Christmas 2010

Ahhhhhh

It's Sunday. I hate Sundays. They symbolize the last day before starting the work week again. I should enjoy them, I know that. But I can't. I feel like the doom is just hanging out there, reminding me at every turn that work is in my near future. Especially this Sunday. I was on vaca this past week and it was simply and utterly glorious! Like honestly made me sit down and think about quitting my job and being a SAHM. Well, huh! And I think I would....except I'm totally worried about the future. I'm worried if (God forbid) anything would happen to Mike down the road....how would I reenter the work force? I just couldn't. And the thought of that terrifies me to death. And I would simply LOVE to go part time....like 3-4 days a week. And I could. But I would also be losing about 25K a year to step down....and I'm so not ready to do that either!
We're getting ready to go to Aubreigh's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. Wrapped the gifts, showered, and threw some laundry in. :) Mike and Steve went to see True Grit so I'm waiting anxiously for him to arrive back home with some Chipotle before we head out. YUM. Because tomorrow it starts.....the 4 letter word that we just won't mention here. And that means no more Chipotle every day....which makes me very sad. Lol.
Well V is getting up so gotta run!

Happy New Year!!

Ahhhhhh 2011.
Wow, really? Where did the past year go?
I'm not one to make resolutions with any staying power, so I think I'll just forget them this year and consider it a small victory. What I will do though is do a complete makeover this year. There are things that I would like to change around in life that I just need to do. From feeling better about myself, to focusing more on renovating our house, to saving better, etc. We want to get out of this house that we have outgrown, and the only way to do that is to continue to renovate until the housing market gets a bit better. And in order to do that, I need to put myself on a spending freeze for at least the next month or so. Nothing. Nadda. Nelch. We need no more clothes in this house, and I HAVE to stop buying. Is it sad that I just went through Livi's clothes alone and packed up the equivalent of 7 garbage bags full of fall stuff that she outgrew already?? Now is it more sad that probably 1/3 of that stuff still has tags on it???? Wow. Just wow. So I promised Mike no more for the next 2 months. Well, not including the pretty big (ok, insanely big) Mini Boden spring preview order that will be coming through. But I don't feel like that counts since I *did* order it a few months ago. :)
We are finally installing our new, GORGEOUS doors in the bedrooms, going upstairs, and the bathroom, and might I add that they are PERFECT! Now I just need to find new knobs. :) I want black. Think I can find any anywhere?? Well, let me rephrase that....think I can find any that are not incredibly overpriced?? No sir-re Bob! So now I'm torn....buy some that aren't going to cost 300$ for 4 knobs, or spend nothing and keep the darker silver type ones. (not sure of the name....) Ugh. It's times like this I really wish I knew anything at all about decorating. Blah.

Vaca!

We went to EI again this year and it was fantastic!! We did so many more things this year then the last time and had so much more fun! The girls both LOVED the beach, and getting Livi out of the ocean was certainly a chore :) V loved walking through the sand (eating it!) and going down in water so the waves would get her. Totally needed the relaxation as well!

Heeellllooooooo......

Ok it's been awhile. Not just awhile, but more like *ahem* a few months. MONTHS?! Wow.

The girls are getting bigger and learning more and more each day! Livi's front tooth is just about ready to come out....a little tug and I believe it would be gone. But not from me. No, uh ah. I get all queasy just thinking about it! Ha!! I swear I have become the woman with the weakest stomach! The other day the girls at work were talking about rings being tight on their fingers....and me? Yeah I got all light headed and had to sit down since the world around me was going black. Nice.

Violet is almost a year. !?!?! Crazy times!!! She's standing on her own now and trying harder then heck to walk around and keep up with Livi. It's adorable!

Well that's it for now...I have more online shopping to do :) I have entered the crazy addiction known as Matilda Jane. ::shakes head:: I have placed more orders for Naartjie, Mini Boden, and MJ lately then I ever told myself would be possible. Bye bye money it was nice knowing you while you were here!......