I love you to the moon and back, Grandma Grace

Happy Monday, everyone!I hope everyone had a restful weekend.

This past weekend I attended the funeral for a very sweet and special lady in my life. You see, I have known Grandma Grace my entire life. She lived across the street from my Grandparents in Milledgeville, GA until three years ago. Unfortunately, in 2009 her health began to decline so she moved out to Denver, Colorado to be close to her family.

Growing up, I always enjoyed visiting Grandma Grace. Anytime I went to visit my Grandparents, I spoke to them briefly before walking across the street (Yes, I always looked both ways to make sure a car was not coming) to Grandma Grace’s house. I spent hours and hours at her house visiting with her, in fact, my parents or grandparents would often call her to send me home. I often sent Grandma Grace cards, pictures, and care packages. Once she entered the nursing home in Colorado, her family would read her the cards I sent and she would always talk about me.

Grandma Grace had a heart made of gold. She was not quick to anger and never met a stranger. Grandma Grace traveled all over the world until she hit her late 80’s. She loved animals, particularly her grand-puppies, Mady, Emma, and Lily, the squirrels, and sometimes the geese. I vividly remember her frequently chasing the geese out of her yard many times. When I grow old, I hope to be as active as Grandma Grace was throughout her life. Grandma Grace loved going to church every Sunday, loved working with children, and she loved picking up sticks and pine cones in her neighbors yard. Additionally, Grandma Grace loved cooking and made the best white chocolate peanut butter cookies. She also loved (most of the time) the Atlanta Braves. She could tell you record batting hits, every player, etc. I know that when Grandma Grace was standing at Heaven’s gate that God said, without hesitation, well-done, my faithful and good servant!

 

Dear Grandma Grace,

I know that you would not want me to be sad now that you are gone but I cannot help it. You were and are the sweetest person that I have ever met. I can only hope to be a wonderful as you one day. I know that you are having a big party with Jesus right now and lord knows picking up every. single. Pine cone laying in God’s Kingdom and chasing the geese away. I am sure you are making friends in heaven and recreating friendships with those who passed before you.Thank you for so many wonderful memories throughout the years. I will always hold them near and dear to my heart!

I will always love you to the moon and back, Grandma Grace!

Maggie

 

May Foodie Pen Pals

Hi Everyone,

First of all, I apologize for not posting any sooner. Quite frankly I have no excuses, I am just a slacker.

Anyways, back in May I decided to participate in a program called Foodie Pen Pals and oh. my. goodness. I had so much fun shopping for my foodie pen pal. If you want to know what I sent her, please check Heather’s blog

Look at all of those goodies:)

Here is a list of the goodies that were included in my box:

1.) Strawberry shortbread biscuits: I love strawberry shortcake and so I cannot wait to buy some fresh strawberries to add on top along with some fat free cool whip, yum!

2.)Mango Butter:I have never had this before so I cannot wait to try it on my toast tomorrow morning.

3.) Wasabi Wow: This is very similar to trail mix and is a combination of sweet/salty/spicey… I ate a good bit of it in the car on Friday while traveling.

4.)Summer S’more  treat: I love s’mores and I cannot wait to try them.

5.) Lastly, Rose sent me some Cinnamon herbal tea, I will definitely be fixing a nice cup of iced tea once I go buy a tea pot tomorrow:)

I am so glad that I participated in this program and I loved all of the goodies!

Now, don’t you wanna join in the fun?! Here are the Foodie Penpals details:

-On the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal! 
-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what’s in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!
-You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget about flat rate boxes!)
-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you’re a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you are to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month. 
-Foodie Penplas is open to US & Canadian residents.  Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. We’ve determined things might get too slow and backed up if we’re trying to send foods through customs across the border from US to Canada and vice versa. 

If you’re interested in participating for June, please CLICK HERE to fill out the participation form and read the terms and conditions.

You must submit your information by June 4th as pairings will be emailed on June 5th! You will receive a confirmation email from me within 24 hours if you sign up. IF YOU DON’T GET ONE, send me an email!

*If you’re from somewhere besides the US, Canada or Europe and want to participate, send me an email and I’ll see if we get enough interest this month!

Maggie

My Bucket List

Good afternoon! I hope you all are having a great Thursday so far!

I tell you, I have been meaning to write a post for several days and because I am a terrible procrastinator, well we know how that works. Through out my entire life, I have always been a planner and a goal setter. I am constantly writing “to-do” lists as my mom calls them. I will even add an item to the list that I just completed, so I can feel satisfaction knowing that I was productive. Just as I make lists on a daily basis, I want to make a list of goals that I want to accomplish in my life time. The list below is in not in any particular order of importance. Enjoy!

 

1.) Graduate from college and get a job

2.) Obtain a dietetic internship to become a Registered Dietitian (RD)

3.) Find a boyfriend AND get married:)

4.) Travel to Europe (particularly Ireland and Scotland)

5.) Go on a cruise to the Bahamas/Caribbean

6.) Pet a real monkey

7.) Go to Georgetown Cupcakes in Washington, D.C

8.) Find a boyfriend AND get married:)

9.) Swim with the dolphins

10.) Run/walk a 5K

** That is my bucket list, I am sure their are many more items to be added or that I forgot to mention.  By the way, creating the bucket list was actually much harder than I thought it would be.

****Please leave me a comment and I would love to know what is on your bucket list!

 

Have a great day, everyone!

Maggie

 

 

1st Blog

Wow, I cannot believe that I just set up my first blog! Wahooo! Initially, it was very intimidating but I did it. I have been wanting to do a blog for a very long time but now that I have finished with college for good, I decided that now is the time. Besides, I want to document my journey through life so that in a few years I can see what all I accomplished. I plan to blog about so many different things from random little posts, my career, nutrition knowledge, volunteer experiences, etc. I am not sure how often I will post but I hope to so regularly! Thanks for reading!

 

Blessings,

Maggie

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