Showing posts with label New Year's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year's. Show all posts

Thursday, January 19, 2012

December Festivities & New Year's

We had such a jam packed December that I am so behind on blogging about it. It started off with a Christmas Feis in Palm Springs and a trip to Disneyland. Followed by 2 weeks in Texas to see all the family. We got to do all the usual traditions and pretty much ate our way through the holidays. The food in TX is sooo good! To wrap up the holidays we spent New Year's Day (well the day after to be exact) at the Rose Parade in Pasadena. Here is our holidays in a short photo recap! (You know me, I took no less than 300 pictures for sure!)

Sarah had a great Christmas Feis! Moved up to Prizewinner for the 1st time!

Lauren preparing for her Santa special!


Christmastime at Disney is magical. Great day at the park seeing princesses and riding our favorite rides. It's A Small World is especially nice a Christmas!




Santa visit at The Grove in L.A.


1st stop in TX was to Sweet N Sassy with all the girlfriends! Fun times!

Dallas Symphony Choir at the Morton Meyerson in Dallas. A Christmas tradition!


Little AXO Legacies cookie party! Look at all those gorgeous Iota Lambda legacies!

Nutcracker at Bass Hall! My favorite of all traditions!

Christmas Eve morning...checking out the tree with Nana.

Christmas Eve!

Santa was here!

Christmas Day at Mary Kay's house.

The very awesome red velvet cake...

Christmas with my family in San Antonio.


New Year's Eve fun at Nana & Papa's. Also celebrating Nana's birthday!

Rose Parade in Pasadena with good friends!


Friday, December 31, 2010

Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011!

2010 was a fabulous year for our family. Everyone was healthy, we got to travel, Charlie continued to do well at work and we decided to move back to LA and are moving into a beach house! (A personal dream of mine!) So I hate to see the year come to a close. It really seems like it went by really fast.

I do love a new year, though! There is something about the new year that always makes you feel like you have got a fresh start. I always make resolutions, but hardly ever keep them. That is the great thing about a new year, though, I can be optimistic that this is the year I keep them!

So here are a few:
1. I plan not to worry so much about EVERYTHING. I worry and stress out about everything from major world events to what I am going to cook for dinner, so I plan to try and take things in stride more.

2. I plan to try an appreciate and enjoy the small things in life, but the best things in life. Play more with my kids, take walks on the beach and not just watch them build sand castles but get in there and do it too, appreciate the days we are at home as a family more, and really listen to every little thing my kids talk about and just enjoy family time more.

3. Cook more for my family. I love to eat out WAY too much. Along the same lines, get my kids to try new foods and by the end of the year be eating a least one new, healthy thing!

4. Keep in touch with friends more. As I get older, I realize the value of great friendships more and more. I want to keep in touch, get together more, and stay connected.

5. Pursue doing more of the things I love. Party planning, photography, blogging. Not sure what path I will take, but try to have the courage and discipline to try and make it happen. I have been wanting to start my own party planning business for over 5 years now, so maybe this is my year. Who knows....I will keep you posted.

I wish everyone a prosperous and healthy 2011!

Oh, and GO FROGS!!!!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Happy New Year

Have a safe evening tonight and have a great 2010! Signing off until the new year!
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