been doing a few things...

Well, its been a busy month. November has blown by in a blink and I have not been able to seem to find time to write on my blog- even though i think about it! over the past few weeks, i've been busy and have experienced the full spectrum of emotions from joy to sorrow. so rather than trying to summarize what i've been doing, here is a listing of a few things I've been up to...

i've been baking cookies, enjoying some spicy autumn crisp with friends new and old, eating at Blue Bird Bistro, voting, praying, celebrating a sweet friend's birthday over pizza and brownies, watching DVRd episodes of the office and 30 rock and laughing, attending a fundraising breakfast, became a founding member in the Sunflower House circle of safety society, contributed to a worthy cause, was showered with well-wishes, opened gifts, held a friend's new baby, watched another dear friend's beautiful daughter twirl and talk about being our flower girl, watched another friend's son explore and walk on his own (!), drank fantastic wine, limped along on my near-dead cell phone battery, enjoyed consuming delicious cheese and wine while proposing a couple of toasts, wrote thank you notes, picked up my house (several times), celebrated a friend's victory after a long election campaign season, shared early morning breakfasts and coffee with various friends to catch up on life, tasted our proposed wedding reception food (yum!), was challenged in my writing, discussed a good book, hosted a dear friend from out of town, shared good discussion and a warm meal at Pot Pie, watched my friend sing on stage, worshipped with other women at my church, signed up for an attendance challenge at jazzercise, began my personal full-on work out challenge in preparation for the wedding, began actually counting the days until i get to marry the greatest guy in the world, attended a fantastic performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, began getting excited for winter, laughed a lot, surprised a friend for her birthday, began my christmas shopping (kind of), took my pre-marital counseling test, took my car into the shop to get the rattle and squeaks tended to, enjoyed the falling price of gasoline, attended the funeral for a dear friend's mother, enjoyed a wonderful meal with my parents, worked at my job, talked on the phone with my brother twice, raked all my leaves, crossed many things off my wedding to-do list, ordered my engagement photos, read two books, ran errands, saw three movies in the theater, visited my grandmother (who is doing great), and still need to finish packing before leaving town this afternoon to travel to Nebraska for Thanksgiving. whew!

bring on the turkey and the NAP!