildly beautiful imagination and a contagious little smile. Of course, ice cream sandwiches from Nana & Pappy have never hurt anyone before, either ;)

We were prepared to hit the road somewhere in the middle of the afternoon, but Mom & Dad invited us to accompany them down to R&M's for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner, compliments of the diner, and benefitting the Knox Co. Hospice. I didn't know what to expect, but what I should've known was to never underestimate my small town fixtures in delivering!

That being said, we had a full-course Thanksgiving meal, complete with all the fixings and even dessert. To say that we had leftovers was an understatement. Sydni of course, insisted on sitting with Pappy for the duration of the time we were there (:

things that melt my heart

& my mom, who does more than most women do for her family:

awful picture of me, but who cares.. love my mother!

When we finally did get on the road, I managed to make it nearly an hour back towards Columbus before I realized I'd left my wallet in the glovebox of Dad's car.. so after my second time headed southbound out of Sunbury, it was on the way home.

... And now we're here.
... And we're going to bed.
... G'Nite (:

xo | cmd