Thankful Thursday

I probably won't be doing a lot of blogging while on vacation, but I didn't want to miss Thankful Thursday.  I think it's so important to be intentionally thankful, so here I am.  If you'd like to participate, click here to get to Rebecca's webpage.  Rebecca is our host and if you haven't met her, I know you would really like her. 

Things I am thankful for:

Vacation - It is so nice to get some time away from work and the daily stresses of life 

Hubby - I'm so happy to get this time to spend with him and relax and just enjoy being together.

Ocean - Again this year we are right on the beach.  I'm sitting in the room right now typing this, but the door is open and I'm listening to the surf.  It is just so relaxing.

Balcony - I love spending time sitting on the balcony and looking out and watching the people, the boats, the waves, the birds and just thanking God for it all.

Sitting on the balcony watching the ocean

In-laws - We are so enjoying getting to spend time with my husband's parents.  They are fun to be with and we are blessed to still have them and that they still love to travel.  I am so thankful for the new memories we are making.

Lunch with hubby and the in-laws

Sister - I called my sister our first day here and asked her and her husband to come down and spend some time with us.  And guess what!  They said yes, and should even now be on their way.  They are only staying 3 days, but I am so excited for her to come.  She loves the ocean as much as I do and hasn't been to the beach in 20 years.  I can't wait to get out and walk the beach with her again.  We used to travel together all the time, but it's been a long time now.  It's gonna be so much fun.

God has blessed me so much and being here keeps me continuously in mind of that.

So that's all I'll put for now because I can hear the waves calling me to come back outside.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a blessed day.

Cathy

Friday Foto Friends

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This tree is in the lot of our local Taco Bell.  I think I take a picture about every year.  I just love the colors and the shape of the tree.

My little grandson puppy!

A new hat protject I've started.

I love this mum.  It's from my mother's funeral 3 years ago.  I think it gets prettier every year.

Pretty skies in my neighborhood while walking with the dog.  

Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for visiting.

Cathy

Thankful Thursday

It's Thursday and that means it's time to be intentionally thankful.  Click here to join in with Rebecca.

This week I'm thankful for:

**Completing the 5K on Saturday:  I already posted about that here on Monday.  But I just want to say again I am so thankful for my cousins who went with me and encouraged me.  With their help and God's help, I made it to the end.  In fact, I signed up for 2 more 5K's to do this year.  They are virtual 5K's and I think I'll walk them on the beach over the next couple of weeks.  That should be a lot easier than in the cold and mud.  lol

**Upcoming vacation and parents:  That leads me to be thankful for my upcoming vacation.  We'll be getting time with my husband's parents.  They are getting up in age and I'm so thankful for any time we can spend with them.  Since my parents are gone now, I'm so blessed to be able to share his parents.

**Changes at work and adjusting:  I'm thankful for the prayers from people about my job situation.  I am starting to adjust to the changes and am learning again how to do the job I did 20 years ago (which has completely changed).  I'm so thankful that I'm starting to pick it up again and I know it's probably really good to have to stretch myself this way.  So if you prayed for me, thank you.

**My oldest daughter:  She turned 27 this week.  I mean, really!  How did that happen?  I am so proud of her and her accomplishments and how hard she is working to earn her Master's.  Again, I am so blessed to be her mom.

So what are you thankful for this week?

Cathy

Wednesday Medley

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1. You’re in a horror movie. Are you the final person left, the first to die, the comic relief, the skeptic, the smart one, or the killer?

Probably the comic relief.  

2. While watching scary movies, are you the person who yells at the characters, the person with their eyes covered the whole time or the person who falls asleep?

I don't like scary movies but whenever I watch them, I've mostly got my face hidden behind a pillow.  Always did that as a kid!  lol

3. If you were dared to spend the night in a “haunted house”, would you do it?

No, I don't really believe that places are haunted, but see #2.  If I can't stand to watch it on TV then I really don't think I could take the tension of being in a scary place.  lol  The only "haunted house" I like is the one at Disney World.

4. Favorite horror monster or villain?

Again, I don't like scary stuff, but if I had to choose it would probably be Bette Midler's witch character on Hocus Pocus.

5. Favorite horror or Halloween-themed song?

Michael Jackson’s Thriller

6. Tell us something random about your week.

Only 3 more days to work and then I'm on vacation for 3 weeks.

Cathy

The Great Pumpkin Run

I did it!!  I completed the 5K Great Pumpkin Run.  It was not pretty, but I finished it and in spite of the horrible, awful, terrible time, I'm still proud of myself.  Because when I hit the proverbial wall in the 2nd mile, I wasn't sure I could complete it, but with the encouragement of my cousin, I made it.  She stayed by me the whole time, even though she normally runs these things.  She was awesome and I'm so thankful she's my family.  Her sister was awesome too and waited for us at the end until I came dragging in.  lol

You know, that's how we should be in our Christian walk.  We should come up along those who are struggling on the road and help them out and encourage them to keep on walking.  If we do that, we'll all make it across that finish line.  It may not be pretty getting there, but we'll make it together and with Jesus.  I've posted a few pictures from that day.

My two beautiful cousins!

Selfies as we were lining up

Selfie fun before the race

It's getting closer to time

Here we are finally at the starting line.

Because of all the rain Friday night and Saturday morning, I was covered in mud when it was all over.  Most everyone was!

My medal!

Hubby rewarded me later with a wonderful hot chocolate from Starbucks.  I think I finally got warm after drinking this.

So that was my adventure for the weekend.  How was your weekend?

Cathy