There exists a black hole that opens up sometime late on Christmas Day and, for me, starts to close right around January 21st. The post-holiday black hole. The one that consumes me with the tiredness of holiday parties, shopping, cooking, cleaning, and so much joy and gratitude that I want to keep it all to myself for as long as possible. And then I get stir crazy and want out...
Kids do indeed make the holidays better. Pope and I were up at 7 AM on Christmas morning waiting for our kids to wake up we were so excited. And they did not fail to warm our hearts and make us smile all day long. If anything they showed me that I should probably rent them out to those in need of Christmas miracles and general lightheartedness as they so easily bring it with them when they walk in the room. But then, I'm fond of my kids...some days I'm not as sure as others but that's not the point...
And thus, with our latest family holiday season in our new house tucked safely away in my memory I am forced to start to move forward. And at this point I'm thrilled. Hello! Vegas? Yes please, and soon. And we're been setting up all sorts of fun play dates with new friends and old friends and the thing about it is they are all my friends too...I love that.
Our new year will also include some house renovations as we get new floors and make some other updates that I can hardly wait for. Round 42 of "Make this New House Feel like Ours" is in effect.
And starting this week, the Pope and I are training for the Tough Mudder event in Avon in June. I started an actual DIET last week that is really just me cutting out the gallons of sugar I still consume after carrying and delivering two little babies who only craved pancakes and jelly beans during their entire pre-life. I. Must. Stop. The. Madness!! (I don't even like pancakes!!)
Here's to 2011!! Hooray!!
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