A Date & Link Love!

After a very long week, Hubs and I went on a spur of the moment date.

It was nice to sit and look at each other and talk and laugh and share.

Before Movie Time...

It's Link Love time!

I need this necklace!

I love love love this song. It makes me so so very happy!

I recently had some time to check this site out. I'm addicted. I've sent for an invitation.

Hubs has requested the return of these. I am happy to oblige. :)

There is so much good stuff out there! Inspiration and happiness is everywhere!

What makes you happy?

Link up to Cherish's blog and spread the link love!

Happy Friday!

Wordless Wednesday - Industrial

For Wordless Wednesday (posted on Thursday)

My camera went to work with me.

Happy Thursday!

Virtual Coffee - Soda, Lists, and Momguilt

Hello, friends!

It's Tuesday so it's time for Virtual Coffee.

Or as you know it here on my blog...Virtual Diet Coke.

Only one thing.

I'm trying to cut out soda.

I know.

I'm a leeeeettle on edge. But I'm trying.

I'm working on drinking just one soda a day.

Wish me luck!

If we were really together right now we would be under a cozie blanket on my couch.

It's cold here in my house.

Celebrity Ghost Stories is on the Boob Tube. 

Today I took a 1/2 hour and just dumped my brain onto a piece of paper.

Everything that is constantly rattling around in my head that causes me some sort of stress that I feel I have to remember because it is important. 

I just dumped it all. 

It wound up being a sort of Resolutions list. 

Little things like

*take wedding ring in to be cleaned* 

*redo vision board*

*clean out car*

And big things like

*be more present with G*

*be kinder and more respectful to Hubs*

*consistently write down achievable goals*

I'm a list person.

I make lists everyday.

For work.

For chores at home.

For schedules.

But rarely do I make such a personal list for myself.

I should do this more.

I need to keep reminding myself that

I MUST FILL MYSELF UP TO FULLNESS FIRST

IN ORDER TO OVERFLOW ONTO OTHERS.

Such easy words to type.

Not so easy to live.

Especially when you are a Mama.

One of my smaller items on the list was

*get regular pedicures*

Guilt sets in when I want to leave to go get a pedicure.

But when I get back, I'm calmer, happier, ready to take on life again.

Anyone else have issues with Momguilt?

Knowing that you need a respite, a retreat, a break but feel weak for needing that?

I know you're out there. Let's talk about it!

Thanks for the virtual talk.

I'd love to hear from you!

For more Virtual Coffee head over to Lucky Number 13!

I have to post this picture.

Is there anything cuter than a toddler in jeans?

Love!

Happy Tuesday!

A Day With G, Fruit Art, and Potato Soup

This morning we woke up to this.

It was beautiful.

AND I didn't have to drive in it.

Bonus.

I worked from home.

I got to spend the day with G.

It has been 2 very long weeks since I worked from home and spent any good amount of time with him.

So smilely. All day.

We made....fruit art?

Whatever it was, G was totally into it.

We made big messes.

And I didn't worry about constantly cleaning up behind us.

Yeah yeah...Work.

:)

Plenty of Hot Cocoa.

I'm psyched that the cold of winter isn't over yet for only this reason.

What is your favorite kind of Hot Cocoa?

I actually love Ovaltine.

With milk it's rich and creamy and chocolatey.

Perfect for me.

I bet it would be masterful with some Marshmallow Fluff melted in.

Y.E.S.

This is my favorite mug.

Makes me smile.

We watched lots of movies.

We are so spoiled with Netflix Instant.

G wanted to watch Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and A Town Called Panic.

If you have never watched Panic, you need to.

It's so funny. Weird. So weird. But funny!

It's a French stop animation film.

G finds it HILARIOUS. :)

I had to get a picture of this.

This is not a site that is seen often in the house.

A sleeping G.

Potato Soup for dinner.

A-Yum.

After 4 years of Hubs getting home super late from work, he now gets home at 5:30!

Family dinners, family time, craft time, games, Hubs and Cassie time...

Yes please!

It was a good day. A normal, boring, little Monday.

Perfect.

Happy Monday!

Link Love - A Day Late

I'm a day late for showing some Link Love but there's a heck of a lot of awesomeness out there!

Come April this baby is m.i.n.e.

Everything about this blog is amazing.

I would love to make this beauty for St. Patrick's Day.

I think this will be my next lens purchase.

I love these actions. Love love love. Love.

Have you checked out this blog? Her "What I Wore Wednesday" is just awesome.

I love every single one of her outfits.

I wish she had cankles, big boobs, and birthin' hips so she could teach me how to dress.

Bah!

Head on over to Cherish's blog for some more lovely link love!

Personal note to Cherish...

I love your blog. Love.

That is all.

Happy Saturday!

Mountains of Laundry, Playgrounds, and Relaxing

I was home today.

This is a good thing.

I got to clean the house.

I tackled a mountain of laundry.

It felt good.

I cleaned cat puke out of the shower.

That did not feel good.

Ick.

I love maintaining my home.

It makes me feel important and needed.

Is that weird?

Meh...

*shrug*

It has been so brown and rainy and dreary here lately.

But we got a bit of a respite today so we headed out to the playground.

It felt good to be home.

It felt good to get out and play as a family.

Hubs and I haven't spent much time together the past several weeks.

We've hunkered down while I've been working crazy hours.

He's been Mr. Mom and has been doing such an amazing job!

But today we were together and we found that it was hard to be together.

We had to get acclimated to one another again.

We worked through it.

It was good.

Right now I'm relaxing.
Staying warm under an old T-Shirt quilt, watching Emma, and blogging.
What a great end to an awesome day.

Happy Saturday!



Wordless Wednesday - From The Archives

Happy Wednesday!