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The snow has fallen. Winter is officially here. I am also here, just lying low. Things are going swimmingly. Speaking of swimming, at my last ultrasound my little peanut was a little mermaid, twisting and turning and splashing around!

Our latest big news is that we are moving! 3 miles down the road into my husband's house. Or as we like to call it, our "Winter" home. With a baby coming, we are in need of more room and the Winter home has a lot more space. My house, our "Summer" home is way cuter and has an awesome backyard. But the Winter home has 3 bedrooms on the main floor, a lovely bay window for the cat to perch on and I can decorate however I like! The other perk is the Winter home is in walking distance of Half Price Books, Target & Chipotle!
This move is hopefully just temporary, until we can sell the Summer home. Then we'll sell the Winter home and buy a house together. That would be nice.

Some other happens of late:


*We took a trip to Michigan to visit Tim's extended family and two of my besties, Rachel & Shannon.

*We also took a trip to Tim's hometown. The birthplace of Winona Ryder and the Seltzs'.

*My cousin Erin was visiting from Germany with her sweet baby Una. Check out some pictures here. My other cousin Kelly and her husband head to Thailand for two weeks tomorrow for a little R&R. Lucky them!

*Planning the Thanksgiving menu. I have offered to host Thanksgiving this year. With a brand new spectacular EASY turkey recipe! Simple Simple Simple.

*Hawaiian Honeymoon! Yes, we booked our tickets for our glorious honeymoon. We'll be leaving December 27th for 1 week of fun and sun on the Big Island. My mermaid baby and I will be snorkeling for hours, floating around and having peace and quiet. My hubby wants to try his hand at deep sea fishing. We'll also be going to a New Year's Eve Luau. Yippy!




Comments

Kristina P. said…
I envy you ! There is not better time to go to Hawaii than during a Minnesota winter.
November 16, 2010 at 3:07 PM
Joolee said…
where have I been!?!? This is new news to me!!! I've been in the land of dial up internet and now that I've escaped to the land of high speed I'm finally caching up on my blog reading! CONGRATS on your lil mermaid!! Now I've got to go and read more.....
November 16, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Rachel said…
Geesh, suddenly our little trip to MA for the holidays is feeling a little...well, boring. Hope the move goes well and remember to take it easy when needed! Love ya!
November 16, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Heidi said…
Yay, a baby! Congrats! And, yay, Hawaii! congrats! Snow, huh? I just spent hours in my backyard taming the over-abundance because it is still so warm, here. Kind of fun but kind of not. It isn't very holiday-ish.
November 16, 2010 at 6:53 PM
K and/or K said…
Mermaids are the most special. Congrats again.

Are you going to run into Russell Brand and Paul Rudd in Hawaii? Die...die...die...I can't!
November 16, 2010 at 8:54 PM
very married said…
wow! so much going on in your life. I'm so excited for you.
November 16, 2010 at 10:38 PM
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