A bit of Christmas from our home!

Trip to Philly-Part 1

I have been on so many adventures since Noni was born. Its so fun having the free time to do things with friends and family. We went to Philly with the girls last week and had so much fun. We took the train and went to Macys to see the sights and do some shopping. Noni is such a trooper, she loved the train and the lights, and took a nap in the wrap on Grandma Dee. (a short nap but it was a nap)

9 DAYS!

Still surviving the winter winds....staying busy...staying home...a lot. Savoring our moments with Petey because hes working a lot...counting down the days!!! Christmas is coming yay!!! So excited to experience this holiday with my Noni girl!!



Did I tell you Noni loves shoes!!!

More to come soon, when I get my camera back!!

WiNtEr

My winter survival kit:

our wonderful woodstove that Peter put in last year
lots and lots of coffee all throughout the day- mostly decaf dont worry
my new find- yerba mate- a naturally energizing tea- yum
leggings-they fit under anything
cute boots
fun scarves
holiday preperations
enjoying the beauty of my christmas tree every day
special holiday tv shows and movies on every night
baking-and eating- cookies and other treats I only make once a year
homemade soup-and some canned
wine-red or white- warms you right up
craft and sewing projects- I want to start knitting this week
family and friend get-togethers
mama dates-by myself or with other mamas
bonding, playing, cuddling, entertaining my Noni-girl

I will survive!

I love decorating!

I seriosly love decorating my house. It is my space that I can do whatever I want with! When I was first married I would redecorate my tiny one bedroom apartment every single week when I cleaned. I loved it. When Peter would get home I would ask him if he could tell what was different.

I obviously dont have time for that anymore. So now I just decorate once or twice a year and one of those times is CHRISTMAS! Peter brought home a tree for us on Friday and we all decorated. Noni helped! It was so cute to see her unload all the ornaments. She would put the ornament up to the tree and let go without hooking it. So fun!!

Weather-Oh and Turkey day!

“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is
exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only
different kinds of good weather.”

Lovely lovely lovely. My turkey day was so lovely. For some reason it didnt feel like thanksgiving for me this year. Its like I was going through the motions but it wasn't the real deal. BUT....it was....so I tried to enjoy it. The morning went fast because I was working on coleslaw and mashed potatoes and watching the parade with Nonah. I screwed up the potatoes by letting them cool before mashing them (it makes them pastey, who knew?!) and then forgot to get the slaw out of the fridge for dinner. So bummed but oh well. The snow was fun and festive! Overall we had a nice relaxing day!

Crafty-girl*

(my craft area)
I feel like I have been hibernating or something. In the summer I made plans almost everyday in order to get out of the house but lately I have been connecting with that inner crafty-girl that's been hidden for a while and have really been enjoying my time at home.

With Christmas coming (and our tight budget) I tried thinking of something I could make. My mom has a handy-dandy portable sewing machine that shes been letting me barrow so I have been busy with that. (pics after C-mas)

I also have been inspired by the Etsy shop Poor Pitiful Pearl (so cute, I love her stuff, her button is on the left of my blog) and have come up with some ideas of my own. I have been embellishing some shirts with patches and some fave fabric. I love patches and one of a kind clothing. Every day that I am home I sew something.

Here is some of my projects:



This was from a tshirt that was too small on me, the elephant was too cool to pass up so I cut it out and sewed it on a different shirt.



Love it! I have a list of so many more ideas and would love to have my own Etsy shop some day, but we'll see!!