November 27 - Massachusetts
Good afternoon, friends and followers. How time flies... hard to believe it has been almost two weeks since my last post! Much has happened. Apologies up front; not many pix until the end.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving; I know I did. I spent the day with my family and got totally stuffed. The best part of it was spending the day with the people I love best: my sister and her Significant Other who hosted, my brother, and my niece and her fiancee.
Yes you read that correctly! That was the best news of the day! My niece and her boyfriend are engaged!! They had told my sister (her Mom) of course, and announced it to the rest of us that day. I was so happy I actually leaped out of my chair and hugged my niece and cried a bit - happy tears! My niece and her fiancee have been dating for some time (quite some time), and he proposed to her the week before Thanksgiving. He is a great guy, and we all already loved him like family. I am so very, very happy for both of them!
They are going to keep the wedding low-key, with a very small ceremony and small cocktail reception the next day. Quite sensible, as they want to finish saving for a house - currently they live in his 1 bedroom condo - and start a family. Doing the happy dance!
Thanksgiving was wonderful, and as usual my sister went all out with the food. Breakfast sandwiches followed by appetizers mid-afternoon, and then the main meal! She is a most awesome hostess and puts together the best parties :)
This week is very busy. Had a ton of phone calls to make today, errands to run tomorrow. Appointments the rest of the week. Getting my snow tires put on Wednesday. A bit late in the season, but not as late as last year. The 'Stang does not do well in the snow without her snow sneakers. I do not run all-season tires year round. I prefer performance tires in the summer and am willing to trade that preference for the minor hassle of changing the rear tires twice a year.
What can I say? At this point in my life I get to call the shots! I sold my small truck (it was a second vehicle) several years ago, so.... it is just me and the 'Stang through the winter months. Works for me.
Before I forget (again), I finished my Dutch girl outdoor cement statue well over a month ago. I keep forgetting to post pictures of Ghiselle and Nick together! Here are some before and after pictures. They have been happily reunited on my porch for quite awhile, and I smile when I look at them :) Stay tuned.
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| Nick - Before |
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| Nick - Before |
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| Ghiselle - Before |
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| Ghiselle - Before |
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| Nick & Ghiselle - After |
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| Nick & Ghiselle - After |
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| Nick& Ghiselle - After |
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| Nick & Ghiselle, happy at last! |
