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[Terkina]

Sounds like you had a great day on friday.
The mantle looks great.

This weekend has been busy for me. On Saturday me and some friends was having a Lucia celebration for our geocaching friends. We backed lussekatter (I have no clue of what it is called in English) and had a drink called gløgg (I have no clue of what that is called or what is really in it) without alcohol in it, so everyone could drink it.

Here is our lussekatter


Lucia is not celebrated that much in Norway, but in Sweden it is a very huge celebration. So at our event my friend (who is Swedish) told all the Norwegians why we celebrate Lucia and how it is done in Sweden. We had small Lucia Parade and sang two traditional Lucia songs they sing in Sweden.

After the Lucia part of our event it was time to eat some lussekatter and have som gløgg while talking about geocaching adventures

It was a fun evening.

Today my friend and I went to a Julebord (I'm not sure what you would call it in English) with a Association I'm a member of. Julebord is very big in Norway, not so much in Sweden. Julebord is when you go out to eat Christmas food often served as a buffet so you can eat what you like with friends or your work colleagues or as we did with a Association you are a member of.

That's what I have been up to this weekend. It was fun having something special to do for once

 

[DMGeurts]

I think the floor looks great! I agree with Josh, painted outlets are horrid....didn't you say you wanted to out rod iron sconces next to the canvas? Maybe you could get a black outlet cover to kind of go with that. Or if you have so,e brushed steel candle holders or something up there, get a brushed steel cover. You can make it look like it belongs

All the craziness will be worth it when you move everything back in place and see your beautiful floor in action
Have a great day!

Gosh - you are right, I know I missed this one for sure. I am so sorry if there are others. I'll try to be better about scrolling up to see if you are up there.

THank you... I know - I don't like painted outlets either. This time of year, it's easy to hide with MM's stocking, but other times of the year, it'll prove to be more difficult. We will figure out something. I do have to say - painted covers are much better than wallpapered covers.

I know - I am so happy to have everything back in place. I have a HUGE mountain of dishes to do today, after a weekend of no dishwasher and no doing dishes. It will be a fun morning for me. :

Love you! Mean it!

Have a great time tonight.

I'm amazed at home of the food Is crap, and for kids how many activities have food. My girls school holiday party is an ice cream sundae deal. Had to sign permission for them to have ice cream, whip cream, sprinkles and chocolate syrup.
Last year after field day they had ice pops and the permission form had the ingredients on. First this was high fructose corn syrup.

Thank you - it was just the best weekend! I will tell you all about it below - and post a bazillion pictures too.

I know - it makes me really angry, Allison and I were talking about it a lot yesterday, it's just so sad. Then things that society pass off as "food"... Yah - it's awful.

Happy Anniversary. Have fun tonight.
I'm glad Allie is taking it slowly after all that time her body has to adjust to eating meat again.
Your kitchen looks so good. I'd like to put something like that in my kitchen.
The mantle looks nice all decorated for Christmas. I have a mantle above my fireplace but it has a lot of Disney snow globes on it. I'm afraid the cats would try to take down the garland while I'm at work.
An update on my friend at work. She didn't get in trouble for leaving early which is good. They told her that since she felt she couldn't do her job and had told a member of management about that customer and why she was leaving it was ok.
Today we're supposed to be taking pictures with Santa if the guy that's is staying in for Santa can do it. Last week it was too busy and he couldn't leave his regular job.
Have a good weekend.
Liz

Thank you! Me too... She is going slow, and I think that's good. Although - she is going a bit faster than I thought she would... She had a hamburger at Applebees last night with Gus... I am just happy to see her eating meat again. I know, as soon as her body adjusts - she is going to switch over to primal, she has her heart set on it.

Thanks! I am super happy with how it's turned out - I feel so much better just having these few new things in place. Strange, I know, but total truth.

So glad your co-worker did not get in trouble. Retail is so hard this time of year, to have all that added on top of it.

I hope you had fun taking pictures with Santa, we had our picture with Santa this weekend too...

Have a great weekend Liz! Thanks for stopping by.

Ok, I guess I have to try to respond in the evenings because you always miss me when I post in the mornings. It seems like we are on at the same time in the AM It's happened a few times, but I forgive you

So glad Allison is eating meat again.....you can be very healthy as a vegetarian, but I'm just happy that you don't have to continue to cook a separate meal for her! How exciting to have a "primal buddy" to continue this journey.

