Wow! I really need to keep up with this blog! I know that I 'think' that I will remember everything that happens but I also 'know' that I won't and that is why I started this blog in the first place! More of a personal journal than anything else. October was an extremely busy month! Went with Mom and Dad to Branson to spend a couple of days with my aunt and uncle from Prim, Arkansas. The weather was terrible......rainy and chilly but that didn't stop us from shopping and having a good time! We went up on a Thursday morning. We didn't do much Thursday other than catching up on visiting and we did watch the Cardinals baseball game. Friday morning we hit the shops. We went to Tangier Outlet Mall. It was raining pretty hard but we were able to still shop and didn't melt when we got wet! We ate at our favorite place for lunch.....Panera Bread. Had a bowl of potato soup and with the chilly rainy day, it was so yummy! Ruth introduced us to the neatest shop.....Mulberry something or other! Oh my word! So many neat things and yummy dips! My new favorite shop for sure! We weren't able to watch the baseball game Friday night. Dad just cannot stand the stress....makes his heart hurt. Craig kept texting to let me know the score. We were so far behind that we decided to just go to bed and get a good night's sleep! Well, the Cardinals came back and tied the game! We hurried up and turned on the tv and were able to watch them win the game! What an awesome come-back!!!! Then we were so excited and hyped up that we had trouble going back to sleep!!!!
We were able to keep our favorite little houseguest last week....we met BJ and Chloe in Clarksville on Thursday and got to keep Chloe till Sunday morning! We had so much fun with her! I am so in love with that little girl! She is always smiling and gives the best hugs!!!! I am always so lonesome when she leaves....I usually leave her toys out for a few days just to ease the lonesomeness!
This week Mom and I went BACK up to Branson and spent a couple of nights with Albie. Carol drove down from St. Louis. And of course, there was not a shortage of laughter! It is amazing how we can just laugh and laugh and each time we get together, we say that 'this' was the best peep time ever! It is so good to just get together with my peeps and not worry about anything but having fun! Whether we stay in and just sit around and talk or if we go out and do some shopping....we ALWAYS end up laughing till our tummies hurt and tears run down our faces! I am truly blessed with some amazing women in my life who give me unconditional love and support and make me laugh!
Yesterday, Craig took off from work and we early voted and then headed to the lake to sail. It was absolutely beautiful! Sun was shining.....air felt warm.....so peaceful and quiet out there. We saw a deer swim ACROSS the lake! It was amazing! And it was not a short distance at all! I was so afraid that she would get tired and drown but she just kept on swimming! It was definitely an awesome sight!
We are enjoying the sunshine today with grilling out some steaks, cabbage, potatoes. I fixed a yummy broccoli/cheese/bacon salad and baked some chocolate chip cookies. Have Texas Toast to fix when it is time and then we shall stuff ourselves!
With love,
GiGi
