musings

toddlers are like cats.  they can see in the dark, sneak up on you when you least expect it, get into awkward positions/places, think the world revolves around them, and demand constant attention.

i busted my butt and got everything baked, bought, wrapped, mailed and decorated by the first week of december.  i feel ready for christmas and am enjoying the fact that i can basically relax and truly enjoy the holiday season.

the energy of the temple at christmas as families walk around and look at the lights reminds me of disneyland at christmas.  families are together, people are happy, and there is such a wonderful, magical, peaceful energy that surrounds the area.  i love it.

the older lily gets, the more i enjoy her.  she is a little kid and finds the oddest things hilarious.  i love getting into her world and going along for the ride.  and i love that she is old enough to go on various adventures and really participate and enjoy them.

the instant gratification of instagram and facebook have had a detrimental affect on my blog.  i'm not updating this space as much because instagram is just an in-the-moment blog (so to speak).  i need to get better about updating my blog, because (for better or worse) this is my journal and history.

i am getting the urge to update my space.  i feel the need for a new color palette on the walls.  the down side is, i am forbidden to paint (apparently i am an enthusiastic but horrible painter) and need to find a way to get kevin to do it.  and find the time.  also, the colors i am leaning toward (bright and "poppy" palettes) are so not in kevin's wheelhouse.  somehow a compromise of sorts must be reached.

my favorite part about decorating the christmas tree is the memories that come with the ornaments we unpack.  everything on the tree is related to a trip i/we have taken, a specific moment in my/our life, or the people i was with at the time the ornament was purchased.  it is a nice trip down memory lane and i love adding to the memories every year.

i would be totally down for co-sleeping with lily because she is a great cuddler.  she nestles against your back and is a little furnace.  plus, if she's already in bed with us, she won't wake me up when she does her nocturnal wanderings.  also, when she is asleep, i don't have to answer the same questions about where the moon, the firetruck, the trash truck, and the dump truck went 500,000,000 times/hour.  she's persistent and dedicated to her obsessions.