Sunday, December 30, 2007

Oh, I love a lazy Sunday!




I love lazy Sundays. Mike was home today(woo hoo!!) and so we have enjoyed just relaxing. I just made noodle salad (shells, shredded chicken, tomatoes, black olives, muenster cheese, onion, and celery) and we are letting it sit before we start the chicken. So right now, I, obviously, am typing this, and Michelle is dancing around to Spongebob.

I am going to attempt to add some pictures on here. Woo hoo, it looks as though it is working. Here is a picture of Michelle at my sister Jess's house. And yes she is wearing a sock on her hand. That is just how she rolls.






Here she is opening Christmas presents. Notice how she just throws the paper over her head to get to the good stuff.


















While I was writing this, I kept trying to day dream, but my mind kept wandering......

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Hooray for Christmas!!

Mmmmm, my house smells so good right now. We had sticky chicken for dinner, and the whole house still smells delicious.


Hooray for Christmas. We had such a great day today. I swear, this has got to be the best Christmas I have ever had. Michelle got a butt load of presents. Lots of cars, a book projector, some art stuff, a tinkerbell tent/sleeping bag/flashlight, geotrax, and a doll house. She definitely loves the geotrax and doll house best. The geotrax are so neat, they are little electronic trains. And the doll house has so many pieces and we got her a nursery addition. I love the fact that both the geotrax and doll house have so many additions you can but to add on.

Mike got all Red Sox and Patriots stuff. His favorite thing was a red sox watch. It is so nice and shiny. I love getting him fun sports stuff. He also got a microwave. It is shiny!!!

I made out quite well, too, I must admit. Right now I am typing all this on my new shiny laptop. Ohhhhh, shiny!!!!! I also got a down blanket, memory foam pillow, Simpsons Movie, headbands, hair claws, a straightener(Sooo nice!!), and a huge makeup set.

So, all in all, it was a great day. I love the age Michelle is at right now. She had so much fun opening everyones presents for us. It was so exciting. She laughed and wanted to play with everything right after she opened it, and then couldn't believe it when we had more presents for her. She thought it would just be one or two things. Right now Mike and I are just relaxing on the couch, and Michelle is sleeping. God, I love being able to sit on my tush and watch tv and do stuff on the computer. Does that say lazy or what??!!??

I hope everyone is having a great day, eating lots of good food, and having fun. I am fresh out of witty and silly things to say relating to the topic at hand, so instead I will say this:

No matter how you shake and dance, the last few drops still end up on your pants....

Just something to keep in mind...


Saturday, December 22, 2007

Ok so I just checked the date and realized.... THREE days until Christmas. And as I write this, I survey the room I am in, and see HUGE pile of presents, still in their bags, and no where near being wrapped. But in my defense, the wrapping paper is all the way in the walk through closet's cabinet, and that is in the bedroom. WAY too far. I plan on wrapping, of course, but I prefer the frenzied last minute wrapping. That is what really gives me that wonderful Christmas feeling. Plus, I don't think a two year old will critique my wrapping skills(or lack thereof)... Although, she is a stickler for reminding you to say "Thank You' and "Your Welcome".

My Mom sent down a delicious package today. Filled with cookies and a cake. Mmmmm, cake. I have been good resisting eating them all, but sometimes you just have to accept defeat.... That is a lesson my self control should learn, especially since it seldom wins. But I am fighting the good fight. Except right at this moment, I am having trouble remembering why it is the good fight. Let's talk about something else, shall we....

Christmas is normally my least favorite time of year. But this year, I feel myself getting happier about it.... Dare I even say, joyous?? I think it comes with having kids. Now I am not saying that I am ready to go caroling(I don't even know carol...) or that I am decking the halls. I can honestly say, my halls are deckless. And I am not at all saying that I still don't want to stab those inflatable decorations, because, trust me, I very much so do. But I think the excitement that Michelle gets over the lights, the tree, Santa, Snowmen, and all of the general Christmas festivities must be rubbing off on me a little. She is so genuinely excited about the Holiday, and not the presents. Very innocent. I wish I could bottle that sort of raw and real excitement. She is going to be really excited once she sees all the toys we got her!!! lol.

As I finish writing this, the front of my shirt is covered in the crumbs of the brave cookies that gave their life. We both put up a good fight, but in the end my will power didn't have the strength to resist, and once that gave, the cookies stood no chance.

Friday, December 21, 2007

I am a copy cat!!!!




Well, I guess I have decided to follow in my sisters foot steps, and create a blog. Although I can guarantee mine will not be as interesting, or make as much sense as theirs does. But it will contain a lot of music lyrics. Nothing I wrote, just songs I like. I thought it might be fun to try though, and see what the hub bub is about. Oh, and my blog title, "Chill-axing" is a mix between relaxing and chill. I like to say it a lot.

So back to what I was thinking in my head. Does anyone else do that?? Start a sentence in your head and finish it out loud. Confuses the hell out of Mike.... Ahhh, Mike... I am glad I brought him up. Or was it you?? Either way, one of us brought him up, and he is one of my favorite things to talk about. He is my wonderful husband of two years.

Do you ever look at someone and think to yourself "How did I get so lucky to meet you, by such a slim chance??"?? Well, that is what I have with Mike. He is 7 years older then me, making him 28. He was born and grew up in Maine, and by some random course of events, ended up in NY manager of a restaurant I was working at. It was not love at first site, quite the contrary. It was LOATHE at first site. But after about 2 months we started liking each other more, and a beautiful romance bloomed. Had someone told me that first time I met him, that I would end up indescribably happy married to him, with a 2 year old, I would have punched them in the eye. But life takes so many different roads, you never know where you are going to end up.

So on to my 2 year old... God, I love that kid. I remember being pregnant, and scared, wondering what being a Mom was going to be like. I knew I could handle the responsibility, but there is so much more to being a Mom. Did I have the love and the patience? Just what would it be like, ya know?? Well, on my birthday two years ago, I found out. I have never had such an instant bound and love with anything. I looked down at her, and any pain or fear melted away. And as time passed, I was surprised to find that I loved her more and more. It was like, instead of my heart being full, it just kept growing to hold it. Sorry, that was a little hallmarky, but you get what I am saying, right?? And now, at 2 years, and almost three months, she is the funniest kid, but so sweet. She rolls her eyes when people baby talk to her. She does knuckles(pounding the front of someone else's fist with her fist) with people all the time. She wakes me up in the AM by yelling "Good Morning Gorgeous!!!". She is everything and so much more then I ever expected from my kid. She can count to 17, count backwards from 8, and count to 10 in Spanish. The amazing thing to me is that she knows what she is saying. Like if she is counting, she can switch over to Spanish at the right spot. She is a smarty pants.

Did you enjoy all of that shameless bragging?? I couldn't help it, it is my job as a Mama.

So that bring me to now. I am listening to music and talking to... You. Good ol' you!!

I hope everyone enjoyed reading this. I will most likely be blogging more, about a lot of stuff, some important, some just random thoughts. I am going to end this on a beautiful poem written by one of the great thinkers of our time... Stewie Griffin.

Oh squiggly line in my eye fluid. I see you lurking there on the peripheral of my vision.


But when I try to look at you, you scurry away.

Are you shy, squiggly line?

Why only when I ignore you, do you return to the center of my eye?

Oh, squiggly line, it's alright, you are forgiven.