Your kitchen looks amazing! I love that mantle (my autocorrect spells it that way). I can't wait to see you decorate it for every season!

So sorry I've missed lots of your posts. I've gone back to find one - I'll try to find more, if I can. And I"ll make sure I scroll up after I do my posts in the morning to see if you've been sneaky.

I know - yes, you can be very healthy as a vegetarian, but you also can't be, depending on what you eat... And to be honest -I am not sure she was a very healthy vegetarian, not through any fault of her own, but even at school - her "vegetarian meal" they provided for her was a PB&J sandwich and french fries... There is nothing good about that, in all honesty. She still plans to eat vegetarian at school - but she will eat what we eat at home. That will take a little while for me to get used to. LOL I am very excited about her swtiching over to Primal with me - it will be awesome! I only wish I started eating like this when I was her age, I see what it's done for me now, and well, I wish I would have started earlier.

Thank you - I am very happy with my mantle too... That is also how my autocorrect spells it. I am beginning to think that you can spell it either way though?

Sounds like you had a great day on friday.
The mantle looks great.

This weekend has been busy for me. On Saturday me and some friends was having a Lucia celebration for our geocaching friends. We backed lussekatter (I have no clue of what it is called in English) and had a drink called gløgg (I have no clue of what that is called or what is really in it) without alcohol in it, so everyone could drink it.

Here is our lussekatter


Lucia is not celebrated that much in Norway, but in Sweden it is a very huge celebration. So at our event my friend (who is Swedish) told all the Norwegians why we celebrate Lucia and how it is done in Sweden. We had small Lucia Parade and sang two traditional Lucia songs they sing in Sweden.

After the Lucia part of our event it was time to eat some lussekatter and have som gløgg while talking about geocaching adventures

It was a fun evening.

Today my friend and I went to a Julebord (I'm not sure what you would call it in English) with a Association I'm a member of. Julebord is very big in Norway, not so much in Sweden. Julebord is when you go out to eat Christmas food often served as a buffet so you can eat what you like with friends or your work colleagues or as we did with a Association you are a member of.

That's what I have been up to this weekend. It was fun having something special to do for once

It does sound like you had an amazing weekend - the lussekater looks delicious! I was wondering if that was a Sweedish tradition - I remember that Kirsten, the American Girl doll had these little snacks, but I can't remember what we called them?

Thank you so much for sharing - I love hearing about all of your traditions and food! It's all so lovely! This time of year is just so fun with all of the traditions and festivities.

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I am so excited to tell you all about my weekend... Sadly - I have so many pictures to share, I have to do it in another post...

I will share a couple here, though - they are out of order.

First off, my weekend...

Josh had a big Pheasants Forever meeting to go to, where the Governor of MN attended - so he was gone all day on our anniversary. His meeting/conference went well - he even had a few opportunities to speak - which was pretty cool.

While he was gone, I worked on a few Christmas gifts... Tried to take a nap... Got ready for our big date... He told me I needed to pack - so I packed. Alli did my make-up - she made me look amazing, I am going to have her teach me how to do what she did, because I loved it!

I am skipping over our entire anniversary night, I"ll do that one in my next post.

Yesterday, we came home. I got ready again. And Alli and I went to my Dad's. Josh and V stayed home - they were not feeling well - V had a sore throat, and Josh's stomach was not acting right - he thinks it was from our meal on Saturday night?

So, Alli and I drove up to my dad's - it was 50° here, and very warm for this time of year - which was great for road conditions, but it created a lot of super dense fog. There were several times on our trip, we debated on turning around.

We stopped at Chipotle on the way to have some lunch - and we took a selfie.

The reason we were headed to my Dad's, is that the nursing home/assisted living facility was having it's annual Christmas event... Imagine our shock, when we pulled up - and had to park BLOCKS away! This event was HUGE! The entire community was there, it was amazing... They had beautiful horse drawn carriages, and family activities put on by the residents through out the nursing home - it was really cool...

And my Dad got the HIGHEST honor... He was chosen to be Santa Clause, because of his gorgeous perfectly white beard. He had lines of children all day long, just waiting to see him. It was very fun to see! We even had our own turn...

Sadly - we couldn't stay long, and we didn't get to do any of the other fun stuff. We were really worried about the traveling conditions, so we ended up doing a quick turn around trip. 5 hours on the road, for a 30 minute "visit"... But it was worth it, just to see this. Next year - we will be prepared and we will plan the whole day there... They had Christmas cooking decorating, pie... Just tons of crafting activities - really cool, really, really cool!

