Love - Day 11

I love all of my dear sweet friends that live inside my computer. They're the greatest and my life is so much richer and fuller because of them (they know who they are!!). The majority of my online friends I met on Scrapshare back in late 2003/early 2004. The forum is primarily for scrapbookers but oh the gals on there are so much more than just women who love to play with paper and pictures. They've been a huge part of my life. They have prayed with and for me, they have laughed with me, they have cried with me (and I with them). They have been there through the best times and some of the worst. They're all so real to me and they really do know me. The best thing is that I have met so many of these ladies in real life so they're not just my "imaginary computer friends". We've spent weekends together bonding at scrapbooking retreats, we've gone out for lunch together, we've talked on the phone. We've visited for hours together (sometimes days). I'm just so blessed to have so many of these girls as close friends.

And in just 9 days I get to spend time with a few old pals and meet some new ones. I'm hosting a one-day crop and dinner next Saturday for 16 of my friends. Three of them are coming in Friday night from New England and will be sleeping over at my house. Two more are joining in for a sleepover on Saturday before driving back to New Jersey. My husband knows but really, he has no idea! LOL! It's gonna be great. Like a huge slumber party from when we were kids.

I can't wait!!

Love - Day 10

I love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. LOVE love them. But they have to be straight out of the freezer. I don't like them at room temperature. Oh, I'll eat them straight off the store shelf if I

you twist my arm (you don't have to twist very hard) but I much prefer them cold. They're so much better that way. I don't like melted chocoloate messes. I hate when my hands get dirty from candy, which is probably why I like them frozen so much more. No mess!

Right now I have stash in my freezer that Jason and the kids don't know about. I'm hoping that it stays that way. The three of them would devour my candies in 4.2 seconds flat. Me? I take out one at a time and truly savor and enjoy it. It drives Jason nuts 'cause I can make candy last a very long time. And its not just PB cups. I'll buy a Snickers bar, eat two or three bites, and put it in my purse to enjoy a couple bites later on. Twix? Eat one of the cookie bars and then save the rest for later. Jason thinks its ridiculous. I think I get twice or maybe three times more enjoyment out of my candy by doing it this way. This also allows me to satisfy my sweet tooth immediately because I almost always have some small piece of candy hanging around in a coat pocket or purse or desk drawer. Jason never has anything left 'cause he's a hog and devours his sweets immediately. Who's the smart one now, huh Honey? Haha!

Speaking of which, I think I might take one of my Reese's out of the freezer and enjoy a bite or two!