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I am...

Reading...I got my hands on the latest installment of Stephanie Plum's life, Twisted Twenty-Six, by Janet Evanovich. I'm about halfway through. So far, it's not one of the best ones. Stephanie is having a lot of angst about the state of her life, Grandma Mazur is newly widowed after a 45 minute marriage, Morelli and Ranger both seem to be more in the background, the bad guys aren't seeming all that bad, even Lula seems pretty tame (for her). It's an easy read, but it hasn't made me laugh out loud yet and Stephanie Plum always used to do that.

Listening to...Bob Seger on Amazon Prime.

Loving...our new Christmas tree. I broke down and paid the price (on sale) for a Balsam Hill artificial tree. I wanted either one of the ones with memory wire branches so you don't have to fluff or a flip tree that just folds in half, no assembly required. I got neither because of the cost. Both of those are over $1000. I settled for their "Most Realistic" grade and I admit, it is a beautiful tree. It is full and beautifully shaped even though I haven't fluffed it yet. (And no, I do not typically put my tree up quite this early, but I wanted to see it and I also wanted the big box out of the living room.)

Thinking...life is going to be crazy busy the next couple of weeks. I'm going to be working a lot with only 2 days off between now and Thanksgiving. I'm also going to be working a lot of 12-8pm shifts and several shifts that are close enough together that I'll get overtime for the second one. I also have to plan what we're having for Thanksgiving dinner and go shopping. Bottom line, blogging maybe sparse until it's over.

Feeling...content. Tim and I celebrated our 35th anniversary over the weekend. We didn't do anything really big...this summer's cruise was our big celebration. We had brunch with my Bible study group, who prayed for us, toasted us with champagne, and one woman blew the Shofar. That was pretty cool! We spent the rest of Saturday shopping, cruising the flea market, and riding around enjoying the beautiful day. We enjoyed dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse. Sunday was spent doing some things around the house and relaxing.

Celebrating...nothing in particular and everything in general. Life is good. We are blessed.

Grateful...for 35 years with my husband, for the life we have built, and that he is still my best friend and love of my life.

Weather...mild today. Not particularly sunny, but the temperature should hit, or at least get close to, 50 degrees this afternoon. 

Enjoying...my 50's. I think this has been the best phase of life so far.

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