Facebook. Best thing since sliced bread. Or something like that. I have been on Facebook since 2004. This was when it first appeared and you had to have a ".edu" email address to join. The purpose was to stay in touch with your high school friends once everyone went to college. This was also when everyone's pictures and status' were of things you were doing in college -- that you probably wouldn't want your parents to know about.
Not too much time later, anyone with an email address was allowed to join. All of a sudden, the pictures and statuses got a little more PG as parents were becoming "cool" and creating Facebook profiles. Now, the whole world is on Facebook and some of us can't get off of it (I don't mean me, of course). Due to Facebook, I have been contacted by relatives that I didn't know existed (one from Denmark, where my family is from!), and found another person who shares my name. Facebook was truly a great idea!!
I have 436 Facebook friends, and of those, my favorite people to stalk - ahem, follow -- are my high school classmates. I still enjoy Facebook for it's original purpose. I love to see who is getting married, having babies, doing something incredible, and living vicariously through those who are single and having fun (I have a fun life too, just different than if I were single). I also enjoy when my classmates post comments on my statuses. I like to guess who will be the first person to comment, and once in awhile I am right. I also find myself writing comments on classmate's posts, who I may have never talked to in school, but I feel like I know them so well or have some special bond that I have to comment.
There are a couple of reasons that I think make me enjoy keeping up with classmates. First, we are all the same age and mostly in the same place in our lives. This means we may have a lot in common and are great for advice to each other. Second, and probably more importantly, we were in a sense all unrelated siblings. We spent up to 12 years with each other and some of us may have spent more time with our classmates than our actual siblings. We may all have different lives now, but at one point we were all very similar (though it may not have seemed like it at the time) and knew a lot about each other. Knowing where most of us came from helps us have more compassion for the downers in our lives and share happiness for the celebrations. Most of our personalities have not changed either and we "get" each other's posts...just like siblings would. Sometimes I even find myself thinking, "He/she is so funny/profound/etc. Why did I not hang out with that person more?"
So, to my classmates -- I am glad we are "Facebook" friends; thanks for letting me follow your lives :)
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Dads and Parenting
First of all -- I would just like to say that I am still sulking about missing the concert and if anyone can get me decent tickets to the Kansas City show on February 28th, that would be amazing!!
Okay, this post is not about the concert - don't worry.
Over the past few months I have visited with numerous friends and have found one thing to be true -- I have an amazing baby daddy!! This isn't really new news to me, but it definitely confirmed what I already knew. (see how many times I used a version of "new" in that sentence?!?!) So, here are some things I learned about other daddies that made me cringe....
-won't go anywhere with the kids without Mommy.
-won't be alone with the kids for more than a couple of hours
-the first time he was ever alone with his child, the child was over 1 year old!! ( I still cannot believe this!!!! I left both of my kids with Daddy for the day when they were just a few weeks old -- Mommy needed a day out!!)
-would rather not be alone with the kids overnight
-won't change a dirty diaper (serious!)
-doesn't help with kids' baths
I don't even know where to start. Dads, you are half the reason your child is in this world and just as important to your child as Mommy is. Your child needs time alone with you too. And most importantly, Mommy needs a break! Okay, that might just be me -- I like my break time. But seriously, Dads are just as capable as Mommies to do everything the Mommy can do (besides breast feeding of course -- oh and maybe kissing injuries). Maybe your child even likes the way Daddy does something better than the way Mommy does it?? I always find myself trying to tell my husband how I do something and after he tells me "I'm an adult, I will do it how I want to do it", I realize that it doesn't usually matter how something is done. Even though I am with our kids the most, it doesn't mean that everything has to be done my way, and perhaps they like Daddy's way better. One of my guy friends once told me "I can never do anything as perfect as my wife wants it to be when it comes to taking care of the kids." Moms - chill out!
I know that Rylee likes play time with Daddy way more than play time with Mommy. Daddy broadens her horizon's and forces her to be more creative than Mommy does and she needs that. Daddy takes her outside more than Mommy and exposes her to things I would never dream of doing with her (like doing donuts in the Gator or having her help carry wood). Since most couples aren't the same personality or have the same interests, it's good for the children to spend time independently with each parent so they can be exposed to a variety of things. James takes Rylee to auctions with him. If it weren't for him doing that, she would have no idea what an auction is since I would never take her to one (and lets face it, knowing what an auction is is definitely a crucial part of life). James takes her to work with him once in awhile and lets her play on the tractors, while also trying to teach her about them (she probably knows more than I do).
