another list

i'm sitting inside my warm apartment, listening to the rain outside and drinking tea. i'm also thinking of the blessing of seeing one of my favorite people this weekend. from friday to saturday afternoon, i got to enjoy the sweet company of my mommy. as i was awaiting her arrival (and sitting in a classroom listening to different test taking strategies...) i made a list of possible activities for her visit. she enthusiastically agreed to every one of my ideas and we took great pleasure in checking each one off.

-grocery shopping (we left fred meyer with a full cart of groceries-i'm stocked! and we found ourselves matching earrings.)
-dinner (we went to yamhill grill)

















-look at scrapbook (after hearing so much about the scrapbook she was making, it was such a treat to finally get to see all of my mommy's hard work.)
-face masks (we tried my new avacado and oatmeal face mask-it smells so good! and honestly, who doesn't want to have a green face once in a while?)

















-cozy movie and popcorn (we split a coconut/chocolate bar over sense and sensibility)
-make gluten-free breakfast (this turned out to be toast with cream-cheese and jam, because we decided to make a delicious lunch. so, we needed to save room. we sauteed garlic, onion and mushrooms, and later added in shrimp and a little lemon juice-to be served over spinach. delicious.)
-lots of hugging =)
-walk (we walked around downtown newberg-quite charming in the fall)
-fun shopping (yay for ross purchases! we both found some new additions to our wardrobes and some stationery)

what a special gift it was to have these hours to spend with one of my dearest friends.