it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I love this time of year.
Even though the songs bring tears to my eyes.
Even though the mall is full of babies.
Even though I am required to walk through toy shops/baby departments/and the kid section to complete my shopping list.
Even though I won't be home for Christmas.
Even though it's not going to be a white Christmas (maybe especially because it won't be white, I'll be happy! I hate snow!)

I love a good glass of wine and the Christmas lights twinkling. I love the smell of cookies in the oven. I love way wrapped presents look under my tree. And I love my tree.

I love this time of year!

Happy Snow, er, Halloween.

So, our Halloween weekend was suppose to be full of haunted woods, a corn maze, scary movie marathons, and smores. Instead, it turned into SNOW, no electricity, and napping.

Snow in OCTOBER. Can you even believe that?!?
It was such a hard thing to look at, snow and colorful leaves - too strange!

I write this sitting under my snuggly blankets, with my socks on, and a sweater.

Oh, Mr. Winter you have showed up early this year! I wasn't ready for you. Maybe you could vacation a few more weeks and then come back closer to Christmas?

pause in my "photo challenge"

I've been doing a lot of thinking....
there are days (A LOT of days) when I am beyond content with my life. Happy with what I do have. Happy that my schedule is based on what I want/need/desire. Happy that my husband and I have only each other. There are days when it is really nice. Really nice.
And then out of no where -- BAM!

The longing returns.

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i do want a family.

Day 9: Someone you love

I love him.

I love him.

I love him.

oh, and for the record, I love him.


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last night we went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
the movie was AWEEESOME (sang in a high pitch voice). I want to see it again. I snapped this picture while we were waiting for the previews to start. Notice how there isn't anybody behind us? Our theater is always empty like that (kind of makes me worried about how they could possibly make money).

We had a really nice evening. :)

I love date nights. I love that I still desire dating my husband.
I love that he holds my hand.
I love knowing that he is mine and I am his.
sigh....

are you gagging? did you just think to yourself "gross, get a room?"
I have that affect on people when I go into the "my husband is the greatest in the whole world" mode.
But I'm not apologizing. I'm pretty certain that my husband is awesome.

anywho.... have you seen the new Harry Potter movie yet?!?

Day 8: a bad habit

I need to hit the snooze every morning. It's a requirement to start my day. I hit the snooze, and then I lay there thinking about having to get up and thinking about everything that lays ahead of me for the day. And then, when it goes off again, I get up - grumbling - and get my day started. Some days my husband calls me on his way to work, before my snooze-ing as a wake up call.... and I'm ashamed to admit, I tell him to call me back in 5-8 minutes.... so I can "snooze".

it's a bad habit.

Day 7: Fruit

Day 6: From a low angle

this dog is ridiculously spoiled. it's shameful. Can you imagine if I had a child, how spoiled it would be?

She's laying ON TOP of the back of the sofa (did that just make you cringe at the thought of a pet on the furniture? if so, plan NOT to visit my house). She thinks she's "people".

Wonder what Cesar would say.