How can you not smile at miss-matched socks? Seriously... Aren't you smiling right now?
Scarlett picked out our socks this morning. She was very particular about the task too. At first, she didn't understand the point and wanted us all to wear purple socks. After an "almost" breakdown, she figured out the objective and began to dig through sock drawers (although we ll had to have one blue sock - Scarlett's two year old OCD shines through!). We went out in public - to music class - this morning. Where better to be goofy than a toddler music class?! haha.
It's a rainy, gloomy day here in Savannah. We made the best of it and splashed in the puddles wearing rain boots and carrying ladybug umbrellas. Other than that, it's been a lazy, napping kind of day. I will not complain about that at all.
After discussing the "possible" addition to our resolution with John last night, we decided to go for it. Starting January 13, 2012, we will get rid of dessert for the month. We will only have wine/beer on the weekends. We will only buy necessities - no excess snacks or things like plug-in refills, etc... This will be a much larger challenge then our daily resolutions. If I can cut my addiction to popcorn and m&m's as a dessert in the evenings, we will have an extra $30 at the end of the month that I get to put towards a photography class, my bradley birthing certification classes, a cooking class, etc. I CAN DO THIS!
On another note - I guess it can be a resolution... John and I are going to have more quality time together. In John's line of work, with moving and putting in hours that are extremely long, and working from home in the evenings to keep up with the job site, life sometimes gets pulled out of the proper priority order. When living in Charleston last year, I told him that I really wanted more time together, and while he put forth effort for a few weeks, we eventually fell back into the "comfort zone." We have an amazing relationship and marriage so a safety zone for us isn't exactly a bad thing, but we just have so much fun together that we don't want to forget that. We moved again and then had Emmett. John was working crazy amounts toward a promotion (CONGRATULATIONS John!!! We are so so proud of you!) It was hard for me because after the birth of our first baby, Scarlett, John and I were in bliss. I mean it was the greatest year of our lives together. So when Emmett was born, I was almost expecting that again... and it didn't happen. Nothing changed. We just had another baby and continued on, happy, healthy, and normal. I was just hoping for that extreme bliss again I guess. Well, Emmett is now 5 months old; John received the promotion, and life has fallen into a very very happy place for me. I LOVE my mommy-job. I wouldn't change it or trade it for anything. But now John is realizing just how much he misses "me." It's the feeling I had in Charleston. I hate the idea of leaving my kids with a babysitter. I mean, I truly hate it. But I LOVE the thought that I get some quality time with John! We are starting this Saturday with a date. I don't know what we are doing (something super cheap), but I'm excited to just be with John! We are also going to try a bedtime routine, nothing too strict, for Scarlett. I just want to make sure that she gets to spend time with John every night when he gets home. So it's flexible, but we need to start something every night. We'd like her to start the evening in her bed and come into our bed when/if she wakes up - or if she is scared, etc.
That's a lot of added "resolutions." Let's see how we do!
OK - I'm heading out the door to meet John at the gym for a TRX strength class together. I'm hoping we can walk tomorrow!
Tomorrow's Resolution: Take a family walk. (Scarlett literally just pulled in out after I finished the above sentence)
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