being grateful.

Hmm, you may have noticed I haven't been quite as diligent as I had lead you to believe I would be.  I'd like to say it's because I've been hard at work on my novel but mostly it's just that life, boring old life, has gotten in the way. Bleh!

So, here's my pathetic attempt at catching up on the last week's worth of entries...

November photo-a-day challenge #20
something old

Old books, my fave!

November photo-a-day challenge #21

Nighttime

The first Christmas tree of the season

November photo-a-day challenge #22

nature

The ginormous poinsettia dwarfing our coffee table and mocking my lack of  Christmas preparation

And apparently I'm out of storage space, so we'll have to pause while I figure out these technical difficulties...any pros out there?

Who knew this would be such a production?!

being grateful.

November photo-a-day challenge #19
Written words

A card written in my grandmother's hand and passed down to me from my mother.  I've traced the words at least twice as they've faded so they're probably now more mine than hers but I cherish them all the same. And they've brought me hope and comfort often throughout the years.

being grateful.

November photo-a-day challenge #17
Something funny

November photo-a-day challenge #18
Favorite food

I have a friend who has introduced me to the wonders of Pie Day.  In lieu of gorging yourself beyond all hope on Thanksgiving and then not having enough room to enjoy dessert, her family has claimed the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving as Pie Day, a day dedicated to the dessert and all its glory. She is out of the country this year so I took it upon myself to steal her tradition. I spent all day Saturday baking, decorated with quotes and images of pie, and invited a ton of people to share their own pies and the day.  It was a success! We had over 15 different flavors and mmmm, were they delicious!!

being grateful.

November photo-a-day challenge #16
Memories

Keeping busy the past few weeks.

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November photo-a-challenge day #15
Where I sleep

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November photo-a-day challenge #14
Transportation

A typical  night in traffic

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November photo-a-day challenge #13
Daily routine

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No photo today.  Instead I'm reposting a video that's currently making its way around the interweb.  This is Mr. Sean Bean reciting a poem by Wilfred Owen in honor of Britain's Remembrance Day (or Veteran's Day as we call it here in the US.)  This man could probably bring me to tears with a recitation of the phone book so be prepared for some chills and more than a momentary pause to think on the words and meaning of what he's saying.

And as always, an insufficient thank-you to all those who have served and are currently serving in various military positions throughout the world. To my grandpas, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors and strangers who put their lives on the line to preserve our freedoms and oppose tyranny, all my love and gratitude.

Never forget!

being grateful.

November photo-a-day challenge #10
Artwork

I made this collage (thanks to various pinterest pins) using old maps, modge podge, stickers and paint. This is my new mantra. (Gracias to the Avett Bros for the quote.)

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November photo-a-day challenge #9
In my closet/clothes

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November photo-a-day challenge #8
Books

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November photo-a-day challenge #7
Technology


This post is two-fold. I've finally joined the modern world and gotten a smart phone (isn't it cute?), and our internet is back up and running after several days of being down.  Hooray for technology!

being grateful.

November photo-a-day challenge #6
Gratitude

So grateful to live in a country where we have so many freedoms. Did you exercise your rights today?

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November photo-a-day challenge #5
Seasonal

Starbucks salted caramel hot chocolate.  Yum!

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November photo-a-day challenge #4
Leaves

The next door neighbors

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November photo-a-day challenge #3
Light

The lights in one of the Kennedy Center theaters. I've been there twice this week and man, I love that place!

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November photo-a-day challenge #2
Movement

the ghostly blurs of cosmic bowling (it looks way cooler on my camera)

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November Photo-a-day challenge #1 *
An inspiring person

statue of Abraham Lincoln on the site of Lincoln's Cottage in NW DC

*in the spirit of full disclosure--I intend to take as many new photos as possible but some days there will be photos that I've taken previously that have been re-touched or edited, just so's ya know!