Misinformed

Apparently i was under the impression that after having my second kid and going to school full time i would have free time. I guess i missed the memo that said, "Your lucky if you get to shower, eat, or sleep." Sooooo i should probably stop reading and looking at all these amazing blogs i follow, because all i do is make my bookmark list longer and fall even deeper in a slump at the thought that i will never get to work on anything again. As of right now this is what my current projects look like to date:

This is a huge mirror i scored at a thrift store for $6 back when i was PREGNANT with Belle. Yes Ma'am, it's taken me that long to even get to this point of priming it. It did have 2 thick coats of ugly paint that i had to strip and then sand of course. But it's been sitting in the garage waiting to be painted for about 3 weeks now. At first i blamed it on the fact that i didn't know what color i wanted to paint it. Then i went to my personal "David Bromstad" (aka George), and he immediately said a dark yellow. I stared at him in complete awe and it was in that moment i knew i made a good choice in marrying him. So this weekend #1 on my to-do list is to go to Lowes and get my paint dammit, i can't wait to see this bad boy in our entry way.

And this my friends is my SECOND project. This is where it is sitting AS I TYPE. It's a chalkboard globe. I've been wanting to do one of these for Noah for awhile now, so when i saw this globe at my weekly Goodwill visit i just had to snatch it up. I'm excited about this for 2 reasons: 1. Noah is going to love it, and 2. i get to use it in one of my school assignments this semester. I will feel like such a cool cat that i had a creative little gem like this hiding in my house :)

And these next 2 pictures is the reason why my homework waits till the last minute to be done, and why my projects sit for weeks on end waiting for me. Because a sleepy lil girl needs me and a crazy lil man. Yes i know it's a bit blurry, but i had to capture the fact that his underwear is tucked into his shirt.

Renovating

Let's keep this short and sweet. I had about a paragraph written and decided to delete and just say this:

I miss cheese. I miss it alot.

AND.....

i'm renovating this blog. I need a new look. And since our picture was one that felt like decades ago when we only had one munchkin running around, i thought i should update. I couldn't decide if i wanted to do something nostalgic like this:

In case you dont know what this is, it's Pensacola, FL. The place where all the magic happened, where George tried to woo me and i turned him down countless times. I'm totally joking. That is where we met, fell in love and spent almost every weekend and night after school.

OR.....

should i wait till i find an incredibly cute, nauseating picture of my adorable children and then make that my heading? All i know is, it has to be magnificent.

Twenty-Eleven

I am SO looking forward to this year. Not that anything in particular is happening, i just feel like we are finally starting to enjoy our lives here in Georgia. This past year George got out of the Marines and was able to get a job that he not only LOVES, but worked very hard to secure. Before then we had no idea if we would be staying here or if he would be re-enlisting which would mean we would have to move. Everyday Augusta feels more and more like home and i cant complain because this place has really grown on me.

I have made many different New Year's Resolutions, but i hate calling them resolutions and would rather think of them as a list of things i would like to check off this year. Of course there are the usual, "Loose the baby weight", "Eat healthier", and "Finish the half marathon i am registered for"; but what about the ones we dont really say out loud? The ones we keep in our minds and hope we can accomplish. For me i would have to say it would be to be more patient with my kids. Particularly Noah because Belle isnt old enough yet to know which of my buttons to push. And as funny as it sounds my 2nd would be to be nicer to George. Dont get me wrong i am a real sweetheart most the time, but being a Mama of 2 has really taken it's toll on me and by the time George gets home i just dont want to be bothered. Lastly, i would LOVE to blog more. I really do love to write, almost as much as i love reading blogs, and i think it would be nice to fall into some sort of routine with writing. I know i'm not the best with grammar and spelling, but it's refreshing to pour out my thoughts and let my creative juices flow.

Speaking of creative juices, i was afraid after having Belle i wouldnt want to continue my projects around the house, but let me tell you, they are back! :) I already have SO many different things to work on and i have George on board for a few. I am going to leave you now with 2 pictures that i couldnt resist posting. One is of my gorgeous girl that i took recently and cant help but starring at. I know i'm her mom so i'm a little biased, but as the days go on i feel like we're growing to know eachother alot more. Yes even moms have to get to know their kids, what they like and dont like, and i have to say she is really growing on me. :) The other picture is a project i saw sometime last year and have been dying to try myself. I think i will start on it this weekend.

Happy New Year!