it feels so good to be home! i can't even tell you how much i'm appreciating the little things like my bed, home cooking, baking with my parents, car rides to anywhere, and any form of procrastinating my work that i can find -- and let me tell you i've found a lot!!
tomorrow though. tomorrow is the day that i make myself do homework. heh... this better really happen.
so this weekend and today were good! friday i just relaxed at home with the fam. saturday i babysat my dog while these guys came to replace our furnace, then did a little shopping, mass, and reunited with some friends from home. we basically sat and talked all night long! it was great. then sunday i woke up early and went shopping once again with my mom - it's a little tradition of ours, waking up early and shopping together! then i came home, took a nap, and went galavanting around our town with my friends. we started off the evening with a gab-fest like usual, then went driving around taking pictures with christmas lights and drinking starbucks! then tooooday. i went to the dr -- blech! but it actually wasn't as horrible as i thought it would be. my mom had to go too. after we went to the dr., we stopped in the little chapel that was at the hospital and guess who i saw! st. therese of lisieux ;) in statue form obviously, but still pretty exciting.
after we left the beautiful little chapel my mom said one of the nicest compliments i've received in awhile.
mom: kate, it's amazing how much you have grown in your faith.
me: what do you mean?
mom: you just have this absolute peace about you that is so refreshing, it makes me so happy to see.
ah, i truly feel that peace lately more than i ever have-- even through the bumps in the road, so i am extremely happy that God is allowing me to radiate it as well! what a gift. i hope it sticks around for awhile. ;)
after that we grabbed lunch, i took another nap (bahaha did i mention i love being home??) then did a litttttle homework. then my fam and i watched dancing with the stars! i'm so tired so i think i'm heading to bed early tonight. i have these great new christmas books to read!
i love christmas! but i love thanksgiving, too. i'm so thankful to be home and to be enjoying my time with my family. my dad and i are going to try to cook some corn souflee this year. i'm sort of in love with it lately.
my brother comes home wednesday! i haven't seen him since august, holy cow!! he better be excited to see his fave (only) little sister. speaking of wednesday, my mom and i are having a "mother-daughter day" not sure what we're doing yet but i am excited!...i'm assuming shopping & food will be the main factors of the day.
did i mention i have the cutest dog in the world??
and did i mention i looooove being home??
;)
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I'm jealous. I wish I could be home for Thanksgiving, too! :(
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're having a nice break so far! There's just something about being home that is just so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read that little conversation you had with your mom, I got a huge smile on my face. I am so excited for you, that God is filling you with so much peace it's overflowing. And the best part is that He will continue to fill you with more peace throughout your entire life! The journey has just begun!
I hope you have a great Thanksgiving tomorrow. You're definitely on my list of people to be thankful for! Love ya!
that's nice what your mom said to you. i definitely agree.
ReplyDeletewally lamb wrote a christmas book. i love his books but i haven't read this one yet. i also heard that the new cecelia ahern book has a christmas theme to it.
hope you had a nice t-day!