Day Trip

On Saturday we went to Beaufort, SC. It was lovely. They had a nice little river walk with a playground for Wes, he had a blast. Unfortunately...I didn't realize that my camera had a dieing battery and this is the only picture we got. I was really sad too because I saw about a million things I would have taken a picture of too. Nevertheless, it was a really enjoyable day.

GIVEAWAY

Remember this post? Well, my mom is having a giveaway for a $20 gift certificate. All you have to do is leave a comment on her blog telling her about your favorite item from her etsy shop or blog!

Twilight Fan? Check out some of her biggest sellers Here

Or...one of my favorites Here

Good Luck!

The New Buffet

Here are a couple (blurry) pictures of what Todd and the boys have been working on ever since we've been down here in South Carolina. They totally redid the buffet area here at the hotel. It looks soo nice! That counter top in the center is awesome. Those pots and pans have clear glass lids so you can see what is inside and have a hydraulic closing system so that they slowly self close in case someone leaves them open. That counter top has heating elements built in that react only with those pots so that the food in the pots stay hot but you don't burn your hand. Isn't that cool! I can't wait for Sunday Brunch!

Happy Thanksgiving!

(Thanks Jamie for snapping our photo)

Well...I didn't do so well at posting everyday, so I thought I'd just post a random list of things I'm grateful for.

• Jesus Christ
• Todd
• Wes
• Family
• General Conference
• Todd's employment
• Health and safety
  
• Education
• Book of Mormon
• Friends
• Modern medicine
• Books
• Music
• Cameras
• I could go on and on and on..........

Since we were away from home this year we went to Golden Corral for Thanksgiving Dinner. I'm just glad I could be here with Todd and Wes.

Another Beach Day...

We went to the beach again. This time Wes did really well at not getting in the water. Well, that is until he met a friend that was wearing a swimming suit and I got distracted by a telephone call.

Beach Day and 5K

On Monday we went to the beach. When I say "went to the beach" what I really mean is "we went to the beach and I actually remembered to take my camera so now I have proof." We actually go to the beach quite often (today included), but I usually don't want to bring anything except the room key.

I digress...

On Monday we went to the beach and Wes brought his new bucket and shovel. The rules were simple...NO WATER. Two hours later we came home soaking wet and without a shovel, but we sure had a blast!

A couple weekends ago I ran a 5k. Amy, and Mary ran too. It was fun. Everyone did better than they thought they would and we are all looking forward to the next one (turkey trot anyone?).

Pain Reliever

I get headaches.

Always have...always will.

I get headaches for silly reasons like when it storms, or someone wears too much perfume, or I use scented soap (or lotion, or laundry detergent even sometimes), or I forget to eat all day, or I don't go to the eye doctor for 2 years and my prescription is 4x too strong. You know, silly things like that. Those are usually just little headaches, common, everyday, the kind I can deal with and still function.

But sometimes, about once a month or so, I get a HEAD-ACHE. The kind that makes me want to lay in my bed for three days with all the lights off and an ice-pack on my head. I don't do so well at functioning when I get one of these. I have one of those headaches right now actually, but I sent Todd after some Excedrin Migraine so that I can semi function. It doesn't make it go away...but it numbs it enough so that I can do some things. Thank goodness.

Post Dating

I've been really bad at posting everyday! Thank goodness I can post date my posts!

I Won!

My Friend Lilly Miller had a giveaway had a giveaway on her blog a while back and I won! I was pumped because I've never won anything before. She makes one of a kind hair accessories and this is the one that I won.

THANKS LILLY!

Family Home Evening

I love Monday nights! Isn't Family Home Evening the best?!

Good Mood

This morning Wes woke up happy, which is rare, and something to be grateful for all in itself!

Saturdays

I love Saturdays!

The Internet

Today I'm thankful for the Internet. I know that this is a very broad subject but still, the internet rocks my world.

• Blogging
• E-mail
• General Conference on-line
• Bing
• Etsy
• Face-Book
• The New Family Search
• etc...etc...etc

The internet is full of information (which can be tricky sometimes). Every time I want to learn how to do something new I just do a google search, or search around the blogosphere and sooner or latter I figure it out. This week for Family Home Evening we took a look into the new family search website and found out tons of information about our ancestors, and how much work there is already done...and how much more there is to do. In a nutshell, the internet is awesome.

