Making the best of it...

So despite my lingering disappointment of not being in NYC, I decided to make the most of being home and enjoyed a day off from work (well besides answering a couple emails). I slept in without an alarm, ran a couple errands, got out all the Christmas decorations from the attic and cleaned a bit. Jen got off early from work so we could get our Christmas tree and once again the selection at Home Depot did not disappoint. We loved our tree last year so we once again got a Frazier! Here is a pic of our beautiful tree:

Jen headed downtown for the Christmas parade and I decided to join the evening in. I made a run to Target to get some goodies and bought to holiday movies to watch. I picked up a delicious burger from Jonathans and watched "The Family Stone". I also got most all my Christmas presents wrapped and put under the tree. It was such a productive day.

Making the best of it...

Well right about now I would have been in NYC enjoying the hustle & bustle of the city that never sleeps with my best friend, Ruthann BUT sometimes plans change. I haven't heard from her today but just praying that everything gets better with her health and that the baby stays healthy.
I told myself last night before I went to bed that everything would all work out but I woke up to a dreary day outside and I have to say it sort of matched how I felt on the inside. I was really looking forward to spending time with Ruthann. She is my longest and dearest friend and I miss her dearly. Anyways...so once I chatted with myself to "snap out of it" I preceeded on and got ready for a day of work. I stopped by my bosses house to touch base before their flight out and got a little reorganized. To my surprise...she gave me money to treat myself to a mani/pedi and also invited me and a guest to watch the Titans game on Sunday from their suite. What a nice treat given this otherwsie gloomy day.
So I'm having a very productive day from the office downtown...getting reorganized and caught up on all sorts of things since I plan to enjoy the day off tomorrow. I am going to do my best to get a silver lining out of this gray cloud :)

Change O' Plans :(

Well life is constantly changing and you have to learn to deal with the changes...like not being able to go to NYC! I actually could be very selfish and go but the whole purpose in even going was to spend time with my friend Ruthann. However, she is currently experiencing some pregnancy complications (PLEASE PRAY FOR HER AND BABY) so it's not the best time to visit. So I'm trying to push forward and turn my frown upside down. My boss (who was letting me fly with them privately as they have a conference in NYC this long weekend) is the best and told me that when my friend is better, she will be happy to pay for my flight to visit Ruthann...such a blessing! AND if that is not enough...she told me to still take some time off while their gone so I am going to work tomorrow (as I have plenty to do) and then enjoy a 3 day weekend. So I am looking forward to some down time this weekend but I'm still a little sad. When life hands you lemons....make lemonade :)

Busy little bee...that's me

Well it never stops...work and errands and more work and more errands. At least this week is a short week as I fly out to NYC on Thursday morning. I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am and for so many reasons. Most importantly, I get to spend the long weekend with my closest and dearest kindred friend, Ruthann. It's bonus really that she lives in NYC and it's Christmas time. We plan to squeeze in as much as we can and I just can't wait to see her. Of course a short week always means that much more to do in a shorter amount of time but I will push through because I know that fun is right around the corner.

Back to work....

God in our Midst

So last night I got to witness GOD literally work through one person that touched another person. I promised that I would not mention names but it was a very "awe" moment to witness and it gave me goose bumps and tears were shed by all.

HE is very real and is all around us. I wake up every morning and know that with every breath I breathe that He is the I AM. He is constant and intertwining our lives with others and weaving relationships...and though you might not always feel His presence, He's always there.