Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
– PopMommy
Daniel, 4. Annabel, ALMOST 3.
Archives for December 2010
Living in the Moment
December 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I just told my husband that the past couple of weeks have been the perfect crossroads of home, family, and LIFE stress. We moved. My son got a stomach virus for the very first time. (I’m not really great with “sick.”) Then I got sick. My crazy dog is losing his mind in this new house and won’t sleep. There are stairs. There are boxes. There are Christmas cards to send out. More presents to buy. Christmas cookies to bake. Teacher gifts. And on and on and on.
I really am living hour to hour. This is so unlike me. I am a planner. I’m super organized all the time. But I just can’t catch up. I take it one box at a time. I take it one school obligation at a time. I’ve been to the store almost every single day to buy something I forgot when I went yesterday. I haven’t even had time to make a proper list!
When I was sick I abandoned coffee and wine for the entire week and I swear that sent me a little out of whack too.
I also just colored my hair back to its original dark blond. (Isn’t there a rule NOT to mess with your hair when you are in the middle of life change and are all stressed out? Yes? Well, I really just wanted the 2 hours of alone time at the salon.)
One thing I have realized is that living hour to hour is basically LIVING IN THE MOMENT which is actually a good thing for me. It’s something that I needed to work on and I’m working on it without even thinking about it.
Last weekend our new neighborhood had a holiday party in the clubhouse followed by trolley rides to look at all the lights. It was Saturday evening and there was SO much to do around the house but we just had to forget it all and go. I mean, it’s Christmas time! The kids were so excited. We had hot chocolate and cookies. They sat with Santa. They made a craft. We rode the trolley and looked at all the awesome decorations. We sang Christmas carols in unison. We met our new neighbors. The kids met new friends.
We lived in the moment.
It was awesome.
Taylor Swift is a CoverGirl!
December 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
It was announced earlier this year that Taylor Swift would be the next face of CoverGirl And now the first photos are FINALLY revealed! She will be promoting their new NatureLuxe line which will debut in January. Below is Taylor’s very first ad for CoverGirl. She looks very angelic and pretty. And I love that she left her hair curly.
Photos courtesy of CoverGirl.
Crazy Times and Giving Thanks
December 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I have not had a moment to post some photos from our Thanksgiving celebration, because here is a quick list of what has been going on in my life since I last posted something on this here blog:
– I got sick and was surviving on Dayquil, Nyquil, and lots of bad food.
– We moved out of our rental home into a brand new home that we bought – Yay! It was an amazing deal (a foreclosure that needed a little love) and we have been renovating the place for over a month. It was done Friday night and we moved in Saturday morning. It was a LONG day.
– Once we moved in, Bean got sick with a stomach virus. Poor guy is still recovering, but on the upswing.
– I am now basically in a state of physical and emotional disarray. There are boxes all over the place. Downstairs AND upstairs. We have STAIRS now. I was seriously nervous about them with the kiddies, but it has been going very well. Annabel still goes down on her bum, but she stopped asking me to carry her, so that’s a huge win. My emotional disarray is from being overwhelmed with the entire process. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays and we still need to decorate, get a tree, send out the cards, etc. I’m taking it one HOUR at a time.
And so I wanted to post some Thanksgiving photos. For two reasons: One, because they feature the final photos of our last home, and two, because I need to give thanks for these awesome people in my life. THEY are the ones who ground me through all of life’s crazy transitions.
Watching the Macy's Parade with balloons. Our tradition. This year Annabel wanted the "cheese" balloon. She thinks SpongeBob is a big piece of cheese. I love it.
Daniel wanted a Mickey balloon.
My pretty Thanksgiving dress.
Daniel with our family of scarecrows.
Our Thanksgiving family shot in front of the house.
Carving the turkey. Hubbie makes the entire Thanksgiving meal every year. He rocks.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Yum!
PS – I also must give a really big thanks to my hubbie for setting up our cable the day we moved into our new home. He knows I need my must-see TV shows to make me smile. AND my internet. Thanks, Baby!