Random and Happy Thanksgiving!

What's been going on and what's going on this week:

• Friday we attended the Macy's thing in downtown STL. Loved the decorated store front windows and the Christmas tree in Kiener Plaza.
• Saturday was spent cleaning the entire condo. Chris rewarded me with takeout from Jade.
• Sunday was the post below with Church. In addition, we went to the Dome and saw the Rams loose again and then had a fabulous dinner at Hooters. Our waitress didn't understand that in exchange for the food we needed to give her currency. She left the check and the took her sweet time (10 minutes or vacation maybe) getting back to our table.
• Today, I managed to give myself a steam burn on my index and middle fingers on my right hand. Doctored it up with Solarcaine and then stuck my finer in my mouth biting off a hangnail. Yum! Solarcaine! With aloe!
• Tomorrow (I am hoping) we leave for Memphis. Thanksgiving with the family and then our annual Delta shopping trip beginning on December 2 at Clarksdale, MS and then onto Greenwood, MS December 3 and 4. Two nights at The Alluvian and we managed to get room 408 again! Let's throw some photos of 408 up shall we?

Restroom...Did I mention Aveda sample products are back in the room?

View from the bed...the tv in the cabinet

Sitting area...champagne chilling (an extra from Chris) was when we got to the room. Guest service is awesome here!

The wonderful comfy king size bed!

I can't wait to get back home to Memphis and to the Delta. I might be MIA for a while, but I'll try to update when possible!

Happy Thanksgiving from The Major and The Wife!

Wonderful Sunday

Last Sunday, my church moved into it's new space. We are a small branch of a larger church in STL and we're targeted toward the downtown residents. When Chris and I first started attending, we were in a bookstore across the street from our building and once the bookstore opened we moved into our building. Our permanent home was finally ready 11/15, so off we went. Our pastor is actually younger than I am and our band is awesome...electric guitars, drums, etc. They totally rock out on Sunday mornings!

Growing up, I was not "into" church. Sure my parents went, but church felt like more of a chore than an enjoyable experience. I glad to say it doesn't feel that way anymore. Chris and I really feel like we've found a church home (at least while we are stationed here) and we really connect to others in the service. I feel like becoming a regular has really changed who I am...sure I might drop a piece of mustard coated hot dog on my floor immediately after church and blow my communion with the slew of curse words, but I am becoming more aware of what I say and will immediately ask God to forgive me. I guess you can teach this old dog new tricks!

The Best Reason to be a Blues Fan....

And if your a fan of Mad Men (specifically Jon Hamm), I think you will agree. Check this out.

Hope everyone has a Happy Friday and a great weekend!!!

I hope the link works but here is the actual to cut and paste in case it doesn't. Enjoy!

http://blues.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?id=48207

Fast Forward

I've decided to put the give-away on hold for a few weeks until after Thanksgiving.

Chris, being military and all, had yesterday off work. Given that we live downtown, we decided to have a downtown day-date! We started at Macy's and there (this store has two restaurants inside). From there we did a little shopping and then brought our purchases back home. We went out again and visited to other stores in the downtown area, UMA and Salt of the Earth, where I ended up with another Christmas gift and a couple of fun things to use in the kitchen. The rest of the afternoon included a trip to Cafe Cioccolato (awesome spot to people watch while enjoying a glass of wine or scotch and delicious chocolates!), a two hour nap and then dinner at Jade (Asian style restaurant right across the street from our condo). We capped off the day listening to blues at Beale on Broadway until a little after midnight. All and all a wonderful day and the best time I've had in a long time. Tonight we are thinking about taking in a Blues NHL game, but that's TBD.

Signing off now to go run a couple of errands and have lunch with Chris. He's TDY Friday through Wednesday (Boo!) but my mom and grandma are coming to visit (Yay!).

Veteran's Day

Happy Veteran's Day to my favorite Major and all Veterans past and present!

Favorite?

I'm back. The computer rallied (thanks for the boost Swistle!) and we were back up and running last night. Nothing is lost as I did not have to resort to the recovery cd, however an external hard drive was purchased and everything is backed up now! Yay!

I have a question for everyone. If you are a flat iron user, what is your favorite brand? I own a cheap Conair and it's lasted pretty well up until the spring broke this past week. I am asking Chris to get me a new one for Christmas and my budget is around $100.00. So please refer away. I want something good and durable. One that will last for a few years or so.

Last but not least, I wanted to mention the tragedy at Ft. Hood this past Thursday. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. Being a military family our self, this has definitely hit close to home.

Check back later this week for a Holiday Giveaway! Includes a few items I found today in storage and a few new gems!

Man Down!

My poor laptop died yesterday so this is coming from cell phone. I ordered a recovery disk from HP last night (as I have been a MAJOR FAIL and not backed up the computer). This is particularly devastating as ALL my photos are on the computer...we're talking Honeymoon, Christmases, Vacations, etc. I hope and pray that things will still be there tomorrow, but I am sure they will not and I'll just have to chalk this up to a lesson learned.