Journal 4

Favorites. 

It has been too long since my last topic suggestion so this time lets write a page (or two) about our favorite things!  You can write it in list format (my preference) or just write about anything that you think of as one of your favorites.  Here are a few suggestions:  color, number, food, restaurant, day of the week, book, song, band, beverage, thing to do on the weekend, people, flower,city, thing to do in Chicago, etc.  The list could go on and on.  You can just simply write one word for each thing or elaborate and tell why, for example, Marios Tacos in Blue Island is your favorite restaurant of all time!  Yum-o! Its totally up to you.  So tell me, what is your favorite thing to do when in the beautiful city of Chicago?

I'm wondering....

....what was your pick for your next vacation spot?  Reply in the comment section of the last post, or this one if you'd like, and let me know where you chose!  Even if you aren't journaling along with us, you can still reply.  Just curious where people like to visit!

 

My very smart cousin got my place on her first try.  That picture on my last post is indeed Colorado!  Maroon Bells, just outside Aspen, to be exact.  They are two peaks standing at about 14,000 feet and I read that they are considered to be the most photographed peaks in North America.  For those of you that know me, you know I love Colorado!  It is the only place I have ever visited and felt truly at home while I was there.  I can't explain it but it just felt like I could live there and call it home.  Thankfully Kevin feels the same way.  Who knows if we will ever end up there (because lets face it, we'll be where ever our girls are!), but I really would like to take Jessica and Sara there!

 

True story:  Kevin and I both seriously considered getting married there at the base of Maroon Bells, CO!  We knew our wedding would probably be much smaller than it was but we didn't care.  We knew those that could come would come.  My reason for not going through with it was at that time my Grandmothers, Jessie and Dossie, were both alive and I wanted them at my wedding.  It was worth it to have them there with us on our wedding day so no regrets.  Just a bit of back story for you. :)

 

Anyway, I leave you with a photo from last January, the 21st to be exact. 

Remember the white stuff?  My girls can't wait for it to arrive and I'm looking forward to it too!

Don't forget, let me know where you'd like your next vacation spot to be!

We'll talk soon!

Record-setting....

I've posted 3 days in a row!  I know, unheard of.  I won't be able to keep at this pace but I'm rolling with it.  For the journaling project I think I will aim for posting topics/suggested writing prompts twice a week.  Maybe Mondays and Fridays?  Not sure.  Feel free to write as often as you like about whatever interests you.  I may have a couple extra for you this week...my gift to you.  :)

So, next make a list of some fun things you want to do this winter!  We have about 3 months ahead of cold, (hopefully) snowy weather so how do you want to spend it?  What plans are you looking forward to?  Outdoor activities....something indoors?  Also, remember to date your pages.  It may be fun to look back on a particular date.  Have fun!  We'll talk again soon! 

Journaling 1

There were a few of you that sounded a little bit interested in journaling along with me.  I'm hoping this will help me post more regularly but, no promises.  :)  We won't be sharing anything we write in our personal journals.  I will simply suggest a topic to write about.  You write in yours, I write in mine.  Easy peasy.  You are, of course, welcome to comment about it if you'd like, but your journal is meant for you, mine for me.  I've never kept a journal or diary so this will be a first.  I wanted to give it a try so here goes!  This is what my journal looks like...

 

I picked it up at Home Goods for a few bucks.  I am really into the color mustard yellow right now and I thought it was pretty.  It was made in India.  The pages have no lines but that's okay.  My writing looks like chicken scratch with or without lines.  The paper inside is thick and a bit textured. 

 

So, my suggestion for your first entry as we start 2013 is to write about your hopes, dreams, goals and thoughts for the new year!  You can write as little or as much as you'd like.  You can list things out or write pages...up to you.  I plan on being back very soon with another topic.  Write on!

See you soon...