Sunday Morning Coffee Share

Happy Sunday and the last day of the year. Do you have big plans for the New Year? I don’t. I have to work tomorrow so I am sure I will be in bed early. The new year will arrive right on time whether I am awake to see it or not. I am perfectly happy with that.

You can see I am enjoying my coffee from my new mug that my niece gave me for Christmas. I love it!!!

I also made a blueberry cobbler to enjoy with my coffee. I am happy to share.

If we were sharing a coffee or cup of tea or hot chocolate, I am sure we would talk about the year coming to an end and, the new one starting fresh and new with tons of possibilities. What excitement that stirs in my heart.

I think first we would talk about the weather. It is beautiful today the sun is shining so bright. It is cold a chilly 38F but the sun makes it feel much warmer. Yesterday was such a gray day. It was gloomy and cold. Just perfect for staying at home and doing nothing. Today the sun is shining so bright it hurts my eyes. I think I will take a long walk later.

What I am working on:I have put the knitting aside for just a bit and have gone back to working on my heart cross stitch. Guys I have been working on this for three years. I had originally planned it for Valentine’s and as soon as Valentine’s Day has passed I put it up and forget about it. I think that because I love hearts so much it would be something to have displayed all the time.

I will also repot one of my orchids today. It is huge and I think it is two orchids. I need to separate them. I will be able to tell more about them when I get into it.

What I am reading: I finally finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I have to say the last third of the book was much better than the beginning. I am currently listening to an audio book by Danielle Steel, All That Glitters, and it is really good so far. I got several books for Christmas and I can’t wait to get started on those.

What I am wearing: Well pajamas currently. I had to work all week so I decided to take it easy this weekend. I will put more clothes on later.

What I am eating: Too many treats. So many goodies are left over from Christmas. I need to load them up and take them to the break room at work. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions but I would like to change my diet and start eating healthier.

What I am looking forward to: The new year, enjoying the remaining winter season and then spring, learning new things, spending time with family and loved ones, reading a ton of books, gearing up for a new season at work and just enjoying life.

What will your New Year look like.

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!!

Are You Ready For A NewYear?

Well Christmas is over for another year. It’s hard to believe it is almost 2024. The years go by so quickly the older you get. I don’t like making New Year’s resolutions because I always seem to disappoint myself. I do like having a word for the year. My word last year was “celebrate”. I decided to celebrate as much as I could all year because life is short and it should be fun. I had a lot of celebrations in 2023. I decided to take a look back at the different celebrations throughout the year. I am so blessed with such a wonderful family and friends.

In February we celebrated my niece for her Birthday.

Also a coworker brought Valentine’s Day goodies.

I made a butterfly tree to celebrate spring.

In April the hubs and I saw the musical production of Cats in Knoxville.

In April we also celebrated my birthday and my sister bought me a tiara.

In May we celebrated the end of my sister’s chemo treatments and I am happy to say she is still doing great and cancer free. Now that truly is a celebration.

In June we celebrated my niece and nephews’ birthdays. We did them together because the dates are close together.

My nephew is a drummer as you can tell by this drum cymbal.

End of June and the hubs and I had a great beach vacation at our favorite beach, Wrightsville Beach, in North Carolina.

August and we took a trip to Northern Europe to several Scandinavian countries. We also took my nephew Tyler with us.

In September I celebrated with two of my coworkers at their wedding.

Late September and we had a short Sister Trip to Gatlinburg Tennessee.

In Early October I got together with some of my cave friends for a trip to Northern California. We visited Shasta Caverns and Shasta Lake.

In October my great nephew Caleb turned 20. He is such a character he always keeps us laughing.

We also had a much needed Sister Lunch with several of the nieces and my nephew Tyler.

December was Tyler’s Birthday and we had a cook out and cake at his house.

And finally it’s December and Christmas with the whole family.

And my hubs and I and all of the fur babies, Gus, Kitty Kitty, Allie, Sadie and Izzie hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and that you are planning a wonderful new year!!

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Do you ever choose a word for the year. I am currently thinking about my word for 2024. I know it will come to me.

As I said Celebrate was my word for 2023 and I made sure to have as many celebrations as possible. But I actually believe that our best celebrations come just by being who we want to be and doing what we want to do.

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!!!

