bullets, here we come...

• i'm excited for the retreat this weekend!
• this week, michael and i painted our family room. with each thing that is accomplished, our house feels more and more like home.
• crystal's husband and coworker are staying with us while they are in town for a convention. it sure makes me miss my friend a lot!
• i'm praying for our new president elect and for our nation.
• our incredible hanging plants are starting to die and it's making me very sad.
• an electrician will be here later this weekend to help fix and change a few things we've had on our "to-do" list for quite some time.
• we've had a steady supply or egg nog in our frig since it hit the shelves.
• i've had at least one glass of egg nog every day since it entered our frig.
• my family will be coming here for thanksgiving and i wanna make it really special. i hope mom knows she's still making the turkey and dressin'! :)
• i miss my parents.
• i was talking to ellie on the phone the other day and she said, "hold you, jo." and hugged the phone to her chest really tight. i almost cried when my dad told me that.
• i need to pack for the retreat.
• michael and i have decided, once again, to start running. this time, i'm using the program that seph was using. i like it so far! we got up this morning pumped for our run at 5:15...it was pouring. maybe tomorrow.
• my sister's bday is saturday and i can't wait to give her her present!
• tomorrow is friday, a.k.a jeans day. thank goodness!
• i was looking for material for drapes in my dining room. as soon as i found a great website, i found a fabulous material. it was so expensive i immediately forced it from my mind. how can someone even charge that much for a yard of material?!?!?!
• jerry took us to pf changs for dinner. yum!
• i drank a dr pepper at dinner. first one in a while. double yum!
• our neighbors had their yard landscaped and now have an awesome fountain/pond in their backyard. it not only looks great, it sounds great and i'm totally jealous! :)
• i think i'm ready for bed. night night.