Monday, October 22, 2012

Colors of the Fall

  I just love this time of year.  The colors, the smells, and the food. Oh yes, the food.
We went to the grocery store tonight to grab the ingredients for homemade salsa and a few extra items.  Well while over in the produce section, I found my favorite fruit ever.
Yes, Pomegranates.  Absolutely love breaking these apart and finding the ruby red jewels inside.  It's like breaking into a treasure chest.

Also found bags of fresh cranberries which I immediately stuck in the freezer.  I'll make fresh cranberry sauce with these, probably this weekend actually.  Mmmm, I can taste it now, with a little orange zest, cinnamon, and a touch of ginger. Yum.

And of course the pumpkin pies, the pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin spice creamer... OH, and candy corn! I'm taking M&M's, candy corn, and peanuts to the office so I can make my Fall trail mix. I bought cute little Halloween bowls to put the mix in; good stuff. 

The Fall is responsible for so many beautiful colors, smells, tastes... I just love it.  And right now, at this time in our lives, God is moving.  We aren't sure how or why, but He is and we're curious to see what He has planned.  I'll fill you in more about this in a later post.  It's all part of a bigger story. Can't you just wait to see the big picture some day?  I just know God is up there working on a giant puzzle and we can see some of the pieces as He places them but there are always those missing pieces that we just can't comprehend or even begin to think about.  Oh I wonder what puzzle he is working on now... 

Hello Fall, hello bright colors, hello wonderful smells and tastes. Welcome to our world. It's good to see you!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

MINI accomplishments

So we've had MINI Pearl for 7 months tomorrow, and she's already hit 10,000 miles! We take her on all out of town trips though. The MINI has so far been a great car that I feel completely safe in and love to drive! I've wanted one for quite some time so it's great to have actually accomplished that.
I just can't wait to get out and motor with some fellow MINIacs!