Love Hate Relationship

This is my pedometer. I have a love hate relationship with it. I bought them for Randy and I for our anniversary. They came with great software and download onto the computer so you can track your progress. We set a goal to get 7500 steps in everyday. The days when I am at the school, 7500 steps is pretty easy to come by. That is an extremely long hallway I walk up and down each day. However, days at home with a sick kid, 7500 steps is definitely a stretch. In fact, if you look close you will notice that the time is 10:34 a.m. and I have only walked 715 steps. The program gives you a smiley face when you achieve your goal. I never realized how important smiley faces would become to me. Looks like I'll be spending some time on the treadmill this evening.

Favorite Things Party

One of my favorite holiday traditions is my friend, Steph's "Favorite Things Christmas Party". It is our own little spin off of "Oprah's Favorite Things". 10 of us girls get together and we all bring something that has been one of our favorite things in the past year for each person there. I absolute love it. It is a chance to try to new products and oftentimes they become one of my favorite things too. This year was especially fun for me because I didn't get to go last year due to the death of my father-in-law.

You can count on some things to be the same every year....

Bobbi will always have her gifts wrapped up really cool and I will be embarrassed by mine. (wish I had a picture of the cool bags she brought her gift in this year)

Stephennie will hug every single person when she gets there.

Steph will make delicious cream cheese bread and I will eat way too much of it.

I will get some WAY cool gifts.

We will laugh and laugh and laugh...sometimes until it hurts.

Shannon and I will get a little silly.

I will go home and thank God for bringing these beautiful women into my life.

Thank you ladies for your sweet friendship. I love each of you. And Steph, please don't ever stop inviting me.