We came home, and Josh was reinstalling our dishwasher -

He also took us out for dinner - Chinese... Which was NOT good for me at all... I don't know that I will ever eat Chinese again. Too many sauces, too much saltiness, everything is deep fried. It was not good at all.

Gus took Allison out for dinner while we were out...

V and I caught up on OUAT... Love that show!

V and I also did a bit of gift wrapping... I have lots to do yet - where they can't help me. However, I might just box it up and put their names on it - then they can help. LOL

Gus left.

We all went to bed. It was a great night and a fun weekend.

Today, it's a Target day... Sigh. That is all.

Stay tuned, if you want to hear about what Josh and I did for our anniversary...

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

It's always such a bummer, we chose this time of year to get married, because we both just loved the holidays when we were younger - and we wanted to be married during such a magical time...

Sadly - what we didn't realize back then... The holiday itself would always take precidence over our annivarsary... Most years, we are lucky if we give eachother a card, and call it good. We'd much rather use our $$ to make the girls' Christmas' special, than spend it on ourselves - which is OK.

Josh decided to break from the norm this year... And oh - I don't know if we will ever be able to go back to just our plain ol' "card giving days"... This was such a special thing for us - and something we really needed - with out knowing we needed it until it was over.

On Friday, Josh told me that he would be home from his Pheasants Forever meeting by 5pm... He told me to pack a small bag and be ready for dinner.

So, I did.

I wore my sweater dress that I'd been dying to wear for months (truth be told, it's a bit big on me now)... Allison did my make-up and I did my hair... I felt very pretty, so I made Allison take my picture...

When we left the house, Josh finally told me where we were going... I was so excited! We've eaten in the restaurant here a few times (last summer was the most recent), but we have never stayed here. This hotel is about 20 minutes from our house, and it's just beautiful!

Here's the link to their website, if you are interested... http://www.st-james-hotel.com/

He reserved a little Honeymoon suite for us... A gorgeous - GORGEOUS room! It honestly took my breath away when I opened the door!

Leave it to me to find a Hidden Mickey in the chandelier...

Josh changed and got ready for dinner... We walked to a little restaurant about 3 blocks away... Dinner was great... We each had steaks - although, Josh's didn't sit well with him. I should have taken pictures at dinner, but I did not, we just enjoyed ourselves.

We tried to walk around to find a bar that was playing live music, but there was only one - and it was too extreme for us.

So we walked back to the hotel bar, and decided to have drinks there. That was FUN! I couldn't even tell you what I was drinking... It was a martini of some sort - but the glass was lined in chocolate. It was delicious. We had a great night of chatting and enjoying eachother!

A bar selfies for you all...

We also had dessert in the bar... Honestly - Josh only had one or two bites himself... I devoured most of it before he had the chance... LOL

The best part - after a few drinks... We hopped on the elevator and a few seconds later, we were in our room. I really liked that a lot.

Sunday morning, we slept it - it was so nice. At 8:30, we crawled out of bed, and went in search for coffee... I thought I looked cute - I don't have a full size mirror in my house to take pictures in - so I was a little shocked about how small I looked... Keep in mind - this is with out doing my make-up or hair. LOL

We found our coffee in the coffee shop, it was very good.

I hung out on Facebook while Josh showered and got ready - I decided to wait to shower and get ready until we got back home. I figured I looked OK enough to travel.

I took a bazillion more pictures of the hotel while Josh was checking out...

I told Josh, he could take me here for our anniversary any time. It's close enough to home that it's an easy place to go, and beautiful. We really need to start making our anniversary more of a priority, and now that the girls are older - I think we will. Next year, I'd like to do a whole weekend. It was wonderful, absolutely wonderful.

Thank you for letting me share my amazing weekend here... I hope you all enjoyed it.

D~

 

[Chicago Mo]

This just looks amazing. what a wonderful gift!!! So sweet fo you two love birds!

 

[MPWife153]

What a great anniversary night! The hotel is great. I, personally, love older hotels like that. Not that I don't like the fancy, modern ones, but there is just something cozy & romantic to me about older ones.

Yes, you do look so tiny in those pics! You are such an inspiration D I have struggle with weight most of my adult life & seeing someone who reminds me of myself & the success you are having gives me hope that my healthy lifestyle/weight loss journey will work.

Your Dad oh my talk about the tears! He looks amazing as Santa! HE also looks so happy.

