Tuesday, July 31, 2012

What the future holds

  What does our future hold? That is the big question in the James house as of late.  I'm sure it is the question on the minds of many regarding their own future, but it has never been such a prevalent question for us until recently.  As Ive mentioned before, we have our place on the market, which means sometime in the hopefully near future, we will be moving on.  Literally.  Moving is not even a remotely new thing for me, I have moved too many times to count over the years.  For most, moving tends to be a big ol pain in the butt, which I admit, the actual moving process is not exactly pleasant, but I still love moving.  I love the packing process, in which i am able to pass along things that i no longer use.  De clutter people, its refreshing! I especially love the unpacking aka organizing and decorating process.  Seriously, SO MUCH FUN! But perhaps the best part of moving to me is the fresh start and new experiences.  I'm not sure if I love to move so much for the above mentioned reasons, or if it is simply that I have yet to discover a place that truly feels like home.  Or am i just a nomad?
  You see, Matt and I are not big planners.  We tend to sort of just go with the flow, see where life takes us.  That is all fine and dandy, except that now we have a little miss to consider.  I have discovered that it is pretty much impossible to not have at least a little plan when you have a baby tagging along.  Which brings up the question again, what does our future hold? or better yet, what do we want our future to hold? This is not a question that I have the answer for just yet.  I have some great ideas, but I am going to keep those all to myself for the time being.  OK well, I have told Matt, but I swore him to secrecy.  Now it is time to think, explore, and imagine the possibilities of what is to come...

 

  This is me doing some thinking in my favorite thinking spot :)

Friday, July 13, 2012

Warm Summer Nights

  As often as possible, Matt and I love to take it outside to the porch for a few beers, music, and adult conversation.  Its our time to unwind and connect after the days task are complete and Ellie is sound asleep.  While, I hope to be able to do this for years to come, our time of enjoying the porch here is limited since we have put our place on the market.  As excited as we are about our future, there is much to be missed about our little oasis.  Thought y'all might enjoy a little peak.





Monday, July 9, 2012

My Ode to Naps

  Most of you know that I have a strong, deep love for naps.  I have been an excellent napper for as long as I can remember.  That is until about 10 months ago, when miss Ellie joined our lives.  Actually, the day we brought her home was the last time I can remember being able to take a nice, long, comfortable nap. 
We were both exhausted from our long stay and we both needed a nap.  So that's just what we did.  Those were the days when she slept more than she was awake.  Up until that day, I was an incredible napper.  I could sleep anywhere, anytime, through anything.  My napping ability, is just one of the many things that has changed since I became a mom.  Until today! Today, I napped! Today's nap took me back to my glory days of napping.  Maybe it was the rain, maybe it was the margarita I treated myself to at lunch.  Whatever it was, it worked.  I fell asleep within seconds of my head hitting the pillow and stayed there for 2 whole hours.  You read it right, I got to nap for two glorious, uninterrupted hours!!! You may think this is silly, but to me, this is most definitely a day worth mentioning and remembering. 
  (Special thanks goes out to Matt.  Without you, this nap could have never happened.  Love you)


Saturday, July 7, 2012

Night

Night Night Yall :)


Red, White, and Blue

I am finally not feeling entirely exhausted from all the festivities July has had to offer so far.  The fun began with the local Martindale 4th of July parade.  We are talking good old fashion fun here people.  Anyone can be in it, just show up, grab a flag and go!  Matt had to work on the 4th, so Ellie and I joined some friends and their two girls.  We had a wagon full of adorable patriots!



 
Next stop, Galveston.  The three of us headed down to Galveston on Thursday morning for 24 hrs of beach family fun.  I know what your thinking.  Texas beaches, yuck! Not here folks, it was beautiful!
  We actually stayed on the marsh side of the island.  Loved everything about it.  I had a feeling Ellie would like the ocean.  She has never met any water she hasn't loved, but it was even better than I imagined.  The child squealed with excitement the entire time! Made for one happy mama!! You see, I am obsessed with all things water.  The thought of having a child that doesn't feel the same...well that just cant happen.  Lucky for me, it hasn't. 


Actually, the best part of the trip was getting to watch the littles play.  I could listen to cousin Frank say baby over and over and over again.  So cute it hurts! I had no idea that little boys would be so interested in a baby girl, but oh were they.  They wanted to be a part of everything she did, which of course she loved.  Me too, I must say.  I hope to make this a yearly tradition.