Happy Halloween

I hope everyone is having a Happy Halloween. Unfortunately, we are not having our best Halloween, late last night we found out my husband's Grandma C. passed away. We are deeply saddened as she was such a wonderful lady. She was one of those "older gals" who truly lived life to the fullest. She will be greatly missed.

Tuesday's Tidbits

I am still under the weather…starting to wonder if it’s the plague. Ok, maybe not that dramatic. I am sure the change in weather may have played a role. Again, I don’t have a lot to say, I’m thinking this cold has somehow affected my brain cells as I do not have an intelligent thought. So instead I’ll just ask you all to share a little about your favorite vacation or perhaps your dream vacation. Ok, my favorite vacation was probably our honeymoon, we went to Belize and stayed on this tiny island, literally there were like only six other villas on the property. It was the perfect honeymoon destination, although at times it felt a little Gilligan’s Island. My other favorite vacation was sort of an impromptu visit to NYC. We didn’t have any set agenda or plans and just roamed around the city, it was so fun and memorable. Please feel free to share. Below is a photo of Times Square from that trip .

Monday, Monday

Today I am a bit under the weather. I think I must have worn myself out from the weekend. I do find when I’m not feeling well there is nothing better than hot peppermint tea and honey. Since I don’t have much to say (although I’m always full of comments), I thought I’d post a photo of the trees out back I love the colors of Fall. This is also for my dear friend who now lives in FL and misses out on the Fall colors. Although don’t feel too sorry for her…she’s probably out walking on the beach.

Back from the Windy City

I am back from my trip to Chicago with my sister. We had a great time. We stayed downtown, which is always fun. The highlight of the trip was visiting many small boutiques. My sister found a great boutique P.O.S.H, this place can be described as a Parisian-like flea market. Our great finds: an old map of Paris (me) and old French books (sister). We also enjoyed our time shopping in Lincoln Park, there are so many wonderful shops in that area. We did find a great children’s shop Stinky Pants where we found some must-haves for my niece and nephew.

I’ve been to Chicago many times and have always thought what is with the American Girl store, I’ve heard it’s great and all but never understood why people would come to Chicago from all over just for this store. Well my sister and I decided we needed to check it out, as now it makes more sense seeing as she has a little girl and we’re waiting for our daughter. Ok, I must admit…this is a wonderful store. I am not sure who was having more fun, the tons of little girls or my sister and I. We cannot wait to take our daughters to this very special place.

Below are some photos one of our favorite store (and home to the best shoe department) and a view from our hotel room. We were so busy shopping that we did not get photos of us so I’m including one from a previous Christmas. Thanks sister for a wonderful weekend!

Thankful Thursday

I have seen Thankful Thursdays on many other blogs and I think it’s wonderful so I will follow suite.

I’m thankful for:

My husband- he is thoughtful, he has a good heart and most importantly he puts up with me (which I’ve heard is no easy task).

My family- I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family.

The fact that my sister and I can take time out of our busy lives (more her as she has a busy career and two little ones) to spend the weekend in Chicago together. I’ll post photos when we get back.

Our Log-in-Date (LID)!!

That we live in a great community that is both safe and clean.

When I get home from work our dogs are there to greet me excitedly and no matter how bad my day was they make me laugh with their silliness.

Favorite Christmas Movies

Ok, Danielle asked so here are my favorite Christmas movies:

Home Alone (I still think it's funny)
A Christmas Story
Elf
Miracle of 34th Street
Bridget Jone's Diary and Edge of Reason (ok, so they're not technically Christmas movies, but there are Christmas scenes...and they're just too funny. Who could not love Mark Darcy in his Christmas sweater).

Today’s Tidbits

I was reading the news today, as I do everyday, and two stories really struck me. First off, the wildfires in Southern California—this is such a sad situation. I hope the wind dies down and the firefighters are able to get a hold of the fires and the residents are safe. It makes me very sad to see the woodlands and wildlife destroyed.

And the second story that really caught my eye was about this family that had their young children tested for industrial chemicals(apparently for some study). You can read the story on CNN. A brief synopsis—a child 18 months had more industrial chemicals in his blood than his parents…you ask how?? Apparently, the flame retardant chemicals found in many textiles could the culprit. Wow….that’s scary.

Ok, enough of the gloom and doom. On a positive note today is Monday which means The Hills is on tonight. Also I worked from home today, which gave me a chance to walk our dogs during lunch. I just love walking the dogs, not only is it good for them, but I find it such a great way to clear my mind and relax. Anyone else feel this way? What’s your favorite way to relax? Below is a photo of our two four-legged children.

Welcome to my blog

Hi everyone, okay really just “hi” to my family as they are probably my only readers right now. I’ve created this blog to chronicle our adoption journey. Let’s be real, our wait for our daughter is about 2+ years…so this blog is pretty much just going to be my rambling about various topics for a while.

To start things off let me start by saying I love Fall! I really do, it’s such a wonderful time of the year, the weather has cooled, the leaves are turning and we get to eat all of those wonderful Fall foods we enjoy(chili, caramel apples, ect…). And with the arrival of Fall that means only one thing…the holidays are just around the corner.

And last but not least, I’d like to thank Danielle for designing my blog. You were so wonderful to work with, you even put up with my indecisiveness. Thanks again!