I also notice that Daddy teaches her different things than I do. For example, I frequently give her change to put in her piggy bank, but never thought to teach her each of the coins. To my amazement, she knows them and Daddy was the one who taught her while she was putting the coins in her bank one day.
This one might shock you, but Daddy is definitely better at bathing the kids than I am. He is a "anything worth doing, is worth doing right" kind of person. He makes sure the kids are squeaky clean, because if they are in the tub anyway, they might as well get clean. Me? I just throw them in a little soapy water and hope it does the trick (I wash their hair and faces too). So, it's good that we alternate giving the kids baths.
There are definitely times when I think to myself, "what is he doing? I would have done that way differently.", but I don't say anything because whatever it is he's doing, it's not hurting anything. And then there are of course the times when I think "oh, that was a good idea. Why didn't I think of doing it that way?" Of course, these are very few times ;)
Okay, I will stop my lecture there, but could probably go on forever. I just think that moms and dads are equals and should each be able to parent the same as the other. One parent should not be more important than the other or be allowed to make a majority of the "parenting rules".
I would just like to toot my brother's horn for a minute. We were having a conversation about Dads and parenting the other day when he told me that he truly loves spending time with his family and dreads time away from them. He will have a huge yard to mow this summer and he said lots of guys have been telling him "That's a good thing. It will give you time away from your family". However, he is agonizing over the hours it will require him to be away from his family each week. I think this speaks volumes. He is a very hands-on parent who knows what he signed up for and looks forward to each new day with his family. Kudos.
Kudos also to the single dads and some of my male facebook friends who I see spending lots of quality time with their kiddos! Dads are just so much more fun than Moms sometimes :) I always enjoy time with my Dad too.
Okay, this post is not about the concert - don't worry.
Over the past few months I have visited with numerous friends and have found one thing to be true -- I have an amazing baby daddy!! This isn't really new news to me, but it definitely confirmed what I already knew. (see how many times I used a version of "new" in that sentence?!?!) So, here are some things I learned about other daddies that made me cringe....
-won't go anywhere with the kids without Mommy.
-won't be alone with the kids for more than a couple of hours
-the first time he was ever alone with his child, the child was over 1 year old!! ( I still cannot believe this!!!! I left both of my kids with Daddy for the day when they were just a few weeks old -- Mommy needed a day out!!)
-would rather not be alone with the kids overnight
-won't change a dirty diaper (serious!)
-doesn't help with kids' baths
I don't even know where to start. Dads, you are half the reason your child is in this world and just as important to your child as Mommy is. Your child needs time alone with you too. And most importantly, Mommy needs a break! Okay, that might just be me -- I like my break time. But seriously, Dads are just as capable as Mommies to do everything the Mommy can do (besides breast feeding of course -- oh and maybe kissing injuries). Maybe your child even likes the way Daddy does something better than the way Mommy does it?? I always find myself trying to tell my husband how I do something and after he tells me "I'm an adult, I will do it how I want to do it", I realize that it doesn't usually matter how something is done. Even though I am with our kids the most, it doesn't mean that everything has to be done my way, and perhaps they like Daddy's way better. One of my guy friends once told me "I can never do anything as perfect as my wife wants it to be when it comes to taking care of the kids." Moms - chill out!
I know that Rylee likes play time with Daddy way more than play time with Mommy. Daddy broadens her horizon's and forces her to be more creative than Mommy does and she needs that. Daddy takes her outside more than Mommy and exposes her to things I would never dream of doing with her (like doing donuts in the Gator or having her help carry wood). Since most couples aren't the same personality or have the same interests, it's good for the children to spend time independently with each parent so they can be exposed to a variety of things. James takes Rylee to auctions with him. If it weren't for him doing that, she would have no idea what an auction is since I would never take her to one (and lets face it, knowing what an auction is is definitely a crucial part of life). James takes her to work with him once in awhile and lets her play on the tractors, while also trying to teach her about them (she probably knows more than I do).
I also notice that Daddy teaches her different things than I do. For example, I frequently give her change to put in her piggy bank, but never thought to teach her each of the coins. To my amazement, she knows them and Daddy was the one who taught her while she was putting the coins in her bank one day.
