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Mid Week Check In

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done this....so here goes...

Listening to: Jimmy Fallon do his opening bit as my husband watches The Tonight Show. {but if you care, I’ve been listing to pop music a LOT lately, which is REALLY unlike me.}

Obsessing over: Celery. My co-worker eats raw veggies, fresh fruit, and a few slices of cheese and a couple crackers for lunch every day - and it has TOTALLY rubbed off on me. I’ve been on a major celery kick lately, and eat an entire stalk to myself each week. 

I’m feeling: Slightly crummy lately. Our entire family has been passing a cough/cold back and forth for the last MONTH and I’m so over it. 

Working on: Tonight, I’m working on entering orders for my little Scentsy side gig. Yes, I’m still your resident Direct Sales lady. ;)

I’m annoyed by: The way my house looks lately. Emmy turned 3 this week (I’ll have to post about that later, her party was SO FUN), and my husband and I have been super busy - so our house as taken a backseat and it is A MESS. Plastic toys everywhere, dishes piled up, folded laundry not put away. Send help. Or a maid. 

Anticipating: My church’s fall craft fair this coming weekend! I’ve been in charge of it for 4 years now, and am SO EXCITED! I always get so nervous leading up to this event, crossing every finger I have that people actually show up to shop! Tomorrow begins the preparation of the building, moving tables, furniture and marking out vendor spaces.... i’ll be excited when the event finally gets here!

Thankful for: Parents that live in the same city. Chris had an unexpected funeral a couple hours away today, and I work all day AND evening on Wednesdays - so neither of us could pick up Emmy from daycare. My dad totally came to the rescue, and Emmy was SO EXCITED that Grandpa was picking her up - it was so cute. He treated her to dinner and a milkshake at Runza, and played endless amounts of play-doh with her until my husband got home. So thankful for my parents!

Love, sneezes, and tired eyes,

Kelsey

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Monday Musings

This weekend was a whirlwind of toddler snot, coughing, and ringing ears. I’m ready for my family to not be sick anymore.

Today is my day off of work, and Emmy and I both needed to get out of the house, so we went on an errand date this morning. HyVee to mail a few things (and buy cookie dough for some post-nap “baking”). The new Burlington Coat Factory by our house (I still hate that store. It’s legit the WORST.). New TJMaxx & HomeGoods by our house (random new top for me and some new jammies for Tiny Dancer). Then we topped it off with the healthiest of lunches at Arby’s. #yolo

My husband took off an entire day of work today to go hunting. Does this mean that I can take off an entire day of work to go shopping someday soon? 

We moved Emmy to a toddler bed recently, and I have been in 100% zombie mode. I am so far removed from the no sleep newborn stage, and am NOT HANDLING IT WELL. 

Speaking of being tired, I actually got the threenager to take a nap, so I’m going to try to take one myself.

HAVE A FAB WEEK!

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Exhaustion

I am a person of sleep.

If I don’t get sleep, I literally cannot function. My kid has ALWAYS been an awesome sleeper, sleeping through the night since around 12 weeks. She’s on the verge of 3, and we just moved her to her toddler bed (after she was caught climbing out of crib onto her changing table).... AND I AM SO TIRED. She’s up 2-4 times a night in our room. So slowly, and as patiently as I can muster, I walk her back to her room and tuck her back in.

I think (and hope) this lack of sleep is mostly because she’s sick. She’s hacking up a lung all night, and miserable, so she can’t sleep. Which means neither can I.

Not only have I worked a million hours this last weekend through yesterday, but I have SO many things coming up the rest of this week and weekend, and I am a complete zombie.

I’m also getting sick, which is the nail in the coffin. I’m home with my kid today, and while she coughs and sneezes over the iPad, I’m on the couch with a fever. 

We are two exhausted peas in a pod. 

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Happy Halloween from our exhausted bunch to yours! 🎃🎃

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Pretty sure I “nailed” my outfit for our church’s Beer, Brauts & Movie Bash tonight! 😂 #lutherhumor #reformation500 #nailedit

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First full week with no diapers. First Halloween party at daycare. First night in her ‘big kid’ bed. Two weeks until she’s 3 years old. Be right back, feeling all the emotions. #loveherido 📸: A. Sterling Photography

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Tuesday Truths

^^ I just made that up. Or maybe it was a thing a few years back. I can’t remember.

