5 years

We celebrated our 5 year anniversary of our time in Cookeville.  Well, we actually celebrated two days after (on the 3rd), but the actual anniversary was on Sunday, April 1st.  Ryan started on a Sunday, and when we moved here, our church was having the last night of our Passion play.  Similar to then, the first was on a Sunday, and it was the last night of our Passion play.

We went out to eat on Tuesday night to Cheddars, and Ryan gave us each small gifts.  Josiah got a notebook, Aedan got a pack of football cards, and Mercy got a small tinkerbell doll.  Ryan got me an MP3 player for when I exercise.  (I had been using the momentum MP3 player, and it finally broke.)  Ryan found a great deal at Essex, my favorite bargain store in town.  (I found a doll for Mercy there that was $11.00, and in Walmart the same doll was $22.00!)

I like living in Tennessee.  There are many things that I like and have grown on me since living here.  There are many things I am thankful for, and things that I would miss if I lived somewhere else.  Here are some, but I'm sure there are more; forgetting some as I type and as my eyes grow more tired.

the 4 seasons we experience (most years, anyway)

less humidity (then other places I have lived)

snows

horses and cows to see daily (even though I don't like animals, and don't want to touch them)

the mountains close by, and therefore WATERFALLS

Essex

a jeweler in town who is trustworthy~not that I have so much jewelry to handle, but I just got my wedding rings resized and it's nice to have someone to trust to leave your rings with for a week

Mae Pearls

No traffic, except school traffic, so that doesn't count

Josiah's school and his first year.  Mrs. Moss

CBS~my weekly sanity and accountability  (although, CBS is available in other cities:)

a trustworthy friend to cut my hair~Tera

our house in the back of a neighborhood, where our kids can play outside

great neighbors on both sides

Trinity's playground where I take our kids often

Liam~a play buddy for Mercy and watching them grow up together

being (sort of close) to Nashville

I'm sure I am forgetting some.  There is much more that I like, and more that I probably take for granted.  Time for bed, though.

It's been a good 5 years.  Thank you, Jesus.