Comfort in our foundation....

Admittedly, it's been a rough and emotional week around here. There've been lots of tears shed, regrets bemoaned, and "what ifs" mulled over. By last night we were in desperate need of some old fashioned family time. So, we loaded up in the truck and headed off to find some comfort for our wounded souls. 

First stop, McDonald's drive thru for peppernmint hot chocolate, then off to the Christmas Tree lot. Is there anything that will transport you back in time better than a tree lot?  The smell of fresh cut evergreens, seeing your breath in the frozen air, warming your hands around warm cups of cocoa. 

Considering we already have our Christmas Tree put up at home, we were only there for the ambience;)

After getting our fill of the wonderful smell of evergreen, we headed off to see Christmas Lights, while listening to Christmas music along the way. 

Are we still sad and frustrated over how things are?  Sure. But, life continues to roll on and we refuse to allow it to blind us to the simple joys in life; to rob us of sweet time together, especially while the girls are still young. Contentment found in the simple pleasures :)

Ok....and totally unrelated to last night's retro inspired trek...I've spent the afternoon/evening today quilting and binge watching Fuller House. Check out my little sidekick while you play "find Annie" 😂

Yup, that's her wearing her puppy pjs, curled under the quilt I'm working on. And, in the corner of the sofa is Hannah, who put her own pjs back on this afternoon to warm up on this classically cold Nebraska Saturday.