Wednesday thoughts

I received the sweetest package today from my work team.  Its a light box with Nanny's name and date on it. It was sent to the office and I started crying immediately when I read the box. I have some thoughtful people on my team!

I've still been on a roll of going through stuff at my home to toss or donate. Last week in our mailbox, there was a flyer that was from a charity north of us and asked for donations to be left on our porch and to schedule a pickup. Man , was that perfect timing for them! I had already packed 2 bags of stuff that I was going to drop off . On Saturday, I spent 4 hours straightening up a side of the garage that needed organized and I ended up filling 3 more bags up. The charity picked up yesterday.  I still have much more to do including another closet. 

We had some severe thunder and rain storms this week and my dogs hate the thunder. They bark back at it which is both funny and annoying. We got woke up this am by some loud thunder claps at 3am so I have very puffy dark circles under my eyes.  I am so tired and seeing an early bedtime tonight!  Todd flew home today from his work meetings so that is always nice too to have him home. 

Lastly, the picture of coffin was from Nanny's funeral. I don't know what prompted me to take it but as I watched each of my cousins who were pallbearers take off their flower and add to the coffin, I snapped a quick photo.  Saturday, as I was organizing the garage section, I came across Nanny's small travel carry case. It had her address label stuck on the side and I burst into tears and cried for a few minutes. I had to pull myself together quick because I had created this HUGE mess around me in the garage and I was doing it alone and didn't have time to allow myself to wallow in grief.  I still feel that a time will come and the flood gates will open up and there will be no quick 3 minute cry. 

I hope yall have had a good week. I'm honestly ready for Friday!  

This has a light inside of the box

5large lawn bags packed for charity pickup

lack of sleep and allergies have caused my eyes to be dark and puffy. I also have no clue how to use eyeshadow!

The pallbearers stuck their boutonniere in the casket 

MY Easter weekend.

Yesterday was a good day.  My stepmom Deb and I joined my aunt Brenda at her Catholic Church for Easter service.  I missed my home church but I saw a few of my church friends/ members the night before and told them I wouldn't be there. I do enjoy attending Catholic masses during the holidays. I miss all the traditions that my church doesn't do.

Afterwards , my cousin Dusty hosted the family lunch.  There were tons of people and kids and it's so fun to watch the kiddos on the Easter egg hunt.  As always, there was so much food and it was all delicious. We all brought a side dish / dessert and I took a fiesta ranch corn dip with chips.  

My grandma Mimi was there and we had a nice visit. We both cried together of course thinking about Daddy. This was our first Easter without him and we got through.  Friday had been a hard day. Just randomly , I burst into tears and sobbed my eyes out.  Then I was OK again. 

We could buy Easter lilies and dedicate to someone we've lost so I bought one for daddy. Wendy took pic for me and brought it home for me to get later. 

Todd has been sick and he missed Easter completely. He didn't feel like going to church and he didn't go to his parents house for family lunch.  I felt bad that he was home alone but he napped a lot which was good.  He has zero energy and he was taking a ZPac for a week but he's not sure it helped anything.  We have SO much to do before we move and he needs to feel better.  He even missed the surprise birthday party we had the night before that was for dear friend.  My allergies are killing me and I'm hoping I can keep them under control before they turn into full blown cold. I hate the Spring!! Pollen is everywhere and my truck is coated in green. 

Saturday night was the party and it was my dear friend Wendy's big Five O.  She's hard to surprise but we were able to pull it off which was great.  Her daughter J planned the party and picked the weekend.  Our friend Mindy and I did the rest. Haha.  Isn't that how it always ends up? We decorated it really cute though and didn't do any of the Over the Hill cheesy stuff.  We had lots of fun helium balloons in red, white and black.  I decorated the tables with white butcher paper and then had a strip of red and white chevron crepe paper down the length center. I decorated mason jars with ribbon and burlap and cut up fresh red roses and white carnations.  I even brought a porch screen to hang a shimmery background for a photo booth. We had some cute props for the booth.  The party was a bar and grill and we reserved the upstairs part.  It was pretty crazy because of March madness basketball.  Add Easter to the mix and many of the invitees couldn't make it but we had around 20 people.  Wendy's birthday is actually next week but she's going to be out of town. 

Busy busy weekend but it was spent with family and friends so nothing better than that. Oh and I got a haircut on Saturday morning and it's shorter than I've had in a loong time.  It's still long but not past my waist long. It's just barely at my bra strap long.  The shorter I go, the curlier it gets and man is it crazy curly now!
I love this song so much and posted it a few years ago but it never gets old around Easter.
My Redeemer lives :

Hope all of you had a blessed Easter!! 

Gotta go back to work now......