New year, new look!

I wish I could tell you I got a makeover and that's what the 'new look' is about, but...no such luck. :) Not that I am unhappy with the way I look, it's just that pregnancy does a number on your body and getting it back (for me) has been interesting. I think that's another blog post though.

One thing that I am striving to stick to is goal setting and goal keeping. I am terrible at both. So, it being a new year, I made some new goals. I am trying to keep it simple at first so I don't get overwhelmed and quit after a couple of weeks. One of them is to do my visiting teaching every month, on the first Friday of every month. I made it specific so that I couldn't give any excuses as to why I didn't do it. Another goal is to take my multi-vitamin every day with a healthy breakfast. Like I said, simple. My doctor nags me about taking my vitamins daily and for good reason. I couldn't take them most of the time while I was pregnant because I would end up throwing it up soon after taking it. But now I am making it a habit. Not only can I benefit from it, but my son as well! He needs those nutrients and if I am not taking care of myself, I am no good to him. Speaking of taking care of myself, my third goal is to do some form of exercise for at least 30 minutes daily. I know that one is kind of vague and I'm working on it but with Lincoln's schedule and how whack that can be some mornings, 

I at least made it 'daily'. 

So. Here's to a brand new year and to brand new goals! Go me :)

Fair time!

One of my favorite things to go to is the fair! Why? Because there are so many cool things to see, experience, eat, and enjoy. Lee and I got to go this last week when he and I had a day off from work...and we had a lovely time!

People enter all kinds of things that they want to be judged, like this cake! Pretty 'sweet' decorating job I'd say. :)

Really neat handmade chess set.

There was a whole room full of flowers and plants, bonsai trees and garden booths. I liked this room a lot.

Then we went to the animal tent which was full of cows, bulls, chickens running around everywhere, goats and a station to milk a cow! 

Oh yeah and potbelly pigs with smooshed faces. So cute!

This fella was ginormous. Seriously. 

There were tons of goats all begging for food from your hands. They 'baa-ed' at you if you didn't have anything. We just liked to hear them go 'baa'.

I loved the feathers on this rooster's legs! Looked like bell bottoms!

Huge turkey! I think he was asleep...

Texas longhorn!

When we got to the sheep, Lee said their fur felt like a dirty blanket. That pretty much sums it up! It was fun to feel how poofy their coats are though!

Like I said, all they did was beg for food. You would think with all the food they get all day, they'd be full. I guess not!

Milk cows! Their hides were so soft!

This tent was Lee's favorite to visit!

These chickens had some funky hair-dos!

Of course we had to get a funnel cake! We were going to get elephant ears too but someone said they weren't that great this year so we didn't bother.

Went to Panda Express after for dinner and came out to this lovely sunset to complete our day. :) Love it when it works out like that!

My Sweetheart

I can't tell you how blessed I am to have such a wonderful, attentive, loving husband as Lee. He fills my world with such joy and happiness that is completely beyond my comprehension sometimes. 

How did I get so lucky??

We just celebrated our 2 year anniversary on the 6th of this month...can't wait for more!!!

I love you, sweetheart!

Nesting

We are getting ready to move in a couple of weeks. It's only across the street, so no big deal, but we are going to be saving a bunch of money each month, which thrills me to pieces! I generally don't care for moving and the process it entails, but this time, I'm looking forward to it.

For the last week or two, I have been diligently going through all of my stuff (that Lee affectionately calls "junk") and either donating it, throwing it away, giving to my mom, or finding a new home in our home for it. I have seriously gotten rid of so much of this "stuff" that I thought I needed and it feels so good to just clear it all out! And, strangely enough, I have even more room now to be able to organize everything as I want it instead of tossing it in a bin in a closet, never to be looked at again. It really feels great when everything is neat and orderly and chaos free!

Because of this organization that I have been trying to implement in our lives, I have been able to enjoy our space so much more. I cleared out a bin that was full of cotton fabric, for example, wrapped all of them on little cardboard bolts, and neatly tucked them in my bookshelf so that I could "shop" it more easily and actually feel like sewing more often. This is a sampling of what it looks like now: 

Isn't it pretty to look at when it's all laid out like this?! Hopefully, we can get some more bookcases and I can fill them with fabric this way. Yes, I have that much. :/ 

I am so proud of myself because this quilt that I recently completed for our baby was made all from fabric and supplies that I already had laying around in bins! I didn't have to go to the store at all!!! That is quite an accomplishment for me and made the process of making the quilt fun and now I am looking forward to doing another one! 

When I can see everything that I have to work with, I find that I can complete a project quicker and with excitement instead of dread and irritation because I can't find something.

So, needless to say, when we move into our new apartment in a couple of weeks, my goal is to make everything neat and organized when we first get in there so that it's all clean and accessible.

Yay for organization!!!