Starting off the New Year with a random post

1.  I always love the new year.  There is just so much optimism and possibilities in it.  I just love that feeling of getting a fresh start.  Anyway,  we didn't do much last night as we were driving back from our Christmas week in Arkansas.  I actually kept forgetting it was NYE.  This was Jenna last night - around 9:30 just exhausted and couldn't stay up any longer.  (I don't think I made it either.)  Anyway,   as she was falling asleep, she also had her hand on my belly.  Seriously sweet....

2.  And I know I never blogged any Christmas pictures.  Honestly, we have so many that the thought of trying to organize a couple of different posts just overwhelms me.  So, therefore, I'm taking the easy way out and just not doing it.  I think instead I may put them into a shutterfly book.  I hate that they won't be in my blog book, but I'm ready to move forward with this new year. :)


3.  And again speaking of the new year,  I am so excited to try out my 2013 Paper Coterie products!  I had an Erin Condren planner but it finally ran out.  I really did like it, but I thought it was a bit too bulky for me, so I'm trying a few different things.  All I really need is a monthly calendar view and somewhere to make a daily list.  So, my calendars are Chick Fil A (ha, ha, I know...) and we have the iphone calendar.  The one that says "My Life"  is my new weekly planner - just a simple place to jot down a few of my daily to-do's.  And I decided I want to start a gratitude journal this year. Both of these have a few pages on the inside for other pictures too.

4.  I have been loving Zulily again lately.  I've gotten a few different things lately, but 2 of my orders have been matching sister clothes!!! ACK - I can not even begin to tell you how excited I am about that.  However, I have noticed it's so much harder to find things when you are looking for a bigger size.  It seems most things stop matching around size 4.  Jenna is in a 5 but will probably be in a 6 by fall.  Anyway, I don't want them matching all the time, but I do love it.  I showed Jenna and told her about it and she was so excited about their matching clothes too.  So, anyway,  the polka dots are pajamas and the red and pink is a summer outfit by the brand flit and flutter. So, hopefully, several months from now, I will follow this up with a couple of cute pictures of them together. :)

5.  We got a teensy tiny dusting of snow and Jenna was extremely excited about it.  She wanted to play in it, so I let her, even though she soon realized there wasn't much to do anything with.  You can barely even seen it in the picture.

6.  Oh, and about 2 weeks ago, we said good-bye to the bug and hello to our new Honda Odyssey mini-van.  I really wanted the space and ease of getting in and out of a mini-van and I love it!  JM has been joking about having two chihuahua's, two girls, and now a mini-van....(ha, ha...) but he really loves it too.  He loves the techy side of it and there is even an option to put a picture on the screen on the dashboard....and we all know how much he loves his pictures. :)

7.  I have been back on pinterest for a few weeks now again.  (I took a long hiatus from it for a while.)  Anyway, I'm also thinking I really need to start actually trying to do more from there (besides just the recipes).  So, my hope is that I will try out a few new things a month and then blog about my experience with it.

8.  Jenna has been singing one of her favorite songs from school a lot lately.  "A joyful heart is good medicine...."  (That all she and I both know of it.)  But she sings it over and over.  Anyway, I love it. It's such a good reminder.  Especially with the start of a new year.  :)

Happy New Year, everyone!