A first...

Tonight I'm going to my first NHL game!!!! I'm so excited...even though it is an ISLANDER'S game!!! Surprisingly I will be cheering for them, because there is no way on earth that I want the Saber's to win. WHY??? They are in very close standing to my Ranger's!!!! Stay tuned for pictures...Have a great weekend!!!! :)

My latest undertaking...

Today I registered to take an Italian culinary class. I'm sooooooo excited!!!! It's has been something I've wanted to do for a really long time; but, it just never seemed to work out. Well this time it finally did. SO, hopefully I'll be able to make some fine Italian cuisine after I'm finished.




Have a great week everyone!!!! :)

Thoughts for the weekend...

Hello friends!!! Sorry my blog has been quite a bit boring. The idea of posting friendship banquet pics quickly came to a hault when I forgot my camera. :( Soooooo...life just seems to be going on as normal. But, tonight I'm going out with friends to try one of their favorite sushi places. Maybe I'll get some pics of that. Why has sushi been such a part of my cuisine lately? Very strange... :/ O well, I love sushi; that's probably why!!! I just got some new college classes in the mail over the weekend...I'm very excited to get started. I'm taking two classes right now, World History I, and Sunday School. Hopefully I'll do well...I'll have to post a pic of the size of my History book...it's HUGE!!! Well enough of my ranting. Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Your Friend,

Melissa~

Only 30 more days till Spring...




...and I can't wait!!!!

Thought I would leave you with this quote that I thought was just so cute.

"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush."

A favorite...

So I've been trying to come up with something to post about. It's just been one of those weeks that nothing really exciting has happened yet. But, that will change tomorrow with the Friendship Banquet at the church. :) I'm so looking forward to it, it's always a blast!!!

Anyway, about my post, a couple of weeks ago I took my brothers out to try Thai/Japanese/Chinese food for the first time. Well, Chinese is not new but the others are. They were a little curious; but, I absolutely love it. Anyways, Josh decided to try the Thai food and got Mango Chicken, Justin the child that he is got, GET READY, Beef and Broccoli, and I got SUSHI!!! I can't believe I admitted it; but, I LOVE sushi!!! If you've never tried it I would absolutely recommend you giving it a shot, you never know. ;) Well, thought I would promote this little place in Center Moriches called, Tony's!!! It's really good in my opinion. If you are inspired to try it out, let me know how you like it!!! Have a great day everyone!!!

Here we go again...

Yesterday my family decided to pack up and and head back to Alpine Mt. for another fun day of skiing. This time, however, was a little different. I decided to bring a good friend along, Abbey!!!! We had a great time, and Abbey was terrific!!! Here are some of the pics...

Abbey and I heading up the mountain for her first BIG trail!!!!


Josh and I
Ab and Justin...yes, he's being Justin
Mom and Dad
At the top
Getting ready to descend


Till next time... ;)

A thought on a snowy day...

A couple of weeks ago, during one of our girl's Sunday school classes, the topic of the snowflake was brought up. We were discussing how unique each and every snowflake is. To think that not one snowflake is ever the same as the next; and right now we have inches of them falling all over New York!!! The snowflake is just another way that God continually shows us how much He cares about each and every aspect of creation. The point of the discussion was to make us think that if God has put that much thought into a snowflake, how much more does God care about each and every one of us. God has made each and every one of us differently. He has given each of us different talents and abilities. Not one person in the entire world is exactly the same as another. God has an individual plan for each and every life. Who would know that plan for us better than the One who created us to do it? This lesson encouraged me so much. It's easy to become discouraged when God's plan for your life is unclear; but, if I learned anything from that lesson it's this, I can trust God with my future no matter what!!!!!

I wanted to share an article that was shared with us at our lesson. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! It shows some of the various types of snowflakes that have been studied. I'm still amazed at the beauty of such a small object.

***Bentley's Snowflakes***

What day is it...

...it's Groundhog Day!!!!!




"Six more weeks of winter..."