This one might shock you, but Daddy is definitely better at bathing the kids than I am. He is a "anything worth doing, is worth doing right" kind of person. He makes sure the kids are squeaky clean, because if they are in the tub anyway, they might as well get clean. Me? I just throw them in a little soapy water and hope it does the trick (I wash their hair and faces too). So, it's good that we alternate giving the kids baths.
There are definitely times when I think to myself, "what is he doing? I would have done that way differently.", but I don't say anything because whatever it is he's doing, it's not hurting anything. And then there are of course the times when I think "oh, that was a good idea. Why didn't I think of doing it that way?" Of course, these are very few times ;)
Okay, I will stop my lecture there, but could probably go on forever. I just think that moms and dads are equals and should each be able to parent the same as the other. One parent should not be more important than the other or be allowed to make a majority of the "parenting rules".
I would just like to toot my brother's horn for a minute. We were having a conversation about Dads and parenting the other day when he told me that he truly loves spending time with his family and dreads time away from them. He will have a huge yard to mow this summer and he said lots of guys have been telling him "That's a good thing. It will give you time away from your family". However, he is agonizing over the hours it will require him to be away from his family each week. I think this speaks volumes. He is a very hands-on parent who knows what he signed up for and looks forward to each new day with his family. Kudos.
Kudos also to the single dads and some of my male facebook friends who I see spending lots of quality time with their kiddos! Dads are just so much more fun than Moms sometimes :) I always enjoy time with my Dad too.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Dang winter weather!!
Those of you who read my posts on Facebook last night know what a cluster I was in trying to get to the Jason Aldean/Florida Georgia Line concert and that I didn't end up making it to. I am so bitter this morning!!!
So, the concert start time was 7:30. I live 50 miles from the concert venue and left my house at 4:00. The original plan was to eat supper at 5:00 (I had reservations) and then get to the arena by 7:00. The sun was shining when I left my house so I didn't realize what I would be driving into. The snow storm that had just left my house only lasted 5 minutes and didn't leave ice behind like it did in the metro. Twenty minutes into my drive (which was half way), we were stopped on the interstate due to an accident. After sitting still for almost an hour, they finally re-routed us (way out of my way). At 8:30 I was still stuck in traffic (never stopped for supper) with no outlet about 10 miles from the arena and the second group (who I really wanted to see) had already started performing. At this point, as we were still not moving much and it had taken 90 minutes to go 4 blocks, I knew there was no way we were going to get to the arena in time to see much of the concert. Reading so many facebook posts about the roads downtown, I just didn't want to deal with that knowing I had missed so much of the show already anyway. We decided to forgo trying to get there and turned around once we made it to a street we could turn onto.
I know that it was very icy out, but what I don't understand is why the heck traffic was just stopped everywhere?!?!?!?! Every single major road I was on had traffic stopped, and besides the jack-knifed semi on the interstate I never saw any other accidents. I know that there were plenty of other roads where traffic was moving just fine, but my entire route (and every road I tried to turn on from my route) had completely stopped traffic. Knowing that I was just stuck while there were lots of roads moving fine was VERY aggravating!!! What really got me was when my husband and I left the same spot at the same time and he sent me a text message that he had made it home (40 miles) in the time it took me to go 4 blocks. 4 freaking blocks!!! That's when I knew I was not going to make it to the concert.
Aside from missing the concert, I was upset that I spent 5.5 total hours in my car when I could have just been at home with my family. Oh well...it is what it is. Oh by the way, did I mention I had 2nd row seats for the concert?!?!?!?!?! Ahhhh!!!
I know lots of people spent more time in their car last night than they wanted to and I just really don't understand what the hold up was. If it's snowing, icy, etc, DRIVE SLOWLY and CAREFULLY!! I don't know if people under estimated the roads and tried to drive normally and that's what caused the accidents, and thus held up traffic, or what. I did see at least half a dozen stuck semis, but there was always still lanes open. I just don't get it. I wish I could see an aerial view of the metro last night and see what the heck was going on....but it would also anger me to see roads not far from where I was that were moving just fine. My aunt had called and said that University was just fine and if I could just get to that road I would be good...but it would have taken a good hour longer (or more) to get there. She made it from downtown (where I was headed), to her house (which I was very close to) in the time it took me to go 4 blocks. I would say that I just picked bad roads, but due to the re-route I was pretty much on the only main road there was to take and as previously mentioned, other roads I could have gotten onto were stopped as well.
