Happy Groundhog Day/Anniversay

Hear ye, hear ye.

It's official. Phil saw his shadow. :( Six more weeks of winter. Oh well, what do we expect? It IS only the 1st week of Feb. Spring doesn't officially start until March 20. I guess the groundhog knows what he's talking about.

Hear ye, hear ye.

Today is our 16th Wedding Anniversary. WOW. I don't really care if we have a few more cold and snowy days, it just gives me an excuse to cuddle with Doug...and the dogs...and the kids. I know what your thinking,"Doesn't sound very romantic." Oh, but it is. In fact, it's perfect.

Be grateful for the loved ones in your life. Show your love and Shine!

I LOVE February

Poor little ol' February usually gets the short end of the stick. In January everyone is still recuperating from the holidays. By the time this month rolls around we are worn out with holidays.-winter has lost it's charm.-and Spring is juuuuust within our reach. So February kind of just 'creeps up on us', and considering it's the shortest month of the year, it's gone before we know it.

This small month really has some big things going for it.

First of all, there's Groundhog's Day. And don't rolls your eyes over that one. We all know that we secretly hope Punsxsutawney Phil doesn't see his shadow. To check out more info on it go to www.groundhog.org/ . It's an amazingly crazy-big event in PA. They say the 'Groundhog cookies' are an absolute must!

Also, on that very day, is Doug's and mines (wait that's not right, Doug's and mines?-Mines and Doug's?-Doug's and I's??) anyway, it's our wedding anniversary. Now don't get me wrong, I love a good groundhog as much as the next girl, but that's so not romantic to have your anniversary on that date!

There's also Lincoln's birthday, our 16th president who has said most of my favorite quotes: "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.", "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." and "Whatever you are, be a good one."

And next, there's Valentine's Day. Sigh. Oh, how I love Valentine's Day. Flowers, chocolate, red hearts, pink ribbons and lacy doilies; I'm such a sucker for all that stuff. Valentine's Day is also my father-in-laws birthday, then February 15th is Doug's b-day and my fabulous friend Angie's b-day too. (we're all about having holidays do double-duty around here... Dev's b-day is xmas eve...see what I mean)

Feb. 17th is Ash Wednesday. This is the first day of Lent for the Catholic Church. Lent is the beginning of preparation for Easter Sunday. Yes, I had to Google that.

And last-but-not-least, on Feb. 22nd, our Founding Fathers birthday: George Washington. Oh wait, and there's Leap Year too. Well, once every four years.

For most people, the only thing the second month of the year has going for it is the 14th. But for our family it's a very fun and exciting 28 days. So now you see why I LOVE February.

Fully enjoy this great month. And Shine while you do it!