Hello friends! How was your weekend? Mine wasn’t exactly the most exciting weekend of my life, but I can’t complain. I enjoyed a relaxing weekend in Starkville. I enjoyed lunch on Saturday with my entire family. That was the first time in a while that all 5 of us had been together! On Sunday, I came down feeling pretty ill. Yesterday was miserable.
I’m feeling better this morning, got some food in me, took some more meds. I’m watching the Walking Dead while taking this time to catch up on blog posts. That’s something I’d really love to work on, reading and commenting on posts – connecting with other bloggers on a more personal level.
I have had a lot of stuff on my mind lately. I guess I find plenty of time for that right now while I’m looking for a job. It’s been difficult for me to find joy in life sometimes, but Brittany posted about her journey to enjoy life for the next 31 days and it got me thinking about my need for that right now. I plan to participate with her in enjoying life the next 31 days. My heart and my soul needs this! If you missed my October Monthly Goals {I created this in an effort to enjoy this next month more fully}I mentioned that I would love to make homemade hot chocolate this year. I love my coffee year-round, but I thoroughly enjoy Hot Chocolate during the fall and winter months! My sweet friend, Hillary, posted her home-made Hot Chocolate recipe and I can’t wait to give it a try! I also had a wonderful flash-back to a Thanksgiving Progressive Dinner I co-planned last fall after reading this Progressive Dinner post from House of Rose! She made some delicious looking Mac n Cheese and I can’t wait to visit the other ladies sites to see what they brought along for their blogger Progressive Dinner.
One of the more exciting things that happened this weekend: The home-brewing of Pumpkin Beer!
Nick and his room-mate set out to brew some beer this weekend. Nick has never brewed before, but his roommate had, so that was pretty interesting to watch the process.
Now that jug on the left, it has to sit for 4 weeks or something and you do different things each week to it. I still don’t understand the process fully, but I had fun taking pictures. Nick kept asking, “Is this for your blog?” and of course, it was. haha. I think he’s starting to catch on… this whole blogging thing!
How was your weekend?
Do you need that reminder to “Enjoy Life”?
Have you ever made home-made Hot Chocolate? Do you have a recipe I should also try out this fall/winter?
Have you ever brewed your own beer?
This looks so fun!!!
Let me know how your hot chocolate works out. I’ve never even considered making it at home! Yum!
I would know absolutely nothing about the beer brewing process…and I’ve never made my own hot chocolate, either! 😛 It is good every once in a while to sit back and remember that the life you have is worth enjoying and savoring!
What is a progressive dinner? I have to know!
A guy from our paint store brews his own beer, and a guy that buys some of our material brews his own beer, I have yet to try any of it–but they say it’s way different that what you get at the store!
and I hit enter too soon! But it is hard to find joy, esp with everything going on in my life. One day it will all be good for everyone!
I tried to do a big friendsgiving dinner one year and it just didn’t happen…one year!