Resolutions for 2014

I have decided to keep a word in mind this year.  My word is Relax.  I need to learn to just relax, as my husband often tells me.  I really need to work on being more relaxed about life in general.  

I have also set a few goals for myself.

1.  Lose another eight to ten pounds, and keep it off!  I have lost eighteen pounds since last March, and I am very proud of myself.  My current weight is 148 pounds.

2.  Learn to sew... something.  Even if it's just a button on a pair of pants.  

3.  I definitely want to blog more.  I miss this space.  

4.  Spend more one on one time with my husband and daughter.

5.  Travel to someplace new.  Hopefully Portland, Oregon.  It has been on our list for a while now.

6.  Take more photos of the three of us.  We only have three photos of our family from last year.

7.  I starterd this one a bit early. I decided to deactivate my Facebook account last weekend, and I do not miss it at all.  I think it was a bit of a time waster for me, and very much a distraction.  

8.  I want to be more in the moment with my daughter, and every day life.

9.  Be more appreciative.

10. Learn to just go with the flow.  I can seriously be so stubborn.  And I wonder where my daughter gets it from!

Happy New Year

We are relaxing at home on this New Year's Eve... just the way I like it!  I'm blogging on the sofa, and Charlotte and daddy are playing in her room.  It's a very nice evening!

I wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year!

We are looking forward to a fabulous 2014!!!!

Christmas 2013

We had a wonderful Christmas, and I hope you did as well!  The photos are from Christmas Eve spent with my family at my brother and sister-in-law's house. 

My little family!

My sis in-law always sets the most beautiful table setting for Christmas Eve.

Charlotte is super excited!  She is the only grandchild in my family, and always gets tons of gifts.  Seriously, so many gifts this year that I am making a trip to Ikea next week for a bookcase for her bedroom.  It's time to get organized.

She absolutely loves the sweet bunny my mom gave her. 

About 10pm Christmas Eve, and she totally passed out on the ride home.

It was a great Christmas!

Merry Christmas

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!  Many blessings to you and your family!

Getting Ready for Christmas

Just an update on our Christmas decorating, and life in general.  As you can see in the photo, Charlotte is very ready for Christmas.  She is super excited this year.  I love to see her little eyes light up when she looks at the lights and decorations… it's the sweetest!

  We are baking cookies with her friend on Sunday, and we are also having his parents over for dinner that evening.  I am looking forward to it!

I am almost finished with my shopping.  I just need to order one other thing for Charlotte, and something for my in-laws.

This photo was taken last weekend before we went to see the movie "Frozen" with her friend, Colson.  She wasn't a fan of the movie, but enjoyed spending time with her sweet friend.

Our "fake" tree is up and all decorated… I like it!  We would have a real tree, but I am just too allergic.

I am loving the lights in my dining room this year.  And I found the adorable pom pom garland at Target.

And at night… my favorite!

I hope you all are having a wonderful December.  We are enjoying the holidays, and staying busy.  I can not believe Christmas is only two weeks away.  I still need to address my Christmas cards, and do some wrapping… I have two weeks, right???

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, Dear Friends!

Halloween

We had a really nice Halloween this year!  Charlotte was totally into trick-or-treating and really enjoyed it.  We headed out around 5:30 in the early evening, as she just couldn't wait any longer.  She was excited all day long!  After about an hour of trick-or-treating we were back home to hand out candy.  I think she enjoyed this part as much as she did trick-or-treating.

Our little bunny!  I painted really cute whiskers on her face, but she was not a fan, and off they went!

Oh, how I love her little cotton tail!

We stopped by my husband's office for lunch on Halloween and he snapped this sweet photo of the two of us.

It was a great day!