 

[ljcrochet]

That hotel looks amazing.

My anniversary is in 2 weeks, some many years it has just gotten tied up in the holiday season that DH and I didn't really do anything special. The last 2 years Dh and I spent it in Disney and dinner at Victoria and Alberts. This year we are going on a 3 night cruise on the ship we went on our honeymoon without the girls. Girls are staying with FIL for the 3 nights.

I had mentioned to DH i wish we could use our AP once more before they expired, so we are driving from NY to florida- and doing 2 or 3 nights in WDW. I'm hoping for 3, but only have 2 reserved. Then spending time with FIL before the cruise.

 

[lovedonaldduck]

So glad you had an awesome anniversary!

Love the picture with your dad.

Hope Target goes well today, I bet you are busy, busy!

Work is still crazy busy for me, trying to get lots of clean up done before the end of the year.

I know I texted you when we got the news, but we found out last Wednesday that Charlotte's eyes are in very bad shape. She is extremely farsighted and she is relying almost entirely on one eye to see. Her glasses should be in this week and we'll see how she takes to them. After wearing the glasses for a month, we go back to see how she is progressing. At that point, if she hasn't made enough progress, she may have to wear an eye patch to help strength her weak eye. I took about 24 hours to feel sorry for myself (my apologies to anyone who is dealing with much more serious issues - I am blessed that the worst thing in my life is that my 3 year old needs glasses and I recognize that but I couldn't help feeling how I was feeling). I'm doing better now and hoping that Charlotte will wear her glasses without too much fight.

Saturday we finished up our Christmas shopping - the girls shopped for each other and we bought for our Angel Tree gifts. When we got home the girls helped me wrap all of the presents that they could so now I'm done wrapping except for the girls gifts. I told DH he's going to have to get them out of the house for awhle so I can get their presents wrapped.

Yesterday my MIL watched the girls for a bit so we could go out and celebrate DH's birthday. Nothing too special, drinks, appetizers, and football at Chili's. Then I went for a pedicure and he took the girls to the park.

Today is DH's actual birthday so he took the day off from work. I'm not sure if I'll do yoga tonight or not. Tomorrow DH and Peyton have hair cuts, Wednesday is my work Christmas party, Thursday may be my best bet for yoga this week, and Friday will be our normal grocery shopping. I'm also taking Peyton to the eye doctor Friday morning, just for a little peace of mind. Saturday we are taking the girls to the American Girl store in Orlando so they can pick out their early Christmas gifts and then we are having lunch in Celebration. No plans for Sunday yet, but looking at the rest of this week - that is definitely a good thing.

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Terkina]

Lussekatter is a Swedish tradition on Lucia, but some people in Norway make them as well.

Happy anniversary Sounds like you had a lovely anniversary celebration.

Too bad you couldn't stay long with your dad this weekend. But I'm glad you had the time to stop by him even just for a short while.

 

[OregonMomToWDW]

First of all, you look great! When I saw the picture of you and Allison on FB this weekend, I was amazed at how much she resembles you. And then the hotel room pictures of you. You have definitely shrunk since your August WDW trip. You have been patient with the process and really stuck to it and really made it a lifestyle instead of a diet. It has certainly paid off.

The hotel and dinner sounds wonderful. Make sure you remember for next year that you two deserve the "couple" time, even during the busy holidays.

I think your dad made the cutest Santa. Hopefully, next year you will get to stay and enjoy all the festivities.

I am not going to go with the band. This is college and that would be so "uncool". Plus, it is a really bad time of year and money is tight. I am sending her with a giftcard to buy me some ornaments that are hopefully on sale. It is funny, people have found out she has been there twice this year and are calling her the expert and asking her for advice.

Have a great day at Target.

 

[Sweetly]

Happy Anniversary!!! What a sweet anniversary surprise.
You look FANTASTIC in the pictures. You should be so proud of yourself.
The floor looks awesome. Too bad you had to move your "holiday decorations" back into the kitchen. The mantle is looking great as well.
Your dad was the perfect Santa. He looked adorable!!! What a great honor to be asked.
This weekend I took my 1 yr. old niece to a Rudolph show that the local conservatory put on. I was a little nervous that she would not sit still. She was mesmerized the entire time. Didn't move from my lap. I was thrilled it was a success. Especially, after we got home and she showed everyone how the kids danced. It was priceless!!!
Hope you had a wonderful day!!

