Mama Life with Love: Perfect Ending to a New Beginning

I am here! Finally here posting!!! It has been so long! too long, my heart has been longing for this special quiet (even though my children are playing beside me laughing and having much fun) time to sit and write what has been in my heart and on my mind! I have been having some computer problems, that have been holding me back.

I am dedicating this post to my Grandma June. I also dedicated this blog to her. She died on Christmas Day in 2007. She was the best grandmother, with so much love and tenderness in her heart. I will always remember her smell of Chanel makeup and soft skin like rose pedals. She was such a fun grandmother. She and my grandpa Jack, loved to enjoy life by indulging in a little sweet anytime of the day. They both taught me that life is too short to take anything too seriously. But to live life to the fullest and appreciate everything I am lucky to have, and good things come to good honest people who work hard for what they want.

I love you grandpa Jack

The holidays came and went so gracefully. It was all so very magical and created such a lasting picture perfect impression for the years to come. We all had a wonderful, white sparkly Christmas and a very happy new year spent with family.

Making home made stuffing balls, for Christmas dinner. a family tradition

I love you girls

Reese and Daddy

Could life get any more precious!?

Christmas Eve. Priceless. This is her face right after placing the plate of cookies down for Santa :-)

Christmas morning. Riley's 4th Christmas and Reese's 1st

Christmas 2012

Sisters Christmas morning 2012

Mom and her granddaughters Christmas 2012

After Christmas I celebrated my 26th birthday at our favorite dinner date spot, Braddock Inn. Marc left for work early and sent me a birthday text telling me to be ready for dinner at 7 :-). He is growing, and taking the initiative with making plans and swooping me off my feet more and more! Our love is growing deeper each day and our family values are growing stronger. We are becoming a stronger team as parents and our communication on parenting is growing and weaving together, which in turn makes our bond as husband and wife more solid.

26! wow

It was lovely birthday. Marc came home from work early and played with the kids, while I had free time to do things I have been wanting to do with out having to worry about the girls! I mopped my kitchen and bathroom floor! I know I know, not what you were expecting to hear for free time, but to me it was exactly what I had been wanting to do and I was able to do it without the hassle of rushing or worrying if the girls needed my attention.
We then went on our date. I got all dressed up and felt special, it was my night, with my love and we spent it together kid free.

After my Thursday birthday, the weekend came. Every year after the rush of the holidays, I have this same feeling of wanting to do something different and be free!! The itch to finish off my year with something to bring my whole year together. Or maybe it is the itch to start off my year older in a fun way! My childhood friends Stephanie and Bethany came for dinner Friday night. It was perfect. One thing I need to complete my year. We just hung out. Ate dinner and drank. We stayed up talking about the past, present and our futures. We didn't want the night to end. They drove home that night, in the early morning. It was another special addition to my 26th birthday. Hanging with my best girls from back home. And whenever we see each other, we pick up where we left off, true friendship.

Saturday came, I had been home with the girls all day hanging out and snuggling. I had the itch again... It didn't leave. My girls from college were texting one another and all of a sudden, it came to me, I needed to get out! I needed an adventure! My friend Suze and I drove to Baltimore that night! It was so refreshing to get out and stay up until 5am! :-) kinda crazy I know but it is what I needed. I felt young again, i know i know, I am young, but I have two children and my time is limited to them! So it was, we had a blast all of us together again, my college girls hanging and being silly like old times.

Whitney, Me, Brittney and Susan

I think I needed to see my girls again to finish the year the right way. It is not often enough we get together, but we stay friends forever. I love all of my girls.

To top off 2012, we went to a local bar in town to celebrate the new year. It was perfect, I had too much fun. I was with people I love, my family. We all had a good time. I am glad we were together being crazy together and living up the new year together!

This year, 2013 I am going to keep living up my dreams and continue to teach my children and watch them grow in ways I am able to be proud of. I am looking forward to growing together as a family and expanding the love and bond I have with Marc. I am also going to spend more time with my extended family and catch up with my friends often. Here's to a joyous, smooth and memorable new year! Oh, and to continue to live each day to the fullest... Here's to...