measuring.

It is dreary outside. Grey skies and stuff like that. I've been thinking about holly and christmas songs though, so it isn't so bad. I've been reading books like crazy. I feel like I'm ten again and I love to read...marriage does fun things to you. The ground outside our little home it covered in yellow and orange. I am in love with it. Fall is so gorgeous. I always have to ask myself why this isn't my favourite season. Maybe it is. My hair is still wet from the shower I took this morning. My neck is still cold.
I am doing laundry at my in-laws. Very thankful for this, but looking forward to having my own washer and dryer. Those things come with age I guess. Can't have everything at first, I am ok with this.
Part of me wants a set of orange ones. Just sayin'.
Happiest joy going out to lovely Kirsten and her beloved Sam. They get married in two days. I am so excited about this. I just love marriage. It is so exciting. Honestly. A lot of times we tend to think that our lives are going great and we don't need anyone to share it with, but in my experience, having someone to share life with makes it all the more better. Life is a mundane chore without the people you love. God made it that way I think, so we can love one another is the deepest way possible.
More on marriage later. I'm still enjoying it too much to write about it. I am certain though, I have the best husband of them all.
I need to do some grocery shopping now, and finish the laundry.
Measuring joy would be too hard to do at this moment.
Much love..
ria.

sheets

Nathan has a Calculus midterm today. Midterms are always hard...for everyone. I feel for him. I am so thankful that my babes is going to school for us. He is a special friend to me. He ate cheerios with honey this morning while I made him two sandwiches. I made white bread the other day. It turned out quite good. Not exactly like my mother's though. I miss my mother's cooking. Her soups especially...the beef stew. So good. And her pies. I want her pie so bad. I just can't pull it off like she can. Mom, thanks for all the good food over the years.
After Nathan left I made myself a cup of 'bluebird' tea with honey. Downloaded a bunch of free music. Got some ideas for christmas gifts. Thinking about a christmas album. Little drummer boy running through my head. It smelled like christmas this morning..like wood burning fires..I think it was just the homeless man in the alley smoking though. We have a holly tree down our alley. I think I'm going to cut some of it and put it in our little bud vases. Our gerber daisies are molding anyway. This will be the first Christmas I get to kiss my hubby.

I am more than just a little excited.

My plants are growing wild. One is trying to die, but I keep telling it to make it. I'd be too sad if he died. One of my succulents has tripled in height...I wonder if this is normal. I think he wants to be planted in a bigger pot or something.

Today is change the sheets day. This is what I want for Christmas. Nice sheets. We didn't get any for our wedding, and although I am very thankful for the purple floret ones that a nice old lady gave us, I still want some crisp new sheets. Every time I go to Target I wish they would be on sale, but they are always $50+ . Why does life have to be so expensive sometimes?
That reminds me. Rent is due.
God has been so gracious to us. My new job is just now starting, and still we are able to pay our rent. Things haven't been that tight. I am so thankful. My husband is a hard working man. <3 I love him.

Enjoy your day. I will.
Loves.
ria.

thing :

all i want right now is sausage and pancakes, but we can't because we have decided not to buy anymore groceries forever. j/k.
i am listening to christmas radio on pandora. i am rather excited about christmas. not going to lie though, some of these renditions suck.
soups on.
my house is so cold i still have my boots and vest on from this morning.
worked a coffee cart. got up at 6:30 a.m. it was dark outside. o my.
friends coming for lunch so i need to make the bed. doesn't mean i want to though.
that's all for now.
i won't post christmas music on here until december. don't worry.
i will post pictures of the puppy that my husband is hypothetically going to get me for my birthday...or those nice olive hunter boots.
my rain boots split...perfect timing.
who are you voting for?
love.
ria.