Ugh. Okay, I will try to get over it. But I won't...for now anyway. I'm still searching for the silver lining, but I'm not sure there is one. I guess I didn't get into an accident while I was in traffic for 5.5 hours, so that's good.....but moving 3mph it would have been hard to get into one anyway.
Is it spring yet?!?!!? That reminds me...is it just me, or are most of the country concerts at Wells always during the winter??? The last 5 I went to were in January and February. Guess I won't buy tickets to winter concerts anymore....or will make sure I'm in town by noon on that day. Who would have thought that leaving my house 3.5 hours early would still not get me there on time...or at all?!?!?
Have a good weekend -- drive carefully!!!
So, the concert start time was 7:30. I live 50 miles from the concert venue and left my house at 4:00. The original plan was to eat supper at 5:00 (I had reservations) and then get to the arena by 7:00. The sun was shining when I left my house so I didn't realize what I would be driving into. The snow storm that had just left my house only lasted 5 minutes and didn't leave ice behind like it did in the metro. Twenty minutes into my drive (which was half way), we were stopped on the interstate due to an accident. After sitting still for almost an hour, they finally re-routed us (way out of my way). At 8:30 I was still stuck in traffic (never stopped for supper) with no outlet about 10 miles from the arena and the second group (who I really wanted to see) had already started performing. At this point, as we were still not moving much and it had taken 90 minutes to go 4 blocks, I knew there was no way we were going to get to the arena in time to see much of the concert. Reading so many facebook posts about the roads downtown, I just didn't want to deal with that knowing I had missed so much of the show already anyway. We decided to forgo trying to get there and turned around once we made it to a street we could turn onto.
I know that it was very icy out, but what I don't understand is why the heck traffic was just stopped everywhere?!?!?!?! Every single major road I was on had traffic stopped, and besides the jack-knifed semi on the interstate I never saw any other accidents. I know that there were plenty of other roads where traffic was moving just fine, but my entire route (and every road I tried to turn on from my route) had completely stopped traffic. Knowing that I was just stuck while there were lots of roads moving fine was VERY aggravating!!! What really got me was when my husband and I left the same spot at the same time and he sent me a text message that he had made it home (40 miles) in the time it took me to go 4 blocks. 4 freaking blocks!!! That's when I knew I was not going to make it to the concert.
Aside from missing the concert, I was upset that I spent 5.5 total hours in my car when I could have just been at home with my family. Oh well...it is what it is. Oh by the way, did I mention I had 2nd row seats for the concert?!?!?!?!?! Ahhhh!!!
I know lots of people spent more time in their car last night than they wanted to and I just really don't understand what the hold up was. If it's snowing, icy, etc, DRIVE SLOWLY and CAREFULLY!! I don't know if people under estimated the roads and tried to drive normally and that's what caused the accidents, and thus held up traffic, or what. I did see at least half a dozen stuck semis, but there was always still lanes open. I just don't get it. I wish I could see an aerial view of the metro last night and see what the heck was going on....but it would also anger me to see roads not far from where I was that were moving just fine. My aunt had called and said that University was just fine and if I could just get to that road I would be good...but it would have taken a good hour longer (or more) to get there. She made it from downtown (where I was headed), to her house (which I was very close to) in the time it took me to go 4 blocks. I would say that I just picked bad roads, but due to the re-route I was pretty much on the only main road there was to take and as previously mentioned, other roads I could have gotten onto were stopped as well.
Ugh. Okay, I will try to get over it. But I won't...for now anyway. I'm still searching for the silver lining, but I'm not sure there is one. I guess I didn't get into an accident while I was in traffic for 5.5 hours, so that's good.....but moving 3mph it would have been hard to get into one anyway.
Is it spring yet?!?!!? That reminds me...is it just me, or are most of the country concerts at Wells always during the winter??? The last 5 I went to were in January and February. Guess I won't buy tickets to winter concerts anymore....or will make sure I'm in town by noon on that day. Who would have thought that leaving my house 3.5 hours early would still not get me there on time...or at all?!?!?
Have a good weekend -- drive carefully!!!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Week in Review
So many things this week prompted me to brainstorm a blog post, so I decided to compact all of my thoughts into one post.
