favorite week of the year

I have always loved the week between Christmas and New Year's.  Usually, when I have a job, I get this week off and see lots of friends. This year, I don't have many plans, actually I've been in hibernating mode lately. I need to snap out of it and have more fun.

Obligatory christmas gift list: (things I got! )

• Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter (and therefore Netflix!!!)
• A gift certificate to a swimming class for Theo (and me) at the local Y
• A Rice cooker (with vegetable steamer attachment)
• New comfy pjs
• Apples to Apples
• Framed adorable pics of Theo
• Christmas candy galore

Theo was sick on Christmas morning and I was so disappointed because he was completely disinterested in the presents (and the fact that I stayed up so late assembling it all).  But after some tylenol and breakfast, he was loving the tent and his favorite toy seems to be the racetrack. Success!

I am loooooving Netflix. My only complaint is half of the things I want are only on DVD. 

I need to get out and do something today! Is anyone else experiencing post-Christmas laziness?!

holiday cheer

Happy Holidays everyone!

I have been super into Christmas this year and I am eagerly awaiting everyone's faces when they open their presents.  I have wrapped all of the gifts and put them under the tree and I am getting impatient like a small child for the big day...

Our holiday tradition is for the family to have a fondue dinner on Christmas Eve and then exchange gifts from one another. And this year I am super antsy for this special evening, as I feel I've got awesome presents for my whole family (plus I get to be Santa for Theo!)

Since I am dying to tell them about their presents (but won't) I will just list them here:

• Dad - a sweatshirt that says "Nonno" and a deck of cards with an adorable picture of Theo (it also says Merry Christmas Nonno) things that say "Nonno" are rarely found, so I hit the jackpot
• Mom - incense, a special journal to capture her most hilarious moments, and a deck of cards with another cute picture of her grandson
• Sister - the newest Richelle Mead novel and a flower car magnet
• Brother - practical joke set and gift certificates for 10 hours on my Xbox 360
• Theo - a toddler race car set and a moose pillow pet
• From Santa Claus - a play tent with a tunnel, a bounce and spin zebra, a toddler basketball hoop, a hammering toy,
• Theo's Stocking - more balls for his gumball machine, a mini chuck car, and this neat sock/shoe combo called Skidders

Maybe I went a bit overboard when I shopped for Theo this year, but I bought these things little by little since the summer, and when I finally got everything together, I was a bit shocked, but I still have trouble going through a store without finding another thing he would love. I've cut myself off tho. So has my shrinking bank account, heehee. But I did get incredible deals on everything. 

My favorite shopping deal was back in September or October when there was a grand reopening of the Babies R Us/Toys R Us store nearby. Not only were there tons of characters for Theo to hug (namely Brobee and Geoffrey Giraffe) but there were also crazy sales including this gem: Fisher Price Infant Toys: Buy 2, Get 3 Free. I thought, seriously??! So my mom and I each picked out five toys and just like that major birthday and christmas shopping was done. When we got to the cashier, it turned out that the sale was supposed to be Buy 2, Get the 3rd Free, and they promptly took down the signs, but honored the deal for us. Score!

I hope everyone else has had successful shopping and are looking forward to their holidays!

so here's what happened

I've been neglecting my blog almost as much as I've been neglecting my houseplants. Sorry blog.

A few days ago, I turned 26. (woohoo) I had a wonderful birthday with college friends which was super fun. We went to Evo in Worcester and I tried kobe beef. I normally never eat beef, but the kobe burger was totally yumgasmic. My friends got to see my little man, and by a birthday miracle, he fell asleep at 10pm and slept soundly until 7am while mommy partied herself out till 3am and had an amazing time.

I haven't gotten any jobs I've applied for which is getting super frustrating and chipping a bit at my self confidence.  It's just annoying, I want to go back to work and be productive and make some money and be in my own place again. (On another note, I really need to get laid.)

In baby news, he is standing up by himself regularly and even took his first steps today!! I love him so much, he just gets cuter every minute and he is such a ham.

I'm also super excited for the Christmas season. Most of my shopping is done and I am so excited to be Santa this year. Actually, I got most of the shopping done in one day, and I had everything piled in one red shopping bag and wound up carrying it over my shoulder. While I passed the glass doors of the shops, it looked like I was carrying Santa's bag of gifts. My friend Alison and I finished the 10 hour shopping spree with sushi and GoBerry which serves the most delicious frozen yogurt ever. And the most exciting thing ever happened that day: I found my first two pairs of NON-maternity JEANS!!! I am a normal woman again, after a long maternity pants year and a half.

these are the jeans I bought (not on me though, haha)

So, I guess life is going pretty good. Just continuing my search for a job (and a man. maybe?).