Day 30 of 30

Today,

I am thankful for

Dave Ramsey

and Financial Peace University.

Every month,

when Blake and I sit down to look at our finances

we are amazed by how much money

we have saved

because of FPU.

The first weekend of February will be our 1 year anniversary start date

and mid May will be our 1 year anniversary from graduation.

Thank you Dave Ramsey

for saving our life,

truly!

Yay for almost December,

cmg

Day 29 of 30

Today,

I am thankful for Nonna.

There is not one day of my life

that this lady has not been a part of.

She was there when Momma went into labor with me

and she was there when I came home from the hospital.

She listened to more highschool girl drama

then I'm sure she cared to hear,

she saw me off to college,

she cried when "the baby" got engaged,

she was on the second row when I got married!

Nonna has been with my family

2 weeks before my sister was born,

which will be 31 years

this February!

Doesn't matter how old I am,

whenever I have a question,

how to get a stain out of a shirt,

what's the difference between a sweet potato and a yam,

I call Nonna because

she ALWAYS knows the answer

(and it's a good excuse to call and talk to her!)

Nonna has gone full circle with our family.

She gave Rebecca her first bath

and probably would have done the same with Murphy

had Rebecca lived in Shreveport.

I don't know where my family would be without her.

She is a part of us

and always will be.

I love you, Nonna.

Catherine Lee

A Griswold's Christmas

A Griswold's Christmas.......

Blake's good friend Brent

owns a nursery in Abilene with his dad and brother.

They have beautiful Christmas trees

and he was so kind to let us have one;

only thing was we had to get it from Abilene to Lubbock.

On a typical day,

that probably wouldn't have been such a challenge.

However,

on this particular West Texas day

the wind was blowing about 50mph

so driving on the highway with a Christmas tree

strapped to the top was a bit dangerous for all of the other people on the road

and it was destroying my once perfect tree.

So about 20 minutes outside of Abilene,

we pulled over a shoved the 8 foot tree

(sans a bag, net, etc)

into the Tahoe along with

me, BEG, Jill, RHETT and george henry;

talk about a tight fit!

Good thing we all have a sense of humor

because it was ridiculous.

And I am further thankful

the drive is only 2.5 hours!

Happy Holidays!

cmg

Pets Thanksgiving

george henry and RHETT

very much enjoyed their Thanksgiving lunch.

gh got some ham

while RHETT got the ham bone

They were in heaven!!

cmg

Smores

We have really enjoyed ticking

items off the Fall Bucket List!

One of the last things on the list was to

cook smores.

So what did I do!

I logged onto to Amazon,

ordered a fire pit,

had BEG put it together

and

we made smores!!

Happy Fall Y'all!

CMG

Days 23-28

I know I've been MIA again

but we spent Thanksgiving this year in Abilene

and I was too busy being thankful to blog

so let me catch up!

Day 23: I am thankful for siblings.

Although, none of us live close it's always

good to be together.

Day 24: On Thanksgiving Day,

I am thankful for the blessing of my family,

blood, extended and in law.

Day 25: I am thankful for good friends.

Those you can call up after months of not talking

and pick up just where you left off.

Unfortuantley,

I no longer live close to any of my

"good" friends

but thank goodness for cell phones and the internet

so we can all keep up with eachother!!

Day 26: I am thankful for Christmas!!

The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year

and I LOVE to decorate for Christmas

(and am on the verge of tears every year when Christmas decor must come down).

Day 27: I am thankful for new friends!

When we first moved to Lubbock

I was so sad to leave my friends behind in Shreveport

and was extremely anxious to be living somewhere where I knew no one.

But I have been so thankful to meet some wonderful girls

through Kappa, JL and other people.

Day 28: I am thankful for "Betsy".

Betsy is the Jeep Grand Cherokee I have had since

right after I got my drivers license.

Betsy has been a trooper through all that I've put her through;

ie. 160,000+ miles, 1 car wreck, multiple spills, etc.

Betsy has become quite pricey lately

but we are fixing her in hopes of keeping her around

through May 2014 (BEG's graduation date!)

Hope everyone had a blessed and happy Thanksgiving!

cmg

Day 22 of 30

Today,

I am thankful for my job.

A job that allows me flexibility

and that I can work with my cute husband

(it is how we met afterall!)

I know everyone is looking forward to

Thanksgiving....

we sure are!

If you are traveling,

becareful.

But most importantly,

be sure and enjoy the time with family!!

cmg