Welcome to Thankful Thursday - September 29, 2011

Morning Sweet Friends,

Well.....I am a day late and a dollar short,

  but decided to post anyway.....................

I was out the whole day yesterday,  and was exhausted

by the time I got home,  had plans to do Thankful Thursday

when I got home,  but hubby and I made the big mistake

of sitting down to read and to rest, thinking I would get up 

and do it after our rest.....but we fell asleep, and just

couldn't get motivated, so just got up and went to bed!!

So that is the rest of that story...........................lol

#1

I am thankful

 that I was able to accomplish a great deal

 yesterday on plans for the reception.  I went all 

over the place,  but got great info and sorta feel

like I  might know more about what I am doing,
so I can make some educated choices.

I sorta hope!!  lol

Similiar pic to the above one,  just posterized!

#2

I am thankful

that we had such a lovely time with Jerry's 

parents last weekend and that we finally got

to meet them.  Always nice to meet the new
family and know things are good!

#3

I am thankful

for these beautiful mums that you are seeing pictures of,

Jerry's parents brought them to us.  Funny,  cause I was

thinking I would love to get some for my porch,  and

here they are............have never had any like these

before,  think they must be a new specimen!  Did

see them on someone else's blog awhile back.

They don't even look real in most of the pictures.

No, that's not an affect, these were just a tad blurry.

These mums are hard to photograph cause they don't

look real in person, let alone photographed.

#4

I am thankful

for a sweet lady in the bakery department that was

such a help to me and gave me lots of great ideas,

about the cake.  Cause I am not planning to get

a big Wedding cake,  just want a small cake that

they can cut..............and then have some other

desserts to go with it...............

she was going to have a dessert bar originally

with eclairs, cannoli's, chocolate covered straw

berries,  and petit fours.

#5

I am thankful

that I located a tablecloth that I need to buy

so I can put the leaf in my dining room table

to make it bigger,  now am praying it will

go on sale or the Bed Bath and Beyond will

come out with a coupon soon.............lol

#6

I am thankful

that I found some napkins at the party shop,that I can 

use if I don't find something I like better.  Trying to

find things for a wedding that have fall colors and 

that look Weddingish (don't you like my new word)

(Mr spell checker likes it too!! lol)  is no easy task.

#7

I am thankful

that our neighbor gave us a rather large gift

certificate to Olive Garden because hubby has

been mowing his lawn for quite awhile,  but

we really didn't want him to.................

and he really didn't need to............

but it was very sweet,  and it will help pay 

for food that I plan to get from there for the

reception.  So a nice unexpected blessing!

#8

I am thankful

that hubby and I decided to do a 41 day love dare of 

our own as a countdown to our 41st Anniversary.

We are doing something intentional every day to

show our love for each other.

We started this past Tuesday,  and it has been fun!

#9

I am thankful

that hubby, Scott and Jerry are all going to see

the movie "Courageous"  on Sunday Afternoon.

If it is anywhere near as good as "Fireproof"

it is gonna impact many, many lives.

This has a gradient map affect!


#10
I am thankful
that I finally got a card made for a friends
Anniversary.  Her hubby asked me to do it,  and
it is nice to have someone enjoy your creativity.
So that blessed my heart!


#11
I am thankful
for Beef Stroganoff,  that is our dinner for 
tonight,  it is one of hubby's favorite meals,
so this is his special loved dare gift for today.
I learned it from his Mom as a newly wed,
I had never had it before............but I
totally enjoy it as well.  It is a wee bit
tweaked, like most of my recipes.

 Posterized affect.


#12
I am thankful
for the beautiful sunflowers and Mums that hubby 
brought me this week,  one of his love dare gifts to me.
I will show them to you next week.



Well, Sweet Friends
Hope you have had a good week 
full of the Lord's blessings too~


Thanks for the visit..................
Be sure to say hello why you are here,
 always fun hearing from you!

Posterized again.........................lol

Love, Hugs and

Fall Mum Blessings,

Nellie