 

[spiritsim]

D~ you look thiner and younger all the time congrats!! I finally started our trip report http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=52757556#post52757556 if you wanna see it. Raina said she is just to busy to do it, so left it up to me

 

[solana131]

Josh did great! That hotel looks beautiful.....very romantic

I just love the picture of you your Dad as Santa.....he must have been right in cloud nine. Fun!

What a great weekend. And you look fabulous!

 

[DMGeurts]

This just looks amazing. what a wonderful gift!!! So sweet fo you two love birds!

It was wonderful - so wonderful! Still on cloud 9.

What a great anniversary night! The hotel is great. I, personally, love older hotels like that. Not that I don't like the fancy, modern ones, but there is just something cozy & romantic to me about older ones.

Yes, you do look so tiny in those pics! You are such an inspiration D I have struggle with weight most of my adult life & seeing someone who reminds me of myself & the success you are having gives me hope that my healthy lifestyle/weight loss journey will work.

Your Dad oh my talk about the tears! He looks amazing as Santa! HE also looks so happy.

Thank you... It was amazing! I loved every moment of it. I would definitely take a hotel like this over anything modern any day.

Thanks! I wish I could say that I work really hard at it, I honestly don't. I am just consistant, day after day, and I think that's what matters the most. I try to do the best I can at every meal, and each time I eat, I "start over"... It's been an amazing life changer for me, making myself a stronger and fitter person - it's changed me in so many ways, not just how I look. And it's so inspirational to have all of you cheering me on, day after day. I woulnd't be in this place with out all of you!

Yes- he was so happy!!! And the kids just loved him! It was wonderful!

That hotel looks amazing.

My anniversary is in 2 weeks, some many years it has just gotten tied up in the holiday season that DH and I didn't really do anything special. The last 2 years Dh and I spent it in Disney and dinner at Victoria and Alberts. This year we are going on a 3 night cruise on the ship we went on our honeymoon without the girls. Girls are staying with FIL for the 3 nights.

I had mentioned to DH i wish we could use our AP once more before they expired, so we are driving from NY to florida- and doing 2 or 3 nights in WDW. I'm hoping for 3, but only have 2 reserved. Then spending time with FIL before the cruise.

Thanks!! It was an amazing hotel - just gorgeous. I really wanted to live there forever.

Oooh - that sounds like so much fun! You will have a great time, I just know it! And a bonus trip to WDW - can't go wrong there.

So glad you had an awesome anniversary!

Love the picture with your dad.

Hope Target goes well today, I bet you are busy, busy!

Work is still crazy busy for me, trying to get lots of clean up done before the end of the year.

I know I texted you when we got the news, but we found out last Wednesday that Charlotte's eyes are in very bad shape. She is extremely farsighted and she is relying almost entirely on one eye to see. Her glasses should be in this week and we'll see how she takes to them. After wearing the glasses for a month, we go back to see how she is progressing. At that point, if she hasn't made enough progress, she may have to wear an eye patch to help strength her weak eye. I took about 24 hours to feel sorry for myself (my apologies to anyone who is dealing with much more serious issues - I am blessed that the worst thing in my life is that my 3 year old needs glasses and I recognize that but I couldn't help feeling how I was feeling). I'm doing better now and hoping that Charlotte will wear her glasses without too much fight.

Saturday we finished up our Christmas shopping - the girls shopped for each other and we bought for our Angel Tree gifts. When we got home the girls helped me wrap all of the presents that they could so now I'm done wrapping except for the girls gifts. I told DH he's going to have to get them out of the house for awhle so I can get their presents wrapped.

Yesterday my MIL watched the girls for a bit so we could go out and celebrate DH's birthday. Nothing too special, drinks, appetizers, and football at Chili's. Then I went for a pedicure and he took the girls to the park.

Today is DH's actual birthday so he took the day off from work. I'm not sure if I'll do yoga tonight or not. Tomorrow DH and Peyton have hair cuts, Wednesday is my work Christmas party, Thursday may be my best bet for yoga this week, and Friday will be our normal grocery shopping. I'm also taking Peyton to the eye doctor Friday morning, just for a little peace of mind. Saturday we are taking the girls to the American Girl store in Orlando so they can pick out their early Christmas gifts and then we are having lunch in Celebration. No plans for Sunday yet, but looking at the rest of this week - that is definitely a good thing.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Thanks Jennifer - we did! It was just lovely!

It was wonderful to see my dad like that - he was a great Santa!

Target was pretty crazy yesterday - for a Monday anyways.

