HAPPY AUTUMN FAVES

Autumn arrived on Monday and here in eastern NYS, it felt like mid-July!  It's become a bit cooler again and I'm loving the changing of the leaves to golden yellow, oranges and reds.

Let's pause in this crazy, hectic week and share FIVE of our FAVE blessings.  I do this with other like-minded women and then we all link up at Susanne's site.  How about joining in?

FIVE FAVES

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• FAMILY MOVIE DAY!  Dave suggested that I use my gift card I received for Xmas from my youngest sister 2 years ago (yeah, I rarely go out to the movies....that's what Netflix is for!)....he and I both wanted to see Downton Abbey the Movie.  We just loved the series when it was on PBS and we LOVE anything BBC (for the most part).  This is our absolute fave and in our opinion, one of the best, BBC series ever.  Our oldest is a huge fan too and since she was home, we invited her on our date. She was absolutely thrilled.  So after church, off we went. It was so good. I actually cried at the scene with Grandmama and Mary. I don't want to ruin it for you if you haven't seen it yet...but be warned.....you might shed a few tears. The ending was absolutely brilliant. The entire movie was so well done and we didn't want it to end! I'm thankful my husband suggested this.

• DINER DINNER! After the movie, we all needed to eat dinner so we headed right to our fave diner here in town. Courtney and I ordered the chicken caesar wrap and Dave had some kind of beef/mushroom sandwich.  The portions are very big and the bill was reasonable. It had been awhile since the three of us had eaten out together. I'm thankful our oldest gal still likes hanging out with us sometimes. 

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•  ICE!  This is what I've been using for "20 min on/an hour off" per my chiropractor's instructions,  once I'm home from work.  It's been two weeks of my sciatica and wow....it's finally starting to ease up but I'm still not walking with a normal gait.  Between the ice and the rest, I'm thankful.

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• HYPERVOLT! My chiropractor is wonderful. She is such a knowledgeable person. She and her husband (who treated me in 2012 when sciatica first appeared in my body from the slipped discs) own and operate the center where I go.  They also have 2 other chiropractors.  The entire team uses the techniques that the husband created. Their techniques are unique and they work!!  She introduced me to the hypervolt this past week and I love it. Although I'm still experiencing pain, the muscles and joints are beginning to relax and loosen.  I'm walking a tiny bit better than last week at this time and for that I am thankful!  I'm also thankful our insurance covers this and that this team of professionals use cutting edge technology.

• SURPRISE NOTE:  Yesterday, when I opened my lunch tote at work, I discovered Dave had put in a little post-it.  It was the above, then xoxo, Dave.  Wow!  I was shocked!  It had been a long while since he put a romantic surprise note in my bag.  We used to do this kind of thing all the time. I was joking with him that maybe he's been listening to our senior pastor the last month as our sermon series has been on Marriage.  :)  I'm thankful for my husband....I'm also thankful he's helped more around the house this week since I can't lift heavy items anymore.

That wraps up my week!

BONUS FAVE:  Claire finally texted us that she was accepted into the UNH Ballet Company for the 3rd year!!  We are very excited for her.  The production this year will be a huge one and will include the aerialists, jazz and tap dancers all performing with the ballet company.  I can't wait until April!!

ENJOY the weekend, everyone!