love me some andrew peterson...

especially when all i want to do is go somewhere far away...this song reminds me that adventure lies right in my own backyard...

{but i still want to travel the world, too} :o)

oh yummers {i ate one too many}...

so these photos were taken from the most wonderful-est cupcake shop in the world...cupcake!

these are my three favorites for right now...it can always change!  i treated my family on friday and brought home a half dozen of delicious yumminess...and promptly made myself too full on just ONE!  the icing is so rich and sweet.  i did myself in. {it was worth it}.

favorite verse {in numbers to wear}...

found this on etsy today and i am IN LOVE...(yes, i used caps).  the shop is called this word's for you...

she makes necklaces and other pieces using the numbers from bible verses!  i am going to have to figure out my favorite...actually, i probably have more than one!  LOVED this idea...a beautiful reminder every day.

favorites friday...

how can you not see a rainbow collection of tights and leggings and not feel like a kid in a candy store???

oh my. i need one in every color.

favorites friday...

i read crazy love by francis chan for the first time in november 2009. i read it again this summer, and now coach sal and i are teaching a class at our church this quarter, using this book. so i am reading it for the third time.

if you want to really fall in love with God, read it. if you want to rethink how you live for Him, read it. it will make you change the way you think and live each day. be ready.

favorites friday...

these owl canisters were made by my aunt dot for her sister margie (my meme) in 1985, when ceramics were the thing. i kept them when my meme died in 2000 and i just recently pulled them out. they are super-awesome! i love them. they are a little part of my history.

another favorite is right behind them, coach sal's aunt's yarn floral pictures. i know there is a name for the stitching, but i can't recall what it is. i got these from coach sal's grandmother when she moved into assisted living about a year ago and didn't have room for them. she knew that i loved them. another bit of family history...

bahamas, baby!

on the ship, first afternoon...

coach sal wins trivia...after being asked to step away from the buzzer and let others score! (that's my babe!)

formal night, mary e by the ocean...

first port of call, freeport...not our favorite, but a new place to visit...

david and jacob wanted to experience something new this trip, so yes, i let them get on one of these things...they turned comepletely over three times, and i prayed about 300! when they got back to shore, they said it was GREAT! {sigh...}

port of call two, nassau! this was coach sal and i's third visit, and we LOVE nassau!

three carnival ships in a row...

we love cruising...the beautiful turquoise ocean, the white sand, the fun and the festivity!

i think i will retire to a cruise ship...

just chillin'...

me just chillin' with some of my favorite things...

Arizona Diet Peach Green Tea, I can't get enough of this stuff.

Orville Redenbacher's 100 calorie mini bag Kettle Korn.

Chocolate Checkout, aka York Peppermint Patty.

And cjane.

get the sensation?

23 days...

from now and we'll be enjoying THE EVE! Wow, I love December.

So here are a few of my favorite *December* things...

* Charlie Brown Christmas

* Starbucks' Christmas blend

* Christmas trees (I have EIGHT in my house...and we only have seven rooms. Go figure.)

* homemade sweet treats

* Christmas music

* crazy lit-up yards with Christmas lights

* George Winston's December

* very few days of school (13 and a half to be exact, but who's counting?)

* holiday parties

* keeping secrets

* shopping

* giving

* family fun

* peppermints

* wrapping presents

* candles in windows

* creating Christmas cards

* receiving Christmas cards

* manger scenes

* the Nativity story

What are some of yours?