Winter favorites

I'm not a huge winter fan, because I don't really like cold weather, but here are a few things I do like about the winter...
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It seems like no matter what I always find money in my winter coat pocket. I'll need to remember that on a random day that I'm strapped for cash. It's like a reserve bank account in my winter jacket pocket.
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I absolutely love the way kids look when they wear winter clothes. I don't know if it's the beanies, mittens or big puffy jackets, but I think they look adorable. I just wanna eat them up, but I don't think it's socially acceptable.
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I love these cute winter boots people have been wearing lately. I even bought myself a pair.
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I finally have a child old enough that the Santa thing is starting to work. I love that just by saying, "Santa's watching", it changes my 3 year olds behavior from naughty to nice...well sometimes.
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I really like drinking hot chocolate on a cold night. I haven't always loved hot chocolate in the past, but this year some friends have introduced me to new ways of drinking it. Like with a Tim Tam or a cookies & cream Hersey bar melted in it, and of course marshmallows or cool whip (as if it didn't have enough calories before).
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Christmas all together. I really love Christmas. Like I mentioned, I don't like the cold weather, but I think that's part of the reason Christmas is when it is. The Christmas season has a way of warming your heart and soul and I love that.

So, those are a few things I love about winter time. I hope everyone has fun getting ready for Christmas and enjoys their winter season.

Oak Park Dental

This is the dental practice Brody will most likely be working for when he graduates in June. We visited it about 2 weeks ago and love-love-loved it. The dentist/owner is revising the contract right now and will probably have it to us on Wednesday.
It is a huge practice and Brody has the potential to do really great there. They get about 300 new patients a month! The economy is strong in Lake Charles, and the town is growing. The 2 dentist that are there are booked out for 7 months. So, they really need a new dentist and I know Brody will get tons of great experience there. A lot of the staff has been there for 15-20 years, so they are very efficient, professional, nice, and have it all together. The dentist/owner is probably one of the nicest guys ever. Every one of his staff, and people in the community just love him. He also seems like he will be a great mentor and will be able to help Brody with anything.
The town seems nice. The people were really nice and friendly. They are obsessed with eating good ol' Cajun food. Everyone we met talked about crayfish, gumbo, shrimp, etc. I'm sure it won't take us long to become Cajun fans ourselves.
We know there are other options that could work for us, but we both really feel like this is the best. We are excited to know where the next step in our lives is probably going to be.

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving in Houston this year. It was so fun for us to visit my family. Baylor had a blast hanging out and playing with cousins. We arrived in Houston Wednesday and stayed until Sundays. On Sunday Brody and I went to Lake Charles and left the kiddos in Houston so my parents could watch them, and we could check out a dental practice in peace and quiet. I'll tell you more about the dental practice in the next post, but to sum it up, it was great and the dentist and his staff were so nice. Here are some pictures from Houston. I just realized I don't have any pictures of Thanksgiving, but if you use your imagination I'm sure you could picture it. It probably looked similar to yours but just add a lot of crazy Jensens. I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!