This could really be a good life...

I don't know if it was that the sun shone last night before it set or maybe it was the song on the radio.  Maybe it was just a good day.  Or maybe I wasn't even aware that I was having bad days until I was having a good one.  But it was.  A good day, I mean. 

I'm not the person to rub it in your face that I'm happy. I don't believe those people, anyhow. I think if your telling people your happy all the time, your lying to them and yourselves.   I think I feel the need to be excited about feeling good even for silly reasons because I'm not a person that can be like that.  I don't know if that sounds pathetic or funny.  I'm usually pretty ok with it. But there are moments, and I'm thankful for these, that I know exactly what I got in this life and I'm pretty grateful for that.

I have been blogging with you for just over a year now, did you know that?  I think I get made fun of a little bit for that.  I guess that's ok.  But I have really enjoyed it.  It helps me.  I try to be pretty honest with how I view things.   I do leave out the horrible details of my life and of those I talk about ,I guess, because I just don't want to rant and its not my place to say.  I just want to talk.  And I dont want to reflect anyone's opinions cuz thats not fair.  I just want to write, I guess.

My world can be pretty small.  I like that.  I know I'm not cut out for world travelling.  I'm not a gourmet chef.  I can't sew.  I cant draw.  I havent got a ton of friends.  But I really love what I have in this life.  And the few really great friends I have, I can talk to any time I want to.  And I do.  But my world is bigger when I do this.  And not because there is a small handful of people who read this (and ask about me when I havent posted in a while.  Thanks for that by the way.).  But because I'm doing something that I love doing, outside of being a mom.

You know that city skyline always makes me think.  And when the sun hits it, it sure shines.  I dunno, maybe I just needed a little sunlight, or a moment to breath.  Or maybe I just NEEDED to see it that afternoon.  Whatever- makes no difference now, but it was nice...

"'Cause hopelessly
The hope is we have so much to feel good about"

Your gonna want proof

While the baby is in her room resting(ok, shes being disciplined)  I thought I take a minute and sit.  Rewarm yesterdays tea, and relax. 

This morning, I finally took a years worth of pictures and had them made into an album online.  It ships here in a week or so.  Its been so cold, ridiculously cold, so I took advantage of being home, to get that kinda of stuff away.

Looking through pictures of my last year was oddly gratifying.  If I was to break down our year into little pieces, I would of thought that this year was an awfully horrible year.  But Looking at the whole picture, or a whole pile of pictures,  my mind was changed.  Much to my relief.

I know there were days, even months, when it felt like we were holding our breaths the whole way through.  I remember praying for a break, If not for me, then for my friends.  We've known people who've died and people who wanted to.  We've had our baby in and out of emergency and put under in my arms for surgery.  Theres been heart murmurs and eye surgery's(Geoff's correctional one, not graces) and a countless number of sleepless nights.  For a year that drug on, it sure flew by us.

But I had some days, even some months that were so good.  My family got to Florida, the Maritimes. Gracie's surgery was great.  Theres been parties and movie nights.  Big Girl beds and bangs:)  And I have plenty of pictures to prove it.  Proof.  That's pretty good.  That's pretty great.

But all that said, its nice to start a new year.   Its nice to tuck away another book a pictures and memories and put away, till i need them anyhow...

This and That

I feel like we have been packing so much into our days and weeks, that we have had no normal days in quite awhile.  Its not that we have alot going on, but this time of the year, for everyone, just gets so hectic.  But for us its been a pretty good hectic.

At the beginning of December, We had CO visits, and colds AND Flu's.  And I will say this... Once you are married and you are sick, people forget their manners, by pass the, "oh, are you feeling better, do you need anything?'  and head straight to the "your not pregnant are you?"  I feel like saying, "If I was, do you think I'd tell you now, ...oh and I vomited in your purse, your gonna wanna clean that!"

I would never EVER say that(unless your a near and dear friend).  And I do realize its just human curiosity.  But C'mon...


We had family visit too, over the holidays, which is always a treat, since it means less cooking for me.  And we have had pool trips and shopping trips and New Babies.  Again, not me, A friend.  And that little Missy is so tiny and so precious, you could cry.


And having a 2 and a half year old is BUSY.  If its not milk all over the floor its Creepy smiley faces all over my walls.  And Yeesh, she talks no stop.  I mean, you new a new Webster dictionary to get the most of it, but its non stop still.  You'd like it.  Well, most of you.

And the most exciting thing?  We are headed to Vegas, Feb 23!  Staying at the New york hotel.  Sans La Baby.  I a little too nervous about that, so we aren't talking about it.  Lets just leave it at that.

So hopefully our life will slow down now, especially cuz I'd like to save monies before the trip.  That being said, I just wanted to share a little 50cent gem I picked up at a antique store.  While I will admit I have a stack of little plates, I couldn't pass up this deal.  And I love the shape.  I I knew exactly where I wanted to put it...

Anyways, Hopefully everyone has gotten 2012 off to a good start...In one way or another...