Greetings! We got quite the snow storm here on the East Coast and I have to say I actually LOVE it! Even though we are teaching virtually, school left out at 12:30 pm on Wednesday in anticipation of the storm, and was cancelled on Thursday, and Friday as well. Hello super long weekend! All this snow makes it feel even more like Christmas!
In last week's post I mentioned I was creating a "12 Days of Christmas" gift basket for my neighbor. I shared some of what I did in an IG story and I got so many comments and questions on it that I thought I would share it here.
Last weekend was a very busy one for us. I am on the Winterfest committee and we had our annual Tree lighting and this year it was a "Remembrance Tree" where we could hang an ornament in memory of a loved one. I actually got the idea from my good friend Rebecca Jo ( you should totally check out her blog) and brought it up to the committee and they were on board with the idea. I think each year we are going to dedicate it to a certain group of people, I believe next year it will be "essential workers".
December is finally here! Aren't we all just ready to put this year behind us?
I 'm joining the virtual coffee date with Deborah and CoCo.
So let's catch up. Here are a few random things I would tell you over coffee.
My gift guide last week proved to be successful and I had a few people text me to tell me they bought something off my guide or that I gave them some great ideas! That gift guide was of course gifts that I wanted to GIVE. This gift guide will be about gifts I'd like to receive and maybe you'll find something you like too, or get a good idea for a dog momma in your life.
We apologize for not having a post up last week, but hopefully you enjoy this one and it makes up for it!
So this year, I'll try to focus on consumables, and practical things things I know people will love.
Oh my Gosh, we are wrapping up on October, how is that even happening? With everything going on, I've remained positive and am going to be thankful for what October has brought me. So here are some Current Fall Confessions/Runfession from October....
I'm also going to play along with Marcia for her October Runfessions!
Can you remember back to each time you got a new running gadget or piece of gear? You probably thought that foam roller was the greatest thing since sliced bread and you wouldn't be caught leaving the house without your Garmin.
I am still fond of my foam roller and I always take my Garmin on my runs ( unless I forgot to charge it the night before), but I will now admit there are a few items I thought were ALL THAT, that honestly, I could care less about now.
Last weekend
my friend and I visited Wild Fire Ranch and Spiritual Retreat.
We signed up
for their two hour trail ride called “Mystic Mountain”. They have trail rides of all different
distances and some where you even get off your horse to picnic before returning
back on the trail.
We've talked multiple times on the blog about all the hikes we've done over the summer. Although we hope to do a few more this fall, we thought we would at least make a comprehensive list of the ones we've done so far, and review them.
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Visiting a camel farm was something new I did this summer! |
As many people carried on with their summer vacations, I just couldn't. I couldn't ignore the fact that we were in a pandemic or the fact that there was a possibility of violence occurring at a moments notice in any given city ( or small town). Because of this, I chose to be cautious and stay close to home this summer. Which let's face it, if there was ever a time for me to stay close to home, it was this summer. The new puppies really absorbed most of my attention anyway and the fact that I didn't get to go on a vacation, really didn't seem that important.
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| That rare time that we went into town. |
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