A beautiful weekend & goals for the week

Happy Monday! What a whirlwind of a weekend and how has February been going so fast!  This is usually such a slow time of year in my opinion but this year it has been flying by - likely due to be busy moving, counting baby growing weeks, and vacation planning.  I sometimes think that one aspect of living well means finding those beautiful moments that are in the midst of the business of day-to-day. While this was a quick weekend, it was a good one filled with moments I am grateful for...

Family time - My brother and sister-in-law were able to squeeze in a visit that was totally out of their way.  I love getting to spend time with them and wish that it could be more frequent.

Baby stuff - It is fun seeing my husband preparing for that shift to being a dad.  We went together to buy a few baby clothes this weekend.  He picked out a monkey outfit that is totally different from what I have been getting.

Couple time - We fit in a very long Sunday afternoon walk to enjoy the sunshine and burn off the pie (lemon meringue from Hoosier Mama- yum) we had with my family. It was one of those totally relaxed walks where the conversation goes on random tangents and the doggie tails were wagging with contentment.

Nesting - We made some of progress on getting our place looking like our home; seeing our photos up on the wall makes me happy.  There is still a long ways to go but small bits of progress are satisfying as is working together on little house tasks.

Goals and things I am looking forward to this week -

Blogging - Get organized and make blogging part of my routine again!  I have so much to share on here but have got to organize my thoughts so that I can be efficient with the bits of time I have available.

Working out - Running before work!  I am so excited that we now have a treadmill at home... it is going to be awesome.  And it is going to help free up some time after work which is needed.

Party - This weekend we are doing a progressive dinner with some friends - can.not.wait.  But need to figure out what to make for my course and hopefully get a little bit more crossed off the nesting list.

Photography - I need to get out and have some photography time this week.  I am not sure what the theme will be but I really need some quality time with my camera as I have been feeling pretty uninspired lately - time to break out of it.

Hope you all had a beautiful weekend and a fantastic week coming up!

Comments

[Tricia]

So funny - I was just thinking of/writing some goals down and thinking "i should really just put this out there - be more accountable!". Many similar goals too!

I can't believe you are half-way through your pregnancy already! Where does the time go? FYI - if it helps, I got a ton of maternity clothes at prety good discounts from Ann Taylor/Loft online. Also, random, but Kohls - I did a LOT of cardigans that I just unbuttoned and could wear later and the empire style top that I was never a fan of before but came in handy after to cover up the after baby belly and all too - just bought real clothes that worked while pregnant and was happier! It is hard to find good stuff but in the end no one cares if you where the same 3 outfits over and over anyway.

Have fun at your party this weekend! We have one too - with a bacon theme...could be bad or oh-so-good ;)

[Terese]

so great to have a treadmill in your new house. it should make it much easier to squeeze in runs once the little baby comes! :)