November Goals

I always have a hard time remembering all of the things I really really really want to get done in a month.  Let's be honest here, I have a hard time remembering everything I want to do in a day.  I thought this would be a great way for me to be able to look back and remember.  Plus posting it on here, thinking someone reads it will be more of a motivator.  So here goes nothing:

• Get Genevieve at least one Christmas Present.  I am that insane person who does her Christmas shopping the day before Christmas, EVERY year.  If you can handle the crowds there are actually some pretty awesome deals.  One year I did all my Christmas shopping at Kohl's on the 24th.
• Clean out my car.  The suitcase from my trip to Boston is still in my car, I think that says enough.
• Go through all my clothes and donate things I do not wear anymore.
• Start meal planning.  I am sick of coming home from work with NO CLUE what to cook for dinner.
• Clean out my purse
• Keep my nails painted and not chipped and disgusting more than they are fully painted.

There we have it.  Let's see how I do for my first time :)

Happy Halloween.

Oh Em Gee - The first holiday I am not late posting on. Que fireworks and all things sparkly.  

I am more than excited for halloween this year - it happens to be the first year Genevieve and I go trick or treating, my last time was 11 years ago... sayyy whaaa?  I am overly ecstatic because this mama LOVES her some candy :)

Genevieve's costume was one of the most epic parent/child costume fails I have seen.  The irony in it is the topping on the cake - no pun intended. 
Allow me to introduce to you:

My 2 year old bride.  I kid you not, my daughter is a bride for Halloween.  Trust me I'm still trying to process it myself.  I honestly thought I bought a princess costume, in an attempt at being amazingly frugal.  I purchased this lovely bad boy at a discount store when we were visiting my family in MA (whole other post with a massive amount of mommy & daughter pictures, you have been warned.)  
I got it back to the house and had her try the dress on.  As I was unpacking all the little trinkets I noticed the pearl necklace? uh is this some classy princess, and then the veil.  
I was horrified and obviously Genevieve was beyond ecstatic about her "costume" because all she knew was costume = chocolate and she loves that. I know I could have "spiced it up" a bit, but she was so excited about the veil and dress, I didn't have the heart to do it.  
While doing our trick or treating trial run this past Saturday I noticed, her costume is the shizznit.  How many parents do you know who dress their toddler's up as a bride?  Um I saw none.  Am I messing with her fate?  It's completely possible, but homegirl over here is far more likely to have a better outcome than her mama has, bride dress or not.

"I like shoes!"

Cookies

Swings & Slides oh my..

We have mastered the playground this weekend. Most terrifying experience for me ever.

Alex who?

I have neglected this for far too long. In my defense we have been extremely busy ladies. (then I also thought it had been way too long to just post something without an explanation as to where we've been)
Last weekend, G loved going to the orchard and picking apples, peaches and blackberries.

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson