Living a Joyful Life

I missed the link-up for this but I still wanted to answer the questions. 1. Real or Fake Tree? Growing up, we always had a real tree. From 10th grade on, we always had a fake tree. Credit: Pinterest 2. Favorite Christmas Cookie? Decorated sugar cookies. Credit:  This Blog 3. Home on Christmas Morning or Travel? I usually travel to NY (where I'm from) for Christmas to spend the holidays with my nieces & nephews and family in NY. If I'm not in NY, I'm home. ^Personal Photo^ 4. Clear or Colored Lights? COLORED LIGHTS ALL THE WAY! Credit: Pinterest 5. Send Christmas cards? I usually do but this year I only sent out a few to friends and my nieces & nephews. Credit:  This Site 6. Favorite Christmas Present Received? I love all of the gifts I receive. Credit:  This Site 7. Favorite Christmas Present Given? I'm not sure. Credit: Pinterest 8. Stockings or No stocki

1. What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Pasta Tuesday: Pizza Wednesday: Roast pork and I'm not sure about the rest of the week. 2. What I'm Reminiscence About... Christmases spent with my family in NY. ^Personal photo^ 3. What I'm Loving... The holiday shows that the kids at the daycare I work at are putting on, the Christmas season! Credit: Heather Stillfusen @ RoseHillDesignStudio on Etsy 4. What I've Been Up To... I completed my Christmas shopping, I've been working a lot and I've been having a few doctor appointments relating to the pain I'm still having in my hip. Credit: Heather Stillfusen @ RoseHillDesignStudio on Etsy 5. What I'm Dreading... Not being able to spend Christmas with my nieces & nephews and family in NY. 6. What I'm Working On... Upcoming blog posts. 7. What I'm Excited About... Christmas & my birthday! Credit: Pinterest

Books Read in September (6 books): Credit:  This SIte Daughter –Jane Shemilt (3 stars) The Art of Adapting –Cassandra Dunn (4 stars) Grace, Not Perfection –Emily Ley (4 stars) Comfort & Joy –Kristin Hannah (4 stars) Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage & Conviction –Candace Cameron Bure (4 stars) Safe At Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic –Alyssa Milano (4 stars) Favorite Book Read in September: The Art of Adapting -Cassandra Dunn ;  Runner-Up:   Safe At Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic -Alyssa Milano Books Read in October (6 books): Credit:  This Site Christmas Under A Cranberry Sky –Holly Martin (5 stars) Christmas Under A Starlit Sky –Holly Martin (5 stars) Holly’s Inbox: Scandal In The City (4 stars) Hey, Harry ; Hey, Matilda –Rachel Hulin (1 star) Emily & Einstein –Linda Francis Lee (2 stars) The Breakdown –B.A. Paris (4 stars) Favorite Book Read in October: Christmas Under A Cranberry Sky -Ho

I'm posting this a day late. 1. What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Pizza Tuesday: Cheeseburger & Fries Wednesday: Oatmeal Thursday: Thanksgiving dinner! Friday: Leftovers Credit:  This Site 2. What I'm Reminiscing About... Holiday seasons through the years. Credit:  This Site 3. What I'm Loving... The start of the holiday season! 4. What I've Been Up To... I've been loving my new job! The past weekend, I went to see Wonder with my mom and Grandma and it was such a beautiful movie! I recommend that everyone read the book and see the movie! Credit:  This Site 5. What I'm Dreading... That I am unable to go to NY this year for Christmas to spend time with my family! 6. What I'm Working On... Shopping for Christmas presents for my family! Credit: Heather Stillufsen @  Rose Hill Design Studio 7. What I'm Excited About... The holiday season!! Credit: H

1. Favorite Fall sweet treat? Anything pumpkin related. 2. Red, yellow, or green apples? Green. 3. Favorite Fall sport to play? Baseball & football! 4. Best Drink for Fall? Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte. 5. Favorite Fall activity? Attending Fall/Halloween festivals & parties. 6. Must have Fall purchase? Soaps & other things from Bath & Body Works. 7. Pumpkins: Pick your own or store bought? Pick your own. 8. Real or Fake Pumpkin? I like both! 9. Favorite Halloween Costume? Pumpkin. 10. College Football or NFL? NFL. 11. Fall or Halloween Decor? BOTH! 12. Raking leaves or no leaves to rake? Growing up, there was always leaves to rake but not where I live now. 13. Favorite soup? My mom's home-made turkey soup. I also love egg drop soup. 14. Favorite Fall Candle Scent? Anything Pumpkin scented. 15. Love or hate Pumpkin Spice? LOVE! 16. Short booties o

1. What We're Eating This Week... This week has been very odd dinner wise for me as I have been having stomach issues due to an antibiotic I'm on for my double ear & throat infections. Monday, I had two bottles of water and grapes for dinner, and Tuesday, I had crackers and ginger ale. 2. What I'm Reminiscing About... All of the Halloween memories I have as a child including decorating for Halloween with my mom, picking out my costume, going trick or treating, and going to a lot of Fall & pumpkin festivals with my mom and family. Credit:  This Site 3. What I'm Loving... My new job. I recently got hired as a full time daycare worker and I'm loving it. I have always had a passion for working with children and I love that I get to do it full time and at a place that I love. Credit:  This Blog 4. What I've Been Up To... As mentioned above, I started my new job last week. I attended two planner meet ups with my