Happy Thanksgiving

We would like to wish everyone a very happy thinksgiving. I think I know why thanksgiving comes before Christmas....duh Jessica because that is when the pilgrims and the indians had it.....no not that...because it gives us a chance to be thankful for what we have before we go all materialistic at Christmas time. It is hard having a new house and being content with what we have instead of wanting new things for that house. I really want a bedroom set and Dave wants a diningroom table. We want plants to take the place of our rock garden, a wheel barrow to move the rocks away with, gutters around the house to catch the rain, and the house to be painted a color that I don't detest so I will be proud to take pictures of it. It's even harder being a new photographer and being content with what I have and not what new things I "need" like a speedlight/flash, beanbag chair, tripod, low appature lens, a camera purse, backdrops, props, etc. I have to stop and take a step back to realize how much I have to be thankful for. It's not about what I don't have, but what I do have. I have a husband who loves me along with a wonderful family, inlaws and all (even if I do want to kill them every now and then). I have a beautiful house that belongs to us. So many people have lost their homes, but instead God blessed us with the ability to get one. We both have jobs. They might not be the best jobs in the world, and they never seem to pay enough, but some people don't even have a job and don't know what they will do to keep the lights on. We have good health. We also have the hope of new life to continue our family. Some people want children so badly and are not able to have them. We know that we can, we just have to get the right timing. I am thankful for all that I have and I know I need to focus more on that than the what I have not. Happy Thasgiving all. May you eat till your stuffed, enjoy the company of friends and family, and have a small load of dishes to wash.

A weekend of escape from reality

Dave and I had a lovely weekend in Tallahassee. The weather was cool, we enjoyed a great football game, Melanie got to play at the dog park, we got to walk the trails at Tom Brown, we saw Dave's Great Uncle, and went to church. It feels like a lovely dream that I don't want to wake up from. We miss it so much up there, but we have committed to a life here in Clermont for now. I know that our life here will be great. We have a beautiful house which is coming together nicely and I'm sure before long we will have a family to fill it. The longer we are here the more friends we will make and the more like home it will be. I have to remember that Tallahassee wasn't home to us overnight. I know there are great things instore for us. We don't have to let go of the old to obtain the new, who knows maybe we will get to go back someday or maybe even go somewhere better.