Dreaming Since 1997

  Hello! I am glad you're back! Today is Thankful Thursday and I am so glad to share what I am thankful for this week with you! As I have said before, gratitude leads to happiness, so let's get happy! My sister, Rachel! She is making some changes in her life that I am excited for! She is about to move into a bigger house, where she'll be neighbors to one of our cousins (whose wedding we will both be in later this year). Change can be scary, but she seems to be happy about it. I am looking forward to helping her decorate the new place.  Trying our new work schedule this week- my partner and I are going to test it out this weekend. I am eager to have shorter shifts, even if it means working more days per week. To tell you the truth, I don't know if will like it better than my old schedule, but I am willing to try it out. So, let's hope it goes well! I have worked out more this week! I have been very inconsistent with my workout schedule, but this week, I decided to ma...

  Good morning! Welcome back! I want to give you a weekend recap! I had the best weekend with Thomas and our pets! Friday was nice for me. It is probably my last full Friday off for a while. I am about to switch up some of my work schedule where I'll have more shifts per week, but they'll be shorter. So goodbye 3 day weekend every other weekend. With that in mind, I enjoyed it. I spent Friday morning relaxing with quiet time and snuggling my pets. Friday afternoon I spent a lot of time reading a new book. Then Thomas got home from work and we hung out in the pool for a few hours. Then we watched the new movie Sinners  starring Michael B. Jordan to end the night! Saturday morning was great. We slept in some, I fixed us some scrambled egg and hashbrown bowls, had a couple coffee drinks and just took everything slow. I read more in my book, he got caught up on some of his podcasts from the week. We both worked out then came home to get ready for our reservation at Moxy! We had a ...

  Good morning! Welcome back for another Thankful Thursday post! I believe that being happy starts with being grateful, so lets get happy! I am going to list some things I am so grateful for this past week. A wonderful vacation with Thomas' family! We had the absolute best week. I enjoyed spending time with our nieces, going to the beach every day, seeing Thomas' cousins, and so much more. It was a packed week! Being asked to be a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding later this year! Ahh, weddings... I love going to them. This wedding will be back home in VA in October. I can't wait! Finally getting over this cold! No explanation needed.  Going out to eat for Thomas' birthday dinner this weekend! He chose Moxy for his birthday dinner this year and I am looking forward to it! Going out to eat might be our favorite thing to do.  Being off tomorrow through Sunday! I love a long weekend! My special chair I sit in on my deck. This chair is actually just a regular chair for ...

   Hello! Today is my husband's birthday! Happy Birthday Thomas! We will celebrate with a nice meal this weekend and maybe even some beach days since we're both off!  I am going to dedicate this post to 3 of my favorite things about my sweet Thomas. His Heart One thing about Thomas is that he is very logical. I know it is odd to write about that under his heart, but you'll see what I mean. He relies heavily on facts and absolutes. He rarely, and I mean very rarely, reacts to something based on feelings. And if he needs to, he will research something to kind of validate his initial feeling-reaction, unlike me who will just say something is dumb and move on with my life. He will tell you why it is dumb, how it is dumb, how long it has been dumb, and possibly even what percentage of people agree it is dumb. With all of this in mind, you must know that he is not a complete machine. He has a huge heart. It is pure and I love it so much. I know that he loves me. He loves his fa...

    Hello and welcome back! It's my first Tuesday off of work (I currently work every other Tuesday) that I haven't went to Bible study meeting! We're taking a summer break until September, so I am working through an old study I had lying around in my office solo until then.  Today, I wanted to talk about some of my favorite drinks! Cocktails, something to sip on at work, something for before bed, all of it! Favorite Cocktail I have a few favorite cocktails, but my number one favorite is still a dirty martini with extra olives. I love the briny, salty delicious flavor so much. Negroni is a close second! Or maybe an espresso martini, but that brings me to... Favorite Coffee Drink I could 1 of 2 ways here and say either a cappuccino or an espresso martini. I love the warm, creaminess of a cappuccino at any time of day. It's the perfect morning drink, afternoon pick me up, no matter the time of day, a cappuccino is probably the best choice. I am going to enter a sub-catego...

   Hello! Welcome back, girl! I am so glad you are here today! So, I just took last week off for my husband's family's biennial Ogunquit ME trip. We had his immediate family stay with us while the rest of the group was in a larger house in Perkins Cove. The vacation was so much fun! We had an evening where we hosted all 21 people at our home for a cookout/pool party! Time with family is precious and I am grateful for the wonderful week we had together.  They all left yesterday at different times from various airports. Thomas is back at work today, but I have the day off. Or do I? I am home alone with my pets sorting out linens, towels, and other laundry items. It is a JOB! I'm happy to do it though. It means that for a week, I hosted 8 people in my house and we went through so many beach towels, bath towels, sheets (maybe more than expected due to a nighttime accident from one of my nieces), and Thomas' and my own regular laundry plus some extra bathing suits.  Anoth...