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