Merry Thanksoweenmas!

So I’ve been on a self-imposed, accidental blogging moratorium over here. I really didn’t mean for it to happen, but with the busy busy work/home/holiday season upon us, it was either carve out additional time for myself for blogging and give myself a breakdown, or just take a time out. Turns out I didn’t have time to ask my doctor to up my crazy pill dosage, so I went with the time out. Everyone else did NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo, and I did NoMoBloPo (No More Blog Posts). Ha!
So much has been going on here that I would be a bad blogger/friend/stalker if I didn’t mention (in brief) what my November held for me. Work was unbelievably exhausting on its own, and although I don’t talk about work much here, I only saw my desk eight days this month. It’s hard to keep up with work when that happens. I did not keep up with work, so I’ve been taking things home and trying to catch up. December will be a catch up month.
November 9-11 I hopped on a plane that took me to NOLA where I met up with 50-ish of my best blogging friends that I had never met before. To say I was nervous was an understatement – I had full blown hyperventilating anxiety attacks in the weeks leading up to it. But I really wanted to meet these ladies, and I knew if I could get a hold of myself I’d have a blast, and I did. I really did. I miss those women so very much already. New Orleans was fun, but what made it for me were those friendly wonderful women. My friends. Kammah. Ginger. Tara. Whitney. I didn’t write a re-cap, and I don’t know that I would do it justice but so many of them have written fantastic recaps already. Mine just wouldn’t compete but know I feel exactly the same as they do, about every little piece.

The following weekend my best friend and her family came down from Delaware to spend a week in Orlando, and we trekked over to spend a few days with her and with them. Henry had never been to Disney and Spencer went once before, but it really was magical. All of our children, having so much fun together. Spencer held hands with the girls all weekend and we all had the best time. Monday I spent just with Becky doing non-Disney things – pedicures, lunch at Seasons 52, outlet mall shopping.

Then of course there was Thanksgiving weekend. Family and food, excellent. We did some BF shopping and got our own presents rather than exchange presents at Christmas this year. I got knives, hoo boy. I needed knives. C got a tablet, which he has been attached to ever since (which I totally understand, given my obsession with my iPad). We even got some slip n slide action in over the holiday weekend before the weather turned chilly.

So there you have it. I have been busy. I have been weighed, I have been measured, and I have been found wanting. Apparently, January will be a new year! I’ll try to keep up.
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