Happy New Year 2015

I am sitting here writing and listening to the wind blow.  It is very cold and we are under a winter storm watch.  Yes, it is January and winter is showing off its ugly self.  This year started off sunny and calm and we are counting down the days to flip flop weather.  Each day that goes by brings us closer to spring.  

I started my new year off with blessings for everyone who knows me or has ever met me.  Hope everyone has a year of happiness, good health, and lots of love.  I have been enjoying the past few days taking it easy and slowly easing into the new year.  I am already filling up my calendar with some fun things.  There maybe more trips to Charleston this year.  I am looking forward to planting my flower gardens even though it is going to be a couple more months.  I guess it doesn't hurt to dream about the beauty of flowers, and it helps chase away the blues of winter.  I think a fresh boutique of flowers is what the dinning table needs. 

My husband has been smiling since Thursday evening.  He was as happy as could be to see the Ohio State Buckeyes beat Alabama.  I know a few Alabama fans who are disappointed.  Way to go Bucks !!  The next game is going to be exciting. 

Well, Laney and I hope this year is filled with good health.  So far we are all healthy and we are enjoying life.  It is nice sometimes to have winter, so we can slow down and rest.  It is God's way of helping us heal. 

Happy New Year !!

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth:)

Sweet Tea

It's the last day of 2014 and I have to write something to close out the year.  I have been so busy enjoying life that I have neglected to write.  This year has been a year to heal the mind and body.  A year to let go of the past and to enjoy new beginnings.   We can not change the past, but we can learn from our mistakes and enjoy every new day we have.  My motto for 2014 was change your thoughts change your world.

As I reflect back over 2014, I want to talk about some of my favorite memories.  I saw a sign recently that said sweet tea served here.  It triggered a good memory from my childhood.  My grandmother being a southern belle made the best sweet tea ever.  I was raised on sweet tea and the secret to make that great sweet tea has been passed down through the generations.  This memory triggered other good memories of the south.  I have practiced replacing bad memories with those feel good memories.  Those memories are a great way to bring a smile to my face.

So if I had to pick a great memory from this year it was my trip to Charleston SC.  My heart belongs to Charleston.  I love the southern charm, the warm coastal breeze, palm trees and the art culture that belongs to historic Charleston.  I was meant to live in the south and I am not going to let go of the possibility that some day I may live in Charleston.  

For now I will embrace living in the north in my home with my big front porch and big pillars that adorn the house.  That front porch is what caught my eye when I was looking for a home.  It had that southern feel to it.  For now the porch will remind me of how I long to live in the south and more trips to Charleston are on my calendar.

This year will end with a peaceful mind, an abundance of love for my husband, family, friends and a spoiled dog named Laney.  

Next year will be a new adventure filled with living life to its fullest and moving forward to making all my dreams come true.  

I hear fireworks in the distance and  I toast the past goodbye and welcome a beautiful New Year !!  Look out 2015 here I come !!!

Elizabeth:)