Feeling like a kid

I didn't think Hardy and I would be so excited to go back to Disney World right after coming off a Disney cruise, but I'm gonna tell you...I.was.wrong! In fact I think it made us long to go to Disney World even more.

Let me clarify something too while I'm at it. We are not rich by any means and the cost of a Disney trip isn't cheap, but we make it happen because it's something we love to do. Some people are happy with a trip to the mountains and some are happy with a trip to the beach...we like those things too, but love Disney more. We would rather do one big vacation than several small ones if given the option.

Anyway I just had to get that off my chest....how we "spend" our money is up to us and no one else :)

That being said....

What makes you happy?

Have you ever really thought about it?

 

 

What REALLY makes you happy...

 

The sun?

The rain?

Church?

Your spouse?

Your kids?

Your job?

Sleep?

Coffee?

A good book?

Friends?

 

 

 

 

There is a first time for everything...

Sunday we went over to my in-laws for the traditional New Years Day meal...of course all I dined on was corn, black eyed peas and some roast. I just can't do turnip greens.

After filling ourselves up we all went outside to see our youngest nephew Holden shoot off his rocket. While they were putting on the finishing touches for the rocket, my father in law showed me how to shoot a 22 rifle. Believe it or not, I was extremely nervous. I've never actually shot anything before.

I got in the proper stance and began shooting! At first we used a piece of foam, but it just wouldn't stand up right....so we moved on to a baby Ernie doll. He has been outside for God knows how long anyway and was rotting away in his little plastic body. I hated to use a toy forand target, but he had big enough features I could "aim" for something.

Here's my journey in photos and the end result. I blew a hole in Ernie...shame on me.

A night out...

One of our Christmas gifts from Hardy's folks was a night at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead with a gift card to Chops. Our niece and nephew Heath & Chelsea received the same so we had a double date night this past Friday.

Our hotel was beautiful and the room was more than accommodating. The bathroom even had a telephone by the toilet...ha!

We headed over to Chops at about 7:10 and surprisingly even though we were early they were ready to seat us. We had heard from friends and family that the food was delicious, but we could expect to pay some out of pocket even with a gift card and they.were.right. We ended up doing a porterhouse for 2 which came to the tune of $65, but that was a little better than paying $38 for only an 8oz fillet. We also got a side of steamed broccoli to share. Dinner ended with THE BEST creme brûlée I've ever had in my life....phenomenal!

We had a mini photo shoot post dinner and retired to our huge hotel room to sleep.

Break is over...

I've been off work since Friday Dec 23rd and officially go back tomorrow. I did work a couple of days last week just to make up a few vacation hours I was missing, but it was nothing like a real 8hr day.

As usual I have found myself to be a little bored at times while at home with nothing to do, but this has been one of the best Christmas breaks ever.

Because Christmas and New Years fell on a Sunday, Hardy had both Monday's off and we were able to enjoy time by ourselves. Even though the bulk of our time shared is watching movies and shows from our DVR, it was wonderful. I even think I fell in love with him a little more....didn't know that was possible!! We've booked our Disney vacation and made dining reservations. I can't wait for May to get here!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year :)