The new season of The Bachelor - terrible. Well maybe not terrible, but not appealing enough to keep me watching. I've only missed 2 seasons of the show and this may be a 3rd. For starters, I'm not crazy about Juan -- he's not very serious compared to the others they've had on the show. He will make the season entertaining I guess, but I could care less who he ends up with or if he even "falls in love". And the "free spirit" chick -- seriously?!?!?-- she has got to be a paid actress...who really acts like that?!?!?! I dislike how the producers plant somebody for entertainment purposes.
The state fair cashless system for food -- I know this is a non-issue now, but I still have something to say. I do agree that it would have been inconvenient, BUT.....all of those people who were saying they wouldn't be going to the fair anymore --- seriously?!?!?!--- I didn't believe a single one of them. The fair is so much more than just food. And I was prepared to have to be a little organized and plan ahead this year, and open to seeing how it would work. Here is what I had in mind: So, I walk past the "fair square" vendor and decide I want one. I see that they cost $4. I walk over to the ticket booth (which probably isn't too far away if they were going to have 50+ of them), and I buy my 4 tickets. I do this all day long and 1) I don't have any tickets left over and 2) I probably didn't spend as much money this time because a couple of times I realized I didn't want the item bad enough to go find a ticket booth. Done. I didn't lose any years off my life and still got to enjoy our wonderful fair!
Letting my 2 year old watch her baby brother get shots -- horrible idea!! Normally, when Wyatt has to get shots, the nurse will give Rylee a basket of stickers to look through so she is preoccupied. This time, I asked Rylee if she wanted to hold Wyatt's hand. Being the compassionate person she is, she definitely wanted to do this. I warned her that he was going to cry loud and she kept telling him, "it will be okay Wyatt." The nurse says to me, "Are you sure you want her to watch this?" My reply was, "She's fine. She knows shots hurt." The nurse give me an "okay, but this is a really bad idea" look. So I watch Rylee's face and I am aware the instant the needles have gone into Wyatt's legs, because she jumps, turns pale and starts shaking. EEK!! Guess I won't do that again! She didn't cry though and got to go pick out stickers and a toy to take home. Hope she forgets about that event real fast! What was I thinking?!?!?!????
Being a single parent all week -- tiring! It wasn't my first rodeo and won't be the last, but dang was it a long week being stuck inside so much due to the cold weather. Except for a couple of quick showers, I have been with my kiddos 24/7. Rylee's special treat when Daddy is gone is that she gets to sleep with me -- so literally, I am with them 24/7. Knowing that I can handle 6+ days with the kids by myself makes me feel like a strong mother (and a tired one too), but I would much rather have James home! So glad he is back!!!
The Cyclones -- So happy they won earlier this week, but this Oklahoma game is making me cringe. C'mon boys!!!
Have a great weekend! Go State!!
The new season of The Bachelor - terrible. Well maybe not terrible, but not appealing enough to keep me watching. I've only missed 2 seasons of the show and this may be a 3rd. For starters, I'm not crazy about Juan -- he's not very serious compared to the others they've had on the show. He will make the season entertaining I guess, but I could care less who he ends up with or if he even "falls in love". And the "free spirit" chick -- seriously?!?!?-- she has got to be a paid actress...who really acts like that?!?!?! I dislike how the producers plant somebody for entertainment purposes.
The state fair cashless system for food -- I know this is a non-issue now, but I still have something to say. I do agree that it would have been inconvenient, BUT.....all of those people who were saying they wouldn't be going to the fair anymore --- seriously?!?!?!--- I didn't believe a single one of them. The fair is so much more than just food. And I was prepared to have to be a little organized and plan ahead this year, and open to seeing how it would work. Here is what I had in mind: So, I walk past the "fair square" vendor and decide I want one. I see that they cost $4. I walk over to the ticket booth (which probably isn't too far away if they were going to have 50+ of them), and I buy my 4 tickets. I do this all day long and 1) I don't have any tickets left over and 2) I probably didn't spend as much money this time because a couple of times I realized I didn't want the item bad enough to go find a ticket booth. Done. I didn't lose any years off my life and still got to enjoy our wonderful fair!
