Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2009: Welcome Back!

Happy New Year to everyone!

Just welcomed in the new year quietly at home with my husband and (sleeping) little boy. 

Anyway, I was going to write a blog about new beginnings, etc., but one of my favorite bloggers already did that, and I love what she wrote about. Read her Dec. 31st blog here:  http://cindybeall.com

I too, beat 2009 to my new eating habits, and I feel like I'm already ahead of the game and I love it!! In just a few short months, I hope to be welcoming back my size 2's & 4's!! And not just for the sake of being any particular size (I'm short, so for me that's pretty much a good place to settle)...but for the sake of building on that momentum to accomplish other goals, for the sake of just plain ol' feeling better, and for the sake of being able to keep up when my 2 year-old son runs circles around me. Ok, so maybe I won't have that kind of energy again (and maybe I will)...but this time, I am doing it with purpose, and I'm ready for it!

I have a tune in my head..."Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaacckkkk!!!" 

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Brunch thoughts...

What do I love more than breakfast??? BRUNCH!!! I don't know why, but I have always loved brunch (breakfast is a very close second). Not quite breakfast, not quite lunch (which happens to be my least favorite meal, ironically), but somewhere in its own category. You can have breakfast foods with non-breakfast foods, giving you the same breakfast "feel," but just a little later in the morning (or early afternoon if you prefer), all while drinking coffee (or juice or something of that nature---for my husband, it would be Dr. Pepper). Brunch!! I love it.

Today, I had brunch with my husband and little boy. Being with my two favorite people, coffee in hand, snow on the ground. Ok, so it's 70 degrees today. Anyway, you get the idea. Warm fuzzies were abounding. 



Thursday, December 18, 2008

I need gifts!!!

...Not to get, but to GIVE!!! I started on my Christmas list early this year, we've had the tree up since Nov. 30th, our son's picture with Santa was taken a couple of weeks ago, stocking stuffers are ready to go...but I still have things that I need to get and wrap (at this point, I'm thinking point, click & ship is sounding MUCH better)! Not to get off-topic, but I DO love this time of year...not only is it Jesus' birthday celebration, but it always reminds me of my wedding day (which could not have been any more perfect for us). The lights are up, the weather is cold (well...some days are frigid and others are more "CoCoMo"-ish). 

Yes...I need gifts, but I have been avoiding going anywhere near anything that resembles a mall because it's just a beating for me. 

So what do you guys think? Point, click, ship? Or suck it up, put on my "big girl panties," and go to the mall like a (wo)man? 


Saturday, December 6, 2008

Aaahhhh....Zaaaaaaa!!!!

Can I just say that it feels so good to take a break? A REAL (even though relatively short) break?

My husband and I have been so busy over the last month and a half with him starting his new position, that we have barely taken any time for ourselves. Such as it is when starting a new job in ministry.

But this week-end was amazing. We took a much needed break. We dropped off our little boy at my in-laws' house, and we were on our way to a little R&R. My husband surprised me with tickets to the Dallas symphony (a long-time favorite thing for us to do, although we haven't been in years), followed by dinner at our favorite restaurant (Houston's), a wonderful night at the Hotel ZaZa (my absolute favorite hotel of all time), breakfast in bed the next morning (my only request to him), followed by a massage at the ZaSpa. Nice. But way too short. We picked up our little boy less than 18 hours after dropping him off, took him to the downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus for pictures with Santa (that was fun, but he was cranky and tired even though all the pictures turned out great), and headed back to Fort Worth.

But wait! There's more! We hired a sitter for that evening and my husband had yet another surprise in store! Dinner at Ferré and the Nutcracker ballet at Bass Hall! Now I love ballet, but I KNOW my husband loves me because he was willing to put himself through a ballet for my sake. By the way, he loved it (I know, right? I'm as surprised as you are!)! On a funny note, the people we were originally sitting next to were on the annoying side (talking the whole time, etc.). So during intermission, we moved to one of the box seats where no one was sitting (ok, don't tell me you've never done that before). The best seats in the house, right in the center! 

Happy 9th anniversary to us!  :)