Rather than post all of the individual pictures (a task that could possibly set me back 2 or 3 hours) I am posting a slideshow with some of our pictures from Christmas Eve-Eve, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day! Hope you enjoy the moments as much as we did living them ;)
I hope you're all over your Post-Christmas depression; my pout session ended today when I went shopping. It was a cold, cold day in Southeast Tx, and I'd MUCH rather it be cold & wintry than hot & Christmas-y. Pardon my exceptional grammar ;) Not to mention Eloise at Christmastime is on the Hallmark Channel, so that combined with the cold weather has technically convinced my mind that it is no longer "Christmas", but is totally still "Christmastime!"
As all of you probably are, I'm planning to make some SERIOUS CHANGES at the come of this New Year.. To start, I am making this blog PRIVATE! The lack of followers yet massive profile views plainly explains it all. If anyone is an avid ANONYMOUS reader, you won't be for long ;) and for those of you who already follow, THANK YOU, GRACIAS, GRAZIE, muah muah muah muah! Here's a couple of resolutions I plan to uphold all year, instead of slacking off after the first month as usual. Praying more, being a kinder person, & slowing down and enjoying the little moments are automatics; EVERYONE should try to do this for 2011, because time is quickly flying! Aside from those philosophical aspects, here's what I plan to do:
1. Get back into SERIOUS SHAPE! Truth is, I was smaller last Christmas (Cash was 2 months old!) than I was this year. NOT COOL. Not to mention the hurricane of holiday food wasn't too polite to my body either. This was me 5 years ago.. This long lost NATURAL tan that was composed of steadily being in the sun 24/7 is long gone. One of my resolutions is that it WILL be back this summer.. (INSERT SKIN CANCER WARNING HERE.) I also want my stomach to look exactly like this again.. You can keep your kissy face and rockstar hands, 2006.. just give me my body back! Cash deserves a hot mama!
I hope you're all over your Post-Christmas depression; my pout session ended today when I went shopping. It was a cold, cold day in Southeast Tx, and I'd MUCH rather it be cold & wintry than hot & Christmas-y. Pardon my exceptional grammar ;) Not to mention Eloise at Christmastime is on the Hallmark Channel, so that combined with the cold weather has technically convinced my mind that it is no longer "Christmas", but is totally still "Christmastime!"
As all of you probably are, I'm planning to make some SERIOUS CHANGES at the come of this New Year.. To start, I am making this blog PRIVATE! The lack of followers yet massive profile views plainly explains it all. If anyone is an avid ANONYMOUS reader, you won't be for long ;) and for those of you who already follow, THANK YOU, GRACIAS, GRAZIE, muah muah muah muah! Here's a couple of resolutions I plan to uphold all year, instead of slacking off after the first month as usual. Praying more, being a kinder person, & slowing down and enjoying the little moments are automatics; EVERYONE should try to do this for 2011, because time is quickly flying! Aside from those philosophical aspects, here's what I plan to do:
1. Get back into SERIOUS SHAPE! Truth is, I was smaller last Christmas (Cash was 2 months old!) than I was this year. NOT COOL. Not to mention the hurricane of holiday food wasn't too polite to my body either. This was me 5 years ago.. This long lost NATURAL tan that was composed of steadily being in the sun 24/7 is long gone. One of my resolutions is that it WILL be back this summer.. (INSERT SKIN CANCER WARNING HERE.) I also want my stomach to look exactly like this again.. You can keep your kissy face and rockstar hands, 2006.. just give me my body back! Cash deserves a hot mama!
2. Along with the endless workouts that it will take to get me back to my better-than-Kardashian bod circa 2006, I also plan to eat healthy, and cut out soft drinks altogether. I vow to no longer convince myself that a daily Route 44 Diet Vanilla Coke is acceptable when using a small cup of water as a chaser. I vow to no longer eat when I'm bored. I vow to cook healthy and use healthier ingredients. Lastly, I vow to not use going out of town as an excuse for eating Chick fila, or eating Chick fila as an excuse to go out of town. PERIOD!
All jokes aside, I think my child may just be a quick one.. very advanced. And by this, I mean advancing quickly into his TERRIBLE TWO'S! The kid is a handful, no doubt about that.. but yesterday he threw me a blind shot. I was in the kitchen when I saw him walking towards my laptop that was sitting on the side of the desk.. I said NO CASH! and quickly ran over before an accident happened.. As I approached, (he continued to tug the cord, might I add) I finally gave in from being nice mama & yelled "STOP!" As soon as the word left my mouth, he looked at me dead in my eyes, poked out his lips, then yelled STOP! right back at me. I couldn't believe my ears. I continued to tell him "STOP!" (in as firm a voice I could manage while trying not laugh) and his constant response of "STOP!" made me realize that it was true.. My child had officially backtalked me in the form of a repeating parrot. Although this isn't funny now, it was pretty humorous at the time. He's never yelled "NO" back, so I'm assuming that STOP will be out of my "discipline vocabulary" for good.. Oh, the joys of motherhood!
On a New Years Eve note, this cake would be the easiest/cutest NYE Party Dessert Ever! Bake a basic angel food box cake with white icing, and cover generously with two small bottles of tiny colored round sprinkles. Add a metallic NYE tinsel, spray noise maker, or hat for a centerpiece and VOILA! The perfect cake at midnight!
