Recommendations...

I know, I know! I am a terrible blogger and you are all sick of seeing Reid pop up on your screen but come on-you know it gives you a little laugh every time you see it!

Brad left yesterday afternoon for a guys weekend just outside of Canton. I was thrilled to have some alone time, but yet none of it ended up being alone at all. (Except of course my sleep~no crazy men came over!!) My family met up at my sister's house last night for dinner-it was delicious-thank you Festive Kitchen (with a new store opening in McKinney next week and with the BEST cookie dough EVER)-and several of our second cousins came over, too. That was a blast to see them and their kids! Their kids were amazing-so well behaved at ages 7, 6, and 3. They ate their dinner (even ate spinach salad), had impeccable manners, and played so well with all my nieces. Hats off to Ben and Rachel for raising such awesome kids. Ben is in seminary and said that they have been reading the book Sheparding A Child's Heart by Ted Trip. After hearing him talk about the book, I wanted to go out and read it to be prepared. You may all know about it already but just in case, go get it! It sounds like a great tool to help raise strong Christian kids!

After the party was over, my parents, Todd and Laura, and I all played Farkel! If your family is into playing games and you have never played this dice game...I HIGHLY recommend it! Super easy, fun, and a great way to pass the time over the holidays! We can play forever-it has even replaced Mexican Train as the #1 game in our collection!
After my victorious win, I headed home to crawl in bed, watch the recap of Fashion Police Emmy's 2005 (Halle Berry takes the award!!), and fell asleep around 11:45. It was the BEST night of sleep-I didn't even stir until 7:07 am~that's what happens when Brad is gone~no talking, snoring, or whistling and I sleep great! Sorry Brad!


After getting out of bed at 9, I called Brad's parents because they always go to the movies on Saturdays. Before I could even invite myself, they invited me and we saw "An Unfinished Life" with Robert Redford, J-Lo and Morgan Freeman. (and the cute hunk from Sweet Home Alabama??) It was extremely good-very Shawshank Redemption/Legends of the Fall type movie! A huge surprise for me because I really just wanted to see "Just Like Heaven".
What a great day! Unfortunately, Brad's golf weekend got rained out thanks to Rita, but they had a great time and were home before I got home from the movies!


I never really title these things until after I write them because they always go a different direction. This blog is just my list of recommendations for the day!