Weekly Words To Inspire

So I've decided to start with the Christmas Quotes.. However, I've had one that I've wanted to share, but just haven't yet... so I added that in.
Have a great last week of November, and a glorious start to December!

Non-Christmas
"Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent-free in your head.' Church Sign Board

Christmas!!

'Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
- Oren Arnold

Until one feels the spirit of Christmas, there is no Christmas. All else is outward display - so much tinsel and decorations. For it isn't the holly, it isn't the snow. It isn't the tree not the firelight's glow. It's the warmth that comes to the heart- Unknown

Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.”
- Dale Evans Rogers

“Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.”
- Ruth Carter Stapleton

My favorite...
“Remember, if Christmas isn't found in your heart, you won't find it under the tree”
-Charlotte Carpenter

The Eates' Thanksgiving

So my family has a very different Thanksgiving tradition... It all started when I was in high school (?) maybe.. My Dad acquired a stainless steel grill.. Now, this is no ordinary grill.. This grill is massive.. We typically cooked prime rib and chicken on it. It is the absolute best prime rib you'd ever eat in your life... Well my father got the bright idea to cook turkey's.. Little did we know what we created... Ever since then, the tradition has carried on... This year we cooked 9 turkey's. No, not just for our family, but for 8 other families.. We have a morning shift and an afternoon shift. the morning shift starts around 7 in the morning.. We typically end around 1ish.  Here's a look at the morning cooking... It's okay to drool, we've all done it..

 See - I told you it was big!!! Yes - those really are the best turkey's ever.. Perfection every time.

 Num num num!

 .. and the best turkey cook ever.. My Dad!

Our Thanksgiving mornings are filled with laughter and friends... from someone once bringing over a frozen turkey to learning that only get a butterball if you like yours crispy, to the sharing of Chimay . For this reason, I believe Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I realize how lucky my family is to have this opportunity. Don't worry, my dad has already started grooming us, so that the tradition will always continue!

Here's a few more snapshots from the day!

 My Dad, Brother and I...

 My niece and I getting photobombed by my brother!

 My niece and nephew!

 Cousin Jess and I.... Sammy was rather clingy that morning..

Mr. Wonderful and I with the kids!

Thanksgiving is NEVER complete without my Aunt's Palm Tree....

I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving!!!

Catch Up!

So it's been a busy week...
Last weekend I spent celebrating Sophie's Second Birthday!
She is two and is absolutely hysterical. I had a fabulous weekend with Sophie, Jamie, and Mitch.
Here's a few pictures..
Right before we go out for dinner.. and she's soooooo excited.

 Birthday Sunday.. Don't mind if I do stick my face in the whip cream..' Sophie Do, Sophie Do!'

This is what happens when you let kids finger paint with 'Aunt Sarah'....

 Here we are, looking somewhat happy, right before the bomb was dropped that I was going 'Buh-Byes'
Saddest thing I had seen for a long time.

What a fabulous weekend!

Weekly Words To Inspire - Thanksgiving Edition!

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart


We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder

Do not get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time. Galatians 6:9

“Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.” - unknown

“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” - Albert Schweitzer

And I just had to add this.. I did... :)

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
~Author Unknown
 
Happy Thanksgiving Week!!!