HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY NIECE ALYSSA! :) Holidays are arriving! :) had a big experience today! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY NIECE ALYSSA! :) Celebrations, and lots of very special memories being made! :) hi angel friends! :) Thank you so much, for celebrating this incredible week, and beautiful times with us :) We're so happy, and excited about the very special memories being made :) We're going to my niece Alyssa's birthday party this late afternoon, and evening :) You all will be with us in spirit :) Jenn hosted a special surprise birthday party for my mom yesterday evening, with special guests! :) my brother Charlie and his girlfriend Barbara :) they surprised my mom! :) awww! :) we had pizza, cake, and a wonderful visit :) it's a really special time, all of these celebrations :) We feel your loving spirits with us :) our city has had their LIGHTS ON ceremony, celebrating, the lighting of our city hall, Christmas street lights, and the HUGE ROSE LIGHT across town :)The Holidays are beginning! :) Season's greetings, and Happy Holidays! :) i've began to bring out my Christmas decorations! :) Here comes Christmas Town!!! :) my mom and i went to the dollar store around mid-day, i had a HUGE!!! accomplishment with my therapy, oh wow! :) i actually shopped for about 7 minutes, on my own in the dollar store, while my mom was in the rent-a-center place! This was a FIRST for me! :) i did so well, and i'm very proud!!! :) CHEERS!!! :)
A very special happy birthday shoutout/wish, for my niece Alyssa! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthday dear Alyssa! :) Happy birthday to you! :) awww! :) Alyssa, we hope all of your birthday wishes, are coming true! :) Hi angel friends! :) THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! for celebrating this wonderful week with us :) it's been a big week, all of the preparations for Thanksgiving, and then my mom's birthday yesterday, and today is Alyssa's birthday :) This week, is rocking and rolling!!! as the holidays approach! :) is everyone getting into the holiday spirit! :) i'm ready to bring out my Christmas decorations box, and i'm gonna be jingle belling and holiday cheering my whole table here, with my Christmas town! :) it's coming soon! :) awww! :) We hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful day, and keeping warm :) brrrrrr!!!! it sure does feel like the holidays are coming, it's chilly cold outside, and the lights of the holidays are beginning to be lit! :) i've got some cool pictures of our city's annual LIGHTS ON, holiday lighting ceremony to share with everyone! :)
This late afternoon, and into the evening, we're going to my niece Alyssa's home, for a very special, birthday party for her :) You all will be with us in spirit :) We're gonna be ordering pizza, having cake, and also gonna be enjoying a nice visit, as Alyssa opens her birthday presents :) She's very happy and excited, about her birthday :) Awww! : )we love celebrating these wonderful times with you all, our dear friends :) in my journal tomorrow, i'll share all about Alyssa's birthday :) i'll be online in the morning, sending out hugs, and also will be doing some writing, and holiday decorating :) a few friends have began to decorate, and it's inspired me, to begin my decorating too! :) i look forward to sharing all about these special times, celebrations, many pictures to share :) it's gonna be a great holiday season :) i'm really feeling it, i'm into the spirit :)
SHOPPING MID-DAY TODAY! :) A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH MY THERAPY!!! :) OMG!!! I DID IT!!! I DID IT!!! for 7 minutes today, i was shopping in a store BY MYSELF!!! OH WOW!!! i did really well, and just have to share with you all, about this HUGE STEP and ACCOMPLISHMENT, with my therapy! :) You all were right there with me in spirit! :) my dad got called into the delivery service work today, on his work days, he's on call. he went to do the deliveries. my mom and i wanted to go to the dollar store :) Around late morning today, we got ready to go :) i wanted to buy some treasures, and also some goodies at the dollar store :) my mom mentioned, that she needed to go into the rent-a-center place, i haven't been in that place before, and wasn't sure if i'd feel comfortable going in there. my mom mentioned, that i could go into the dollar store on my own, if i'd like, and she would meet me in there. wow! this would be a 1st for me! i said, "ok, i'm gonna go with the flow" :) i always feel you all right there with me in spirit, during our adventures, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :)
my mom and i drove over to the shopping center :) We found a nice parking spot :) We walked over to the side-walk area, my mom went into the rent-a-center place, and i kept walking forward, to the dollar store down the sidewalk. wow! i was doing it! :) i was going right for it! :) i knew, once i got into the dollar store, and began to browse, i would be fine :) i opened the door, and walked into the dollar store, i was focused, confident, and felt relaxed :) i got a shopping basket, and it was feeling natural, i felt natural, going with the flow :) i began to browse at the Christmas items, i was doing well, it wasn't that busy at the dollar store, i felt comfortable, as i have been in this store many times, always with my family though, so this was definitely a HUGE step for me, and my therapy :)
