it’s not too late

Category: everyday | January 10th, 2013


it’s not too late to start some new years resolutions and goals! i just got this book that i ordered the other day and i am super excited to get started. it’s a 5 year memory book where you can write a line a day for the entire year. i got the idea from love taza and thought it would be such a neat idea (and fun/easy goal to keep up with). i am writing one thought per day….one thought. i can handle that. anyone can handle that! but how cool is it going to be to look back each year and see what one thought i had that day, that year. i think that’s pretty cool. ;)  AND it’s a pretty good deal over on amazon (and prime for all you prime people!) ;)

so it’s been a over week in 2013….how many of y’all have kept up with your resolutions?! :) sadly…i didn’t even make it one day since we all got sick. BUT..like i said, it’s not too late so i will be starting over now that i am almost feeling like my normal self. so here i go. :)

couch potatoes

Category: everyday | January 5th, 2013


we have set up shop on the couch the past few days. poor penelope got sick first then she kindly gave it to me and her daddy. thankfully her daddy isn’t that bad since he has to work and be all productive. ;) we haven’t left the couch much. ruby is set up right next to us in her little hammock. lots of snuggles, lots of curious george episodes, and lots of coughing. this is penelope’s first time to really be sick and she is not handling it well. every time she coughs she starts crying. i think it hurts her throat and kind of freaks her out when she can’t breathe in between her coughing fits. :( i think we are getting better. i took her to her doctor on thursday and thankfully it’s just a virus and not the flu or anything bad like that. i hate seeing her sick. i thought i had the flu for awhile there…the fever was high and wouldn’t go away! but i haven’t had one today. PTL! i’m super thankful miss ruby hasn’t caught anything (mama’s milk is the best medicine!). :) i’m also trying to teach penelope to cover her mouth when she coughs. umm, maybe tomorrow. ;) i hope everyone else who has gotten sick over the holidays are well!! it’s no fun being sick!

priorities

Category: everyday | January 3rd, 2013


well as you can see this little blog has not been my main priority lately. i’m not going to sit here and say “sorry for being quiet” around here…because well i’m not. lol. i would LOVE to be able to devote more time to this….and i have plans for that in the near future. but in the mean time i am still learning a new lifestyle with 2 babies under 2 (well not for too much longer!) it’s been 7 weeks since miss ruby came into this world and you would think 7 weeks is a long time to figure things out. figure out how to juggle two littles ones, how to get things done around the house (um not really happening), how to get enough sleep, and how to get out of the house in a reasonable amount of time and not be super late. :) but let me tell you, time has flown by soooo fast. i wake up early in the morning with ruby and go about our day and then the next thing i know it’s time to put the little ones to sleep for the night. so it has taken me awhile to get things going. we had a few challenges along the way but i am happy to say that we have worked past them. and i’m sure there will be more challenges in the future, but we aren’t focusing on that. :) i absolutely love my little family and i couldn’t imagine life any other way. i can honestly say that miss ruby really does complete us. it’s so different with 2. so different and so amazing. i look at penelope and ruby (and of course the mister) and count my blessings all the time. so yes i have priorities and i enjoy putting them first! props to all those who can manage life with a family and a blog!…although if i was getting paid to blog then perhaps i would put a little more effort into it. ;)

i wrote out some goals for the new year and will share them with you soon. some are a little personal so i’ll leave those out. ha. i honestly haven’t thought much about 2013. i had a lot going on in 2012. :) but i feel like this year is going to be fabulous. am i right? or am i right? ;)

dear 2012,

Category: everyday | December 31st, 2012


you were a pretty amazing year for us. lots of learning, lots of growing, lots of “firsts” for sweet penelope, oh and baby ruby! :) i learned a lot about myself…as a mama and as a wife. there were lots of challenges. lots of smiles. and some tears. but fortunately i can say more smiles than tears. :) i can tell you that i am truly blessed and so very thankful for what God has given me. i thank Him every single day for those blessings….for what He has done, is doing, and will do.

today i plan on sitting down (not sure how long that’ll last, lol) with my little family and writing up some new years goals. i have a lot. i don’t want to overwhelm myself, but i have a lot of expectations and hopes and dreams and things to look forward to. i also have a lot of growing and learning to do still….mentally, physically, and spiritually. there are things i want to do different and things i want to keep doing. i get excited every new year. it’s like a fresh start. a reason to sit down and really think about your life (even though you can do that any day really).

i look forward to what 2013 will bring for me and for this family. like i said, i have certain expectations. it’s not going to be all easy and smooth. i know that, but i plan on making it the best year possible! (oh and i have new goals for this little blog of mine too!! get excited!) so let’s get this party started!!! (and when i say party i mean let’s be hardcore and clean this house because it is a disaster from the holidays and who wants to start the year off with a dirty house??) :)

here’s to a fabulous new year.