The time has come, my little friends... to talk of other things...

Like New Year's Resolutions!!!

I'm not usually one for making resolutions, because I already know that I'm not going to keep them... at least not after the first couple of months into the year. But this year is different. I don't have a wedding to plan anymore for one, and it feel like it might be time to make a few small changes... just little tiny eency weency ones at least.

1. I need to shed a few lbs. I have realized that weight is not your friend as you grow older. I don't ever recall having to fight so hard to keep those pesky little pounds off of my hips, and thighs, and stomach... and well... everywhere!!! Okay, okay, I will admit that I probably have allowed a few of them to creep up with all of my post-wedding dress, holiday eating habits.. but weight beware! I will get rid of you!!!

2. I want to really focus this year on the future. I feel like I have allowed myself to fall into this rut where I'm not sure what I want to be or what I want to do anymore. I feel like I'm just living life one day at a time with no plan or purpose. I want to change that. I want to make some goals for myself and work really hard at reaching them. I want to live my life with the confidence that I'm right in the center of God's will. :)

3. I want for Kyle and I to try to save some $$. You never know when you are going to need a few extra dollars, and I want to feel confident that it is there when we need it. You know, in case of emergencies... like when I see a pair of shoes that I HAVE TO OWN!!! (just kidding)

4. I'm going to focus a lot on my relationship with God. Don't get me wrong, I love Him with all that I am, but I feel like there are always areas of improvement in relationships and I want to make sure that I am the woman, wife, sister, daughter, and friend that He wants me to be. I want Him to be my priority.

5. I want to be more organized. Our house is still all-a-clutter with mess that we still haven't organized from the move. We seem to have randomly placed a few items that we never remembered to find a place for. Now I know that our house isn't going to look like something straight out of Better Homes, but you know...every little bit helps!

6. I want to loosen up a bit on life. I just want to love as many people as I can, smile all the time, and go to bed every night a happily married child of God.

Cheers to you and Happy New Year!

All I got for Christmas...

This was the first Christopher Christmas for us as husband and wife in our new house. I can't even begin to tell you how happy I was to start celebrating first thing that morning! I got up before Kyle, put the coffee on and had the sausage wheels in the oven before Kyle even woke up... then I proceeded to run and jump on the bed singing and dancing, doing what I could to get Mr. Christopher to wake up and come open presents with me. I sang him my personal favorites, including: "Christmas Time is Here," "Wake Up," and "Rise and Shine."
Needless to say, he wasn't quite as excited as me, but he got up anyway... (after about the fourth full song and my dances really started getting creative).

So, once he f-i-n-a-l-l-y got up and we opened our presents, we went to my parents' house to open, then to my dad's parents', and then home to take a cat nap, and lastly, to my mom's parents' house. It was a FULL day, and  I ate a whole TON...er...  I mean... I had an allergic reaction to something and my body has swollen up... :)

So here are a few of my favorite items that I got.

First, from Kyle/Santa:


and ipod docking station



and some money

and then from my parents/Santa:


navy Hunter boots (that I LOVE)



Moonlight Magic Bath and Body Works



The Eclipse Movie



Clothes

and a few other things...

We also got a few of these


and a little more of this:



All in all, it was a great Christmas, and I really enjoyed it! Now if I can just get rid of this pesky little sinus infection, I will be doing really great! :)

Christmas Time is Here.... Snow is in Your Hair....

I never really did learn the correct words to that song, but I still sing it as loud and obnoxiously as possible to Kyle beginning every November and ending somewhere mid-March. :) He doesn't like to admit that he loves it, but I know that it gets him every time.

We went on Saturday to get everyone's Christmas presents and I am proud to say, "Mission accomplished!" Now I just have to get a few little things for Kyle to open on Christmas morning and I'll be all finished.He asked me not to get him anything this year, but I can't help it if Santa told me to do it, right?

I'm really excited to spend our first Christmas together as husband and wife! We actually spent last Christmas together, (because Kyle proposed on Christmas Eve), but this year will be different. For starters, I won't be in shock the whole day and answering everyone's questions about wedding plans! Whew! That sounds quite lovely!

I'm thinking I'll probably take one night this week and do the usual baking tradition with Mom while we watch Rudolph, and Frosty, and then by the time Christmas actually gets here on Saturday, I'll be so fat that I have to wear spandex and maybe see if I can tell everyone that I had an allergic reaction to something, hence the swelling. ;)

I've been thinking that I would like to start a new tradition with Kyle for Christmas mornings. At my parents' house, my brother would always be the first one up at the butt crack of dawn and force everyone out of their beds to start opening gifts, but now that I live with Kyle, I want to start something new with him. Maybe I'll get up early and make breakfast? Maybe make some kind of delicious zillion calorie recipe and eat it first thing? I'll have to think of something..

Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and yours. Remember the reason for the season and give an extra squeeze to your loved ones!