11/19/11 - "The American Heart Association"

Today, my "30 Days of Thankful" item is, The American Heart Association. Most people I know are aware that I was born with heart disease. Luckily for me, my issues were caught very early, and while my heart will never be completely healthy, it's not far from perfect :) I've been lucky enough to live a rather full life, when the changes of doing so were pretty questionable for a while. There are so many causes out there, so many horrible diseases, that all deserve time, attention, research and funding. I am proud to be a "part" of such a highly supported, and highly publicized cause.

Today was actually a really great day. Going to bed so early last night was definitely what I needed, even though I was still pretty much dragging this morning. Christian made us all some breakfast while we girls relaxed. After breakfast, and a little cleaning up, we all got ready for the day. We were off to do out weekly grocery shopping, AND Thanksgiving shopping. We love shopping on Saturday...it's sample day at Target, which keeps the girls VERY happy and full the whole time!

While we were in the store, the snow really started coming down, and it had actually accumulated quite a bit by the time we finished. The girls went right down for their naps when we got home, so we had some time to eat lunch and get all of the groceries put away. We have a VERY full fridge, ready for Thanksgiving goodness!

After naps, we got the girls into their snow gear, and spent some time outside. They seriously had the time of their lives! They were rolling in it, making snow angels, eating as much as they could. It was so fun watching them. They were NOT happy when we put an end to the snow fun. But, Christian and I had "big" date plans, so we went into give them a quick dinner, then were on our way.

We dropped the girls off with my mom for a while, and were off to the Mall of America for our date. Last time we played mini-golf, Christian won a free game, which expires tomorrow, so we just HAD to use it. Low and behold, he won ANOTHER free game tonight! LOL. So, we'll be heading back eventually. We were going to use a restaurant gift certificate I had won a while back for dinner, but the weather wasn't so great, so we decided to play it safe and eat there at the mall. Winter has DEFINITELY hit.

Finally, we were off to pick up the girls, and on our way home. They went right off to bed, Christian was off to meet a friend for a beer down the street, and I cuddled up with the laptop and the DVR. Seriously, days don't get much more perfect than this one!

Here are some snow fun pictures.