The Candyland Perspective

I purposefully did *not* eat breakfast this morning (oh I know, I know) so that I could make a deliciously rotten lunch choice today. I drive past this sign EVERY single day after work.  Every month there is something rather tempting posted on it too.  However, October is Pumpkin Pie Blizzard month!  Oh the cool creaminess of it all! Clearly, I just had to get one.  It will be my one and only Pumpkin Pie Blizzard this year.  It was good.  They're always better in memory than in real life though.  Regardless, it was still quite lovely and I'll just look forward to the next one coming in about a year.

(not that there are only ten... or that these are the ten best reasons either)  1)  He stopped on a busy road at night in the pouring rain to help a stranger get her huge SUV out of the road.  He pushed and pushed 'til it was safe in a parking lot.  He was a drowned rat & she was able to comfortably wait for her friend to bring her some gas.  2)  He has The Most Adorable voice when he's mimicking.  It's scratchy, a bit high-pitched, and cute.  3)  He actually called Kramer "son" when K was in BIG trouble.  4)  He knows that I have a favorite candy bar, and will get one for me when he sees it's needed.  5)  He is a true Christian gentleman.  6)  He always kisses me goodnight or goodbye.  7)  He prays for our families & friends.  8)  He set up Pandora channels just for me... without me even knowing it.  9)  He checks in on me after a sad day, just to make sure I'm alright. 10)  He recognizes the occasional NEED for comfort food an

My dearly beloved gifted me with a beautiful and lovely engagement ring just over two years ago, and just 2 1/2 months after that, he gifted me with an equally lovely wedding ring.  I've loved these rings.  I love wearing them.  I love looking down at them.  I love feeling them on my finger.  I do not love, however, the nasty little rash that has cropped up underneath my rings. }:( Grrr. I would wake up at night finding myself scratching my finger 'til it was raw.  It burns, it itches, it looks awful.  When I was in middle school, I had a strange case of something skin related.  Eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis... it was called everything by varying doctors.  There were different treatments tried, but ultimately, I think I grew out of it.  Given my history, I thought maybe the same thing is going on with this ring issue.  I bought a little topical stinky gel medication for the problem area the other day, and it has done nothing good for it.  I should have bought a steroid cream

My dearly beloved, Dan.  What's not to love? These are The Best Mints Ever. Almost any Reuben is a good Reuben, but this one is really good.  It's not my favorite of all time, but it's good. Fun-colored toes are always a favorite, though here I'm seriously in need of a real pedicure. Heaven on Earth.  Literally. The perfume of lillies is intoxicating.  I love lillies.  And I especially LOVE it when my dearly beloved sends them to me at work. ♥ Self portraits.