Back...for good?

I know, I know. I'm obviously not back in the habit again yet. But, I'm going to try to finish out the year strong in the rejoicing department :) tonight I rejoice in a long day at work. Because although it means utter exhaustion, it also mean lots of hours on the paycheck. Def a need these days.

Sister Day

I spent the majority of my day with my sis. We ran some errands. She made a yummy dinner and I cut the veggies for the salad :) We watched her hubby kick booty at volleyball. It was a good day. I rejoice in having a sister who I enjoy spending time with.

Party Planning and Photo Booth

I went over to my best friend's house today so we could work on planning my graduation party. She offered to help with it and I am so grateful. I'm excited for the night. It's gonna be fun! And decorated oh so cute. And, while there, I also got to hang out with her cutie patootie lil girl, my Ava :) And take fun pics with her. I rejoice in time spent planning for a special ocassion and hanging out with a good friend and her cute kid.

Ladies Bible Study

Since I'm finished with my Wednesday night class, I got to go back to ladies Bible study tonight. I rejoice in the chance for fellowship and discussion with lots of amazing women.

Extra Hours

I have been getting lots of extra hours at work lately. Tonight was one of those nights. I rejoice in God always providing.

Happy Birthday Michael!

Although Michael's, my brother in law, birthday was a couple weeks ago, today we had a little party for him. Well, actually, his lovely wife, also known as my lovely sister, had a party for him :) It was at their house and included lots of yummy, homemade food. Like homemade salsa. And burgers with bacon in them. Can you say yum? It was also the first time that all us Cali Joneses had been together since my parents left and brother. So that was pretty great. We skyped with Mom, Dad, and Randall for a bit which made it even better. I rejoice, as I have many times before, in having a family who I love spending time with.

30th Birthday Adventure

So, my amazing friend Sara gave me a day of adventure for my bday a few weeks ago and today we had that adventure. It started with her telling me that she got permission from my brother Randall to break for the day from our no sweets bet. And she handed me a whole bag of candy cane Hershey kisses! Yum! After that we headed to Irvine Spectrum where she completely spoiled me. I got $30 to buy stuff with and I got this adorable new coat. Then, after walking around a bit more and doing some ridiculous people watching we headed to Red Robin for dinner. From there we went to the movies and saw Footloose. It was pretty cute. And so was the main character ;) Sara also had treats for me in there. When the movie was over we headed over to Claim Jumper and had dessert. And my sis was there! Sara finished off the night with giving me some super cute earrings. I can't wait to wear them and my amazing coat! I rejoice in the chance to spend time with a friend while she spoiled me rotten. So blessed!

Coffee and baby love

I FINALLY got to catch up with a good friend tonight. Due to the craziness of life she and I have not had much chance to spend time together recently. But, we remedied that tonight with a nice little visit to Starbucks. And, she brought her baby boy along. What's not to love about that combo? I rejoice in a great evening catching up with a great friend.

Sanding, scraping, and steak tacos

First off, I'm definitely still getting in the habit of "rejoicing" again so, please forgive me for the nights I forget:)

Tonight I rejoice in a fun time with my sis and sis in law. My lovely sister Rebecca came over today and helped me start on sanding and scraping all the old paint off a bookshelf I want to paint. Then, after we spent a couple hours working on that, Jess came over and we had dinner together. I made steak tacos with lettuce shells and they were super yummy. I rejoice in a good time with people I love.