Red

Today,  my favorite road was covered in reds and oranges.  It was absolutely gorgeous.  Since I couldn't capture it,  I got this. 

Today's moment: basking in red

Sparkles

Today,  I got to see my parents Christmas tree. It always sparkles and it is always a trip down memory lane.

Today's moment: strolling down memory lane through the ornaments that sparkle on my family's tree

Learning something new

Today,  we tried out a crochet class.  Though I know how to knit and quilt,  this was somewhat challenging so I took to YouTube afterward. 

Today's moment: failing and learning

Oh Christmas tree

Today, not only did I put up my own Christmas tree, but I help my 3 year old niece and my mom put up another tree.

Today's moments: watching the joy of helping out in my niece's face.

Icing

Or. ..too much of it.  That is my story today after helping my min ice thanksgiving turkey cookies. 

Today's moment: laughing like a child again

Candle making

Today,  I made candles for the the first time.  In the process,  I unearthed my old pasta sauce jarss so I'm ready to make more!

Today's moment: addictions to crafts

Soapy

Today,  I continued my Christmas crafts with some soap making.  I had never tried it before but am excited to try a variety of new scents. 

Today's  moment: trying something new

Snacks and snuggles

Today is Sunday,  family day.  And, I get to spend it snuggling and eating movie snacks with my niece.

Today's moment: enjoying the sweetness of Sundays.

Blue cats

Today,  we checked out the Blue Cat Cafe.  It's one of the first of its kind.  Cats roam freely,  board games abound,  and food is awesome. 

Today's moment: meeting some of the sweetest cats

Donuts

Today, my donut maker arrived. It was a glorious day and I can't wait to start making some donuts. Next up: lemon raspberry donuts.

Today's moment: enjoying the sweet side of life

Heat

My office is 59 degrees.  And that's no lie. Luckily aj got me a space heater. It was nice having warm to my fingers without wearing gloves , scarves, and hoodies.

Today's moment: bringing on the heat

Christmas movies

Tonight,  we watch Love the Coopers. I'm a Christmas movie junkie. 

Today's moment: hoping this movie lives up to my Christmas Movie expectations

Ideas

Today I actually got to attend a session at a conference for the first time in a while. So I decided to check out with some others are doing in the makerspace arena to get some ideas from my own. And what I left with with a whole slew of ideas for organization. And if you know me you know I love organization.

Today's moment: getting organized

Skyline

After a full day of work today I traveled to the great city of San Antonio to a room I would never pay for on my own and a view I may not see it on my own.

Today's moment looking at the Tower of Americas 19 floors up.

Crisp

Today started off with a cool crisp chill in the air. It had the ring of fall everywhere around from the Christmas displays to the rosy cheeks and the streams lights.

Today's moment: enjoying the crisp chill in the air.

Morning

I woke up to this beautiful fall tree this morning. The cold crisp rain coming down made it feel all the more fall.

Today's moment: enjoying waking up without an alarm to the sights and sounds of fall.

A light show

Google took us a different way this time so we got to see a great section of beautiful Christmas lights.

Today's moment: getting a taste of Christmas a little early.

Mom

Today, I'm very thankful for my mom. After getting the flu for the third time in less than a month, she came to my rescue today. So perhaps it was a blessing in disguise.

Today's moment: finding the blessings in the rough.

Chilli

Though we set a heat record today,  I thought it would be great to think chill so. ..we made chili and corn bread! 

Today's moment: chill thoughts

Snuggles

Tuesdays are tough. That's the sad truth. Today, I was too tired to work tonight so, I passed out to this.

Today's moment: thankful for pets

Cold Fronts

Today, I was excited that I got to wear my "pimp" coat all day. Despite its looks, it's super comfortable. And, looking at the forecast, it appears I'll have a lot more times to wear it!

Today's moment: thankful for being able to wear my favorite coat!

The sweet one

Since today was Sunday, I got to spend it with my nieces. My three year old niece's favorite words are cute and sweet. I was told multiple times by her that I am soooooooo sweet.

So, today's moment: thankful for my sweet and precious nieces.

Brrr

Today was the first chill day of fall.  So,  I honored it by doing some crafting for Christmas presents. 

Today's moment: the finished product

Fall

Today,  we had our first day at sub 70 degree highs.  It may not sound like much but that's our first heat relief.

Today's moment: chilly rain

Christmas crafting

Well, it's officially started - my Christmas crafting season. I have to start soon in order to complete all of the projects in time. This year, I found this awesome idea called the Year of Dates. I decided to do a tech twist on it by creating a Website that can serve as an online memory bank. I'm excited by it's progress so far!

Today's moment: eagerly crafting

The night of the burger

Tonight,  AJ made bugers and fries and they were oh so good.  We also watched "How I met your mother" which was all about the night of the burger. 

Today's moment: burger coincidences

The long await

After over three months of work,  I finally have a computer! 

Today's moment: relief

Pinterest

I've started all of my Holiday gift making and Pinterest is the place to be.  It brings a certain happiness to me. 

Today's moment: a Pinterest high

Pie

Today,  my mom made homemade some pure and it was beyond delicious! 

Today's moment: "evening out" the pie