Snow day, and other various ramblings..

We had a good weekend. Friday night I got together with 2 of my best girlfriends for dinner. Macaroni Grill... YUM. They have the best bread and olive oil dipping sauce. I could have had that for dinner and nothing else. We split a big bottle of the most wonderful chianti. It was really nice to sit and talk for a few hours, over good food and good wine. I love my friends!!
Saturday was pretty usual - took my grandma on her weekly shopping trip. This time we ventured to Kmart; one of her favorite stores. We really don't go to Kmart that often because there aren't any nearby anymore. I bought myself a comforter set that I saw the last time I was in there. I LOVE it, but at $99 I just couldn't afford it. I had planned on putting it on lay-away, but when we got there, I saw that they marked it down to $70. So, I bought it!!! It's an 8 piece set, so I got a sheet set, 2 pillow cases, 2 pillow shams, comforter and bedskirt. It's got a pretty paisley print with shades of chocolate brown, cream and blue.. my favorites! It makes the bedroom look so nice. After my grandma's shopping trip we just came home and hung around at home.
Sunday Corey and I took the kids to see his parents. My MIL's father passed away last week, so we went by to visit her and Corey's aunts. They had just gotten home from the funeral parlor to finalize plans for the funeral. Corey and Terrell went to the funeral tody. I didn't go because of work, and I also didn't want Taylor to miss a day of school after being out all of last week.
We got another fun surprise on Sunday -- SNOW!!! It was so beautiful!! I love how everything looks so peaceful and quiet after it snows. Just like a Christmas card. The kids had a snow day from school on Monday and had fun playing in it. It's pretty much all gone now. It was fun while it lasted!
So, I'm just working today... the office is very quiet and slow. Days like this drag on forever! I am going to heat up my lovely lean cuisine for lunch in a bit.
This weekend I'm looking forward to going to a womens' conference at my old church. My (former) pastor's wife has a mentoring program called "Leading Ladies" that I was very blessed to go through in 2003. She does a Leading Ladies conference every year, and I'm excited to go this year. She hadn't had them for the past few years due to heart problems. We have an assignment - we need to bring something to give to every lady in attendence that represents who we are and what we bring to the world. I have NO idea. The first thing that comes to mind is something with sunshine or smiles, because I always try and be encouraging and cheerful. I don't know if that's cheesy, though?
Well, back to work!