1. My dogs – I know, big surprise. I am a bit dog obsessed, but I love those dogs like kids! Look at Mac giving me a hug last night. It makes me heart smile!
2. Blog friends – I am so thankful for getting to meet so many wonderful ladies from the blogger world. We have another blate going on tomorrow, and I am super excited!
3. Nieces and Nephews – Tis the season of birthdays in my family! It started last month with Christopher turning 8. Cooper turned 3 last Saturday. Berkley turned 10 on Wednesday, and her birthday party is this weekend. My sister will be 25 at the end of the month. Then we have Will turning 3 next month, as well as my sister in law’s birthday. My husband and his mother are the following month. My father in law in June, me in August, my dad in September, my mom, step dad and a few step sisters in October. Then the holidays are back at us! Lots of presents and party planning going on up in here!
4. iPhone 5 – I realized that I probably spend too much time playing with my phone, but my whole life is on it now! Calendars, pictures, all my contacts, texting with family and friends, all social media outlets to keep up with people, words with friends, where would my life be without the thing? Plus, it keeps me entertained when I am in line waiting or at the doctors.
5. Spring – As much as I hate the summer heat and humidity, and love cold weather…there is something about spring that I love. Perhaps it is everything blooming, the days are longer…oh…and the clothes and shoes! Nothing makes me happier than seeing this sign in all the stores! Bring it on flip flops, I am ready!
So, it’s no secret that I love all kinds of music. If you saw my Spotify account, you would think I had multiple personalities! No one can get it right like some country folks though, I am going to be honest! Simple, heart felt lyrics at their best. I think one of my favorite songs based on lyrics is “Love Like Crazy” by Lee Brice. If you do not know this song, you have to listen to it, or just read the lyrics.
They called them crazy when they started out
Said, “Seventeen’s too young to know what loves about”
They’ve been together fifty eight years now
That’s Crazy
He brought home sixty seven bucks a week
Bought a little two bedroom house on Maple Street
Where she blessed him with six more mouths to feed
Now that’s crazy
Just ask him how he did it
He”ll say “Pull up a seat
it’ll only take a minute
to tell you everything”
Be a best friend, tell the truth
Overuse I love you
Go to work, do your best
Don’t out smart your common sense
Never let your praying knees get lazy
And love like crazy
They called him crazy when he quit his job
Said those home computers boy they’ll never take off
Well he sold his one man shop to Microsoft
And they paid like crazy
Just ask him how he made it
He’ll say faith and sweat
And the heart of a faithful woman
Who never let him forget
Be a best friend, tell the truth
Overuse I love you
Go to work, do your best
Don’t out smart your common sense
Never let your praying knees get lazy
And love like crazy
Always treat your woman like a lady
Never get too old to call her baby
Never let your praying knees get lazy
And love like crazy
They called him crazy when they started out
They’ve been together fifty eight years now
Ain’t that crazy
I typed this without looking it up, I know this song by heart. I know every word to this song, as I listen to it often. It reminds me of things that my grandparents would tell me when I was little. They always taught me to do what was right, even if I didn’t like the consequences. Some of the words in this song are so simple, yet I think we forget them a lot.
You should always be a friend, even when someone isn’t being one back.
Always tell the truth and be honest. If you lie, you start living those lies. It’s too much to keep up with! You will loose who you are.
You should always express your love to those close to you. I never get off the phone with my mom, dad, sister, and husband without saying “I love you.” I even tell some friends that I love them as well.
You should always do your best. Even when you are discouraged. When you give your all and work hard, you will eventually be rewarded in one way or another. You will know that you gave everything you had, and if it didn’t work out…you did your best. You can’t beat yourself up over your best.
Common sense is something that some people throw out the window. You can be the smartest book smart person on the planet, but if you ain’t got common sense, you ain’t got shit. (Sorry, I was thinking about some common sense smart country folks when I said that.)
Something I am guilty about is not praying regularly like I should. You should NEVER let your praying knees get lazy, and this is something I am going to work on.
I was at a funeral yesterday. Some of the children of the man that passed talked about how he always did the right thing, and worked very hard. They have a huge, successful business now…and truth and hard work were the foundation of that business that their father built on.
I think sometimes we need a reminder of those things. Perhaps living your life more simply, will turn you into something extraordinary. The most extraordinary people I know, are just your average people who live their lives by doing the right thing.
You should always be there for family, no matter what. Love people unconditionally. Always help others that need it. Give when you can. Be quiet when you should. And be thankful every day for what you have.
Linking up with two more of my blogger turned real life friends Heather and Ashley for the Home Town Hop.
