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I've been doing Kettlebells with my girl, Lisa a.k.a. WorkoutMommy. She posted a video today of us doing a workout Right HERE on her blog.
Please excuse the fact that I look pregnant! I AM NOT! Must've forgotten to suck it in, tee hee. Or I had too many of these...
Can you blame me? It's Christmas-time!
Jamie :)
Our elf, Boots, took a little horsey ride on my parents farm...
He did lots of other fun things too, including taking Papa's truck for a spin, sitting on a haybail and chewing on a peice of straw, climbing on top of my Mum's greenhouse, and swinging through the gourd vines! He somehow managed to take pictures of himself with the mini instax and when the girls woke up they found him on the kitchen table with these pictures spread all around him :)
This apple doesn't fall far from the tree...
These wee carrots came from my Mum's greenhouse and the girls loved picking them...
Baby girl (can I still call her that even though she's 3 1/2?) had a playdate with a friend and made a gingerbread house and Santa's sleigh. I'm pretty sure they ate more icing and candy than what made it on the house...
Walking around downtown and couldn't resist (hilarious ;)...
Hope you all had an adventurous weekend too! I can't believe Christmas is less than a week away...better go tie up those loose ends!
Merry early Christmas yaaaaall (in my best Paula Deen voice)...
Jamie :)
I went on a little adventure this past Saturday with my Mum...we went to NYC! It was beautiful, crazy, crowded, overwhelming, and so much fun (I wouldn't have had it any other way ;)
I loved taking pictures of the Empire State Building from below with the pretty clouds above it...
We got to visit Purl Soho, which was a wonderful experience...so colorful and inspiring. I've been following their blog, 'Purl Bee' for quite some time and they always have great projects and tutorials, so check it out if you can.
All of the staff there were so helpful and it was so cozy. This was from part of the display in the front window, oooh ahhh (I took this while they spun my new yarn into a ball...happy face :)
I fell in love with this Gypsy Garden yarn in Kinari Bazzar (you can get your own on their website, but I swear the pictures don't do it any justice). I kept telling myself I didn't need it! But, alas, it is mine...
I snagged a pair of size 17 knitting needles too, and have already started a wee project...
Everything was so pretty from the ferry, all lit up at night...
And apparently our elf, Boots, took a reindeer ride while I was away, tee hee...
Have you ever been to New York City at Christmas time? Amazing I tell ya!
Mum said I had to ride the subway, just to have the experience! We did. It's just like our metro in D.C., but still seemed different somehow. And we took the ferry that passed the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island...absolutely beautiful.
We had these big plans of doing all the touristy stuff and can you believe I never made it past the Rockefellar center on 50th street!?! I'm okay with that though. We had such a good time, walking in circles for miles while trying to flag down flying cabs that were packed with drunk Santa Claus's because of the bar crawl that was going on (boy those Santa's were hilarious and very entertaining), eating at hole-in-the wall delicious italian restaurants and drinking good red wine!
My favorite part of the day though, was spending it with my Mum...sans kids. Not that I don't love my girlies to pieces, but spending alone time with my Mum is rare...and I'll cherish any that I can get, no matter where we are.
More pictures to share, coming soon. I hope you are able to enjoy cherished time with family and friends also this holiday season. I am so thankful.
Lots of love & hugs,
Jamie :)
Christmas is coming, so to help you get in the holiday spirit, I'm offering a wonderful sale on ANY cupcake toppers in my shop...not just Holiday ones (so stock up now for those upcoming birthday's ;)
Just click on the sale poster or HERE to head on over to the cupcake section of my shop! Purchase the sets that you want and I'll quickly issue the refund with your discount. If you need more sets than what I have listed, just send me a convo and I'll set you up a custom listing with the discount already included (If I have any left).
Hope you all are almost ready for your special holiday, whatever that may be...wheeee...
Jamie :)
This is my friend Julie, from The Land of Lost Luggage.
She is pretty awesome...
When I visit California, she takes me to eat good food...
Just ask her how badly I wanted to eat this artichoke, tee hee...
She takes me to beautiful places, like Hotel del Coronado (where we get into lots of mischief)...
Isn't she just adorable?...
Julie and her friend Chris Cozen teach wonderful online art classes and make beautiful mixed media art. You should check them out sometime.
I can't believe I'm just posting these pictures! These are from my trip this past June. She, of course took me to shop at the most amazing paper crafting store, Paper Tales, which I didn't get any pictures of somehow. Oh, I just drool even thinking of it :)
What about you, do you have any far away friends you look forward to visiting every year?
Jamie :)
