Celebrating September First 2023!!!

 At last my favorite day of the entire year arrived and I was SO ready!!!

 

I changed the date on the perpetual calendar from Cracker Barrel I bought years ago!

Before I did even one of my traditions, I went out on the kitchen deck to spend the first moments of this special to me day with the Lord.

He has blessed me beyond my wildest dreams and I am so ever grateful for the life he has chosen for me.

After my Quiet Time, I came in and started all my traditions!

I lit a highly  fragrant Autumn candle that sits by my throne chair in the living room.

Next I put Neil Diamond in to play September Morn for the very first time in 2023!

I have several albums of his so after the first day of September, I play all his other songs, as well..

I listened while I sipped a cup of Pumpkin Spice coffee from Summer!

She gifted me a whole selection of Autumn flavored coffees!

I baked a couple of sheets of fruitcake cookies and they were really good!

Next up was pumpkin spice muffins.-

but the batter was more like a dough!

I checked the recipe three times and could not figure it out!

I finally added the rest of the honey and whiskey mix I had made when Louis Dean had a bad cough when we came home early from the cabin in New Mexico.

The muffins tasted good so they weren't wasted -but what happened???

The next day I realized I had forgotten the can of PUMPKIN!!!!

OOPS!!

It was a wonderful September Morn!

My Sweet Stephanie next door brought over flour so I could continue baking and then Ilene - another neighbor who is like family - came over to have coffee and cookies and muffins!

I had such a good day!

My dear friend, Lynn, called me and it was  a blessing to hear her voice and catch up with her life and family. She and her husband, Dean, gave us the table and chairs that sit on our driveway and we think about them often as we sit out there!

I loved all the messages, texts, and emails and I thank you ALL!!

I've celebrated September First for at least 35 years doing all these traditions.

It's slightly ridiculous how much I love this day - but it's even more special to me now that I have shared them with all of you since 2010 when I started blogging. Sharing our joys more than doubles them!

After spending the morning and early afternoon baking in the kitchen, Louis Dean and I got dressed and headed to Dallas to the Bells.

Harrison is on the Warriors Travel Hockey Team and his first game was that night!

We wouldn't have missed it for anything but we did have to go early to their house so we could ride with them to the game as I can't drive in the dark anymore.

Wo went on over early so I could stop at the Aldi's on our way for a few things - including flour and paper towels! How did I manage to run out of these staples??

Kailey took these photos for me!

Amber is amazing and cooks/prepares three meals a day seven days a week!

Amber and the kids also had a special bag of September Treats for me including a beautiful new sunflower and autumn leaves tablecloth!

She made an early dinner since Harrison's game was at 7:45 - and we had to be there 90 minutes before that time.

We were all so excited!!

This team requires a dress code - you arrive in dress shoes and pants, belt, and team shirt and cap.

 Then you change in the locker room to your hockey gear

and after the game you change back to the dress clothes.

Harrison is #90!!

It was such a good game and the teams were evenly matched.

They went into overtime and lost by one point in 'sudden death!'

Both teams played extremely well and we are so proud of Harrison!!

It's always a good thing to be able to spend time with Amber and the grand quads!

It was late when we got home so we went right to bed!

It's a blessing that I can drive home from Amber's house anytime day or night!

I know the way by heart and it's pretty much a straight shot on the Bush Tollway.

Another September First to remember - and treasure!!

Hope you all had a beautiful September Morn and praying it was a good first in a month of special days!