Thankful Thursday's

Good morning, and happy Thursday to you! If you have been reading this blog for any period of time you know that on Thursday's I do a Thankful Thursday's post. 

I started my thankful Thursday's post back when I was starting to feel a little sorry for myself, but one day it popped in my head that my life is not that bad, and as I like to say there is always something to be thankful for! ALWAYS! Sometimes you may have to look for it, but there is something out there that you can be thankful for. I promise you!

I came across this quiz how privileged are you and thought it would be interesting to take. My score was 71% and a great reminder that I have a pretty amazing life and that is something I am very thankful for!

Take this quiz if you ever need a reminder (or are just curious, it is a good quiz!) to see how privileged you are! 

What are you thankful for today?

Hugs, 

Caroline 

Couch, Couch, Sectional?

 I went to one of my favorite workout classes this morning, Turbokick! I love it, and I think in most part because of the instructor. It was her last class though, as she is 8 months pregnant, and will be taking maternity leave till this summer. Womp, Womp! Most likely by the time she is back I will be gone and living back in the north country. But at least that means Shaun will be home!

When Shaun and I make our triumphant return to Northern New York, we are going to be moving to the big city! The big city of Watertown that is! While we loved living in Carthage, we couldn't pass up on living in a brand new place! Yes, we are going to be moving into The Preserve at Autumn Ridge!  I am psyched that they have a pool (heated), gym and theater! I see some movie nights in the future. Let me know if you want in, and we can reserve it, and plan a fun movie night.  Our new home also has a lot better layout than our previous townhouse so I am looking forward to being able to entertain more. So be prepared for some invites Northern New York friends, I even already bought some cute plates and napkins! :) Here is the floor-plan of our new home:




 With the new home we are planning on buying a new couch or sectional to go in the new place.  I have gone ahead and started looking at different couches, sofas and sectionals online, and oh my word, there are a lot of choices out there!  It is sort of overwhelming. I don't have a lot of requirements for our future sofa, just that it is comfortable, durable, easily moveable, and stylish! Is that too long of a wish list? I sure hope nope, but I am thinking it might be harder to find then I thought.

Also, since this isn't our "forever" home, and we won't be there forever, I want something that would be able to fit into another home. So that is my dilemma between just getting a sofa or a sectional. Shaun and I both want a sectional but we are a little worried about how it might fit into another place. Any thoughts fellow move-around-a-lot people? Or should we just go for what we love? 

Here are a few of my favorite sectionals:

















 So anyone have any advice as we embark on sofa sectional shopping? Anyone have any favorite stores, or even places to stay away from?  Let me know! 

Hugs,

Caroline

Chick-Fil-A Love!!!

Chick-fil-A cares and that is so TRUE! I just wanted to share a little about why Chick -fil-A is amazing, I mean if their food is not enough of a draw for you, maybe this little story will put them at the top of your list!

Like, I have mentioned a few hundred times before my dear hubby is currently deployed.  One of the things that he misses a lot is Chick-fil-A.   Unfortunately, sending spicy chicken sandwiches all the way to Afghanistan isn't going to happen, as they won't survive the trip. So like any good wife, I try to improvise with the next best thing, and that for my hubby is Chick-fil-a sauce. 

Shaun loves this stuff, (okay me too!) and is his go-to dipping sauce whenever we head to Chick-fil-A.  A while back I sent him a few packs of the sauce, not really sure if he could use it or not. He LOVED it, and  he said he would take them to the dining facility, and used them with his dinner. He asked me to send him some more, so I headed on over to my neighborhood Chick-fil-A. 

I went at an off-time because that place gets BUSY! If you ever head to the Springfield Chick-fil-A on Backlick Road (that's my neighborhood one!)  it is a happening place!  I  went up to the counter and told the woman behind the counter that I had an unusual request. I explained my story about how I wanted to send some of the individual packets of Chick-fil-A sauce to my husband, who is currently deployed to Afghanistan, so he can take them with him to dinner, and spice up his meal, or at least make it more yummy! The woman behind the counter graciously said of course, and grabbed a bag and filled it up! 

Yep, she filled up an entire bag full of Chick fil-A sauce.  I asked how much I owed her, as  there were at least 20 sauces in the bag, and she replied nothing, that it was their pleasure. 

I went home that day, overwhelmed by her generosity and kindness. I decided to log onto my Yelp account and to leave a post about my experience that day and also my past experiences at my neighborhood Chick-fil-A--that I always had  good service and great f00d.  I really didn't expect anything else to come after that, but Chick fil-A is awesome (in case you didn't know!) and two days later I received a personal email from the store manager. 

 In the email she expressed that her and her store employees were happy to help out a service member, and it was the least that they could do. She hoped he enjoys his sauces and that it gives him a little taste of home, till he returns home. You see, Chick-fil-A does care  just like the bag says! They also ROCK!!!! 

So go and visit your neighborhood Chick fil-A because they are great! :) 

Hugs,

Caroline