Only one creature stirring

I'm the only one awake right now, even the cat is sleeping on the bed! but I thought I'd take a minute to write about what's going on for Christmas this year.

Already Been:

Department Meeting - very fun, great food!

Annual Meeting - see above post, super awesome!

Angel Tree - 45 gifts, what a blessing to be a part of

Prism Concert - beautiful, cant wait for next year!

Wrapping Gifts - I'm getting better every year :)

Lamb dinner - saw a Christmas Carole <-- CREEPY!

Yet to Come:

Visit Aunt Lois and Uncle Howard - they're absolutely fantastic, cant wait!

Christmas Eve Candlelight service - my favorite service of the year

Christmas at Grams - a tradition, I'm gonna eat me some rolls! haha

SEE MARV AND LINDS - It's like my two best friends coming home, YAY!

Grand Lux Cafe - Yum.

Christmas at home - one of my favorite memories of the last few years

Koning Family Christmas - great friends and a mouse sleepover!

Dinner and a movie with Dana - A cousin pick-me-up! :)

Trip to DC on 31st - SEE ELLEN!

That is a stacked lineup and I cant wait! Bring on the fun!

And all this celebration to remember what our blessed Savior did for us those many years ago.

Hallelujah - What a Savior!

A Great Company

Lately things have been great on the work front. The Annual Meeting was this past weekend - Carnival theme! So fun! There was a complete indoor carnival set up in the DeVos Place. I rode everything except Tilt-a-Whirl and the upside down roller coaster; I even did bumper cars for the first time! I didnt get and Elephant Ear or corn dog, but they sure smelled great! :) Here's some photos, enjoy -

The Ferris Wheel!

Took this from the top of the Ferris Wheel - I rode the Cliff Hanger later, it was SO great!

Some of the rides - so great!

AMY! Glad we ran into her at the end of the night!

Mr Dizzy - Jeff

Amy, Jeff and I practically closed this ride down for the night!

Like I said work has been great this week too. I work for a fantastic company and with fantastic people and I'm so proud to say that we were able to place 45 gifts under the Angel Tree this year because of the generosity of my department!

Karla and Amy matching Angel Tree tags and gifts

Karla was so excited to buy electronic Hampsters and virtual pets for 12 year old girls!

Tonight I'm having a sleepover with Marta and Eliza! They're eating popcorn and playing with Hoppy VanderHare :)

Happy Wednesday to all!

92 years and counting...

December 5 was grandpa's 92nd birthday, we had a little family party for him Sunday night here's a few photos, enjoy -

Smile! Almost cake time! :)

6 mismatched candles, so happy

Almost got them all in one shot - impressive really

Gifts! Mostly candies and mixed nuts, yum! He wanted to hurry through the gifts so he could get to his cake and ice cream - some things never change :)

Reading his cards

Nobody opens a gift quite like Grandpa Marv.


I asked him when he got his knife, he couldnt remember, but he said a long time ago, I think when he was a kid. More guys should carry pocket knives.

We took Puff over to visit tonight, they love her. They baby talk to her and let her jump on the kitchen table and laugh when she hops on the counters, 'Oh look Marv, she's on the workboard!' I think she might go on a little vacation there over New Years.

Check out Kari's blog for a weekend recap!

Happy Monday All!

1st Snow!

It's snowing and sticking! the sticking part makes it count as real snow. No pictures, sorry. My life has been a little boring lately, winning a Poinsettia at the Christmas party I planned was probably the highlight of the week...what a life. Although tonight was Ladies Missionary fellowship, it's so inspiring! They talk about living in Africa, raising kids, not having electricity...holy smokes! Talk about the bold and the beautiful!

Headed to Indy tomorrow for bridesmaid dress shopping, should be a good time, hopefully pictures to follow!

Have a great weekend, Happy December!

Friend Making Monday

I havent done Friend Makin' Monday in quite sometime, but I dont have much else to post right now, and I feel like I need to get something out here! Everyone loves something new to read! Hint hint - keep updating! anywhoo this week is all about Thanksgiving, which I think is probably my favorite holiday, I mean what are we if not thankful for all the blessings poured out on us? So, here goes -

1. Turkey or Ham - Turkey, turkey, turkey! yum yum yum!

2. Favorite side dish - squash, or perhaps corn casserole (I love food, it's hard to pick a favorite friend!) Ooo maybe onion dill bread! num num num!

3. Favorite dessert - Pumpkin pie, which often times ends up as lunch the next day! hehe :)

4. Black Friday: Are you going or not? - Not really, maybe in the afternoon on the way home from work.

5. If so, what's on the top of your list? - Nothing really, so no reason to get up early!

6. Going out of town or staying close to home? Home :)

7. Hosting or helping? Helping

8. Name one family tradition at Thanksgiving - listening to Arlo Guthrie at noon (Alice's Restaurant)

9. What do you do after dinner? pass out! chat, clean up, walk

10. What are you most thankful for this year? Friends and family, the grace of God to make decisions, my Bible study group (great women of faith), the list goes on and on!

Thanks for coming by today; a big congratulations to everyone who joined our church last night, what a great night for the family of God!

Fall Sky

We've been enjoying some lovely autumn weather over the last few weeks, and the sky has been simply brilliant! Enjoy the photos, no commentary necessary :)

Congratulations to Becca and Jamie on the birth of their beautiful baby Evelyn Lucille!

Clean Sweep

So my mom has this lady come to help her around the house from time to time. Today they tackled the garage - I didnt know this lady did miracles too! Holy Sweet Rolls Batman! If any of you were familiar with our garage, this is an amazing transformation!

2 cars : 1 garage - whoa!

Room to get out of the car

Junk hung up, and a bike not wedged

Room to walk in front of the freezer and car

Everything in it's place

What a great day! :)

Coming soon: I've been taking some photos of the autumn sky - this time of year is just great in Michigan!