Yup…they actually put up with me!

November 14, 2011 By 2 Comments

See that picture up there? That picture was sent to me while I was sitting at a table eating lunch at Blogalicious. While I was eating lunch I was listening to the incredible and inspirational Rene Syler speak. For the third time. I was in heaven Everytime I hear her speak I feel energized, ready to take on the world, and completely thankful for all the good I have in my life.

And then Kevin sent me this picture of him and the kids out on a walk titled “The Three Stooges” and I almost lost it at the table. Right in the middle of lunch I almost broke down crying. I was completely overwhelmed with emotion. I felt so loved. In that one moment, all I could think about was how lucky I am. How lucky I am to have these amazing people in my life. They have my back no matter what. They are my biggest cheerleaders. They support me no questions asked. THEY BELIEVE IN ME.

I would not be where I am in my life today if it wasn’t for Kevin and his unconditional support. Ever since the beginning he has motivated me to be a better person and believe in myself. Chelsea, Jake, and Chloe are my rock. They are always there to lift me up when I am feeling low, and cheer me on and celebrate with me when I have even the smallest success.

When I looked at that picture on my phone I was overcome with happiness. The kind of happiness that makes you cry. If it wasn’t for them, I would not have been sitting at that table, eating lunch with amazing women and feeling inspired by Rene Syler.

We are not only a family, we are a team. I am one hell of a lucky Mom.

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The longest Halloween ever!

November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

So, the freak snowstorm we had last week really messed up a lot of stuff. One of the things it messed up was Halloween. No one had power, and it wasn’t safe for anyone to walk around in the dark. Lots of down power lines and trees blocking streets and sidewalks. The town urged everyone to stay home and skip trick or treating. The kids were so upset. This is the first time I can ever remember anything like that happening. So, off to a hotel we went and tried to make the best of a bad situation.

Our hotel had car service to Foxwoods, so that’s where Chloe did her trick or treating, and some of us lost some cash. We had fun but it wasn’t the same as running around the neighborhood with your friends.

So that brings us to last night. Chloe was able to dress up as Sleeping Beauty for a second time! Jake was a character from the Hunger Games, but he was out with his friends and I couldn’t get a picture. That kid cracks me up!

The kids ran around the neighborhood and had a blast trick or treating with their friends. Kevin packed up the beer and headed out with a bunch of the parents and I stayed in and passed out the candy and made Baked Ziti for dinner. As much as I am happy they were able to go out, this feels like the longest Halloween ever. I am very happy to finally take down our decorations and stop eating massive amounts of candy. I’m ready to move on and put the storm and this dragged out Halloween behind us.

Happy Halloween! Hope yours was awesome!

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October SNOWSTORM 2011 Part One

November 6, 2011 By 1 Comment


Wow. It has been a quite a week around here. If you are following me on Facebook and Twitter, by now you already know that we had a freak Autumn snow storm and lost power for almost a week. We were extremely lucky to find a hotel room after the first two days. IT WAS COLD. Right from the start of the storm we were determined to make the best of it. I was away at Blogalicious the weekend before, and we had not bought our pumpkins to carve for Halloween, yet, so we figured why let a little snow stop us and went pumpkin picking in the snow. It was actually a blast. So happy we did it.



When we got home we tried to get in as much stuff as we could before the power went out. We knew it was only a matter of time when ours would be out, so many people around us were already loosing it. Their power, that is. We made banana bread and packed up all of the goody bags for Chloe’s Halloween party that was supposed to be on Monday. The kids played out in the snow and came in for hot chocolate and chicken pot pie and stuffed breads.



We really had a fun day…..

Then we finally LOST POWER. Around 7pm. We had a nice night though. The house was still warm, the fire was toasty, and we all just hung out and read or played games on the iPad. I actually read some magazines I had bought weeks ago that I never had time to read. All in all the first night of no power was pretty good. The second night wasn’t as much fun, but I’ll get to that in part two.

Did you loose power in the freak October storm? Have you lost power for a long time? How did you handle it?

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