Nap Time

Maybe this sounds bad...but some days nap-time is my favorite part of the day. I mean seriously. I know it isn't going to last forever and there have been a few days already when Wes hasn't taken a nap (and yes I cried a little to myself on those days) but while he is still taking naps I'm going to enjoy it.

Nap-time is my time to get everything else done that is almost impossible while he's awake. For example sew, bake, workout (if I decide to sleep in that mourning like I did today ), take a nap myself...rare, but every once in a while it happens, and etc.

Some days I feel like if it wasn't for nap-time, I would probably loose my mind.

Please tell me I'm not the only one that feels like this...

Happy Veterans Day

I am so grateful to live here in the United States Of America and for all of our Veterans that make that possible! In particular I'd like to give a big Thank You to my brother-in-law Taylor. We're going to miss you when you go back in January :(

THANK YOU!!

Lately...

I have been taking pictures lately. I promise.

Washing Machines

Today I did two loads of laundry in the hotel's tiny washing machines. It was painless. I mean really all I had to do was throw the clothes in, add some soap, pay 2$, and turn it on. Then, 30 minutes later I moved it to the dryer and an hour latter....presto...clean clothes!

Can you imagine having to wash your clothes by hand?! BLAH!!! Anytime I am interested in buying a shirt that has a tag saying "hand wash only" I either a) don't buy it, or b) throw it in the washing machine anyway and hope it doesn't get screwed up.

So today, I'm thankful for the invention of the washing machine. I'll tell ya what, had I of lived before they were around I would of been walking around in my underwear A LOT!

House Keeping

There are a few luxuries that living in a hotel provides, and House Keeping is probably my favorite. It is so nice when you forget to make your bed in the morning, or we leave our towels on the floor, and when we come back from being gone everything is clean again. I must admit that my FAVORITE part of housekeeping would have to be the turn down service. We come home from dinner and housekeeping has been in our room and drawn the curtains closed, turned on the weather channel, taken out the trash, given us fresh towels, turned down the blankets, AND.... left two Lindt Lindor Truffles on our pillows. Have you ever tried those things?!? AMAZING! Yes folks today, I am thankful for housekeeping.

Today I'm thankful for...

(The sisters of the Hilton Head Island Relief Society and I at the General Relief Society Broadcast in September)

Today it finally dawned on me that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away. I don't know what it is about being away from home all the time, but it tends to make all of my seasons run together and get all twisted up (I swear it still feels like July here).
I decided I would try to post at least once a day about SOMETHING I'm grateful for. Cheesy? Yes, but I'm going to do it anyway. They will be in random order, they will be weird, but so am I and this is my blog.

Today I'm grateful for Relief Society. Ever since I was a Young Women I have looked forward to going to Relief Society. There is just something about the idea of meeting together with my sisters to learn about the Gospel that I just LOVE. I love that there are women of all ages. I feel like I have nothing to loose, and everything to gain from meeting with women that are older than me. Whether they have already raised their kids and are now grandmas, they still have kids in the home, or have no kids I feel like I have something to learn from them.

The Relief Society sisters here in Hilton Head (and at home) are great. Every time we come down here they welcome us with open arms. They no longer make us stand and introduce ourselves, they simply acknowledge that we are back and ask how long we're going to be here this time. They invite us to their activities, they present us with opportunities to serve. They make us feel loved.

Today I was particularly touched as I saw the excitement in the eyes of all the sisters as they talked about going to the temple for the first time with one of their sisters.
I was also touched as I listened to the lesson as presented by Sister Dante. I love this sweet sister. Originally from Uruguay her English isn't perfect. She expressed her frustration at not being able to fully express herself. I understood her perfectly through the Spirit, in fact probably more so than if she had been perfect in her English.

For these reasons I am grateful for Relief Society. It strengthens my testimony. It provides me with opportunities to serve. It helps me draw closer to Jesus Christ.

Wes' Photography

Wes has recently discovered a love for the camera, to bad it doesn't love him back. These are a few of his first "self portraits." The other day I came in the room to find him with the camera again. When I went through to see what kind of pics he took I ended up counting 29...boy am I glad digital cameras come with a delete button!