christmas

so. i am off for the christmas and new year holidays. its been nice. ready for the christmas festivities. well, the cooking part. i love christmas morning with david and natalie opening gifts. it will be nice having natalie home for the first time since she moved out.

i am glad that i decided to only put ornaments on my little tree this year, opting out of the ribbon and cranberry garland. makes clean up easier. i need new storage bins. only problem, the ones i want were created in my head and i cant find any! lol!

i hope you and your families are having a wonderful christmas like mine. have a safe new year.

God bless!

had my 40th birthday party. it was so much fun. my family did such a great job planning. i was shocked. my birthday cake was the bomb. i should post a pic of that when i can. :) the best part was my family and friends were all there. we played "pin the tail on the donkey." yes, that is as crazy as it gets! too fun! then all of my daughter's friends showed up. they are a crazy bunch of kids! they made it more fun. i love them all!

my hubby surprised me with 2 random gifts....he was very attentive when shopping with me one day. it was awesome.

thank you all for a wonderful birthday and for helping me transition into being 40!

camera

I have a new camera. :) I got it for my birthday. I am so happy. My life is complete. Well, its just nice not having to borrow Natalie's anymore.

Now that I am an empty-nester, I have procrastinated in the Christmas tree department. Sad. I need to put one up, but no one will be here to enjoy it. I guess I should do it anyway.

Christmas is getting close. It's exciting. :)