Favorite Things Friday

Wow!  The last Favorite Things Friday of 2011.  We'd better make the most of it.  If you want to play, get on over to Quilting in My Pyjamas and link up.

Last February I bought my 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe down in McKinney, Texas.  The car itself became the topic of Favorite Things Friday on February 18, 2011.

Hyundai Genesis, Taos, NM

However, there is now a certain feature of my car that has become a favorite ~ a feature I hadn't sought out when shopping for my car.  The car just happened to come equipped.  A feature that I had no use for until I found myself facing winter in Kansas. 

Seat warmers! 

Winter, even in north Texas, is just not that cold.  I didn't use them there.  In the meantime, over summer, I had forgotten I had them.  Until just last week.  I looked down at my shifter, and there on either side of it lies the buttons for the seat warmers for each seat.

The seat warmers make getting out in the cold much more bearable.  In fact, it makes me smile every time my fanny warms up.

Favorite Things Friday: A Two-fer

There's been a lot of upheaval in my life, and as a consequence, I've missed quite a few Favorite Things Friday postings (along with lots of other blogging related endeavors).  While some of the upheaval has been rather daunting, much of it has been very positive.

Moved to Texas:

First and foremost, I have moved to Texas.  The significant thing about that has been re-uniting with my cousin, Laurel.

Michelle and Laurel, our birthday

Although life has taken us on different paths--until now--she is far more like a sister than a cousin.  In fact, I'm not sure than any two sisters could be closer than we are.  So at this late date, we decided we no longer wanted to be apart.  The way Laurel sees it, fate intended us to grow old together.  She invited me to live with her and her family.  She has an awesome husband and two beautiful children.  How did I get so blessed?

Eric

Whatever we're doing, we try to make fun out of it.  Life is a blast.

Playing around with the funky glasses at the Party Store

Even Wal-mart can be fun

Our house

 New Car:

The silver car on the left is mine.  When we moved from Nevada to Kansas, I sold my Jeep.  Needed to do that because with two drivers, my mom and I, and three cars, my mom's, mine, and my grandparents', something had to give.  In replacing the Jeep, I decided to go an entirely different direction.  Enter the Hyundai Genesis Coupe:

Michelle and Genesis

Picture taken through the sunroof

It's a zippy kind of thing

As you can see, for this Favorite Things Friday, I have so much to be thankful for.  I'm very fortunate.  (And my thanks to Eric, who provided me all of these pictures.) 

Thanks to Shay at Quilting in My Pyjamas for hosting another terrific Favorite Things Friday.