Going out in Style

I am like many other people out there who makes a list of New Years "goals" that I would like to make....and keep up with!

That being said, I also am one who realizes that December 31st is a day that you get it all out of your system so that it isn't such a shock in the new year!

Example 1......I would like to not spend my day planning out what kind of dessert I would like to eat after the kids to go bed. SO...........I will spend today having every kind of chocolate I can find in hopes that I will get it out of my system.

Example 2......I am going to do my VERY best to not buy so many kitchen items for my house in 2010. SO.....today I am going to go to Pottery Barn and buy these!!!

They would TOTALLY have been on my christmas list....but I didn't see them until after Christmas. (totally sold out on Potterybarn.com, but they do have them in the store!!!! RUN!)

Example 3.......I would like to get better at sending out Thank you Cards. SO........today I am going to go buy a few sets from Etsy that I can easily download and print whenever I have to send a card!

love these!!!!! I am thinking a nice turquoise bike! Check out Whisker Graphics!

Example 4......Keep a clean house and put my new Shark Mop to work! SO......today I will not watch over my kids with crumbs and nag them to keep the food and drinks on the tile!

I better get moving....I have a lot of bad habits to take care of today so that I am too tired to get into much trouble in 2010. ;)

Hope you all have a safe and super fun New Years! Thank you all for your support and making 2009 the BEST year!

xoxo

Celebrate

I received MANY gifts for Christmas this year, and I love ALL of them! I have finally learned how to make a list of really want/needs for Christmas and have it ready when my family asks. (they are going to get me something...might as well ask for what I really want)





I also realized that I am getting old when I asked....and received a Shark Steam Mop .....and couldn't wait till everyone left so that I could try it out!





One of my FAVORITE gifts was a subscription to a great magazine....CELEBRATE! I love the name and every single page inside!!!!

I have found myself sitting down DAILY and looking at all of the great ideas that it has for decorating, party planning, recipes, and all of the little details that I look for around the holidays!
Check it out!!!! They sell it at the grocery stores...but it will run you $7.99. You can snatch up a year's worth (6 issues) for $24.99 here

The Merriest of times!

Christmas is my FAVORITE week of the year! I LOVE the excitement of running around getting everything ready! It just makes me happy!

Here is our week.....in pictures!

I hosted our annual "christmas cake decorating party" for the neighborhood kids. (four families and their kiddos) I make cakes and the kids go to town decorating them! So cute!

We went to the light show at our outdoor mall!

We got there a bit early and waited for Chad to meet us after work so we could sit down front row....the kids decided to put on a dance show for EVERYONE there. :)

This is what Kacey decided to wear to her Christmas concert at school. Gotta love a girl that knows how to rock such a festive outfit!

My sister, brother in law, and niece came ALLL the way from Virginia to spend Christmas with us! The kids were sooooo happy! They had matching pj's and all slept together in one room on Christmas eve. (I also slept in the room with the three kids JUST to make sure that they didn't get up early and see their Santa presents before I set up the camera......let's just say I didn't get ANY sleep with the three of them "hearing Santa on the roof allllllll night!)

This is what your living room could look like with 3 kids and 6 adults! We had to stop opening gifts and wait until the next day because the kids were just way to overwhelmed!

Best of friends, and cousins! This melts my heart and makes me wish that they lived closer!!!!

The end of THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nt

Santa Came a Bit Early

I have been without a camera for MONTHS! It has made me ill, and made me resort to borrowing cameras weekly! I hate that feeling!!!!

So Santa came a little bit early and I am the PROUD owner of a Nikon D3000!!!! I LOVE it!!!!!!!!

I have been taking a few practice pictures around there house.........

This is my little Roxy! She is 8 1/2 years old......and in my eyes she could do no wrong! (although, don't ask anyone else that comes in contact with her!)

Our CRAZY Kali is already 8 months old and is NUTS! She is a really great dog, but seriously has a love of eating carpet. grrrrr!

My little guy wakes up in the morning BRIGHT AND EARLY and happy as can be!

Kacey seriously thinks she is a super model....and I can't argue with her. :)

Can't believe how big she is getting!!!!!

Chad was practicing with the camera as we were baking a birthday cake for my dad.

Checking their boots on December 5th to see if they received any goodies from St. Nick!

More pictures to come! We are working on a few fun Christmas crafts around here so I will be sure to share!

Last Day....

Wednesday is the LAST day to order from Sa-Sea Boutique and get the goodies in time for Christmas.

This Elf is ALLLLLLLLLL caught up, (actually, as of tomorrow while Collin takes a nap I will be all caught up!) and ready to do the last min. orders.

BUY 2 GET 1 FREE!!! This really just means buy two for gifts...and get an extra pillow case for yourself. :)

Hope you all are enjoying this happy season as much as we are!

I BELIEVE

THIS IS MY FAVORITE SEASON! I LOVE THE FEELING OF MAGIC, HAPPINESS, FAMILY, AND JUST FEELING SO MUCH JOY!!!!

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WENT TO A CHRISTMAS EVENT WHERE MY FAVE PHOTOGRAPHER, AND FRIEND, WAS TAKING PICTURES WITH SANTA!!!!! THESE PICTURES MELT MY HEART! MARIA HAS DONE IT AGAIN!

MY LIST KEEPS GROWING!

I have been asked a few times this year..."what would you like for Christmas". I NEVER know what to say in that moment...so I usually just say I don't know.

Well, this has changed and as of right now these are on my list FOR SURE!

I love all things personalized, so much that I even had Santa pick me up an embroidery machine a few years ago JUST so that I could make cute things for my kids, house, and friends. I LOVE IT!

If I was able to embroider plates....I would. But since I can't, I NEED these plates!

Check them out at LaPlates, and thank me later!

You can create your own DESERT PLATES!!!!!!! HOW CUTE!!!!!

LOVE this summer plate to put some lemon cookies on, or something sweet and summery!

LOVE THIS!!!! I love how organized you can look with all of your napkins, forks, spoons, straws! And if you bring it to a friend's house......there is no mistaking who's it is when you forget it! (yes, I ALWAYS forget my dishes when I leave a bbq)

This one is my FAVE! I want it with blue letters!!!!

Since I know you are already in love with these plates.....RUN RUN RUN over to a blog that I just fell in love with....High Heeled foot in the Door!

She is HAVING AN GREAT GIVEAWAY!!!! SHE IS GIVING AWAY A SET OF 4 PLATES!!!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!

I love Tea!

I have a slight love of tea! I actually HAVE to have tea daily around 3:00 so that I can make it through the rest of the day/night! It is my "go to" drink when I start to feel like I need to crawl into a ball and fall asleep!





I have all sorts of teas....and I switch it up with each cup! I use loose tea, bags, sugar, honey, or nothing at all! I just ENJOY it!





I was recently in a craft show and had a booth next do Kokomo Tea! AMAZING!!!!!!!!
She has the most AMAZING combinations and every sip was SOOO fresh!!!



The smell, taste, quality and prices were AMAZING!!!!!

I bought tea for stockings, for friends, for myself, and even asked for more for christmas! LOVE THEM!!!! They were so good that you really didn't need any sweetener in them AT ALL!

I saw people flocking to her to taste and raving about it all night!!!

Check here out here and here.

HER GIFT SETS ON ETSY ARE SOOOO CUTE!!!!!

Thank me later. :)