I can't believe there is only 52 more days till Christmas!!! I'm so excited this year Gabby will be able to open presants this year and be able to use her pink stocking I bought her last year.
I'm excited about baking this year for Christmas. I wanted to actually go buy rum balls from a store call Cost Plus World Market. The only problem is I don't live near one. So I've decided I'm going to make them on my own. I found one recipe that I may be interested in using. If you know of any good recipes please post them here.
Realized I've been a lot more busier with Gabby as she enters the toddler stage. I've been running back and fourth telling her don't touch this and that, or don't put that in your mouth. It's really amazing how much energy she has, I can hardly keep up! She is so awesome though, playing drums, playing with her toys and just being so darn cute :)
I'm creating a blog for my Woman's Group which we are currently reading the book of Esther with a Beth Moore study - http://studywithbethmoore.blogspot.com/ (coming soon). It's been very in lighting all the things they did back in that time period, and lessons to learn from them. We'll see how this blog goes.
We are currently looking for donations at my church for the Child Care Service. Their wish list is a kitchenette set and a puzzles for the kids. So if you would like to donate you can by clicking the donate button below. I will be updating on how far we are with donations. Our goal is $150. You can view the kitchenette sets here that we are wanting to purchase by clicking here.
Had a wonderful day with my husband while Gabby spent the day with her grandparents. It was an adventure we traveled by Miami's transportation starting off for me riding the *trolly* Miami's Metro Rail.
I honestly felt like a tourist taking pictures of the Metro ha ha. Our first stop was at Publix on the beach, because we saw the wine collection through the windows. There was a really wide variety at that store compared to ours. After that we went to Blissberry off of Alton to get boba *bubble tea*. I was excited because I hadn't had any for a really long time. I got a mix of almond and banana, which was surprisingly good. My husband got a kiwi, and strawberry smoothie boba which tasted really GOOD. It tasted a lot sweeter than mine, and the texture was smoother and richer.
For a snack we went to King Kone a sushi joint off of Alton and got the Dragon Roll.
sorry bad picture *should've opened it* he he.
Very interesting how they had the wasabi and soy sauce already prepared in a dispenser that was too complicated for us to use.
Then we headed towards the beach. The water felt wonderful. There was flying fish, and possibly a "dolphin" from what people were screaming about.
After the beach we started walking back to the bus and happened to stop at El Rancho Grande. My husband keeps raving about the Guacamole so we sat down he went to the restroom, and I sat waiting for him while they offered me chips and dip and I started eating. The server came back and asked what we would like, and I told him I wanted the guacamole and chips. So what do they not have? Exactly!!! No Gauc and chips. When my husband came back, he thought I was joking about them not having it. So I was a little upset because I wanted to try it fresh!! :(
Anyways we ended our trip helping a couple I think from Britain find a place to travel while visiting Miami. They were a really cute couple trying to find a good time. I really hope they did:) Well until next time.
I still can't believe it's been a year since I've had this precious baby!! She is so amazing, walking, learning, bringing joy to my live and much more. I am so blessed to have a wonderful child who fills my day with love, joy, and hope. I thank God everyday for you my little Love. Happy 1st Birthday Gabby. I love you!!
My husband and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary on the 16th and we had a wonderful time. We went to eat at Texas de Brazil @ the Dolphin and if you haven't gone you definitely need to. If you are a meat eater you definitely need to go for it's pretty much all you can eat deliciously made meat from lamb to steak. They start you off with a salad bar area with all you can eat salad, salami meat, artichoke, palm, and even some sushi. I was really amazed at all that you get, but most of all shocked at the price!!! It's about $50 a person for the buffet!!! But we had a wonderful time and it was well worth it.
Image of outside (sorry my phone doesn't take great images)
After Texas De Brazil we went to TGIF to get some drinks and played word dojo (yes we are dorky) But it reminded me of when we first started going out in North Carolina we would go to this Irish Pub that had that machine.
Had to take a bus home a little buzzed :)
Thank you my love for a wonderful evening. To many more to come. Thank God for the blessings, and our many learning experiences. Let us grow old together.
Went to church on Sunday and listened to great sermon. It was great to see a family that had recently lost a family member come back. We prayed for them to give them strength. But the greatest thing we know that he's in a better place than we are, and by knowing that I know it helped his family cope with the pain of losing him. As church ended I came across a shirt it said "I Am A Criminal". It was on the Pastor's daughter's shirt and to see it, made me think twice and ask her what it meant. At first I thought of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal and then I thought that she was convicted of doing something wrong. She said yes I am a criminal and I've been convicted by Christ. I asked to read the front and back of her shirt and it read
"FRONT: (In many countries around the world) I Am A Criminal / I'd be a fugitive hiding from the law, a smuggler, a wanted felon, a convicted outlaw. BACK: I am a criminal JUST FOR WEARING THIS MESSAGE / The message of cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being save it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18"
