These are a few of my favorite things!

Everyone in these pictures make up everything I am today. when I was younger growing up on different Air force bases I use to watch all these shows about Lawyers and Doctors in the big cities. I use to watch them wear fabulous cloths, listen to mature music and sip champagne. I wanted that life so bad back then. I use to pretend that my barbies were these really successful and fascinating people. Then one day I got it. I met the lawyers and the doctors and spent time in the big city. I even wore a few great cloths and sip champagne with people I thought were in important, But growing up hopefully matures us and I realized that the lawyers and doctors weren't really all that much better they just have bigger student loans to payback, and the city although still spectacular is much less magical then I had dreamed it would be and to be honest with you I'd rather have a really cold good bottle of beer as it turns out I really don't like champagne. I'd rather have a quiet evening at home with people who love me then an adventurous night with people that don't even really know me.
Quiet nights,kitty cats, good cup of coffee, my family, a good movie or a really great book, a cool fall evening , the day after a really heavy snowfall when everything is clean and white and the world looks brand new. These are a few of my favorite things.What are yours?

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Something for Fun

So I was over at Living with my head in the clouds and came across this wonderful and fun post and thought I would join in!
Here are the rules: Get the book that is on your nightstand or wherever you happen to read. Open to page 56 and find the fifth sentence. Post the next two to five sentences and these instructions on your blog. You may not go find your favorite book...it has to be the one you are reading now!

Before she could help herself, her gaze traveled tword Gregori. His silver eyes made her queasy, but she forced herself to look at him. " I"m not intimidated, but I am sorry. I didn't mean to hurt anyone.
"No one was hurt , little sister" Gregori said keeping his gaze on Terry. " If were going to help your friend , we have to hurry."

So now you know what's on my night stand and I know what's ahead. If you'd like to play along I hope you will, and I hope you'll leave me a comment letting me know so that I can come by and see who YOU are spending YOUR free time with!

NEW BEGINNINGS

I love the Fall. To me it's the most visually dramatic time of the year. Spring usually comes in slowly in between the rain showers you notice that the grass seems a little greener and the trees are slowly starting to bloom again and here and there you see flowers popping up it's gradual , calming, springs rolls right into summer the days are brighter and longer and warmer but Fall , one day you wake up and WOW the trees have this kaleidoscope of colors and air is cool and crisp and if you stop long enough and take a deep enough breath you can almost smell the promise of snow in the upcoming months. Fall has always brought with it the promise of change. The start of a new school year, new shows on TV, new holiday season and a new year that closely follows. It always seemed like the a perfect time for new beginnings. Take on new things and let go of the old. I guess looking back Fall has always been a mixed emotion time for me a very nostalgic time. Some of the biggest events in my life (happy and sad) have happened in the Fall. I guess I've always felt like Fall was my season. So as I sit here writing what I hope will be something you all enjoy reading , I'm staring at the most amazing tree with its orange and yellow and light green leaves I'm thankful and ecstatic for all the wonderful people and things that I have in my life, Sad and remorseful for the those that have been lost to me and nervous and excited for all the things yet to come. I've been slowly building up to make some changes in my life and Brian and I have worked hard to hopefully make these dreams come true. So in following suit with the way my life has always been this Fall has the potential to once again hold some amazing New Beginning for us.