I am sure Charlotte will do great with her new glasses. V wasn't that young when she got them, but once V realized that she could not see with out them - we NEVER have to bug her to wear them - which I was surprised about. So, I think once Charlotte sees that she can see everything with them on, it will be an easy transistion for all of you.

Yay for doing Christmas shopping and getting it done. I still have a few GC to get, but that's all. I am certain I am done.

I hope DH had a great birthday!

Lussekatter is a Swedish tradition on Lucia, but some people in Norway make them as well.

Happy anniversary Sounds like you had a lovely anniversary celebration.

Too bad you couldn't stay long with your dad this weekend. But I'm glad you had the time to stop by him even just for a short while.

They look delicious!

Thanks! We did - it was so much fun!

I know, we were so bummed. Still not sure how we are going to make Christams work out? It's going to be a mess for sure!

First of all, you look great! When I saw the picture of you and Allison on FB this weekend, I was amazed at how much she resembles you. And then the hotel room pictures of you. You have definitely shrunk since your August WDW trip. You have been patient with the process and really stuck to it and really made it a lifestyle instead of a diet. It has certainly paid off.

The hotel and dinner sounds wonderful. Make sure you remember for next year that you two deserve the "couple" time, even during the busy holidays.

I think your dad made the cutest Santa. Hopefully, next year you will get to stay and enjoy all the festivities.

I am not going to go with the band. This is college and that would be so "uncool". Plus, it is a really bad time of year and money is tight. I am sending her with a giftcard to buy me some ornaments that are hopefully on sale. It is funny, people have found out she has been there twice this year and are calling her the expert and asking her for advice.

Have a great day at Target.

Thanks Shannon! I still don't think Alli and I look that much alike - but so many people tell us that, so we must. LOL I don't feel like I've lost much size since our trip... If I've lost anything - it's from my waist up, I think. But I am feelin great, and I feel like I am coasting through the holiday eating craze with out many setbacks.

We did have so much fun at the hotel and dinner - it's definitely a priority in our lives now. An important one too.

Thanks! I thought so too! He loved it and had a great time!

Hahaha... I knew she was in college - I just forgot. Yah - I get it, probably wouldn't be very fun if Mom joined in at that age. LOL

Thanks! I hope you're having a nice week, as well.

Happy Anniversary!!! What a sweet anniversary surprise.
You look FANTASTIC in the pictures. You should be so proud of yourself.
The floor looks awesome. Too bad you had to move your "holiday decorations" back into the kitchen. The mantle is looking great as well.
Your dad was the perfect Santa. He looked adorable!!! What a great honor to be asked.
This weekend I took my 1 yr. old niece to a Rudolph show that the local conservatory put on. I was a little nervous that she would not sit still. She was mesmerized the entire time. Didn't move from my lap. I was thrilled it was a success. Especially, after we got home and she showed everyone how the kids danced. It was priceless!!!
Hope you had a wonderful day!!

Thanks Lynee! It was wonderful!

Thank you! It's weird seeing myself in a full size mirror like that.

LOL - I like how it turned out though, and I am happy that our stockings finally have a place to hang. It makes this house feel more like "home" - weird, I know, but it's true.

Awww... That sounds adorable!!! It sounds like you had a great time with her too!

Thanks - you too!

D~ you look thiner and younger all the time congrats!!: I finally started our trip report http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=52757556#post52757556 if you wanna see it. Raina said she is just to busy to do it, so left it up to me

Hi Trish! Thanks for stopping by to let me know about your TR... I will try to stop by asap... I am horribly behind. My next few days are a bit crazy - as I am trying to finish up my last order before Christmas. I can't wait to hear all about it though!

Josh did great! That hotel looks beautiful.....very romantic

I just love the picture of you your Dad as Santa.....he must have been right in cloud nine. Fun!

What a great weekend. And you look fabulous!

It was very romantic! And just so sweet! I look forward to going back some day.

I know - he had a great time, it was so sweet to see... and all of the kids loved him. I could see him doing this every year.

Thank you, my friend.

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I had a good/fast day at Target yesterday. One more shift before Christmas.

I picked V up after school, ran to the grocery store...

Came home.

Gus came over to hang out with Allison.

We all had dinner - salads.

Allison is definitely no longer a vegetarian... I told her to take it slow - but I honestly think she was so deprived, she seems to really be enjoying eating meat again. I am relieved. I know she is going to join me by eating Paleo soon, I am certain of it. I plan to order her the book "Paleo Girl" for Christmas, I've heard good things about it.

