What I'm Loving Wednesday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I'll do a Rachel Christmas recap in another post- I have to organize all the photos first, but I did want to write a What I'm Loving post since I missed it last week. :)

I'm loving...
That I was able to attend my nephew Jacob's wedding. My sweet boy got married last weekend to his beautiful bride Amber. I'm so happy for them! 

I'm loving...

That my friends and I were able to drive around and look at Christmas lights a few weeks ago. It was the 10th annual judging of Christmas decorations and lights. Negative ten points if the wise men were by baby Jesus. Lol.

The Christmas decoration judges! 

I'm loving...
That I got to see Star Wars on opening weekend with my friend Allan. We have known each other since elementary school and I lovingly call him my fake husband (I'm his fake wife). :) 

I'm loving...
Snapchat filters. My great-nephews and great-niece always enjoy taking photos with Snapchat whenever they see me. :)

I'm loving...

Chick Fil-A. Last week it was pouring down rain and the manager of the Chick Fil-A by my office was outside with a huge umbrella escorting customers to and from their vehicles. He had several employees helping him out. Such great service! The manager is named Curt- he knows me by name because my coworkers and I eat there about once a week (sometimes twice a week- don't judge). :)

I'm loving...

That my sister Martha and I were able to see It's A Wonderful Life in the theater last week. Yes, we've seen it 100 times on TV or DVD, but never on the big screen. It was awesome. :) Spoiler alert: Clarence got his wings (again). :)

What are YOU loving today?

XOXO!

One Word...

I was going to write a deep and thoughtful post about this, but honestly, the words are not formulating into coherent sentences, and I don't want to keep putting this post off. So, you lucked out, you will get something shorter.

Thank you to everyone who sent me what word they felt describes me. I'm trying to surround myself with positive thoughts this year. I actually told a friend of mine that this is the Year of Optimism (he's had to call me out a few times when I've slacked on it, but overall, I'm doing okay). Having wonderful friends who are always there for me is a great start to staying positive.

I've eliminated a lot of things (including some people) that were causing negativity in my life. Nobody has time for that, and let's face it, it's just not healthy.

I wrote down all the words I received from y'all and put them in a jar. If I'm having a bad day, I can take a word from the jar and know that despite what is going on- someone out there thinks I'm "fun" or "unique" or "beautiful" or "thoughtful". It might sound silly to you, but reminding myself of this is a good way to keep negativity from creeping in. And let's face it, a kind word can go a long ways.

Again, this post might not make a lot of sense (I'm having the worst case of writer's block at the moment) but even if it doesn't, thank you for being a friend (insert Golden Girls theme here). Much love to you all....

"No man is a failure who has friends." -Clarence, It's A Wonderful Life

XOXO!