Here we are at the end of 2010. The year treated my husband and I well. It brought a new car, new kitchen, and new landscaping for our yard. My husband got his long coveted country club membership, which provided me with a nice pool to enjoy during the summer months. We enjoyed a wonderful vacation to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Plus we celebrated our second wedding anniversary. Fall brought with it an opportunity for my husband to cut down trees for his mom. He LOVES using the chain saw. I think we would be right at home living in the country. We both enjoy getting back down to Southwest Missouri, and the country, every chance we can. Winter brought with it a wonderful holiday season with plenty of food starting with Thanksgiving and not ending until after Christmas. Now for New Years eve....
My husband is sick so we will be enjoying the evening at home. I made sure we had lots of junk food and finger foods to snack on this evening plus movies to watch. I doubt either one of us will be awake when the new year arrives, but it will be nice to be at home with each other.
I look forward to 2011. Hopefully we will be able to add to our family in 2011, God willing. Maybe, just maybe, we will make a move back to Southwest Missouri as well. I know that we have given it much thought during 2010. Whatever 2011 brings I know that I will be blessed and thankful for each and every day that God gives me.
Happy New Year!!!!!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Christmas Memories and More...
I am HORRIBLE at keeping up with this blog, but hopefully I will get better at it.
Today I was working from home and had the Christmas music cranked up all day long. Song after song made me think back to my childhood. Spending Christmas eve at my grandparents house, which was filled full of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Occasionally there would even be a family friend thrown in the mix. That is what I loved so much about Christmas eve at grandma and grandpa's, any and everyone was welcome. There was always enough food to feed an army. No one left the house that night without a "to go" package.
Some of my best memories come from me being a little kid, one of the youngest of the grand kids, and having to sit on a coffee can at the "small" table because there were not enough chairs for everyone.
The anticipation of opening presents was so great. We could not even think about opening presents until after we had eaten dinner and the dishes were all cleaned and put away, which meant that we normally waited at least 4 hours from when we got to grandma's house to when we opened presents. Of course there was the occasional spat between kids (fighting over a coveted toy) and the mini-melt down from the overly excited and tiered child. But that was family. Things were always messy, load, and out of control but they were always wonderful as well.
I look back so fondly on those Christmas eve's spent with family and friends.....
Now faced with the fact that my husband and I may not be able to have children this Christmas ways heavy on my heart. I want so badly to have children and share with them the experiences of my past. I want to be able to create family traditions with my kids and grand kids similar to the ones I had has a child.
I pray each day that God sees fit to "surprise" Mitch and I with a child of our own. Until then I will look fondly on my past and hold tightly to the memories of my childhood.
Today I was working from home and had the Christmas music cranked up all day long. Song after song made me think back to my childhood. Spending Christmas eve at my grandparents house, which was filled full of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Occasionally there would even be a family friend thrown in the mix. That is what I loved so much about Christmas eve at grandma and grandpa's, any and everyone was welcome. There was always enough food to feed an army. No one left the house that night without a "to go" package.
Some of my best memories come from me being a little kid, one of the youngest of the grand kids, and having to sit on a coffee can at the "small" table because there were not enough chairs for everyone.
The anticipation of opening presents was so great. We could not even think about opening presents until after we had eaten dinner and the dishes were all cleaned and put away, which meant that we normally waited at least 4 hours from when we got to grandma's house to when we opened presents. Of course there was the occasional spat between kids (fighting over a coveted toy) and the mini-melt down from the overly excited and tiered child. But that was family. Things were always messy, load, and out of control but they were always wonderful as well.
I look back so fondly on those Christmas eve's spent with family and friends.....
Now faced with the fact that my husband and I may not be able to have children this Christmas ways heavy on my heart. I want so badly to have children and share with them the experiences of my past. I want to be able to create family traditions with my kids and grand kids similar to the ones I had has a child.
I pray each day that God sees fit to "surprise" Mitch and I with a child of our own. Until then I will look fondly on my past and hold tightly to the memories of my childhood.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Long Time No Write
It has been a long time since I have posted something on my site. I think I am going to try and get better at posting.
I have been debating changing the name of my blog.... since I no longer travel for a living but I just don't know what I would change it to. If any of you out there have any suggestions please let me know what they are!
As for now, I will leave it the way it is. Keep checking back though. I am getting ready to change several things on here and hopefully post more often. Hahahahaha!
I have been debating changing the name of my blog.... since I no longer travel for a living but I just don't know what I would change it to. If any of you out there have any suggestions please let me know what they are!
As for now, I will leave it the way it is. Keep checking back though. I am getting ready to change several things on here and hopefully post more often. Hahahahaha!
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