i browsed around a few aisles, and about 7 minutes into the shopping, my mom came in, and met up with me :) i felt very proud, and felt a great sense of accomplishment :) This is a very 1st for me, 1st time ever, i have been in a store by my own, that long, it's really amazing. when i was a kid, i always would be afraid to get lost, and to not be able to find my family, so when i was younger, i would always keep my family in my sights, and it brought a sense of security. this was a big step for me today, to be in a store, on my own, those 7 minutes, it's really incredible, and i'm really excited, proud, and extremely happy, i was able to accomplish :) it's another big step for me, and my therapy, making progress: ) i credit my family and friends, for helping me make it this far into my therapy :) i feel very blessed, and thankful :)
my mom and i enjoyed buying some nice items at the dollar store :) i bought goodies, treasures, i picked up a few more items for my niece Alyssa, for her birthday :) this was definitely an experience today, that we absolutely rocked it!!! :) WOOT! :) yeah!!! :) wow! i did it! :) i was in that store, by myself, and did alright! :) WOW! :) 7 or 8 years ago, i couldn't imagine myself doing that, and here i am today, making this accomplishment!: ) i'm pumped up, hyped up, and very happy! :) We finished up shopping, and went to the checkout :) my mom and i checked out together :) it went really well, and smoothly :) i'm very happy and thrilled about the nice items i bought :) we walked outside, and i was beaming excitedly with spirited joy, thinking about my accomplishment, and getting to share with you all, about the accomplishment :) This is SUPER MEGA SWEET AWESOME!!! :) my mom also did very well, with her driving :) i'm very proud of her :) i am so happy, to share this awesome experience with you all, our dear, and wonderful friends :)
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY CELEBRATION FOR MY MOM! :) my family and i thank you so very much, for celebrating my mom's birthday with us, and for making her birthday very special :) We felt your loving spirits with us, throughout the day yesterday :) my mom is very happy and excited :) During the late afternoon, we got ready to go to my sister Jenn's home, for a special birthday party for my mom :) we drove to my sister Jenn's home :) we went in 2 cars :) Lisa, Kayla, Taylynn, and i went in one car, and my mom, and dad went in our other car, they first picked up my niece Alyssa :) when we first arrived, we noticed my brother Charlie's and Barbara's minivan there! :) a surprise to us! :) Everyone greeted us, and we walked up into their home :) shortly after, my mom, dad, and Alyssa arrived, and my mom was so surprised, to see my brother Charlie and Barbara there :) they had asked my mom, if we could stop by their home, on our way home, and it came as a total surprise, that they ended up going to my sister Jenn's home :) this was awesome! :)
Jenn, Mike, and Mikey decorated their kitchen, with birthday streamers, balloons, and they baked a nice happy birthday cake for my mom, that said, "nana" :)awww! :) The kids were all very excited, and were having fun playing :) We were all gathered around, enjoying a nice visit :) my dad got t hang out with us, for a good hour, before he had to go into work. our dear friend Claudia from New York, called us!:) awww! :) She sang happy birthday to my mom, on the phone :) it was nice hearing from Claudia :) We all decided to order some domino's pizza :) we got cheese, pepperoni, and mushroom pizza :) We were all enjoying the meal, and having a nice visit :) Charlie and Barbara gave my mom some nice gifts :) She's very happy :) we could tell, that my mom was having such a fun time, celebrating :) sharing lots of smiles :) You all were right there with us in spirit :)
We had some birthday cake :) Jenn got some nice happy birthday themed napkins, and butterfly themed napkins for us all :) the cake was delicious! :) We enjoyed a really nice time :) We thanked Jenn, Mike, and Mikey for having us over :) We began to make our journey home :) it was very cold outside, we turned our minivan heater on :) it got warm quickly in our minivan :) we drove my niece Alyssa home, and we then went to mcdonalds :) i bought a $15 gift card for my niece Alyssa, for her birthday, and i also got a nice iced tea :) my mom enjoyed her very special day, and thanks you all, for your lovely happy birthday wishes :) it was such a wonderful day, celebrating my mom's birthday :) You all helped make her birthday, very special and lots of beautiful memories made, that we'll always cherish, and Treasure :)
NORWICH CITY LIGHTS HAVE BEEN LIT! :) HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :) Angel friends, last night, our city had it's annual HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON, CEREMONY! :) we saw the HUGE ROSE LIGHT, over by the Norwich Free Academy Green :) it's amazing! :) our city is having it's winter festival parade this weekend, to begin the holiday season :) it's a wonderful tradition, here in our city :) i remember back in 2003, when it was snowing, and the parade was going on, and we went to vocatura's bakery :) it was awesome! :) Online today, on our local news sites, i found some nice pictures from last night's, LIGHT ON ceremony, to begin the holidays :) i'll include the pictures in my journal :) We love seeing the lights, especially City Hall, and the Street Lights, that are decorated :) my family and i will be going for some nice Christmas lights car rides, in December :) i'll take many pictures of the Christmas lights we get to see :) The Holidays are arriving :) Season's Greetings! :)
