One Cold January

Wowzer! It has been one cold winter this year. I have lived through 26 midwest winters, and I feel like this has been one of the coldest. This morning, the windchill was -29. Brrr. That is not how I like to start my days.

However, there does seem to be some hope in the future for warmer weather :)

We are starting to get a little stir-crazy in the Nelson Household. It's hard to be cooped up inside all day long, especially with a 1 year old! Emma has been a little crabby lately, and I think some of it has to do with the short, cold days that keep us inside all day. That girl loves to play outside.

Luckily enough, Sunday was a beautiful day. It was 39 degrees, sunny, and we spent as much time outside as we could. Emma had a blast running around and finally playing outside.

Right now, Emma is fighting off a sinus infection. She has been pretty miserable, but thanks to some antibiotics she is starting to feel better.

So that's the news around these parts, it's cold and miserable and we are all wishing for spring :)

Another day. Another dollar.

Well, it's been about two weeks since I last blogged. Whoops! I am falling behind on that resolution already. Well, not a whole lot has been happening in the last couple of weeks, but I will fill you in.

Last weekend, John, Emma, and I made the trip to Minnesota to watch my cousins, Cody, and Kyle play some basketball. We watched Cody play in Sleepy Eye on Friday night on our way to my parent's house, and then we watched Kyle play in a basketball tournament in New Ulm on Saturday.

We also ran over to Tim and Janel's on Saturday to visit and hang out with Trevor and Jenna. Emma had an absolute blast running around with those two. She was completely beat by the end of the day.

The rest of the weekend was spent visiting and hanging out with family, with my parents enjoying their time with Emma. It was a fast, busy weekend, but it was fun. It's always nice to get out of the city once in a while.

This past week has been insane. We have just been very busy at work all week, Emma keeps us busy all evening, and then we go to bed and do it all over again. I love our routine and time spent with Emma, but routines do get a little monotonous once in a while, and it's been a long week. TGIF!!

After two weeks of not blogging, you would think I would have more to talk about, but alas, nothing too exciting has been going on in the Nelson Home. I guess no news is good news sometimes.

Enjoy that sunshine people, the winds are planning on showing up again tomorrow!!

I will leave you with some pictures of my little drummer :)

Happy New Year!!

So, it's 2014. When did that happen? I always like to see a new year come along, because it does feel like a fresh start and a new beginning in some ways, but it is sad to think about another year of your life just being gone. I will never experience all the firsts I had with Emma this last year, and she will never be that little again. That makes me sad!

But overall, I enjoy seeing the new year come, and I do look forward to all the things to come.

I'm not really a person that makes resolutions. I usually have goals I want to accomplish in the next year, but there not really resolutions per say.

I want to eat healthier and exercise more, which is always a constant battle.

I want to spend less time worrying about things in general, and just live in the moment.

I want to enjoy Emma the way she is right now and realize that before I know it she will be all grown up, I want to enjoy every moment with her, even the frustrating ones.

I want to make more time for just John and me since our time-alone has taken a serious hit in the last couple years.

I want to cook more, and experiment with new recipes.

I want to continue to blog and scrapbook-both of which I sometimes fall behind on.

I want to add another baby to our family-if not this year, then the next. Emma needs a sibling :)

I want to travel more-even if it is short trips like Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, Milwaukee.

I want to be better about staying in touch with my friends. It's not that hard to pick up the phone every once in a while and planning something.

I want a lot of things apparently. I'm very happy with my life just the way it is, but I think there is always room for improvement. I just really want to slow down and enjoy our time as a family right now. And I need a better balance of a social life and being a mom, it doesn't have to be one or the other.

So, anyway, Cheers to 2014 and we will see what it brings :)