January 2011
31 posts
picnic in january
i woke up on sunday to andy kissing me goodbye, saying he was heading into the office to get some work done. i could tell he was sad to miss out on all of the sunday morning fun, so when he called around noon to say he was on his way home, madeline and i had a surprise waiting for him.
we laid a blanket down on the living room floor and set up a picnic lunch for the whole family to enjoy!
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snow days.
i can’t remember the last time i saw the grass in our backyard, it was definitely before christmas… but to a girl who was born and raised in the florida sunshine, snow always makes the brutal winters up north bearable.
our latest storm last wednesday delivered about a foot of snow. although i had to work on thursday, i got off around 3, picked up bean and 2 sleds from...
I am lucky, I have really great friends.
anytime! xo
fauxprose:
Thanks, Lindsaylove!
my birthday.
my birthday was this past friday.
i’m not big on birthdays.
don’t get me wrong, i love celebrating other people’s birthdays, but i try not to make a big about mine (except at home- if andy could spoil me any more than he already does, it takes place the week leading up to jan. 21st).
if ever a birthday wish there was, it was to wake up to snow on my birthday. and woke up to...
“When I was younger my mom would tell me, ‘Kate, you can’t have fun all the...”
– Kate Moss (via pinkseersucker)
i need help.
our vacuum sucks.
actually, it doesn’t suck, which is why we need a new one.
and i’ve heard about the dyson for years. i’m sure it’s a very nice vacuum.
but i’m having a really hard time paying $400 for something to suck up dirt off the floor.
i don’t understand why $100-$150 isn’t enough for a really great vacuum.
we have hardwood floors with...
december. new year's eve. our 3rd wedding...
or what i like to call “the year i spent my 3rd wedding anniversary with my ex-boyfriend”.
totally kidding. kinda.
i dated haley’s husband for 2 seconds in 9th grade. totally rated G. but that’s how i know haley, and i’m very thankful for that.
haley has become one of my closest, dearest friends. she gets me. like, really.really gets me. no filter needed.
we...
december. week 4.
the week we’ve been waiting for all year.
christmas.
we were worried that madeline’s first experience with santa clause would scar her for life (kidding), so we decided to take a trip to the mall for round 2. this santa was the real santa clause, i just know it. we believe.
andy and i spent christmas together. this was a huge deal… normally, andy stays in delaware to...
december. week 3.
lots to do before christmas.
cristin came to visit for 4 days. we took madeline shopping in philadelphia for the first time. it was cold but tolerable so we bundled her up and hit the pavement. i always get sentimental, walking around center city. we lived there… i mean, LIVED there. i worked and went to nursing school there. we partied hard there. i spent the majority of my 20’s...
december. week 2.
week 2 was bittersweet.
we went to see a longwood christmas at longwood gardens to celebrate a girlfriend’s birthday. she had never been and it’s always so exciting to see someone experience ALC for the first time.
and for the first time, our car was broken into within minutes of returning home that evening (we ran in to put madeline down to bed, came back out to get our stuff and...
december. week 1.
december was a month full of firsts for everyone in our family.
my parents spent thanksgiving in delaware with andy’s entire family after hosting at their house for the past 17 years. they stayed long enough to help us cut down and decorate madeline’s first christmas tree from coleman’s tree farm.
madeline went on her first horsey ride (grandpa kept calling bean his cowgirl,...
