blue moon.

December 31, 2009 By 1 Comment

No, not this kind {which happens to be my favorite beer}:

or this kind {which happens to be my favorite place to stay at while in playa del carmen…check out their website & their blog}:

but this kind:

{source}

a blue moon.

the 2nd full moon in a month.

we’ll have one tonight as we all ring in the new year. it won’t be blue. i’m not even sure if i’ll see it {it’s pretty damn cloudy here}, but it will be out – in full effect – just the same.

enjoy it.

enjoy your new year’s eve.

be careful. there’s a full {blue} moon out.

Filed Under: blue moon, Luna Blue, new year

yeah, what she said!

December 30, 2009 By 3 Comments

so, i was reading lula’s latest post {get thou arse over to lulaville a.s.a.p. if you are slightly confused at this very moment} and she was discussing how time magazine said that the 2000-2009 timespan has been the worst decade ever.

seriously?

i know nothing about that time magazine article. i don’t even read time magazine {but plop a southern living magazine in my lap and i’ll read it cover to cover…three times}.

but, really? worst ever??

it’s amazing to think that the first ten years of the y2k years have already flown by, but was it really that bad??

lula & i don’t think so.

let’s put all of the decade’s political bullshit, socio-economic woes & wacko celebrity news to the side. i want to talk about my decade & why i consider it to be one of the best ever.

2000 – i graduated from college. on mother’s day. i braved that wicked virginia humidity in a blacker than black polyester cap & gown and glided across that stage to gladly accept my diploma. {also, all within months after graduating, i started a wonderful job & found out that i was pregnant. yeah, 2000 was a pretty eventful year.}
2001 – i gave birth to the most beautiful & sassiest girl i know – my sweet, malia. and, by sassy, i mean sassy in the sweet way us girls are. really.
2002 – adam & i decided that it was probably time for us to get married considering we had been together for eight years & already started a family. i also moved & started a new job…all just a month before our wedding.
2003 – i gave birth to the most handsome & goofiest boy i know – my sweet, aidan. aidan truly is goofy…he is, afterall, his father’s son.
2004 – i quit working full-time…and then quickly decided that being a stay-at-home mom wasn’t “my thing.” moms, if you’ve always worked {like i have} then you know the transition isn’t an easy one.
2005 – i decided to go back to school to earn a masters degree in elementary education. i never finished, but it is still something i think about completing all of the time.
2006 – my mother announced to the family that she had breast cancer. thank God…no, no…praise God that she is absolutely healthy today.
2007 – i made the big decision to go to work with my husband {and FIL}. in other words, he became my boss in the office. working for/with family is not easy. trust me. i also turned 30.
2008 – my sister got married to a wonderful man whom i’m proud to call my brother-in-law.
2009 – i made the even bigger decision to leave my comfy, cozy job working with my husband {and FIL}. it’s a decision that has affected us financially because going from two incomes to one is never any fun. but, it was the best decision i’ve made in a very long while. no risk, no gain.

i think it’s very safe to say that my decade wasn’t so bad. there were good times. there were plenty of bad times. ups, downs. highs, lows. but it definitely was not the worst decade ever. not my worst decade ever, at least. everything that happened – both positive & negative – has helped to strengthen me & continually mold me into the person i am today. things happened for a reason. there are no regrets…only rejoices {even, i might add, for the crappy stuff}.

2010. the prospect of it is exciting.

and i’m hoping that these next ten years will be even more exciting than the last.

Filed Under: decade, Lulaville, memories, new year, reminiscing

post-holiday jeer & hopes for the new year.

December 28, 2009 By 5 Comments

christmas has come & gone and it’s amazing to think that in a few short days we’re going to kiss 2009 good-bye and ring in a new year.

2010.

a new beginning. the start of a new decade. eek. i don’t know about you, but when i start talking about time in terms of decades i feel really old {when i’m really not…at least i like to think i’m not}.

anyways.

this is my ‘the funk that always comes after the holidays’ post. this is also my 600th blog post.

i’ll admit it…i’m a bit down in the dumps, y’all. not really sad. not really super happy. just blah. don’t get me wrong, i had a very lovely, very enjoyable christmas with my family. i couldn’t be happier with the gifts i received & my heart swooned with joy as i watched my children giggle, gasp & get giddy with excitement as they opened their presents.

i wish i had pictures to share with you all, but i killed my not even one month old camera on christmas effin’ eve. as i hastily cleaned my kitchen on christmas eve, i accidentally knocked my camera off the counter and the lcd screen shattered. the good news is, the camera is repairable. the bad news is, it’s going to cost me nearly half of the camera’s original purchase price to fix.

additionally, being unemployed has me stressed, but i know things will be okay. something will come along {i have an interview on wednesday & i aced my census exam}. the hubs’ salary will sustain us. it’s just the uncertainty of not knowing how long the hubs’ job can or will sustain him that worries me…and that’s all i am going to say about that.

and, we received some disappointing news the day after christmas. very disappointing. all i want to know is – when will people learn?!

