Be My Valentine

My Richard, he knows the way to my heart.  This past Valentine's day we kept things lo-key by venturing out for an early lunch the Sunday before.  We went to the Fox and Hound restaurant that we'd heard nothing but wonderful things about and had some amazing food.  He also gifted me with a brand new desk that we spent Sunday afternoon picking out and building.  I know I'm not the biggest fan of big box stores, but after venturing to so many office and furniture places we found the perfect piece at Walmart, yes, Walmart.  It's a Better Homes and Gardens desk with a large top, filing drawer and plenty of space.

I gave him a bag of goodies, including a tiny Marvin the Martian promo sculpture that I had found on my recent trip to Savannah, and a subscription to Netflix.  We kept things simple and lovely, which is the way I like my holidays.  And we had a nice moment of nostalgia while we were cleaning out the office and found some of the old Valentines I'd given him.

I know Valentine's Day is a week past, but I hope everyone had a lovely one.

The Great Christmas Migration

I swear I didn't pack four skeins of yarn for our holiday trip south.

I am, however, a liar.

Richard and I are off on our grand jaunt south - two families, three cities, three states, six days.

There haven't been any posts this week because of things have been hectic what with Christmas, visiting, and my mother's knee surgery. There shouldn't be any posts this coming week because.... well, because after this there won't be any internet. But you should probably expect crazy family stories when we return!

I hope everyone has had a great holiday!

So much, and already late.

At the moment my life is a little bit.... all over the place. We're in the process of buying a house, but we have apparently done all that we can and now just have to sit back and wait to see where the pieces fall. And it really shouldn't, but it's putting me on edge just a little because I'm just so eager for this to fall into place.

There are so many creative things I have my hands in as well, so far this morning I have worked on creating a cross stitch pattern (yes, this might be my new winter shut-in hobby), packaged an order from etsy (big news in that department to come later!), and worked on some Christmas gifts.

Things I should be doing include dishes, laundry, exercising, and a post office visit.

As far as I can tell it hasn't stopped snowing since Sunday night, and now the wind is really blowing! I'm going to have to shovel the car out of the parking lot and venture forth for our yearly pilgrimage to The Rep for A Christmas Carol. I should probably do that before getting all gussied up.

I always feel like there is so much to do, so much that needs doing, and so much I want to do, and sometimes I just don't know where to start.

"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by." - Douglas Adams

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posts have been delayed this week to make time for our holiday in Michigan with Grandma Lori and Grandpa Rex.

Happy Thanksgiving!


Cousins J.H. and Atlas

I am thankful for Richard, my family, and my many, many cousins.
I can't wait to see them down south this Christmas, and meet my newest little cousin.
(If I've counted correctly he's number 18!)