I'll be taking a break from this blog for awhile to focus on the new love of my life.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. So much so, that Michael and I were married Thanksgiving weekend. I love that it is a day to show your apprecation for others without gifts. It is a day of good food (Sweet Potatoes, Turkey, Ham, Rolls, Pie! YUM!) and family.This year I've decided to get a jump on my "Thankful-For" list with my Friends.
I'm so very thankful for all of my wonderful friends. This was a hard year and I appreciate all that my friends have done for me. From listening to sobbing phone calls, to sending flowers, to hosting a baby shower for me and the little bird to chatting over a cup of tea. Old friends and new friends, they all mean so much to me.
So thank-you for letting me be apart of your life and for being a part of mine. I am so thankful for our friendship.
Last night we sat down with our budget. Talk about things I dread doing! Currently we are on page one of David Ramseys really long budget worksheet. We decided to take it one page a night so no one completely freaks out. So far it has made me realize a few things:
a) we have a horrible cell phone plan - we are paying way too much for little we use it. Plus it's lumped with our home phone and our internet - and it's still not a very good deal. I'll be looking into how we can change that.
b) I should not have a credit card. Not that I ever rack up debt we can't pay, but it just tempts me to spend. I've had a Credit Card since I was 16 years old - but now it is out of my wallet! Instead I have been given a $50 cash allowance a month to spend as I like - when that cash is gone I'm not allowed to buy anything else. This may finally break my eating out and going to target habits!
c) I have no clue what I owe on my school loans. Seriously I don't have any idea. So today I'm tracking that down.
I'm sure I'll learn even more fun stuff tonight as we move to budget page two! SCARY!
Did you realize that it is already November 11th?! That's almost halfway through November. Our anniversary is coming up quickly, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas! Wow. This year has gone by so, so fast. I think carrying around this little guy has helped it speed along. (He'll be here in 90some days)
So I'm starting to think about the holidays and what we will do to celebrate this year. I have no desire to put up any of our holiday decorations. Michael brought up our autumn decor - normally my favorite. But it has just sat out for weeks because I really don't want it out. It seems I have no time for clutter right now, even cute autumnal clutter.
I've begun knitting scarves for people for Christmas and I think I'll do a baby hat or two for the cute baby girls in my life, Miss L who will be 10 months old for Christmas and Miss A who was just born last week. Our little guy will have his pick of sassy older women it seems :)
I may also make some blankets and rice packs (you can put them in the freezer when you need a cold pack, or heat them up in the microwave when you need something hot). We use our rice packs all of the time.
Just thinking about the Holidays this years fills me with joy and sadness. The world is in such bad shape right now. There are tons of lay-offs in this area and all we can do it hope to hold on to the jobs that we have and hope that same for our family and friends. But there is always joy, this little one is proof of that and I'm looking forward to looking into his eyes in February.
It’s getting cold again and that means it is time to wear a coat! Whoo Hoo!
We love coats in this little yellow house. One of my favorite Michael stories is how when he got a new coat (a vintage wool Belgian Army coat) he would wear it around the basement because it wasn’t really cold enough to wear outside. Now that is a man who loves a coat!
We both have several coats and love them all. Unfortunately I can’t close any of my coats over my baby belly any longer.
Good side – I get to buy a new coat!
Bad side – I have to spend money to buy a new coat!
There is a cute maternity coat at Old Navy (http://www.oldnavy.com/browse/product.do?cid=26258&pid=616670) that I would like to pick up with weekend. I just have to find an actual store with a Maternity section. Sizing is all crazy right now. There is one in Olathe, but that means driving out there and I may be too lazy to do that...
This baby has been keeping me up at night with his crazy kicks and punches. I'm glad he is doing well, but PLEASE let momma sleep for more than 45 min at time!
You've got until 7:00pm.
Honestly, I don't care you vote for. Or what ballot initiatives (although I have my doubts about light rail right now and at the last election I was a big supporter.)
Just vote. It's one easy thing you can do that will make a difference in our communities.
And after it's all over, and all the ballots counted - please be nice to one another. No matter what we will make it through, as long as we remain civil.
