Over a month.......

It's been over a month since I have posted anything....

what has happened in a month....

A  LOT!!!

•  I live in NY and on 9/6/11 we had massive flooding. Many have lost everything and more are trying to rebuild their homes and lives.
•  I work for insurance so my lie has/still is helping people with claims and trying to get help with FEMA
•  My wife duties have been put on a back burner and my husband has been great helping me get things done. My husband the great man that he is told me he is treating my to a spa day!! I just need to find time and go!
•  We have been helping dear friends that have lost EVERYTHING. They only have the clothes that they were wearing the day of.
•  I was able to go to Ohio and visit my home girls. They know how to welcome a girl. We ate out, shopped, watch movies and then shopped some more!! I love them so much.
• We hosted a dinner party last week and it was so much fun! It took my mind off of work and I got to visit with great friends.

Things I am looking forward to:

• I am trying birchbox you sign up monthly or annually and you get a sample box a beauty products on the 10th of the month!! I can't wait. I have seen sample of some of the boxes and they are great!
• My Dad's, husbands and father-in-laws birthday's are in the next couple weeks and we always go out together to celebrate!!
• My husband's birthday is Halloween and we have a party every year. We have so much fun. I also already bought and wrapped his present!!!
• I bought a great necklace from Esty shop and it should be here soon.
• The Holidays are right around the corner!!! I can't wait to decorate, bake, cook, have family and friends over.

Post to come:

Birch box goodies (11/10)

recipes (Chocolate chip cookie dough truffles)

Fall decorations

Cookie exchange - delayed

I will finish my last day of my cookie exchange this week. I was hit with the worst stomach bug I have ever had!!! I was in bed for two day straight and I am still recovering. My goal is to be 100% by Thursday so i can enjoy my work holiday party and we had to reschedule my baking day with my dad until Sunday.

Day 7- mint cookie sandwich's- my ALL time favorite!!!!!

Blog name

This is the last time I will be changing my blog name.... I hope. I have tried to think of a creative name and nothing.

BAM

it hit me Wendy's dish.

Dish= food dish (idea's recipes, what works, what doesn't) & my dish on topics

I love it!

NOvember

I can't believe that we are in the 2nd week on November!!!!!

November News:

• i went monthly shopping last Friday with no success. I finished at Sam's club, went to Walmart and it hit me my famous dizzy spell. I had only gotten my H&B and started to look at humidifiers and BAM I couldn't see, I was hot, and needed to get out fast. I made the decision to check out.... I have no problem with people that are on a tight budget and I am sure it was due to my spell that I became so annoyed she questioned every price not to be budget wise but to complain!! Any woo, I checked out went outside in the fresh air and started to feel better. It did not last as long as most spells. I feel it was related to my allergies. This year in NY it will be 30 on day and 70 the other.So now I need to find some extra time to finish up
• Bomb dropped that I may end up with 20+ people at Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving. It's a family tradition (my dad's family) to come to my house and I love it. I don't find making a big meal is a big deal. This year like ever year we invited my husbands parents (usually they are out of town) to come over. When we saw them 2 weeks a go they mentioned that my husbands sibling's may be in town=+10. I love all of them dearly. I love all my nieces and nephews (we love kids) but I don't know if I have room. It is still in limbo. I just want to know what's going on. I love my family and I can't wait to Thanksgiving!
• 30 day challenge- not so good but not so bad. I work out 5 days a week. I mix it up so I don't get bored. I made a great chart on my calendar to let me see my accomplishments and I actually feel so much better and feel bad on my rest days. I know that my body needs my rest days and it works for my schedule. My rest days are Tuesdays and Saturday. I have lost about 3.5 pounds so far. I have been eating on track but I have cut portions and not eating snacks as much as I have been. Eating only when I am hungry. I am proud of the steps I am taking to gain control.
• out of town- this weekend I am headed to visit my grandma. I am excited, nervous, happy, sad. November 13 will mark ONE year since my grandpa passed away. This has been the toughest year of my life but also the most rewarding year of my life. It sounds crazy but I have made huge changes in my life and I am proud that I took a step back and started to focus on more on me. I know that my grandpa would be so proud of me. I have stepped in to help my family mourn the loss of a great man. I have stepped out of my comfort zone and done things that I didn't think I would. I have my days but they are not about the selfish reason like they were when he first passed. I miss him and I know he is my guardian angel and he is watching over me.
• Christmas shopping- hoping to take grandma to quilting store to shop for my mom's gifts then on the way home from my visit with grandma I will stop at the outlets. Last year i did 80% of my shopping at the outlets. Plan is to have 80% of my shopping done by 11/13! I don't have many to shop for my parents, grandma, husband, nephew and AP (she's almost done).
• Christmas decorations- this year for the first time I am going to start decorating in November for Christmas. I want to have winter decorations up for Thanksgiving. We always travel for Christmas and we are they only ones besides my dad that gets to see my Christmas decorations. I can't wait. I am going to out up my winter garlands, snow mans things that will fit in with Fall & winter.