"How are you going to fit into these? With grease??"
...says Ryan folding my jeans out of the dryer.
Ok, they weren't this bad, but you get the picture.
1. Thank you for the sudden ego boost.
2. I've never seen anyone so fascinated with cleaning clothes as Ryan is.
Three years ago when Dorothy and I were renting a house together I got my first washer and dryer from Sears. It actually plays music when it finishes a load! I used to love being sweetly serenaded with those tunes.
I now have a negative association with that music; it means I'm about to hear, "KATHARINE, THE CLOTHES ARE READY. Fold them NOW before they WRINKLE!!!"
Actually, Rihanna, I do want the music to stop.
Some days I think I exchanged vows with this guy.
What looks suspiciously like a balcony in our great room is actually a free laundry shoot.
At any given moment articles of clothing are flying from above in anticipation of being cleaned. Yesterday it was a pair of my PJs and a wash cloth. Ryan missed his calling as a pitcher.
Last week I was Home Alone for five days! I felt exactly like this kid:
I got to eat pizza every night for dinner, leave cups around, and turn the lights on whenever I wanted. I didn't know what to do with myself!
One of the outings during my week of freedom was going to the annual Vista Lights celebration with Jamie!
Among our stops was a trip to the Carol Saunders art gallery.
Their things are absolutely beautiful, but I can't help but wonder who on earth has thousands of extra dollars lying around to spend on decorative bowls?
What is this guy supposed to be??
Sometimes you just can't take us anywhere. We ran into one of the sales people monitoring the "museum pieces" and what followed was a most awkward exchange of communication.
Without batting an eyelash I told the lady,"Oh, don't mind us. My friend and I are just playing a game of who can find the most expensive thing in here."
Jamie: "Yeah- so we can avoid it."
Realizing that this may have come across as slightly unpolite, she quickly corrected with: "...uhhh avoid breaking it, I mean..."
No lie. I nearly knocked over a $3,300 vase/bowl centerpiece with my pocketbook.
Suffice it to say that we left the gallery without any purchases and went somewhere safer for us and the vendors.
Look who we found in Marble Slab!!!
I suppose it's pretty predictable that Santa was visiting an ice cream shop. I guess that atmosphere felt like home to him.
I'm such a kid. Life is just too short to be boring, so sometimes you just have to liven things up. Like the hour and a half meeting I had to sit through last week on our new system called "Marketo."
I was so sick of hearing that word, so I made it into a person and brought him to life.
He fits the description to me...
Saturday almost all of our family (minus dear Jay who I miss terribly) had a pre Thanksgiving lunch together! Certainly I'm not the only one who has turkey decorations...
Ryan shows Uncle David a picture of his most recent hunting victim.
Ryan, are you sure it's chicken you're grilling out there?
Nanny taught me how to gobble many years ago- with snacks!!!
Come and get it!
For dessert we had cookie brownies. YUMMY! Thanks, random box/mix on the shelf at Bi-Lo.
After lunch we headed to Greenville for JK and Erin's wedding.
But not before a family photo, of course!!!
The wedding was very heart felt, especially the message.
Ryan and I took turns jabbing elbows while the preacher was speaking.
"Wives, submit to your husbands." Jab. 1 point for Ryan
"Husbands, encourage your wives and give them compliments." JAB. Score for Katharine.
"Be patient and listen to one another!" Tie. I'm pretty sure we both inflicted funny bone fractures on this one.
I was SO excited to see Dorothy and Maggie at the wedding : D
These two are cut from the same cloth...
Aaron kept calling me Mr. T all night because of my chunky necklace. It wouldn't be an outing with the Moodys if I were not made fun of.
They had MY kind of food at this wedding- chicken tenders, roast beef, a mashed potato bar, etc. I can't tell you how many McDonald's drive thrus I've visited after receptions.
Yay for catching up with Elizabeth Cox-Smith!!! She's great! I probably haven't seen her since junior year of high school. We like to think we get better with age : D
After the wedding we drove back to Columbia and were ALMOST locked out of the house if I had not found my set of keys at the bottom of my bag. What a travesty that would have been...
This past Sunday was one of the BUSIEST days EVER. After music practice, church, lunch, and a Christmas picture session quicker than Santa's sleighride, I also had a baby shower and cookout to attend.
I decided that I wanted to do something "crafty" for the shower gift and found a wooden toy box in Michael's. A light bulb went off!!
After finding out the colors and theme for the nursery I knew exactly what I wanted to do.
So how long did this project take? About 10 performances worth of the X Factor, with a few candy breaks in-between.
"Little boys need lots of toys." Truer words were never spoken!
YAY for Alison and Joseph as they welcome baby Wren in January!
Is that New Years fireworks, or a diaper explosion???
Alison, you're awesome, and I was so glad to see you!
Next up was the infamous pot luck dinner at Jamie Arnette's. I've been picked on for days by various people after this picture of my contribution to the event.
Truthfully, anything I'd make in a pot would be just that- luck! This was clearly the less disastrous option.
The Baptist way. Pack it in!
Clearly my palate hasn't changed since Campbell's Kindergarden.
Brandy and Katie!!! Love both of them dearly!
When we got back home on Sunday night I just CRASHED. One of these could have come barreling through my bedroom without my knowledge.
Today our office had a tailgate lunch. I decided to make pigs in a blanket and cookies. I've always had trouble opening these lousy biscuit cans. I don't think that's the way it's supposed to open, but it'll do.
I went straight for these today. I could have eaten the entire tray.
The aftermath of our consumption. You'll note that the nugget tray is empty.
I can neither confirm nor deny if I ate a majority of them.
I cannot believe Thanksgiving is in two days. I absolutely adore this time of year and all of the excitement that comes along with it.
Doesn't it seem like Halloween was yesterday??
Some things are easy to be thankful for- like food on the table and a roof over your head. But don't forget that sometimes blessings come in disguise. The long, annoying line in a store could have saved you from having a car accident. The relationship that ended may lead you to something better than you ever thought possible. You may never know, but time and time again the Lord proves to me that He is my sustainer, and He has my best interests at heart.
Thank Him in the good times and in the bad, and may you and your family- whether they are on earth or with the Heavenly father- have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."
Colossians 3:15-17
May this Thursday be full of chuckling and stuffing,
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