Sweet Caroline

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  1.       I really wish the weather would make up its mind.  I know I always say I am a SUMMER girl…but when it is supposed to be cold/winter I like it to be cold.  Not freezing, now.  But, just cold.  I do NOT like shopping for Christmas presents and sweating.  Just doesn’t seem right to me.  *It’s supposed to be 72 here Saturday….     2.       I am getting SO excited for little C to receive all of her presents on Christmas.  I just know she is going to LOVE them all, but probably her new kitchen the most.  She already loves to pretend play so much, it’s so darn cute.     3.       Don’t mean to complain because I am thankful to have a good job, but gee golly…I wish we had more time off around the holidays.  There are so many people out this time of year, our clients are closed/off for a while; it just seems like we could have a few more days off…going back to work the day after Christmas is just NOT cool.  Blah.  Things are going to be so busy on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day I’m n

I left work around 3 Friday to head to ATLANTA for the night.  It was our TENTH annual ZTA girls CHRISTMAS party and I was PUMPED.  8 out of 11 of the girls in attendance still live in Columbia and see each other pretty regularly, but it is rare for ALL of us to be together and for that I am forever thankful.  We took a road trip this year to go to my best friend Brannon’s home in Atlanta.  It was SUPER quick, but SUPER fun.  We used to all get ridiculously wild and go out after we exchanged presents, but this year we decided to do things differently.  We all got coordinating PJ’s and our best friend Becca monogrammed them for us.  We were ready for a GIRL’S NIGHT IN.  The very best kind.  We do a white elephant style gift exchange and it is so much fun.  We get dinner catered and enjoy the evening catching up and making memories.  It is one of my favorite nights of the year.  I was SICK this year, so that didn’t help, but I still made the best of it and enjoyed myself.  We lef

Always behind 'round these parts.  This past weekend ( December 8th) was filled with Christmas cheer!!  We started off Friday night by taking Collins back to PJ’s with Santa at the Holiday Market put on by the Junior League here in Columbia.  It is a great event…and maybe when Collins is 5 she won’t be TERRIFIED of Santa?!?  At least we gave it a shot…hehe.  Poor boo did NOT like Santa…I was even going to attempt to sit on his lap with her, but NO.  But yet, when we walked away…she said “bye bye, santa.”  WHAT?!  How does that work?  We still had fun though…ate some popcorn and watched a bit of the polar express, decorated sugar cookies, and played in the little gym area…it was a fun night to get in the holiday spirit!   Saturday was spent finishing up decorating the house for Christmas.  We are DONE.  And I LOVE it.  We went with a HUGE  12 foot  tree this year and put it in our foyer.  It is MAGICAL.  We went this route because I would have had to remove furniture from the den to

Collins’ Christmas list. So yeah, the child doesn't have a clue Christmas is coming.  And obviously, is still too young to truly understand.  But, that doesn't mean I am not excited about playing Santa Claus this year.  We literally did not buy much at all last year…just wasn't worth it.  I’m still not going to go overboard, and I’m focusing on buying practical things that she will be able to use for years to come.  These are the goodies that will be making their way to our house this year (some will be from grandparents and some from us).  Kidkraft Vintage kitchen.  We received a hand me down kitchen that we have been keeping on the screened in porch and she loves to play with it and I can only imagine the older she gets she will play with it even more.  And while I really, really appreciate the hand me down… it is a little beat up and we will probably keep it outside, so Collins still needs an indoor kitchen. Pottery Barn, My first table and ch

A little behind here in blog world (thank you to my bestie Mags for pointing that out!). But, our power cord bit the dust, so haven't been able to use computer lately. Anyways, back today for an overdue recap of our wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We began Thanksgiving celebrations on Wednesday night with my family.  We switch back and forth doing Wednesday night and Thursday day every year...I do love a night time celebration though.  I didn't take but ONE pictures the whole evening which makes me really sad.  It was a GREAT night...my grandparents came and we had the best time catching up, eating TOO much and being INCREDIBLY thankful for all that God has provided us. Our little Matilda Jane girls:) On Thursday we slept in and enjoyed the morning by the fire, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade.  Little C got into it this year and LOVED dancing along.   It was such a peaceful morning. We headed over to Mikey's dad's for lunch w