Thankful Thursday #235

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;

His mercies never come to an end."

~Lamentations 3:22

Today, I am thankful for:

1.  Mom's Christmas party with her work friends from yesteryear going really well last night!! Pic = Jane, Darlene, Becky, Cynthia, Gayla, Marilyn, Marcy, Mom, Melinda, and Theresa (their friend Lynn came later) ❤ Photo by me. =)

Mom and Dad's entire house is decked out for Christmas, and these ladies loved it!  Below = Mom with Theresa (lives in Tulsa, worked with mom in OK County) and Marcy (freelance CR, former OK County), then Mom and Gayla (her former bailiff)

Mom made brickle bars, PW sheet cake, lil' smokies, and queso, and catered in mini croissant sandwiches, broccoli salad, and grape salad from Chicken Salad Chick!  She had several drink options available, then Marilyn showed up with six bottles of wine, which made me laugh! =)  I helped set up and stayed for the first 45 minutes or so to take a few photos, but most of them were there for over 4 hours chatting and catching up on life!  Two of the women had worked at the OCC in the past and had good things to say about it, so that was encouraging for me! =)

2.  Mom also hosted the Mini Miss K and her friends for a party during their Thanksgiving break!  I feel like I say this about every age, but they're at such a fun age right now! =)  Rach took them to the OKC Zoo's Christmas lights thing after this!  (Below = Titus, Haydenn, Talon, Kyndal, Story, Hannah, and Collin)

3. My new Artisan-mini empire red KitchenAid mixer... another Black Friday purchase.  YAY, it's so pretty!!!  It's also heavier than I'd expected.  I'm happy just seeing it in my kitchen and excited to try it out soon! =)

4.  My new extra-comfy home office chair that I put together myself... love that it can be with or without arms for court reporting work!

5.  The new headboard for this new guest bed also arrived - putting that together and getting it set in place on my own was a chore, but I wasn't patient enough to wait for others to help me. lol  Super happy with this room now!

6.  And now I'm grateful for a spending break, that I don't have to buy anything big for a minute.  Between paying ahead for the Disney trip and getting the Peloton and all the above purchases and end-of-year dues, it's time to rein it in! 

7.  This timely reminder from an old blog post.  Be present and appreciate what's around you today.  Be here now! ❤

Happy Thursday, friends and fam!

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