Um, is it really almost December?!

Holy crap!  Where did the year go?!  Where did November go?!  It’s hard to believe that tomorrow will be the last day of November.  I feel like I have so much left to do (which I do) to get ready for the holidays.  By this point I typically have my Christmas cards all addressed and ready to go the first day of December, but alas, I’m behind on thank you notes so Christmas cards will have to wait till those are done.  Motivation for getting them done. :)

Maybe I was wrong when I said that the next month would be crawling by, but just thinking about it now, I don’t think it will be.  This week along is BUSY with birthing class last night, Holiday Tree Festival tonight, church tomorrow, then the weekend of decorating the house for Christmas!  Next week we have all the fun filled Christmas parties starting up.  Let’s hope I can make it to all of them!

Thankfully I do have 90% of my Christmas shopping done!!  I have a few more things to pick up for Brian, but I have just about everything taken care of.  Now to wrap them all and tuck them under the tree!  This year Christmas plans are still up in the air some, but we do have my side planned out as long as I’m still able to travel on the 17th.  I’m a little sad I won’t be there Christmas Eve, but at the same time, it will be nice to have one Christmas morning at home with just us (maybe!) before Zoey arrives! 

I have got to get the house cleaned for decorating.  The dining room is MESS and it’s beginning to get to me.  Thankfully it’s mainly boxes to be put in the attic. 

August?

Whew.  Where does the time go?! The end of August is already upon us and I feel like I didn’t see it all.   I can’t even really remember what all has been going on with us this month.  Hmm.  Let’s see. 

TWC (Tupelo Women’s Club) started up this month.  I’m looking forward to being more involved around the community.  Our biggest event is the Holiday Tree Festival at the end of November.  If anyone is interest in attending, let me know!  I will be selling tickets.

Our local Ole Miss alumni group started back up this week as well.  We are hoping to start prompting our annual golf tournament now to help bring awareness of it.  A couple watch parties are in the works as well along with the Pigskin in the Park event in October.  I’m really looking forward to this event; all day of Ole Miss and State football downtown.  The info I have heard on it sounds like it could be a big hit. If you are in Tupelo Oct. 16th come downtown to Fairpark to watch both the Ole Miss vs. Alabama game and State vs. Florida game!

Just as I was getting really motivated to do more sewing, “my” sewing machine starting having issues.  So off to the shop it went for hopefully something nothing major.  Well, it turned out to be major.  Due to the age of it (over 40 years old) it finally started breaking down.  Mom decided it wasn’t worth getting it fixed.  So now I’m currently out of a sewing machine, but do hope to buy one in the next month or so.  I have mom already looking to see what type and model I should get.  In the meantime, when I’m at Mom and Dad’s next I’m going to have to do some sewing on projects that need to be completed before I get a new one.  Too bad Santa already has my gift this year. 

I’m hoping to finish up a project that I have been struggling to complete the past month.  It will feel great to finally get this completed.  I’m a few months behind on it, but it’s better that it’s done than not at all.

I’m really looking forward to next weekend; birthday + long weekend + football = happiness.  Friday I will be one step closer to 30!  We are having a small get together to celebrate.  I thrilled that John and Margaret decided to come down this weekend.  I like to think they came just because it’s my birthday. :)  I am being the good wife and trekking down to Starkville for the State game.  Brian has promised me a fun day is to be had.