Nov. 1- "I am grateful for electricity!"
On this day we had our power go out with no warning beforehand. Halloween weekend we New Englanders were blessed from 7-20" of snow! Needless to say it was unexpected. Thousands of people were without power again and in this cold it was not welcomed! By some miracle ours stayed on only flickering in threat. Well in order to fix others without power ours needed to be turned off for half the day. Memories of my recent 6 days without power came flooding into my head and I was not excited! Not to mention I was actually really surprised to see how quickly the house got so cold and a couple warm drinks in I had had enough. Well...blessings came and we had power back on and Ryan hardly noticed. So grateful for a warm home and the sacrifice of those to make electricity possible!!
Nov. 2- " I am grateful for footy pajamas :)"
Being stuck with a baby all day in the house really starts to get to you let me tell you! Especially because this is not my house so I cannot organize and clean as I normally would in my own home to keep me busy. Needless to say my favorite place to go has become Target! I <3 it so much. Well on this day I was moseying along when I saw them....red footy and beautiful pajamas. My childhood flew back and I knew they must be mine. It didn't help that the lady also admiring them was torn herself and telling me more and more about how great they are therefore having me completely convinced. She and I both gave in haha. Not only this, but they were $5.00 off and I have a Target card giving me another 5% off! They have the sock monkeys on the feet and one at the top and the rest all red. I wore them last night and am in love. Thank you TARGET!
Nov. 3- "So grateful to have temples near me.....more specifically the Boston temple where I can go hear some Portuguese once a month. "
So 3 years ago Nov. 1, 2009 I went through the SLC temple to receive my endowment. Temples to me just became a little more special and making me realize how blessed I have been to always have them so close. Well here in Boston I have the opportunity to go once a month and to hear a session in my mission language of Portuguese. I have become spoiled and I love it! It of coarse just took one time to find instant friends there and I look forward to go every month and to see my sweet Brazilian friends in the best place on earth. I love that I know Portuguese because I remember the heartache and sacrifice it took me to learn it and I want to keep doing all that I can so as not to lose it. For now I will continue to enjoy hearing this beautiful language at my favorite temple :)
Nov. 4- "I am grateful to live in the time of the internet....even more so when it works!"
On this day I was struggling to get my internet to cooperate. I realized just how much it is taking over my life. Recently I made the mistake of getting involved with Pinterest. Imagine my addiction to Facebook and multiply it x10!! Okay, okay perhaps not quite that bad, but I do love it. In my solitary life here with a baby the internet is my connection to the world and my friends. I can now skype someone for free and feel like I made a real visit. I can chat and catch up with others in how they are. E-mail, Hulu, ITunes, social media, YouTube...Ugh the list is endless. I am certain I COULD live without it if necessary, but for now I will enjoy it's blessings.
Nov. 5- "Grateful for a lazy day and wishing I could afford a spa treatment every weekend."
Last weekend my upper back became so unbearable that I splurged on a Groupon for a 60 min. massage and 40 min facial. The massage was beyond what I needed and could not have come any sooner I truly felt blessed. Well, the other part of the Groupon was received on this day and it was such a treat to look forward to all day. My face has surprisingly been very dry and the exfoliating and work she did made such a difference. I know it's not something I can afford all the time, but what a blessing to be able to pamper myself and I hope not to forget to do that because I am worth it!
Nov. 6- "Grateful to finally go to my OWN ward today after crazy Oct."
October really was such a busy month and makes me a little leery of the Holidays that are ahead. First there was General Conference, then our ward conference which I was actually in D.C. for. Following we had Stake conference then the YSA did a regional education conference and finally last weeks church was cancelled due to power outage from the snow. Recently I have switched to a different ward with a new YSA group. This ward is actually my old family ward that I attended about 10 years ago when I was nannying before. I am so grateful for the excuse to return there and feel the love in a family ward, but reep the blessings of still working with the young adults. Today I met 2 members who speak Portuguese which made my day even richer. I love this gospel so much and am grateful that I am blessed to go every week to be reminded of these blessings that I have.
