I’m not even sure when the What’s Up Wednesday link-up is for this month but I figured it wouldn’t be next week since that will be Christmas Day. I’m just posting mine today to get it up because I know the next couple of weeks will be crazy! Just ignore the fact that we’re only halfway through the month. Ha!
What We’re Eating This Week
This might be one of the
craziest weeks of the whole year. We
literally have something going on every single day and night this week so I won’t
be getting remotely near the kitchen to cook.
Mon – Dinner out with the
girls
Tue – Dinner out with old
coworkers
Wed – Dinner out with family
after the school Christmas program
Thu – I’m invited to a Home
& School Association Christmas dinner, but I hate leaving Brian and the
kids for three nights in one week, so I may skip this one and cook, even though
I hate to miss it.
Fri – Dinner in ATL before The Nutcracker!
Sat – Out after church
Sun – ????
What I’m Reminiscing About
I honestly haven’t had much
time to reminisce this month because I’ve been too busy being in the moment and
planning ahead for Christmas. It’s almost
here, y’all!
What I’m Loving
Everything Christmas. I can’t get enough. And because Thanksgiving was so late this
year, I feel like we were completely robbed of our Christmas season. This one has just flown by at max speed and I’m
not ready for it to be over yet.
What We’ve Been Up To
All of the Christmasy
stuff. Our elf, Cheek, has been with us for the
last few weeks. B and I celebrated our
twelfth wedding anniversary, we celebrated Maui's tenth birthday, we attended the tree lighting and parade downtown,
we had Breakfast with Santa at our church, we visited Santa at the mall, and we’ve
been trying to squeeze in as many other Christmas activities as humanly
possible while also relishing in some downtime on the couch with warm blankets
and Christmas movies. Here are some
recaps of the month so far…
What I’m Dreading
Christmas being over. I’m just not ready, y’all.
What I’m Working On
Being present during my favorite time of the year and prepping for taking some time off in the coming couple of weeks. The blog will still be rolling along, but I won’t be behind the computer. :o) Here are some of this month’s blog posts…
What I’m Excited About
I’m so excited to continue
celebrating Christmas for the rest of the month. Christmas Eve is always my favorite day of
the entire year so I’m looking forward to spending time with family and
carrying on our traditions. I’m mostly
looking forward to Christmas Eve mass. It’s
always been so magical to me and it’s pretty much my favorite hour of the whole
year.
I’m also excited because my
friend and her family who moved to Korea
last year are back in the United
States
What I’m Watching/Reading
Watching – All the Christmas
movies and lots of Gossip Girl.
What I’m Listening To
What I’m Wearing
Sweaters and sherpas and
leggings and boots and scarves and a whole bunch of other cozy stuff. This Old Navy sweater is definitely a favorite right now.
What I’m Doing This Weekend
We're heading to Atlanta
What I’m Looking Forward To Next
Month
I used to dread January, but
over the last few years, January has morphed into one of my favorite months of
the year. Talk about doing a 180,
right? I just love the fresh start and
the clean slate that it brings. We get
to put the house back together after it’s been decorated for various holidays
for four months, we get to start working on goals and bettering ourselves (even
though we can really do this all the time, but I always feel more inspired in
the new year), and we get to decide how we’re going to spend the next twelve
months and what kind of people we are going to be.
Also, it doesn’t hurt that January
is the slowest month of the whole year for our family. The craziness of the start of the new school
year is over, the hustle and bustle of the holidays are over, we’re in between
sports for Jacob since baseball breaks during the winter, and we haven’t quite
reached the end of the school year craziness.
It’s nice.
And yes, June and July are
slow months for us as well, but I often feel crazed during those months since
the kids are home with me all the time.
January is the one true month where I have nothing on my plate and no
tiny humans to take care of day in and day out!
It’s a nice time to decompress, catch up, refresh, and fill my cup for
the crazy months to come.
What Else Is New
I’ve been evaluating my blog
post load these last few weeks and deciding what posts I enjoy writing and what
posts I think are valuable to you as readers, and I’ve come to the decision
that in 2020 I don’t think I’m going to participate in the What’s Up Wednesday
link-up anymore.
Since I started doing weekly
recaps my WUW posts have felt a bit repetitive, so I think I’m going to make
this WUW post my last one. I figure, the
only new stuff I really talk about in these posts are what I’m watching,
reading, and listening to, but I can talk about that stuff in a Five on Friday
post if I feel its worth mentioning.
So that’s it. Nothing earth-shattering. Hopefully y’all won’t miss them… I don’t
think I will since I’m already providing all of the same information in other
posts!
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I’m not ready for Christmas to be over yet either, we just have not had enough time! Isn’t it great having dinners out during the holidays. Love all these pictures my sweet friend!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to bite the bullet and buy the christmas shopaholic book - I really want to read it! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteI hope you all have so much fun at the Nutcracker. I kind of fizzled out on my WUW posts this year for the same reason.
ReplyDeleteI started my What's Up Wednesday to post next week even though it's Christmas day! I am going to be in Atlanta this weekend too! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so not ready for Christmas to be over either, and also feel we were robbed by Thanksgiving being so late this year. Have an amazing time at the Nutcracker, such a magical show for Christmas <3
ReplyDeleteGreen Fashionista
I'm not ready for Christmas to be over either. It feels like it came and is leaving faster than ever this year. I can't with maui in that adorable little sweater! Pentatonix is also a favorite of ours and A even started trying to beatbox lol.
ReplyDeleteI literally just posted howw fast it is all going! Ah hate that! Enjoy the Nutcracker - I'd LOVE to take Andi one year! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how fast this month has flown by!
ReplyDeleteYou and me both!
DeleteIt has really flown by. Looking forward to a clean slate and time to relax. The nutcracker will be lovely, hope y'all enjoy!
ReplyDeleteGive me all the Penatonix!!
ReplyDeleteYES, GIRL!
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