12.30.2010

Just Catchin' Up

Hello, there. How are you? Things here are pluggin' along, vacillating between crazy-busy and peaceful. (I prefer peaceful, in case you wondered.)

It occurred to me earlier today that I haven't been here on me ole blog much lately. Oh, there have been pictures of Maggie and videos of Maggie and quips about Maggie, but I haven't spent much time here since before Advent other than to keep up a few "baby book" type things. Which are important to me, of course. I just mean I haven't really chronicled our little family very well (or very much), and I'm of a mind to change that now.

At least until my next lapse :)

I'm just going to list a few things to get them out of my head:
* One of my Super-Friends, Ashli, got engaged over Christmas. Yay! She and her honey are tying the knot next December, so I get to travel to the South - finally! I cannot tell you how excited I am about going home. For the past 4 years every time Hubby and I would try to plan a trip back, I got pregnant, so (3 pregnancies later), I'm finally getting to take a very long-overdue trip to the land of sweet tea and "y'all". I can't wait! It's been years since Ashli, Mary, and I were all together at one time (and big sis, Misti!) I also get to see my godsons when I go home in December, the oldest of which has apparently grown taller than me since I last saw him - I'm having a hard time seeing Ian as a teenager. Where did all that time go? And the youngest still owes me a drawing - he's told me he's the best artist in the family but I have yet to see proof, so I plan to collect on this trip (heads up, Noah!)

* Hubby and I attend 3 weddings in February and took out a 2nd mortgage to pay for all the gifts. Kidding! But man, it was a lot of weddings for one month! Two of them were Catholic, and really, there is no liturgy more beautiful than a Catholic wedding Mass. They just fill you up inside with Jesus. It was wonderful.

* Maggie's 2nd birthday is coming up so fast! What's up with that! She's having a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party, and I've been throwing ideas around for months and months, and now it is upon me and I must get busy!! My Mom has done sooooo much to make this event awesome - one thing I can't wait to do is share pictures with you. In less than a month. Good grief, where's my list?

12.23.2010

12.10.2010

5QF: 12.10.10



1. Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Christmas Day. Hubby works as a musician at our parish so Christmas Eve is too busy and late a night for our family.

2. What is your favorite Christmas cookie (or candy)? Divinity and chocolate crackle cookies ... mm-mmm!

3. What's the worst Christmas gift you've ever received? Hmm. I really can't think of anything. I got no gift from Hubby, our first married Christmas, so does that count?. He assumed that because we returned from our honeymoon just 2 weeks before Christmas that we weren't exchanging gifts (*ahem* I made sure to enlist his parents' help getting him the PS2 he wanted while we were away *ahem*). Well, you know what the say about assuming. His mom totally got on to him about that ... and if he actually reads this he'll be upset with me for sharing :) Hi, honey!

4. Christmas song that you love? O Holy Night. I never get tired of it. It's the reason I bought the Celine Dion Christmas cd.



5. How many trees do you put up? Just one. It's all we need.

12.03.2010

5QF: 12.03.10

Can y'all believe it's December? This year seems to have flown by. Of course, I'm pretty sure I say that every year :)




1. What's on the top of your holiday wish list and why?! A new camera. I haven't taken many pictures of Maggie since my camera went kaput at the end of October and it's driving me crazy.

2. What is your favorite Christmas gift from the past? Season tickets to the Shakespeare Festival back home in Montgomery. The best gift EVER.

3. If you had life to do over, what would you be when you grow up? A stay-at-home mommy. Or maybe a writer of some sort.

4. When do you put up your tree? Usually the Friday after Thanksgiving, but I have not been able to yet this year. Hubby and I are planning on dropping the Doodle at Grandma's tomorrow morning so we can work on getting that job accomplished.

5. What is your favorite Holiday? St. Patrick's Day. All the fun, no gift-buying stress :)