primary colors.

a pirate's life for me!

my incredibly creative and disgustingly talented sister-in-law beth (go away green monster of jealousy!) has started a web company with her cousin. it's called citrus and they sell very cute and clever t-shirts and tank tops for the little ones. on top of being annoyingly talented, she has also given birth to the most adorable little fashion model, a.k.a my nephew griffin. ok, i may be a little bit swayed on that opinion since we share the same genes, (nice job brother!) but come on...have you ever seen such an impish little creature? doesn't he just scream "i'm a heart breaker! point the way to trouble!".i mean look at him, he's eating a dinosaur for goodness sake! (though he's also sporting a bemidji, minnesota t-shirt, so he's got that going for him.) he's got quite the fashion sense you see. he gets that from me. well, he got the t-shirt from me anyway.he's pretty much my favorite thing on the face of the planet, but i won't envy my brother and his wife during the preteen and teen years...better not get too used to those bars, buddy...(ok, it should be noted that he's a totally pleasant child; very giggly, full of smiles and really no trouble at all. yet. muahahaha.)

classic beauty.

ramona, goddess of relaxation.

bippity boppity boo!

yesterday i became a fairy godmother. ok, just a godmother, but it's an honor all the same. little anne was born last summer and is a total doll. tony is godfather to one of her sisters, liza, who is now three years old. i told annie yesterday, as she lay on the floor getting some 'tummy time', that this is a competition now. we're going to see which kid turns out better. muah-ha-ha. oh, and i granted her a couple of wishes. the glass slippers look adorable.

getting to know me...

(...with a little help from bella dia. thanks for the great idea!)

on my bedside table:

alarm clock...the dream machine! (christmas gift circa 1986)

a squirt bottle. anyone with a noisy cat knows this is a complete necessity.

tums

new year resolutions:

exercise and eat healthier diet.

get my blood sugars in better control.

get knocked up.

latest interests:

photography.

my blog.

networking.

on my mind:

baby. baby. baby. (tick tock)

cleaning out the clutter.

job hunting with relation to my newly earned degree. yay!

learning:

that marriage takes more work than i thought (but it's so worth it).

politics can be interesting.

less is more.

making:

draft stopper for kitchen door.

a list of craft ideas for next christmas.

rough draft of possible children's book.

looking forward to:

staying up late and sleeping in.

spring cleaning.

buying a house.

enjoying:

non-alcoholic beer mixed with bloody mary mix.

'sinnerman' by nina simone ala felix da housecat .

sweat pants.

amused by:

the cats, of course.

out west...

off to colorado to celebrate christmas and the new year with my family. some pics to reflect on our time in "berthood". all in all, i'd say this whole "spending the holidays with my husband" went pretty well. however, thanks to my nephew, my new soundtrack to life is the theme song to thomas the train. bugger!