Category : Life

So we’ve already established that Iris got a ton of awesome presents for Christmas this year, but last night we had fun playing with everything she got from our good friends, Seth and Ashlee (who live in Kansas City). The gifts are a perfect mix of cute, goofy and creative.

Just like our little Iris.

I have a big work meeting next week, so my weekend is cut short and my work days will be long. I’m trying to spend my down time in pajamas, playing with Iris, cleaning house, and watching Gilmore Girls again from the start.

I’m pretty sure that’s what heaven is like.
Except for the cleaning house part.

Today I’m maximizing my “me time” by writing this little blog post while getting my hair done.
How very efficient (and embarrassing), right?

But I’m so thankful to have these two hours to sit blissfully uninterrupted. January and February aren’t my favorite months of the year. Work is busy, the weather is cold, and the excitement of Christmas is gone.

Every once in a while though, I’m smart enough to schedule my hair appointment towards the end of the work day so that I can enjoy a glass of wine, which is paired nicely with a bunch of girl talk with my pal Taylor at B L O N D E.

Maybe I’m enjoying myself a little too much because…
I’m booking an appointment for Iris to get bangs.

To be continued (!!!).

I’m so fortunate that I get the week in-between Christmas and New Years off work. The only downfall is when it’s all over and I have get out of my pajamas and back into the real world. That’s where I am now and, goodness gracious, is it rough. This year we didn’t travel at all, so the time off felt like forever, but somehow still not enough.

We were also fortunate in that our family and friends came to us.
We ate, we drank, we played.
The holidays of 2014 were legit and I miss them already. Here are just a few notes and photos from our holidays.

All Iris wanted in the whole wide world of Christmas was a chocolate bunny. Somehow Santa came through (he must have had a deal with the Easter Bunny.. or Amazon). I asked her a few times why she wanted one or where this idea came from. “I don’t know. I just want one,” was all I could get out of her. Let’s just hope she doesn’t ask for a chocolate Santa for Easter… Maybe I should stash one away just in case.

Of course Santa didn’t stop with just a piece of candy.
(He could have, but then – there’s Target).
Iris got a pink kitchen, tons of pretend food to go along with it, a comfy lounge chair for watching endless episodes of Peppa Pig (her current fave), new books, and more toys than I care to admit.

Lots of family and friends made everything extra special.

Some of our friends’ kids even started a band.

My old gal pals, Laura & Bev.

Todd and Iris enjoyed some quality father daughter time on Christmas day.

And I got a much needed new pair of my favorite pair of slippers. I’ve never met anything as comfortable as L.L. Bean’s Wicked Good slipper. This is my third pair in about ten years.

Clink! Our New Years tradition.

And finally, a little of Iris’ joy to lead you into this new year…

Here it is.

My first blog post of 2015.
Oh, and the first one since June of 2014.
And that brings me to why I’m here.

My new year’s resolution is to get back to blogging, at least once a week for the next year. Ever since I had Iris (over three years ago!), I’ve let life get in the way of one of my very few creative outlets. I have a wonderful family, wonderful friends, a wonderful job, but because of all this wonderfulness – not a lot of extra time. This year, I’m giving myself a little of my “me time” back and getting back to blogging, something I really miss. Sure there’s Instagram, but I’ve had a blog of some sort back almost 15 years and I’m not gonna stop that easy.

So, happy New Year and… here we go!