Christmas Haul Part Deux

I made plans to attend the Earlybirds meeting this morning. I served as humorist and jokemaster Wordmaster was Distinguished Toastmaster Walter J Smith. The Word of the Day was Veteran. I paid homage to those who served. I honored my grandfathers who both served in the Army (my maternal grandfather served during World War II and my paternal grandfather served during the Korean War). My dad (U.S. Navy in the late 70s) also served. He and his friends served together. Thank you all for your service.

I also thanked Tom Payne from my church (retired Air Force) and, Brook Brewer’s husband who is serving as a Staff Sergeant in the Army. Brook is the assistant manager at the Trendy Bunny Studio. Check out her blog at bbmilitarywifelife at WordPress.

I’m also a veteran… Toastmaster—9 years—and employee at WIS International—12 years—in the Pittsburgh office.

After Walter J and myself had a little time to catch up and socialize, I was off on a Target run to buy some more holiday decor. After a 45 minute trip, it was Target Run and done! I ate lunch at Eat’n Park (Bacon Cheeseburger 🥓 🍔) and then I was on my way home.

Today was my Christmas Haul part two. I needed some towels and washcloths to make my bathroom look more festive.

The gnomes will add a nice touch to my holiday decor. I’ll be busy Black Friday working on this project. I’m planning to put together a little gingerbread village. I’d like to graduate to the gingerbread row house if I’m feeling lucky.

What holiday isn’t complete without some Milano cookies? These will go great with my Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks. I also bought some ornaments and a star to put on… my Christmas Tree.

I’m going to take a page from my Instagram friend Amanda (joyfullyyoursamanda) and post the things that bring me joy. She does this when she shares her stories on Instagram.

I also bought some candles and pine cones for a makeshift Thanksgiving centerpiece (I was hoping for a cornucopia 😒 oh well I’ll make it work).

My joy for today: Attending the Earlybirds Toastmasters meeting, buying holiday decor and listening to Christmas music, and attending church for the first time in three weeks. I missed my usual Trendy visit but I keep in touch on the stories on Instagram. Hallmark movie tonight after I get home and reading my Christmas Countdown book.

Have a great Saturday night. I’ll be talking about some of the new stuff at Trendy. That’s coming up tomorrow. Bye everyone. ❤️ you.