We went to bed early last night, we were all tired.

Today...

It's a heavy lifting day for me...

Then I will be working on my last custom order before Christmas. I need to get it cut out and quilted by lunch time.

I have a color/cut today... Nothing special - same ol', same ol'... Just freshening up for the holidays.

I won't be home until after dinner time, so it will probably be a late dinner for the family tonight.

I hope you all have a great day! Prayers and good thoughts go out to all of you!

D~

 

[THiiNKTiiNKx0]

The kitchen looks awesome! Love the flooring!! So glad you guys got everything put back in it's place.. I would be going crazy lol. But it was so worth it!

The hotel you guys stayed at was beautiful!!! I'm from right outside DC so I may have to go check that out. Happy anniversary to both of you!! And I'm glad you enjoyed your mini get away. You both definitely deserve some time away, especially for your anniversary. Its hard to make time for each other when your lives revolve around your children. My husband and I struggle with the same thing.

 

[lovedonaldduck]

I had a bit of a rough day yesterday - heard from an old friend, we've drifted apart the last couple of years so I reached out to her last week to find out what had happened. She emailed me back yesterday and her email really got under my skin. I needed the chance to get out of my head last night so I was really glad DH didn't mind me going to yoga on his birthday. I definitely felt better afterwards.

Charlotte and I will be on our own tonight for a bit so I may try to get some of Peyton's Christmas presents wrapped while I have a chance. I also need to figure out what I am wearing to our Christmas party tomorrow night. The good news is I have lots of dress options, the bad news is I'm not sure how/if many of them will be fitting right now.

Glad you had a fast day at Target yesterday. It seems so impossible that Christmas is next week!

I am thinking of putting together a little scavenger hunt for the girls for Saturday morning to let them in on the American Girl store surprise. That way they can use the ride down to think about what dolls they want to get. I'm pretty sure Charlotte will be easy, she's had her eye on the blond Bitty Twins and she's been consistent that that is what she wants. Peyton, on the other hand, is super indecisive so hopefully a 2 hour car ride with a catalog to browse will help her narrow her choices down.

Hope you have a great day!

 

[Terkina]

I hope you have a great day.

 

[Denovagirl]

Great update! As usual, I am only keeping up with you Disney ones and hoping I catch most of your life stuff per FB!! Sorry, just so busy!!

Stupid rude strangers in Disney!!! Gahhhhhh!! I think I would tell them where they could ride their safari vehicle straight too... But glad you didn't have to sit by them in the end!

Hahahhaha for the mad dash to EE! Poor BFF!! LOL! That would be me too! And then she had no clue what she was walking onto!!

Pictures are great and yay for a DisMeet!

 

[WDW2012]

The kitchen looks great, the mantle looks great and you look great! Thanks so much for sharing. You are really inspiring me to get off my butt and get back to working out. Although I think I'll have to wait until after the holidays. Excuses excuses! But my brother is coming in for the holiday and he'll stay in the basement where the treadmill is. Glad you had a great anniversary. My dh used to work for a hotel company so we used to get cheap rooms a few times a year. Sigh. I miss those days

 

[DMGeurts]

The kitchen looks awesome! Love the flooring!! So glad you guys got everything put back in it's place.. I would be going crazy lol. But it was so worth it!

The hotel you guys stayed at was beautiful!!! I'm from right outside DC so I may have to go check that out. Happy anniversary to both of you!! And I'm glad you enjoyed your mini get away. You both definitely deserve some time away, especially for your anniversary. Its hard to make time for each other when your lives revolve around your children. My husband and I struggle with the same thing.

THanks! I am still very happy with it - I am a little shocked that new floors would make that much of a difference. We still have trim work to do, sadly - I am afraid it won't get done now until after the holidays... Our weekend is packed!

Thanks! We had a wonderful time there - it was beautiful, and I'd stay there again in a heartbeat. Yes - it's super hard when your kids are the priority, we must remember to make time for us too though.

I had a bit of a rough day yesterday - heard from an old friend, we've drifted apart the last couple of years so I reached out to her last week to find out what had happened. She emailed me back yesterday and her email really got under my skin. I needed the chance to get out of my head last night so I was really glad DH didn't mind me going to yoga on his birthday. I definitely felt better afterwards.