but that’s all besides the point.

i know in my heart of hearts that things will be okay. i know that He will provide for us & show us the way. adam & i have love & support from most of our families {i only say most because there is one individual who seems to be pushing family away rather than keeping them close…adam said things were quite weird when he & the kids were over at this person’s house on christmas day…i didn’t go so i’m sure you all can figure out who i’m referring to}. i know that my parents & my sister are rooting for me…to follow my dreams & listen to my heart. i’ve got good friends standing next to me. i am healthy. i have a cozy, albeit small home. my needs are fulfilled.
you know, it’s funny how once before i used to thrive off of the negativity, but now it pains me to even get all “debbie downer” on y’all. i guess there really IS a big part of me that isn’t so pessimistic anymore. hip, hop hooray.

so.

let’s end this post by talking about some of my hopes, dreams & goals for 2010, shall we?

  1. to find a job. not just any job, but my dream job. a career. the opportunity i’ve been waiting so long for.
  2. to open an etsy shop & become successful at doing what i love…which isn’t much, but why should i deny the world of my crafting abilities {yea, just needed to pump up my ego a bit…it’s okay}.
  3. to return to school. i’m not sure if i want to finish my graduate degree in elementary education or go for something completely different. i’m also not 100% certain if this is something that will happen in 2010 or 2011. we’ll see.
  4. to end any & all toxic relationships in my life. i’ve pretty much accomplished this goal already.
  5. to let any & all negativity roll off my back. for the most part, people talk smack only to make themselves feel better about some short-coming…yep, that’s right.
  6. to excercise more often. so cliche for a new year’s resolution, but what the hell.
  7. to move. i haven’t talked about this ever before, but we’ve been talking about possibly moving. where? we don’t know for sure just yet. all i know is that we want a bigger home {because we really need a 4th bedroom} and i want more bang for our buck.
  8. to say adios to our credit card debt. it’s going to take a bit of time to zero out those student loan bills, but it’s my wish to be 100% credit card debt free by the end of 2010.
  9. to celebrate the 2010 holidays somewhere warm & tropical…perferrably playa del carmen, mexico
  10. to love, honor & cherish the man that i love, the family we’ve created & the family we both come from 1000 times more than i do now.

what are your hopes, dreams & goals for the new year?

psst…stay tuned. in celebration of my 600th post, i have a small giveaway for you all to enter. it’s nothing big. trust me. but it’s still fun & cute & perfect for anyone who wants to be a bit more organized in the new year. i’ll post the deets later this week.

Filed Under: Babble, dreams, goals, holidays, hope, new year, resolutions

happy holidays!

December 24, 2009 By 7 Comments

i hope that you all have the most wonderful & magcial holiday ever…enjoy your time with family, loved ones & friends.
cherish. love. honor. respect.
make new memories. relive old ones.
and, i hope that the new year brings you all nothing but good health, success & prosperity.
it’s easy to get caught up in the muss & fuss that christmas seems to have turned into. i know that for me, it’s easy to get overwhelmed this time of year and forget the true reason for christmas.
Jesus.
He is the reason for the season!

don’t forget to send Him a little birthday shoutout today. ;)

ho ho ho.
merry christmas.
joyeux noel.
feliz navidad.
yeah, all of that.

Filed Under: Merry Christmas

feliz navidad

December 24, 2009 By 2 Comments

i need a little comic relief this morning. it’s already been one of those days. it’s christmas friggin’ eve. things should be calm, organized & generally good to go.

um, nope.

adam’s working today & then headed out with some guys from work {much to my dismay}. really? headed out…to a bar, no less, on christmas eve when he should be heading straight home to assist his {really super bitchy} wife get things ready for the christmas dinner taking place at home this evening. grrr…ok, i digress.

i am here at home cleaning, baking, cleaning, blogging, cleaning, cleaning, baking…pretty much going insane because everything has been left for me to take care of. i still have a couple presents to wrap! {adam has not wrapped the first gift…thankyouverymuch. and, in fact, the only holiday shopping he’s done thus far has been for me – good boy – but he’s told me that he’s not even finished with that yet…um, this is what happens when you start shopping the sunday night before christmas. geez.}

ugh.

fortunately, it’s not all “piss & moan” over here. i am very thankful that my parents are here. they are helping me keep the kids entertained while i get things done. i’ve got poor frisco in his house so i don’t have to watch his every puppy move while i scrub a toilet or vacuum the carpet. the house is quiet and i get many things accomplished when nobody is home. hell, i clean better when i’m pissed off.

grinchiness is settling in, y’all. i don’t like it, but it is.

and, when christmas times start getting a little emotionally tough, i turn to this song because it always puts a smile on my face {you may recall that i blogged about it once before}:

i will listen to this song about 30475539467 times today because i need to. i need to laugh. i really do.

thanks for letting me bitch. this is the micromanager in me showing it’s ugly face. it’s horrible, i tell ya. you know, being a micromanager. *shivers*

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