EVERYDAY JOY with SANDRA!: February 2013

Can you tell that I am ready for some warm
summery weather!! Come on!

Just wanted to take a minute and say HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to you guys! I hope that your day was full of peace and the knowledge that you are loved. Hope that you celebrated and enjoyed the day in some way, whether you are in a relationship or not. Don't allow your emotions to get hijacked and taken over by sadness and negativity if you're single or in a tough relationship. (I have been in both). Focus on the good, on your blessings and think about the potential that is ahead of you...And I know that there are plenty of people who are CRAZY about you!! Keep your head up, ENJOY, you're blessed!

To you my friend...

Stay tuned...For all of you southerners or those with southern appetites, I will be sharing a great recipe for "Delicious Oven Fried Chicken." Sooo good! As we say in my family, "It tastes so good it makes you wanna slap yo mama." Now you know that it's either really good or someone is OUT OF THEIR MIND...Where I come from you don't slap your mama!...Unless you have nothing planned for your future because that's probably the last thing that you will do!!...Anyway I love this recipe and so will you. Stay tuned.

Enjoy your day!!

Blessings and love
Sandra

Happy Birthday to me! Thankful to be here!

Birthdays are for celebrating. Whether you choose to spend your day alone or to gather with family and friends...It's your special day and you should spend it doing what brings you joy.

The day that you were born God sent you into the earth with purpose and life in your heart to share with others...Your life is your time in history...It honors Him when you celebrate your day.

Fun with Lori

In the past few years I
have celebrated my birthday in many ways...I have spent it quiet and alone in reflection, or taking myself shopping, to the spa, then out to dinner. That's a fun day...I have also connected with girlfriends and taken in a movie. That's fun too! One thing that I like to do is to have a good fun party...Friends, food, laughter and dancing...I tell my friends that when you come to my birthday party you are expected to dance and have fun. No wallflowers here! We 'gon' have some fun!....That's what it's all about...Enjoying one another, celebrating each other...celebrating life and God's goodness.

Good friends are what make fun celebrations!

Who cares if we don't know or can't do the latest dance moves...It's just fun, good exercise, keeps your bones and joints from locking up, (trust me, you do think about these kinds of things as you get older; can't have stuff locking up on me!), and gets rid of all the 'party food' calories...And we can get some good fun laughter out of it too...I mean this is the greatest!

I like bringing people together for fun and laughter

This year for my 52nd birthday (where did the time go) I had a party at the home of some really gracious friends, invited some people over and celebrated my arrival day on planet earth...It was fun and beautiful...Unfortunately we were having so much fun I forgot to get pics of us dancing...

Judy and Carol

We did the "Cha Cha Cha Slide" and I taught everybody the "Cupid Shuffle." It's a fun dance and one of my exercise songs...

Sandra, David (my honey) and Mike

If you are interested in learning this dance you can find a demonstration of it on You Tube under "Cupid Shuffle"...(I would have posted it here but as I am new to the blogging world I am still learning all the legalities of such matters)...

Carol a special sister and friend

Anyway here are pics from my birthday party...Just good clean fun...It was great and I absolutely enjoyed it...When your day comes make sure that you do something special and unique just for you. Don't talk yourself out of the celebration of "you." That's not selfish or prideful...It's honoring and acknowledging the creator by honoring HIS creation. I hope that you are experiencing "Everyday Joy."

Love and Blessings
Sandra

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