Last week was exhausting. A busy, busy weekend and then Monday was Halloween, by the way, that will NEVER be something I am thankful for. Dance classes, PTO meetings, and then BAM -- finally Friday.
I grabbed the girls, we did some serious damage at Stop & Shop, Redbox and headed home.
The girls watched a movie. I cooked. We enjoyed a delicious meal when Paul got home. We headed to bed EARLY .. at like 10:15 .. I know, we're like old people. I drifted off to sleep without setting an alarm.
It was heavenly ...
Day 4 - I am thankful for Fridays
Day 5 - I am thankful for David's Tea
Earlier this year, I was introduced to David's Tea. Have you heard of it? Oh. My. Goodness. Really, if you drink tea, and you have NOT had it .. you must! They have flavors like birthday cake .. it has actual sprinkles in it. There is one called Red Velvet Cake ... chocolate chips in that loose leaf tea. I became a big fan of their summer teas - many can be enjoyed hot or iced. There were SO many amazing iced tea flavors ... Pom Diggity [so seriously, every time I read "Pom" for a split second I see 'porn' ... tell me you don't!!!], Coco Colada, and my favorite of all time .. Sangria. There are whole raspberries and slices of orange in that one. Just opening the tin smells delicious.
When I wrote about how much I love Fridays I left out that bit about waking up a little after 11 not feeling so well. I spent the next half hour in the bathroom .. hurling ... it wasn't my cooking because I was the only one that got sick. Earlier this week, I had a new tea order delivered ... Honeycrisp Apple, Apple Cider, and some other fall flavored delights. As I spent the majority of my Saturday on the couch, curled in a ball ... I so enjoyed the warmth of my apple cider tea.
I'll warn you, this is not budget friendly tea, it is, however, an excellent example of you get what you pay for!
Day 5 - I am thankful for David's Tea
Day 6 - I am thankful for Sunday Service
For the last 10 plus years, I have attended church at First Congregational Church of Norwichtown. It is just a mile or 2 away from Romanskiville and the people there have become an extension of our family. The last 2 Saturday nights, the girls were invited to sleep overs. Pickup times for Sunday mornings were loosely coordinated so I ended up missing service 2 weeks in a row. Not the end of the world, but Paul and I are big on when you get out of the routine of going to Church, it gets really easy to NOT go.
This Sunday, we arrived a little earlier than usual and settled in after a hug here and there. The girls were sitting with someone else - oohing and ahhing over pictures of her grandson and I just sat there. We play beautiful instrumental music before the service starts and I was lost in the peace. Our meeting house is old, historic building old and I've always been struck by the simple elegance of it. I don't pretend that sitting in the pew on a Sunday morning makes me any better than someone who never sits in it, but I love that time on Sunday mornings. No noise, no texts, no email, no chores .... just time to be quiet, to think, to pray, and to find some slice of peace.
Day 6 - I am thankful for Sunday Service
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