Letting my 2 year old watch her baby brother get shots -- horrible idea!! Normally, when Wyatt has to get shots, the nurse will give Rylee a basket of stickers to look through so she is preoccupied. This time, I asked Rylee if she wanted to hold Wyatt's hand. Being the compassionate person she is, she definitely wanted to do this. I warned her that he was going to cry loud and she kept telling him, "it will be okay Wyatt." The nurse says to me, "Are you sure you want her to watch this?" My reply was, "She's fine. She knows shots hurt." The nurse give me an "okay, but this is a really bad idea" look. So I watch Rylee's face and I am aware the instant the needles have gone into Wyatt's legs, because she jumps, turns pale and starts shaking. EEK!! Guess I won't do that again! She didn't cry though and got to go pick out stickers and a toy to take home. Hope she forgets about that event real fast! What was I thinking?!?!?!????
Being a single parent all week -- tiring! It wasn't my first rodeo and won't be the last, but dang was it a long week being stuck inside so much due to the cold weather. Except for a couple of quick showers, I have been with my kiddos 24/7. Rylee's special treat when Daddy is gone is that she gets to sleep with me -- so literally, I am with them 24/7. Knowing that I can handle 6+ days with the kids by myself makes me feel like a strong mother (and a tired one too), but I would much rather have James home! So glad he is back!!!
The Cyclones -- So happy they won earlier this week, but this Oklahoma game is making me cringe. C'mon boys!!!
Have a great weekend! Go State!!
Monday, January 6, 2014
Great Start
Well so far I don't have a thing to complain about this year. Sure the weather is less than desirable today, but fortunately I didn't have anywhere to go anyway...a perk of being a stay-at-home mom. I woke up on January 2nd feeling recharged and ready for a great year! The 1st was my birthday and my wonderful husband let me have the day off...just what I needed.
The other part of my birthday present was my home "gym". I've been planning a gym for quite awhile, but as with everything else, I needed James' help. On my birthday he told me he was ready to get working on it. Phase 1 - flooring - has been completed!! Next up: mirrors and paint. I'm so excited. I used to get up before everyone else each day and work out in the basement, but the make-shift work-out spot was not very motivating and I started staying in bed for an extra half hour. Okay, maybe that wasn't the only reason I decided to stay in bed longer. While I don't plan to set any specific fitness goals, I'm glad I will at least have a nice area to work-out when I get the urge.
My kiddos have helped start the year off right as well. Rylee decided to be completely done with diapers -- woohoo!! What a great feeling! Wyatt is trying to tell us he's ready to be mobile by hopping on his bottom :) He also started sleeping in his crib again after a 2 month ban....he was waking up at night on his tummy and crying because he couldn't roll back over -- a couple nights of that nonsense and I banned him from his crib and moved him to the Rock n Play where he couldn't roll to his tummy. I think his first tooth is trying to pop up too. Lots of fun to come!
As previously mentioned in another post, I don't have much on the calendar yet this year. Normally I love to have something to look forward to, but I'm finding it kind of nice to wake up each day not knowing what's in store. Every day is a surprise. For the planner in me, this is kind of a nice change of pace.
I hope the new year is treating you all right and you are feeling as optimistic and excited about the year as I am!
The other part of my birthday present was my home "gym". I've been planning a gym for quite awhile, but as with everything else, I needed James' help. On my birthday he told me he was ready to get working on it. Phase 1 - flooring - has been completed!! Next up: mirrors and paint. I'm so excited. I used to get up before everyone else each day and work out in the basement, but the make-shift work-out spot was not very motivating and I started staying in bed for an extra half hour. Okay, maybe that wasn't the only reason I decided to stay in bed longer. While I don't plan to set any specific fitness goals, I'm glad I will at least have a nice area to work-out when I get the urge.
My kiddos have helped start the year off right as well. Rylee decided to be completely done with diapers -- woohoo!! What a great feeling! Wyatt is trying to tell us he's ready to be mobile by hopping on his bottom :) He also started sleeping in his crib again after a 2 month ban....he was waking up at night on his tummy and crying because he couldn't roll back over -- a couple nights of that nonsense and I banned him from his crib and moved him to the Rock n Play where he couldn't roll to his tummy. I think his first tooth is trying to pop up too. Lots of fun to come!
As previously mentioned in another post, I don't have much on the calendar yet this year. Normally I love to have something to look forward to, but I'm finding it kind of nice to wake up each day not knowing what's in store. Every day is a surprise. For the planner in me, this is kind of a nice change of pace.
I hope the new year is treating you all right and you are feeling as optimistic and excited about the year as I am!
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