big plans, snowed in.

i had big plans for the weekend.
now we're snowed in.
i'm not complaining.
we have provisions: tostitos & diet coke.
minion's last experience with snow he was a pup & sunk in.
minion's experience today was different, he didn't want to come inside.

last night we celebrated j's bday (one month late) with my mom &
kate's graduation!
our christmas party for tonight has been cancelled.

tomorrow we have tickets for the EAGLES game.
at first i was going to bail,
until a friend convinced me...
if she can handle it with a baby on board,
i can handle it too.
hopefully the california boys won't be able to handle the snow.
& the boys from philly will be victorious!

it's too early for our lake to be frozen,
but if the temp stays low hopefully it will feeze by new years!

big thanks to Jenna for speading happiness to me!

10 things that currently make me happy... so here they are (in no particular order):

1. Etsy - my store has been really successful this year & i love spending weekends with my mom at auctions & estate sales shopping to stock up the store; sad part is that i probably spend more money shopping on etsy than i make!

2. 250 of 700 hours left in my pracitcum, March cannot come soon enough!

3. the Phildelphia Eagles actually winning!

4. our first christmas present came in the mail today (from my gparents in DE) & all of the christmas cards we've received so far!

5. buying size 2 jeans from express, yeap i put it out there. don't mind me bragging there was a time when i was buying size 10...eeeek.

6. two three day weekends coming up (christmas & new years!)

7. holiday parties!

8. how pretty my house looks decorated for christmas!

9.  christmas movies on tv, everyday!

10. "The Sing-Off" - LOVE IT!

So now I need to pass this award on to bloggers whose posts make me happy.

Danielle
Ashley
Erica

updated my link love.

check out my linklove.
updated today with some new real life loves who i'm so happy have joined me in the blog life!

today i had a really great day.
nothing amazing, but it felt great to be back at work and accomplishing a lot.
i'm happy to be healthy & safe this holiday.
i'm happy to give back & enjoy life.
you should join me..

and if you really want to get into the holiday season of giving, give water.

and if you need to remember how precious life is, go here.

as always, shop locally & buy handmade.

oh hormones.

in my recent quest to be a happy, healthier person i have tried to reduce medicine intake.
about three months ago i stopped taking a little pill that had been regulating my hormones for 7!years.
hell has come upon me.
my skins a mess.
today, 5am the cramps i once stopped by taking that pill, hit like fire.
my insides literally felt ripped apart.
i waited until 5:30 then stumbled to the bathroom for tylenol.
j watched in horror as i swallowed the tylenol, laid down for a minute..
then ran back to the bathroom to empty my stomach.

anyone have natural remedies to sooth these wonderful side effects of our natural hormones?
seriously, vitamins/teas.. anything?

back from florida.
after an 8 hour flight delay.

i hate calling out of work.
i've only done so once in th past two years.
i don't mind scheduling days off,
but hate calling in and leaving my clients/co-workers hanging.
today i called out.
i still feel anxious,
but knew i needed the sleep.

the next week will be crazy at work.
i slept til 7pm today my day off today was worth it.

received a phone call about future schooling.
setting my nerves on edge even more.
definitely need to schedule more relaxation time for the holiday season!

celebrate six months.

what have i learned about being a wife in six months?
ha.
still not sure i consider myself a wife.
a partner yes.
funny how rules of life change.
i wonder if anyone feels similar.
i love to take care of my husband, but he does the same for me.
we both work hard to make a living.
share the cooking and he's even started sharing the cleaning.
our decisions are made together.
all decisions.

a wife, maybe.
i like being called his wife, but don't like the possessive connotation.
i'd rather be his partner.
his best friend.

yesterday we celebrated (in the most relaxed way, in florida) six months as official partners.
i don't feel as much has changed.
but then again i may just feel very comfortable with the change.

florida

after a two hour delay at the atlantic city airport & a bumpy flight..
we made it to florida.
today it rained, but we were not stopped.
visited the beautiful naples botanical gardens.

we hear it may snow in jersey tomorrow,
i will take the rain.
tomorrow we're hoping to hit the everglades and see some gators.
real ones, not tim tebow.. but that would be nice too (sorry j).

FYI: the shop will be back open next wednesday!