Granchelli-Alford Thanksgiving Goodness...

Yay! Finally some pictures!!!

...too many probably, but this was a SWEET Thanksgiving trip home visiting our families and I don't want to forget it!!

Wednesday with the Gs...

our beach trip with K&M was GLORIOUS!!!!

then we came home and played some more:)

more playing: our president-beards

Brother fam!!!

NY fam!!

Then, we spent Thursday with the As...

Grandma C & Dalton checking out Baby Cade

the Grandma+Sisters- edited of course:)

the traditional BFF visit

Brothers

SS&C  ♥

Sweet. Sweet. Sweet.

SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR! ♥

And guess what else, tomorrow I'm going to start giving away one of THESE....

This will be my first, and quite possibly my only, giveaway ever!!! 

So stop by between Thursday&Monday to get in the running... :)

6 years since our first date....

(Dec. 2005)

Wow.

We're gettin big like first graders ;)

Love him big time.

All I Can Say (DC*B)

This song 
is worth the listen.

And maybe read the lyrics while you do.
just because
they're so
impactful.



...All I Can Say lyrics (1999)...
Lord I'm tired
So tired from walking
And Lord I'm so alone
And Lord the dark
Is creeping in
Creeping up
To swallow me
I think I'll stop
Rest here a while

And didn't You see me cry'n?
And didn't You hear me call Your name?
Wasn't it You I gave my heart to?
I wish You'd remember
Where you sat it down

Chorus:
And this is all that I can say right now
i know it's not much
And this is all that I can give
yeah that's my everything

Bridge:
I didn't notice You were standing here
I didn't know that
That was You holding me
I didn't notice You were cry'n too
I didn't know that
That was You washing my feet

Pray your heart gets squeezed like mine did....

♥

chicken tortilla soup

Rotisserie chicken tortilla soup, originally uploaded by kimalford.

This is seriously the easiest (and one of the best) meals I've made. ever.

recipe...
*rotisserie chicken (2 cups)
*chicken broth (1 carton)
*salsa (1 cup)
-make it hot on the stove

then add any/all of these...
*cilantro
*avacado
*tortilla chips

*monterray jack cheese

*slice of lime
(Don't skip the lime!! It makes it so great!)

ENJOY!! <3

DC*B and church on the couch...

David Crowder Band was awesome.

So was John Mark McMillan, Chris August, & Gungor.

Seriously loved them all.

The road-trip-part with Claire was great too (even though our 6 hours of ride-time turned into 8 because of an inadvertent detour on the way home!) Thankfully, it was totally worth it!! :)

And today I rested. 

I have barely left the couch.

I even went to church on the couch...
For a good reason: CUMC made a video-interview with Claire about her Charity:Water project... awesome stuff. (I guess they don't post the videos in the archives, but here's the MP3 of the service in case you wanna have a listen.)

♥

(Unfortunately I have to get up and go to a work meeting now... at least there will be food involved. ;) 

InstaFriday (pics of the week)...

Some favorite camera-phone-moments from this week...
{{InstaFriday style}}

Sweet friends from home... they were passing through from a conference in Greensboro and made a point to join us for coffee, a tour of the studio, and a quick supper stop at the Flying Biscuit Cafe'! YUM! :)

I know we look like ourselves,
but this is us dressed up for Halloween.

I was "a student,"
and J said he was "a Duke fan dressed up like an NC State fan." :)

Even more festive: my co-workers(& the cutest customer!)

Sometimes when I don't have to work in the evening, I like to join J at the studio.

This week I got to 'help' cut chip board in the materials lab. :)

And today... after the work day, I'm off to see these guys with my dear friend Claire.
Can Not Wait!!!! 

Happy Friday, Friends!
♥

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