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So long Christmas! I'm FINALLY back home after a long and wild trip to Mississippi to see both sides of my family. It's always chaotic and people everywhere so it was really great to see everyone again. Now that I've eaten my weight in green bean casserole and red velvet brownie cake, it's time to focus on wrapping this year up! I really can't believe that this year has already come and went. 2014 has been a great year, but also a tough year for me personally. Lots of growing pains that's for sure. I hate that now I've grown up time just really flies, and I don't have any kids or pets of my own to account for that. It really just doesn't seem fair how life does that >:I this time next year my life will be completely different, so it's nice to be able to look back at what I've gone through to get to where I am now:  January Robert popped the question! In New York City. Then saw my sister shortly after. And after that, had 10th row Lu

Merry Christmas Eve Eve to you and yours! This month really has flown by, and we've been traveling almost every weekend. I'm sad to say that we probably won't get to go see any ice sculptures or anything festive at the Gaylord this year, but we've decorated, and hung up lights and dollar tree stockings! Alas, still haven't had any one over yet, but it's been a busy Holiday Season and there is always next year ;)  Two weekends ago we were in Baltimore to see the annual Army/Navy game, and since it's was Mallory's last year at the Academy, I was glad that Robert was able to see the tradition and the uniformity of each group. Alas, Navy still squeaked by for the win, but it was pretty cool just being there and seeing the rivalry play out (even though those pesky Midshipmen were rude during Army's march in at the beginning). We also got to spend a little bit walking around Washington DC and doing some sight seeing around there despite frigid temps (

It's the most wonderful time...of the year! It really is. I'm all cozied up with some hot cocoa and Michael Buble Holiday on Pandora, and ALL of these songs just bring me back to growing up and what Christmas means to me (ha that song is on right now-see what I did there?) It's a feeling I can't explain and probably makes me a little coo coo but I just love it. Makes me feel really young but also sad that I'm not a kid anymore and don't have any kids of my own yet to enjoy the feeling with and create traditions and memories with. I couldn't help myself: I really want to pursue art prints and things like that. I LOVE to write stuff like this. Seriously, if anyone needs anything done-let me know!  Touching back to the Christmas feeling, it kind of bums me out that more of our neighbors don't have lights on their houses. I feel like we have a substantial amount of children in our neighborhood, but that doesn't seem to make our neighbors mor

Happy December (but really, it's already December?!!)! I ALWAYS have this list of things to do inside my head that make this season so stereo-typically perfect, but always don't get around to doing anything and then bam, it's over and gone just like that. I'm really trying to live each day to the fullest and do these types of things, because in light of recent events, life truly is so short and can be gone just like that, and I would prefer to have these memories and feelings of joy and love to have. Cheesy-right? That warm fuzzy feeling that you always get when you see the perfect holiday commercial or movie is exactly what I'm going for, and who said we can't add even more happiness to an already happy life?! Life happens so quickly these days and sometimes we just need to stop and smell the...cold air and apple cider and peppermint and Christmas spirit instead of go, go, go.  Without further ado, here is what I plan (and hopefully achieve) this holiday se