Christmas cute
I was going to bake today. I had plans of the dozens of cookies I was going to bake and ice and top with sprinkles.
But the kids fell asleep and then I dozed off with them.
And when I woke up to the sound of a crying baby I realized my baking would have to wait until tonight and instead I’d edit pictures and blog because for some reason the sound of the keyboard clicking amuses this baby boy.
And so here I am with a quick midweek post.
Hannah’s been begging for a magic elf for weeks. NOT the elf on the shelf. Don’t get it wrong. She wanted the magic elf the kids in school had that you could hold and sleep with and take with you BUT it still reports to Santa about your behavior.
Since I knew The Man’s cousin was giving her one early for her birthday, I went out and got Livie one too.
Hannah took hers to school today. Livie’s carrying hers around. Success!
And last but certainly not least on my quick Christmas cute blog…ya ready?
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I give you the cutest picture ever taken in all of the world.
I can’t handle any more cute. See y’all Friday.
= Happiness
Here are the things that made me happy the past few days.
Cuddling with Liv on the couch.
Finding silver linings to our non existant Fall with streets lined with trees that still have their leaves and make the road look so pretty.
Holding wine glasses up by my Christmas tree too.
Redneck wine glasses that I kind of wanted to buy.
Livie doing anything by our Christmas tree.
Pictures with my girl. (It does NOT make me happy that Hannah still mostly ducks from my camera or sticks out her tongue if I do take a picture.)
Livie coming up the stairs saying “Mama! Wanna throw?”
My head is spinning with all the things I need to do this week and how much I’ll be cramming in on Friday because I’m nannying all week and taking 2 kids out to accomplish things is anything but easy. Hannah’s birthday is Sunday and Christmas is a week after that. I have TONS to do still and baking I’d like to do and INSERT MASSIVE SCREAM HERE. While I attempt to relax and take it one thing at a time, I hope you do the same.
And yet, happy.
Christmas obsessed
I will admit I’ve slacked on taking photos on my actual camera even though I keep promising myself I will. What I HAVE been taking pictures of? Coffee cups in front of Christmas trees.
See? Not joking. I’ve combined my love for photography and coffee and Christmas and mashed them all together to build quite an obsession. It’s probably annoying to just about everyone except me and yet I can’t stop. I predict there will be more because I discovered this iPhone app called Big Lens that lets me have SO much control over my photos and bokeh and focus and OH EM GEE. Just stop me.
Something I can’t do as well on my phone though? Bokeh Christmas tree lights.
Pretty huh? Other things that are pretty?
My girls.
Totally off topic because I blog like my brain thinks- randomly. My buffet has some Christmas cards on it!! I get so excited to check the mail every day in hopes of new cards. I fill up the whole buffet by the time Christmas day comes.
Speaking of Christmas cards…a sneak peak of ours this year. We had a friend take the pictures this year as to not make my head spin and I am ever so grateful that we made that choice.
Lots of exciting things coming up for me and my family, including Hannah’s NINTH birthday in a week and a half. I choose to live in denial about that til about this time next week.
I’d say remind me to freak out then but I’m sure I’ll handle that just fine on my own.
Have a wonderful rest of your week.
Home sweet home
We got back after being gone in Ohio for 10 days on Monday afternoon. 5 days in Ohio. 5 days in the car. 22 hours each way. Thousands of miles in between and yet, Ohio and Texas…they are both home.
Our life together began here. We had our babies here. This is home. But when we go to Ohio and see our family, it’s home too. Family that we adore but family that we don’t see but once or twice a year. The time we spend there is precious.
Grandmas and Great Grandmas
Sisters
Cousins
Our family is a melting pot of races and cultures and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
My friends are home to me too. They live so very far and yet are so very close because they also live in my phone…we text and email daily. I love them.
It was a good, good visit.
On the way home we decided to stop in Nashville for the night to see the famous Christmas light display at the Opryland Resort. Um, yeah. You know me with Christmas. This was the most magical Christmas light display I’ve ever seen. I kind of wanted to live there.
But, then it was time to go home. Our Texas home. The home I love the most. Coming back to this
and this
and this.
Ya just can’t beat it.
It’s December which means Christmas is 25 days away. Let the giddy-ness continue.
10 years ago today…
10 years ago today it was the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Family who didn’t always come in town came that year because we were getting married a couple days after Thanksgiving and they wanted to be there. We had a quick ceremony at 10 am. We said our vows in front of God and our family and friends in a little church. I hugged my mom and cried because I was leaving Ohio that day to move to Texas and I knew that was killing her, even if she was happy for me.
10 years ago today I married my soul mate.
10 years of laughs and crying and trips and babies and love. The 10 best years of my life.
This year on Thanksgiving we not only celebrate everything else in our lives that we have to be thankful for…we celebrate us. Neither one of us would be where we are today without each other and for that I am eternally thankful.
Happy Thanksgiving and happy 10 years to The Man.
One more week…
1 more week til Thanksgiving.
1 more week til the official start to the holidays.
1 more week until our 10 year wedding anniversary.
And just 3 days until we’re back in Ohio where our lives began. I can’t wait. Hoping for a quiet weekend before Thanksgiving for y’all as we head out of town for ours.
The Madness Began
The madness began this weekend…
It’s a happy madness though. I couldn’t wait to put my Christmas decorations out. They’re out now and I sat in my living room last night with just the light of the tree illuminating the downstairs and I swear I smiled out loud…if there is even such a thing. My smile had sound. A sonic boom kinda smile.
Guess who’s coming to town.
It’s like Liv’s first Christmas all over again. She’s so fascinated by the tree and the lights. I’ve heard “MAMA! It’s so beautiful!” from her many times and also many complaints if I turn off the tree to give the lights a break for a bit. This kid, she’s gonna be like me…at least I hope she is. Hannah’s already lost interest with decorating and sat in her room while the tree went up. But not Livie. She was right there behind me wanting to help. I spaced my kids apart just perfectly. One is enterting the “I’m too cool for anything” phase while the other is just getting old enough to help and be excited about things. Being a parent means reliving your childhood and giving your kids better and more than you had…at least for me it means that. Mission accomplished 100 times over. When I see her face as she looks at that tree…puddle of mush on the floor. That’s me.
Still found time for relaxing coffee breaks and welcomed nights with friends that I’ve missed for way too long.
Looking forward to a hectic but good week as we get ready to head out of town. Hope yours is good too.
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