I was so happy to start my vacation on Friday evening, but by Friday night, I looked (and still look) like this:

The source

Despite the ridiculous sore throat, sniffles, sweats and now hiccups, I’m grateful that during the week past I was able to:

• Finish everything on my desk before I left for vacation
• Receive a lesson in fearlessness.  I’ll miss seeing your face at work every day Sunshine, but I’m so very happy for you.
• Receive the prayers of a new friend:

I’ll be praying for you too as you open yourself to a shift in focus – that new avenues will open and that every moment will be filled with contentment even in the ordinary living of each day so that it becomes simply extraordinary!!

• Receive two early birthday presents.  My birthday’s in October so those will be revealed then.  😛
• Accept loving thoughts and urgings

You can build the life you want.  You’ve been given the chance.  Make it count.

• Cook some yummy curry chicken:
• Relax on Friday after leaving work early for the Labor Day weekend.  Had an awesome start to a week away from work: Pizza and spiked chocolate soy milk!  What?!!!!  I needed to relax!  LOLOL!

I wanted to start my time off with a crafty weekend but this cold is killing me so I’m going to o.d. on cold medicine so I can possibly do some hard-core crafting from tomorrow.

Hope each of you had a wonderful week and here’s to a great upcoming week.  🙂

Off to go take some cold medicine!  😦

This week’s been such a mixed bag but more awesome than not!  I had my camera a lot this week so my gratitude journal this week is muy picture heavy.  Enjoy!! 😀

Knitting that soothes

Blue Skies

My Little Angel

American Museum of Natural History

Union Square Sculpture Installation

Favourite Sculpture

Even The Pigeon Came Out To Play

D’s Basil

Glass Head

Vertical Farming

D & D

D’s Rose

Global Kitchen Exhibit

Best Cookbook Evah

Water Feature — AMNH

• Knitting That Soothes
• Great Weather — Blue Sunny Skies
• Baby Hugs from my Baby Boo
• Skipped out of work early on Friday with D in favour of the American Museum of Natural History
• Sculpture in Union Square
• Brunch with my cousin Sabs
• Favourite Garden Sculpture in Union Square Garden
• Even the Pigeons Came Out To Play
• D’s Basil — some is in my kitchen right now!
• I found a glass head y’all!!!!!!!  😀  Loved this piece forever!  I missed them at Ikea.  Ebay & Etsy = exorbitant prices.  Found one at Pier 1 for $19.95!!!!!  Eureka!!!
• Vertical Farming because the world is running out of farmland.  Part of the Global Kitchen exhibit at AMNH
• D & D.  😀
• D’s rose.  Nature is so beautiful in all its forms
• Global Kitchen exhibit flyer
• Got this cookbook in the Global Kitchen Exhibit store for almost half off!  The illustrations and photography — extraordinary!  The recipes — so NY!!!
• AMNH — Water Feature
• I also hung out with D and her family.  Wonderful time to be had by all. 😀
• 5 books for less than $100.00: Leather bound copy of “The Bronte Sisters’ Stories”, Leather bound copy of “The Complete Sherlock Holmes”, Slow Cooker Bible,  The Happiness Project,  I Love NY — Ingredients and Recipes!
• A new crock-pot!  On sale for $19.95.  Getting ready for some food/life changes!  Can’t wait!
• My friend T getting a new job!  I’ll miss seeing her everyday but I’m overwhelmed with joy for her.
• My other favourite cousin R in NY for the next five weeks.  Pandemonium!!!  😀

Hope you all had a wonderful week. 😀