Cuddle Time!!!

One of my most favorite things to do is cuddle!! Not so much in the summer or when it's hot and humid because then I'm just antsy. But in the cooler days of fall and the cold days of winter, I could spend all day cuddling. Tonight after dinner with Joe, Libby, Mom and Dad, I got to have some cuddle time with my niece. She is such a cuddler and I LOVE IT!!!! So much so that I dozed off a few times while holding her. My brother decided to snap this pic while I dozed off...I can't believe she's already 4 weeks old!! Although she won't officially be a month old until Tuesday, it's just crazy that time has gone by so fast!!

Another one of my favorite things is hearing the leaves crunch when I drive over them. Even though I would have to say that winter is my favorite season, fall can be cool too. Days like today where the sun was out, the sky was blue and not a cloud in sight and a nice temperature in the 70s is my kind of weather. I like to see the leaves change colors and see them fall to the ground. One of my favorite memories of fall was raking the leaves with my brother and then jumping in the 3ft tall pile with him. Another memory that comes to mind is when Katie and Laurie and I used to make a leaf house and play in it. How did we make a house out of leaves?? Really it was like a giant blue print on the grass and then we would just pretend that we had walls and doors and windows and play in our leaf house for hours on end. Sometimes I wish I could go back to those simpler times when I didn't have bills to pay, I didn't have to go to work, and all I really had to worry about was playing with friends.

Mom and I went to church today and Mike Breaux talked about getting your priorities straight and about taking time to be with your family and mainly making sure that you are making time for your Father. He suggested that people take mini-vacations everyday. Taking time for you can be beneficial not just to you, but to all of your relationships. Even though I think I have my priorities straight, I know that they fall out of line sometimes. I think that's true for everyone. We get involved in so many different things to fill up our life and to take up our time, and even though many of those things may be church related, we need to make sure that we are taking time to be refreshed and that we're taking time to just be with God. Just hanging out on the porch with Him. I am so thankful for the wonderful family that God has given me and for the wonderful relationships He has blessed me with. And as for my mini-vacation today?? Rocking my niece (and myself) to sleep. Perhaps the most peaceful I've been all week. Thanks Josey...Love you baby girl!!