The Secret to Life!!

 

Would you like to know the secret of life?

Down through the years, there have been many stories and anecdotes about
people who are searching for the secret of life.  The secret of life,
according to the well-known psychiatrist, Dr. David Viscott, is that  there
is no secret.  I agree.

It's hard work, determination, and effective thinking backed up by
persistent action that brings you success in life, not any magic lamp or
winning lottery ticket. 

I'll bet you knew that all along, didn't you?  I'll bet you also know  that
the purpose of life is to discover and develop your own unique gifts,
whatever they may be, and that the meaning of life comes from sharing  your
gifts with others.

Pretty simple, huh?  And the key to all this, the glue that holds it
together and allows you to create something truly wonderful, is
accountability, or responsibility... if you prefer.

While it's true that many things that have happened to you are not your
fault, you didn't cause them, in every case you chose to react in your  own
way.  Of course, accepting responsibility for your reactions to events
means you have to stop blaming others for your problems, but it also
empowers you to change what you need to change and move on.

After all, in the words of the Swahili saying, "It is not what name  others
call you that matters, but what name you respond to that truly determines
who you are."

Just a little saying to help keep us going!! :)

Happy St. Valentines Day

 

First off I would like to say Happy St. Valentines Day to every a day late. St Valentines Days is one day out of a year that couples can show their love for the other person. What about the other 364 day a year?  Shouldn’t we show our loved ones that we love them everyday?

 

Just a side note!

This is Brandon, my boyfriend of going on 6 months. He was the teller at my bank for almost 2 years before we started hanging out. It turns out that he went to my high school, lives in my neighborhood and lives on Elizabeth Lane. Crazy huh?

God has been so good to me that I am so thankful that he has brought Brandon into my life. I am pretty sure that no one has ever treated me better than he has. Which brings me to the rest of my post.

 

 

This year I told Brandon that I didn’t want to go out on Valentines Day. He was very nice about it and politely asked me why. I explained to him how I felt about this particular holiday and how it has turned into somewhat of a hallmark holiday. 

I Love the idea of showing people that you love them. Showing people that you love them is one thing but doing it because society says you should is another. I want them to do something because they want to, not because they have to.

You ladies will never believe what Brandon did for me… That’s right he made me a candle light dinner at his house. But get this, it wasn’t just a candle light dinner it was a surf and turf dinner served with red wine and accompanied by a beautiful flower bouquet!!! OMGosh… It was so amazingly delicious!!! I still can’t believe that he made it all by himself, I was very impressed.

 

We started out with a salad where he even made his own croutons. 

Then we had shrimp kabobs glazed with a warm garlic butter for an appetizer.

 

For the main meal we had beef filet mignon wrapped in bacon, crab legs and lobster! 

But that is not all… we had ice-cream for dessert toped with thawed raspberries. 

As you can see Brandon went above and beyond with everything he did. This has to be, by far, the best Valentines Day I have ever had. I can tell that he really cares and that he wanted to do this for me!

What was your favorite Valentines Day and What did you do?

I Hoped For a Little To Much Snow!!!!

 

Last week my family and I woke up to mounds and mounds of snow, leaving us trapped in for hours.  Not only were we trapped but we had to shovel as well.  Altogether it took us over 3 hours to shovel and right when we were getting finished… The plow came down our street. 

Yes you read that right, 53 Inches!!!

My brother is standing right there!

Can you see where the road should be?

Here is our neighbor snow-blowing his driveway, he didn’t have as many helping hands as we do.

Luckily he got some help! I would have to say that the wind chill was the worst part. As you can see everyone is covered from head to toe. There are looking for the mailbox!!   Despite the cold we had a lot of fun! We finally finished!

Did any of you get hit by this big storm?

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!!!

 

Every year my family builds a snowman with each year trying to outdo the previous year.  This year our snow man was 17 1/2 feet tall. 

As you can see, this is a very large snow monster lol.  We had to call over some of our cousins (who live 2 houses down) to come and help us with the first three large snow balls.

This is a great bonding experience for the whole family.

This, by far is on of my favorite family memories.

What is one of your favorite family memories?