Now, I am going to be honest…I am a little torn on what to call my “hometown.” Is your hometown where you were born, where you lived the majority of your life so far, or where you call home now? I was born and raised in Pennsylvania (that’s right, true Yankee right here), moved to Missouri when I was in middle school, then moved to Georgia when I was in high school. I lived in Georgia the longest. Then I moved to Alabama two years ago, and this is now my “home.” So I am not sure which city to talk about. I don’t really consider Missouri my “home town,” or home at all. We lived there a few years, in two different houses in two different cities. That was a lot of moving around, and nothing really permanent. I always knew that we wouldn’t be staying for long. However, I do still keep up with two of my friends from there. Thank you Facebook!
With all that said…
Let me introduce you to Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Greensburg is located about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh. If you have ever visited or met several people from different northern states, you know that every major city has its own accent and own vocabulary. This holds true for Pennsylvania. You certainly can tell a difference from those on the Pittsburgh side vs those on the Philadelphia side! Go Steelers!
There are lots of hills all throughout Greensburg. There are lots of mountains in general all throughout the state.
The thing about Northern cities, is that they are older, especially when you are in the actual “city.” Most houses in the city look similar to this:
My favorite restaurant in Greensburg is Johnny L’s. They have the most amazing cheese steaks and they have pepperoni cheese sticks!!!
I love driving into Pittsburgh on my way back to visit family. It is one of the coolest cities, ever!
This is at the point where the 3 rivers come together. There is great shopping and good all along the river.
I love my “hometown.” My husband has never been further north than North Carolina. One day I would like for him to come visit Pittsburgh with me. It is a whole new world outside the South!
Two of my blogger turned real life friends, Kalyn and Lauren have started a new link up for Mondays called Coffee and Conversations. I am so excited about this link up, I love coffee and I love talking, so this is great! Kalyn and Lauren are both so sweet, you have to go check out their blogs if you haven’t already!
This week’s topic: What are you most thankful for so far this year?
There is always so much to be thankful for. No matter what you have or don’t have, there are so many people who with that they could have a quarter of what you do.
The thing I am most thankful for so is my blog and everything that I have gained from it this year. I wasn’t really sure what I was doing when I started out. I really just wanted somewhere I could collect my thoughts, vent from time to time, and a place to reflect back to things that were going on in my life. I had been reading blogs for several months before I created my own. I noticed that a lot of people started connecting with one another through blogging, and I eventually wanted that.
I know that my blog is by no means huge or popular, that is not really the point for me. This year, I have really started posting on the regular and connecting with some people. Most importantly, I am so thankful for the Alabama Blogger Blate that occurred a few weeks ago. Even though I only met those 8 wonderful ladies one time, I feel that there is a friendship and connection that is blossoming. We have another blate scheduled for next weekend. It has really been a blessing for me.
I have posted before about how I really don’t have a lot of friends in Alabama since I have moved here. It really is hard to meet other girls that you want to be friends with that are in the same stage of life as you, or that can relate to you. I am so very thankful for the blogging community. Even just reading posts from other people who are newlyweds, who are trying to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle, who have a hard time making friends, who don’t really know where they are going in their careers…it really has made me feel like I belong somewhere.
My blog has given me something to focus on. My blog has given me new friends. My blog has given me somewhere to vent. For that, I am truly thankful.
This post brought to you thanks to my cup of coffee!
Friday evening was pretty eventful! After we got home from work, we headed over to Bill’s for dinner. It was the first time I had chips and queso since my surgery a few weeks ago, and it was amazing! After dinner, we met up with some of our friends at the bowling alley. You guys, I am not going to lie…I SUCK at bowling. Like major suckola! I had the best time though! After we bowled a few games, we decided to go over to Trio’s (a bar) because one of my husbands friends was DJ’ing there. It was interesting. There is always such a random mix of people in Trussville. Sadly I have no pictures from this night. I always forget to take some!
Saturday morning was lazy. I spent a lot of time with the dogs. Can these two get any cuter??
Saturday evening we met up with Chris’s sister and walked around Target. I love Target, I can literally spend hours in there with no real purpose. After that, we all headed to their parents house for dinner. We had chilly and biscuits and it was a perfect night for it! It was so cold, and it snowed pretty much all day. Sadly, it was just little tiny flakes though, nothing that really accumulated.
While at Target, I couldn’t help but pick up a bag of these! They were just calling to me! Don’t even pretend like you aren’t totally jealous and heading out to pick some of these up for yourself!
Sunday morning I cooked a big breakfast. It has been a LONG time since we have had real bacon (not turkey) and some sausage and hashbrowns. Super yum! After breakfast, I cleaned the house for a few hours and planned out our meals for the week. Chris’s parents were kind enough to bring up his gaming chair to our house, and we decided to head out for a late lunch with them. Mexican, my favorite! Then Chris and I headed to Target (again) to do our grocery shopping for the week. I love getting that out of the way on Sundays! Nothing worse than having to do that Monday evening after a long day at work!
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week! Can you believe it’s March?!