Friday “Christmas” Favorites

Hello and happy Friday. Just three days until Christmas!!! I am off for the next three days and I plan to fully enjoy it. I still have a few presents to wrap. I will go to my sister’s house on Christmas Eve and open gifts with her family. My hubs has to work Christmas Eve but he will be home on Christmas Day.

Throughout the week my coworkers and I have been exchanging gifts. We don’t do anything elaborate. So my favorites this week have been some wonderful and thoughtful gifts from my precious work family. I also had lunch today with a sweet friend that I don’t get to see a lot. She is a former coworker who retired several years ago. We have always remained so close. I just love her and cherish our times together. We have been friends so long she is more like family to me and all of my family.

So here are a few of my Christmas presents from friends and coworkers this week. I just have to say “do they get me or what?” Of course I guess they know I love cats because I mention them a few hundred times a day. They also know that I love to knit and crochet. But oh my!!!! This work family is precious to me because they know what I love. You can’t ask for better work friends than that. THEY GET ME!!!!!

This mug is so adorable I had my coffee in it this morning. Aren’t these kitties adorable?? I love it.

Look at this cute kitty bag. Given to me by the same person who gave me the mug. I think I will use this bag for my socks that I am currently knitting. It is the perfect size for socks. It keeps everything together. And who wouldn’t want to knit something out of his bag?

O.K. Stop the clock. Look at this knitting/crochet bag. It has a place to run the yarn through so that you can work on several different colors without getting them tangled. This is very important for me because I am always getting my yarn tangled. It also has a place to keep several knitting or crochet needles. I have already started a scarf and am working on these two colors.

My friend that I had lunch with today gave me a Santa to add to my collection. I love him!!! I don’t have one like him. I am so happy to add him to my collection.

This same friend also got me this Christmas ornament. Isn’t it precious? You know when it comes down to it, family and friends are the most important people to have around you.

Now!!!! My coworker Amber gave me this present this morning. I opened it and at first I thought it was a journal. I love journals. And then I saw the word Yarniss, My breath stopped. I opened it and I think I might have screamed.

Look at this collections of crochet needles. Every size you could hope to have. Plus some stitch markers, darning needles and some very cool scissors. She told me that she had read the rubber grips were better for your hands. I felt like crying. What a wonderful thoughtful gift. I was overwhelmed.

Now if you like chocolate. These Whitman Sampler Candies are on sale at Walgreens. They are $5.00 a box. People this is a great gift to add to something you have already bought or to give to anyone. Grab them before they are gone.

I have to leave you with this very old photo of me and my brother Joe. This was Christmas and I had just gotten this Barbie Doll. I don’t remember the exact year. Joe was my younger brother he passed away in 2017. We grew up together and shared so many Christmas mornings. He still lives in my heart every day. Sometimes Christmas memories can be sad remembering our loved ones who are no longer with us. That is why it is so important to cherish every single day that we have with our loved ones with us.

Always remember,

Love your day your way!!!!

Some Cold Weather And A Family Get-Together

It’s Tuesday and less than a week before Christmas. It is really cold here and finally feeling like winter. The high today was only 40 degrees F. That is really cold for us. But I sort of love it because it really feels like Christmas. I don’t think we will have snow if anything probably some rain but that is okay too because we are still really dry in this area.

On Sunday we had our family Christmas get together at my house. I had to work all week so I knew I wouldn’t have a lot of time to clean my house. I had planned to do a little cleaning all week. I thought maybe I would do some cleaning before work and some after work. Well you probably know how that worked out. I hardly got anything done throughout the week. But it was alright. I knew my house didn’t have to be super clean for my family to have a good time. And we did have a great time. Everyone brought food so I didn’t really have to do a lot of cooking. We had a great time!!!! We played a couple of games and did a dirty Santa swap. I got a yummy smelling candle and an Elvis Presley calendar in the swap. I didn’t take a lot of pictures but we were just having too much fun. I did have the entire clan pose for a picture. I set the timer on my phone and we were able to get everyone in on the picture.

I got my nephews to recreate a photo from several years ago. They were about 8 and 10 years old here.

They are now 20 and 22. It took a lot of pleading to get one of them to do it. You can probably guess which one doesn’t look too enthusiastic. But they are both precious to me and will always be my little nephews whom I love dearly.

So a great family get together and some very cold weather and Christmas just around the corner. I hope you are spending time with your loved ones, eating a lot of Christmas goodies, watching Christmas movies, and cherishing those near and dear and those that are far away from you as well.

Always remember

Love Your Day Your Way!!