Things I am thankful for...

Seeing as it is Thanksgiving I thought it was right to post what I believe I am most thankful for this year....really it's at this moment - but I'll let it pass for the year...

Memories - whether stored in photos, in our minds or in our hearts. The way they remind of the time - good or bad. They keep those we've lost in our lives and they also serve as reminders of the fun and the love we have shared with our family and friends.

Fun, Love and Life - to me these three attributes should always just go together. One because we should always love those we care for unconditionally - even when people make mistakes and while sharing that love we should always remember that life should be fun. Even in the darkest of times I always try to reminds myself that I only have one life and if I had to choose how to live it I'd choose to live it full of love and fun.

And with out any explanation at all these are a few other things I'm thankful for: family, friends, banana cream pie, kitties, Sassy, internet, warm days, snow, cake, photography, randomness, and more.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Can anyone really have too many beanies?

So growing up my mom had her own business making and selling dolls. Along with this business she also sold Ty bears, beanies and what not. So basically at the height of the Ty beanie baby craze my mom was receiving beanies by the dozens (literally). Her being such the great mom always allowed me to keep one of each....so here is the result - my husband wondering what the heck he got himself into and my pile of beanies:
Things like a mound of beanies really remind me of just how crazy awesome my mom really was. Honestly, I kind of forgot how much time we spent looking at beanies, collecting them or trying to sell them.. I think the best/worst was probably when McDonalds had the teanie beanies....ugh, I'm surprised that I don't weigh 200+ lbs after how many happy meals we ate. Image going through the drive through and ordering 10 happy meals for 2 people. ...it happened.