So here is a quick update.. We had a great busy December with lots of family time on both sides of the family. T and O baby got plenty spoiled for their first Christmas home (O babies first Christmas too!). They got more toys than we know what to do with and their birthdays are next month so geez not sure what else they could possibly get but I'm sure our families will figure something out:) We had 3 different family get togethers. With lots of food and goodies. The day after Thanksgiving we went and saw the movie Frozen which is now an absolute favorite in this house! We even bought the soundtrack and you can heat T singing "Let it Go" or some other song from the movie pretty much on a daily basis. She has now seen the move 4 times!! Also the day after Thanksgiving we went to see Disney On Ice thanks to the kids's Grandpa A! That was an amazing experience. The awe and wonder in the eyes of my two favorite toddler girls (T's cousin only 3 months younger) was incredible and so much fun to experience it with them. I wore a crown and T wore her Tinkerbell costume. O baby was boring and didn't dress up.. What a square:p Another exciting even for the kids was playing in the snow! Tessa loves the snow and gets so excited. Too bad for her I was meant to live in the South and while the snow is pretty to look at I can't stand the stuff... Too cold and it interferes with everything. Christmas day T was surprised with her Aunt R coming home from Savannah (to stay!). She was beyond excited because her and R have quite the bond over their love of dancing and Justin Bieber.. Yes that is right, my almost 3 year old loves Justin Bieber... And I don't even know if I spelled his name right but oh well. We stayed in a hotel Christmas night and T and O got to do some swimming which was lots of fun!
So it has been a pretty wonderful experience being back home around family. Still adjusting to Civilian world though A is guard now so we aren't 100% civilian. Living out in the country has made me a bit of hermit and we don't live super close to family which kind of stinks but we really love the country. I am totally enjoying getting into natural living.. Thanks to Norwex and my newest obsession of Doterra oils we don't have much left in the form of harmful chemicals in the house. Which is very refreshing! Oh and I am doing a whole 30! So I am only eating whole real foods and I feel great! I'm on day 17 right now and it is going so well. It helps I am doing it with a few friends so that support is extra helpful. I'll probably do a post with my results and all about the whole 30 once I am finished but for now I'll just say its going great:)
I am just going to vent about the winter for a second... So yesterday my sister-in-law and I had tickets to see Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr. I like all 3 and we had 2nd row seats!!!! We left 3 1/2 hours before the concert started and had planned on getting dinner before hand. When we both left our houses 45 min away it was clear and sunny... Well 15 minutes into the drive we could barely see the road! Then we got stuck on the interstate behind and accident for 45 minutes and rerouted through another town that was out of the way and once we got through that town we were stuck on the same road for 90 minutes. In that whole 90 minutes we made it 4 blocks! We are not sure what the hold up on that road was or why we didn't seem to be moving. We are guessing because of the ice there were just too many cars getting stuck. We got stuck on a little hill and in a parking lot but managed to get through. So we gave up on the concert all together because there was no way we would make it in time to hear more than a few songs.. So we went and got dinner and went home. In total we spent 5 1/2 hours in the car.. So yes I am bitter and frustrated about that but I will just breathe and move on cause what can you do?? We tried to find the silver lining(but we couldn't). My SIL even had the idea to stand outside and hand out food from the dollar menu to those stuck in traffic but it was freezing and we are smart girls who didn't even have gloves on us;)
Alright well I am off to enjoy some free time since A took the kids to play with their cousins. I already got some tv watching, working out and a blog in! Woo go me:) Now for a shower and some lunch yummy whole 30 grub! I promise my next post will be in a less than a month and a half:)
Oh and I worked out and wrote my blog to some awesome 90's music which can sure put me in a good mood! Right now it is Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls. The memories these songs bring back are just amazing... I love how music does that to you.. That could make a whole new blog post so I'll end it there:)
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