Charlotte and I will be on our own tonight for a bit so I may try to get some of Peyton's Christmas presents wrapped while I have a chance. I also need to figure out what I am wearing to our Christmas party tomorrow night. The good news is I have lots of dress options, the bad news is I'm not sure how/if many of them will be fitting right now.

Glad you had a fast day at Target yesterday. It seems so impossible that Christmas is next week!

I am thinking of putting together a little scavenger hunt for the girls for Saturday morning to let them in on the American Girl store surprise. That way they can use the ride down to think about what dolls they want to get. I'm pretty sure Charlotte will be easy, she's had her eye on the blond Bitty Twins and she's been consistent that that is what she wants. Peyton, on the other hand, is super indecisive so hopefully a 2 hour car ride with a catalog to browse will help her narrow her choices down.

Hope you have a great day!

I am sorry to hear about your email from your friend, it was very good and understanding of your DH to let you go for yoga on his birthday. I hope it helped to clear your head.

I hope you were able to get some of your wrapping done last night. Josh worked on his last night... I think I am going to box up all of the girls' gifts today, then have V help me wrap them tonight.

The scavenger hunt sounds like a lot of fun! I hope you take lots of pictures of the girls picking out their new dolls!

Thanks - same to you!

I hope you have a great day.

THanks Lillian, I wish you the same.

Great update! As usual, I am only keeping up with you Disney ones and hoping I catch most of your life stuff per FB!! Sorry, just so busy!!

Stupid rude strangers in Disney!!! Gahhhhhh!! I think I would tell them where they could ride their safari vehicle straight too... But glad you didn't have to sit by them in the end!

Hahahhaha for the mad dash to EE! Poor BFF!! LOL! That would be me too! And then she had no clue what she was walking onto!!

Pictures are great and yay for a DisMeet!

No worries, I understand. I am so far behind here on the Dis too - it seems endless sometimes.

Hahaha... Yah - they were pretty rude. Oh well.

Yes, I am an awful friend - but I am convinced it was for her own good. Everyone needs to ride EE once.

Thanks for stopping by - miss you around here Terri!

The kitchen looks great, the mantle looks great and you look great! Thanks so much for sharing. You are really inspiring me to get off my butt and get back to working out. Although I think I'll have to wait until after the holidays. Excuses excuses! But my brother is coming in for the holiday and he'll stay in the basement where the treadmill is. Glad you had a great anniversary. My dh used to work for a hotel company so we used to get cheap rooms a few times a year. Sigh. I miss those days

THanks! Thanks! And thanks! I am happy to hear that I inspire people... I just keep on moving, and I hope others take control of their health too - there's nothing greater. Can you do something other than your treadmill while your brother is there?

That would be awesome! Sometimes my cousin lets me use his discount - he works for a nationwide chain... So, that's really nice, and helpful too.

Thanks for stopping by! I am glad to hear you are well!

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I had a decent day yesterday...

I did my heavy lifting right away in the morning.

Then I went to work cutting and quilting my last order of the year.

I was done by lunch time, then I had to run to the vet to get MM food.

I also went to have my hair colored and cut for the holidays... Same color, same cut - it looks good. As always, I am very happy with my stylist!

I cleaned out the fridge last night... I detest that job. I was planning to do it before we did our floors, but Josh just moved too fast for me. So, I finally did it last night. It's nice to have it done. Next is my cupboards... I might start on those this morning - working on one at a time.

Today, I'll probably be doing WATP... It's technically a 30DS week, but I was feeling lazy on Monday. I'll see how lazy I feel today.

Then I will be appliqueing the rest of the day.

I had a small snafu with last week's double order... The interior fabric never came - I was pretty upset, because it's rare fabric. Upon further investigation, it finally shipped on Monday... So, it should be here tomorrow. What a relief, because I am personally delivering those bags on Friday. Thankfully, I was a smart girl and I did absolutely everything I could possibly do to those bags with out the interior fabric - so once it arrives, I just have to wash/dry it and put the bags together. It shouldn't take me long at all.

That's about all, nothing else even remotely exciting here. I hope you all have an amazing day!!! Prayers and good thoughts go out to all of you!

D~

 

[MEK]

And one of my very favorite-est Photopass pictures of all time!

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I can see why! This is an adorable picture!

You really did get a lot accomplished on your first day! Fun pictures of the mine train. I rode in October but didn't take a single pic. Boo! Next time!

Those pre storm pictures are pretty cool.

Love the pics of you with your fav CM Santos(?). How fun. Always great to meet someone who has pixie dust oozing out of their shoes. ​