Happy Friendship smiles, sent with lots and lots of love, from Kentucky and California! :) awww! :) my family and i recieved 2 lovely cards, that are very heart warming :) It's such a special joy, opening cards, reading notes, and letters, from dear friends, all around the states and all around the world :) i've been thinking about the very special friendships we share, and how very soon, i'm going to be writing special Christmas cards, to mail to friends :) i also have my Christmas themed stampers, to put a nice Christmas spirit stamp, on each card :) it's going to be wonderfully fun, and lots of joyful times, celebrating the holidays with eachother :) i'd love to take this time, to share about our lovely cards :)
Shirley (Squarley), Bruce, Layco, and their family sent us, a beautiful friendship card :) awww! :)There's a lovely prayer message on the front of the card :) inside the card, Shirley wrote me a beautiful friendship note, and included some sweet holiday stickers :) There's a sticker with 2 red cardinals and their bird house, plus, 2 squirrels, and a snowman with a red cardinal:) awww! :) The stickers are very festive, and helps put me into the holiday spirit :) my family and i love our card, and will always cherish it :) Shirley, Bruce, Layco, and family, we thank you so very much! :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) Sending lots and lots of love, warm friendship hugs, and happy holidays smiles across the miles, from our hearts, and home to yours :)
Lynne (lycesq), Alice, and their family sent us, a lovely happy Thanksgiving card :) awww! :) this is sweet, and lovely :) Lynne loves to collect cards :) She's very creative :) She sent us a nice Thanksgiving card, with autumn leaves design :) it's so neat, to see the cards, and inside the card, Lynne wrote us a lovely note, wishing my family and i a happy Thanksgiving :) awww! :) We're so blessed, and thankful, to have you all in our lives :) We love our beautiful card, and will always cherish, and treasure it :) Lynne, Alice, family, my family and i thank you so very much! :) We deeply appreciate your kindness, and generousity, with all of the love of our hearts :) From our hearts, and home to yours, we send our love, warm friendship hugs, and happy holidays smiles, across the miles :)
A BEAUTIFUL DAY, and many awesome things going on! :) my family and i are doing well, and are in great spirits :) We're very excited about going to Alyssa's home this afternoon/evening, for her birthday party :) Tomorrow, i'll share all about her birthday, and also will be doing some holiday decorating here in my computer room, and watching football :) it's been a big stretch of days, and tomorrow will be a good day, to unwind with some relaxation, and reflecting back upon the big week, all of the special times, and looking forward to the holiday season :) Thank you all so very much, for celebrating with us :) There's so much more, to look forward too :) We deeply appreciate everything you all do for us, with all of the LOVE of our hearts :) Tonight, Holly and i are going to watch some cool videos, on youtube site :) i'm gonna get a good night's rest :) tomorrow, bringing out my Christmas decorations box! :) the decorating celebration is on! :) Whoooo!!!! :) BIG GROUP COZY WARM HOLIDAY HUG! :) Thank you angel friends, for being so wonderful to us :) We hope you all continue to enjoy a lovely weekend :)
-never lose hope :)
To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's a nice day, celebrating Alyssa's birthday, with a birthday party this evening :) the holidays are beginning :) our city has lit their holiday lights :) We're gearing up for December :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)
my mom says hello :) She says, "i hope everyone is having a good day" :) awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a beautiful day :) We think of you all often : )Thank you for celebrating this incredible week with us :) The Holidays are arriving :) i'm into the spirit :) Sending lots and lots of love, and our most warmest cozy friendship hugs, from our hearts, and home to yours :)
Happy Friendship smiles, sent with lots and lots of love, from Kentucky and California! :)awww! :) my family and i love our beautiful cards :) Each one, is very special, and unique, as it's packed with lots of love, and spirit :) We're so blessed, and thankful to have you all in our lives :) Your friendships are a special joy :) We deeply appreciate your kindness, and generousity, with all of the love of our hearts :)
Thank you so very much, Shirley (Squarley), Bruce, Layco, and family! :)
Thank you so very much, Lynne (lysesq), Alice, and family! :)
my mom's birthday celebration, yesterday evening :)A wonderful surprise party! :) We had a wonderful time, celebrating my mom's birthday yesterday with everyone :) it was so special, and lots of beautiful memories made :) Jenn, Mike, and Mikey baked a happy birthday cake for my mom, and decorated their kitchen with streamers, and balloons :) You all were with us in spirit :) Thank you all so very much ,for celebrating these wonderful times with us :) Happy celebrations smiles :)

Happy Holidays! :) greetings, from the ROSE CITY! :) our city had their annual, LIGHTS ON, holiday lights lighting ceremony yesterday evening :) a wonderful tradition, in our city :) it's so nice, the wonderful joys of the holidays :) my family and i are looking forward to celebrating the holiday season with you and your family's :) i found these nice pictures here, of the lights being lit, in our city, online, on some of our local news sites :) Season's Greetings! :)

Our City Christmas Tree Arriving! :)
Our City Putting up our Tree for the Holidays! :)


Christmas Town is coming! :)