A ton has happened and it was all blog worthy, but I was too lazy to take 10 min out of my day to type it all out. Here are the last 4 mo in abbreviation:
We found out my sister was pregnant Thanksgiving weekend. Of course, that brought tons of drama b/c she just started collage, and my entire family thinks it's the end of the world if you have a child at a young age and without being married. No, I'm not proud of this, which is why most of my friends don't even know, but I am excited that I will be an aunt soon. Since this has happened, my sister and I have definitely had a closer relationship, and I hope it will continue. She will continue school once the baby is born and has found help through government programs until she is financially stable. It's not a good situation to be in, but there is always a solution. We are her to support her decisions and not dictate her life.
As most of you know, Marcus had been out of a job since March of 2010. I am happy to announce that he has found a great job. I am sad to announce that it is not in Houston. We have moved to Corning, NY. We are excited, nervous and sad. Excited b/c we get to live and see a new part of our great country and it is a new job. Nervous b/c it will just be the 3 of us, we will need to meet new people, and I am out of a job now. Sad b/c we will be 1500 miles away from our families.
Now, I will temporarily be a stay at home mom. I worked part time in Houston since Marcus started his new position and really like spending time with Nick. I just don't think I can do this long-term though. I do plan to make the best of this time, and considering we are not used to this crazy cold, snowy, rainy weather I don't think it will include much time out doors.
The move has brought a lot of stresses. We've had to put our house on the market, look for a new home, quit my job, move out of our house, adjust Nick's sleep and feeding schedules, and make a thousand and one arrangements for all of it.
Yes, our dachshund, Leni, has moved with us. We'd never leave him behind, but I know it will be difficult for him to adjust since he doesn't like the cold or wet. now that I have found a new love for crocheting, I will have to make him some sweaters and scarves.
I am looking forward to writing more about or great adventure.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
No posts in a while
It's been a while since I last posted. A lot has happened, and I will be posting soon. Thank you for stopping by.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Thanksgiving was a eventful
My family has been struggling lately. I have been trying my best to be there for everyone. It is so difficult being a good daughter, wife, sister, friend, and mother; in the end I know my responsibilities begin and end with my son. It was hard this year to find something to be thankful for especially with the mind boggling news we were all hit with. In the end I will say that I am thankful for my health, the happiness of my son, and my husband and my growing love and friendship.
Wednesday, we spent the evening with my mom and grandparents. I made amazing snicker-doodle cup cakes to celebrate my sister's birthday (it was Nov 10 and she was in Austin). I also made my usual pumpkin pies, which were better than usual; I think I may have added more spice since I know the recipe by heart and only eye the amount of spices. The cranberry sauce was great, except I'll have to strain it the next time; I added frozen black berries which tasted great but had a lot of seeds. Lastly, I made sweet potato balls a la Paula Dean; really good! Even though Nick couldn't eat much of this, he was able to enjoy green beans at the table. Pre-Thanksgiving dinner was yummy!
Thursday, we went to my mother-in-law's for an early dinner. It was good, as always. Nick enjoyed himself also. He loves playing with his uncles and grandma. Now that he constantly babbles, it's difficult not to have fun with him. He also ate more green beans and some sweet potato; of course he wanted more and more potatoes since they were sweeter than what he's used to.
We finished Nick's 1st Thanksgiving at Marcus' uncle's house. Many of the cousins still had yet to meet Nick, so it was fun showing him off a bit. He played with a couple of his 2nd cousins, which was great since he spends most of his time at home playing by himself. Of course, Great grandma had to get a good picture in.
Since I still wanted to make my own turkey and didn't stock up on leftovers we had an After-Thanksgiving dinner on Friday. I made my Salvadoran-style turkey, which came out off the bone awesome. I made a sweet potato casserole from Wednesday's leftover potatoes, a veggie medley which included red potatoes, carrots, parsnips, brussel sprouts and some herbs all roasted in the oven, a tomato and mozzarella with basil and balsamic vinegar salad, and a green bean casserole I made Thursday. It was just as tasty as every other dinner we went to.
I love Thanksgiving, and I hope that Nick will love it when he gets older. Now to get ready for Christmas...
Wednesday, we spent the evening with my mom and grandparents. I made amazing snicker-doodle cup cakes to celebrate my sister's birthday (it was Nov 10 and she was in Austin). I also made my usual pumpkin pies, which were better than usual; I think I may have added more spice since I know the recipe by heart and only eye the amount of spices. The cranberry sauce was great, except I'll have to strain it the next time; I added frozen black berries which tasted great but had a lot of seeds. Lastly, I made sweet potato balls a la Paula Dean; really good! Even though Nick couldn't eat much of this, he was able to enjoy green beans at the table. Pre-Thanksgiving dinner was yummy!
Thursday, we went to my mother-in-law's for an early dinner. It was good, as always. Nick enjoyed himself also. He loves playing with his uncles and grandma. Now that he constantly babbles, it's difficult not to have fun with him. He also ate more green beans and some sweet potato; of course he wanted more and more potatoes since they were sweeter than what he's used to.
We finished Nick's 1st Thanksgiving at Marcus' uncle's house. Many of the cousins still had yet to meet Nick, so it was fun showing him off a bit. He played with a couple of his 2nd cousins, which was great since he spends most of his time at home playing by himself. Of course, Great grandma had to get a good picture in.
Since I still wanted to make my own turkey and didn't stock up on leftovers we had an After-Thanksgiving dinner on Friday. I made my Salvadoran-style turkey, which came out off the bone awesome. I made a sweet potato casserole from Wednesday's leftover potatoes, a veggie medley which included red potatoes, carrots, parsnips, brussel sprouts and some herbs all roasted in the oven, a tomato and mozzarella with basil and balsamic vinegar salad, and a green bean casserole I made Thursday. It was just as tasty as every other dinner we went to.
I love Thanksgiving, and I hope that Nick will love it when he gets older. Now to get ready for Christmas...
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