I’m on my second glass of wine tonight, and I can’t remember the last time I had an alcoholic beverage prior to this. #imoldandtired

I overslept this morning, got ready in a hurry, and looked at myself in the mirror around 11:00 AM and was immediately embarrassed. Thank goodness my 3 coworkers are the only people that see me on Tuesdays.

I kind of forgot about Halloween, until I read my daughter’s daycare papers yesterday, stating they have a Halloween party Friday. We made an emergency run to Walmart (which I hate) tonight, and Tiny Dancer is going to be a tiger. #momwin

The leaves in our neighborhood are insane right now. Fall leaves in Nebraska are THE BEST. 

The last two days have been very cold here, and tomorrow is back up to high 70′s. I’m secretly kinda ready for snow and cold weather. Don’t tell anyone I said that.

I have nothing planned this weekend (aside from work all day Sunday) and I AM SO EXCITED. 

Emmy loves to camp, so her third birthday party is bonfire themed...and I’m a little too excited about it.

I’m watching Cops, and I should be sleeping.

GOOD TALK, everyone. 

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Weekend Update

Once again, it was Miss Omaha weekend! For the ninth year in a row, I spent a weekend in the fall around a bunch of beautiful, talented, smart young ladies - and for the ninth year in a row, it was fabulous.

Friday night was spent at dinner & drinks with our judges. Followed by a late night of getting contestant paperwork ready, and making sure everything was good to go for interviews the next morning.

Saturday morning started with an early wake up call, and some much needed Starbucks brought to me by my wonderful co-director. We had interviews in the morning, followed by rehearsals all afternoon. Emmy stopped by for rehearsals and loved EVERY second of it!

She was dancing in the audience as they practiced, twirling, and admiring all the girls on stage. And finally, just went up there with them. She was SO stinking cute! “Wow, mommy, look at HER dress!”

Emmy and I headed home late afternoon, so I could change, eat, and get back for the pageant that night. Saturday night, we said goodbye to our 2017 title holders, and crowned two new ones! 

I can’t wait to see what these girls do with their year as Miss Omaha & Miss Douglas County’s Outstanding Teens. They are SO wonderful!

Sunday was another early morning with work. I got through teaching Sunday School, doing the Children’s Message at our late service, and walked outside to an INSANELY beautiful October day! I knew we couldn’t sit inside all afternoon (as tired as I was, and as much as I wanted to), so we loaded up the truck and headed to the park for a couple hours! Emmy is OBSESSED with playgrounds, so it made for a pretty fun & easy afternoon. 

Sunday night, Chris & I totally nerded (?) out because WALKING DEAD SEASON PREMIER!!! 

And here we are at Monday. I have the day off, and we’ve been doing doctor visits and potty training and laundry... and finally a nap. Just living the life.

Hope whoever is reading this had a WONDERFUL weekend, and is having a great start to the week!

xo,

Kelsey

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I’m obsessed. ❤️ #mommyandme 📷 cred: @a.sterlingphotography

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Harvest Art with @two.keys at @mulhalls Harvest Party today! 🍁🌿🍂🍃

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Oh Haaaayyyy!!

Hi there!

I have COMPLETELY neglected this little corner of the internet. Reasons being: I’m crazy busy, new (a year ago) job, I’m busy, aaaaand.... I’m super busy. 

BUT - I do have to say, I’ve missed this little corner. I’ve missed writing my thoughts out. I’ve missed documenting my Tiny Dancer’s fun life events. I’ve missed the people over here. There have been so many times - things happening in the world, in our life, in the church - that I’ve thought to myself, “I should totally write a little ditty about this on Tumblr.” and I never do. 

So, I’m going to try harder. I’m going to try to visit this area of the internet more often, write my thoughts down, and if I can keep my phone storage in a good place, I may even download the app again. (!!!what!!!)

This is not for you (any of you who are actually still here reading this), but mostly for me. I like writing out my feelings when I have them. I like looking back (even though some of it is cringe-worthy) to see where life has taken me. And someday, I’ll get motivated enough to print some of my posts off to give to Tiny Dancer when she’s older - because those were real, raw feelings written out. 

So, HI! I’m here! And I’m going to try to BE here more often. Hope all of you who are still here reading this are FANTASTIC! 

So much love to you,

Kelsey

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There are some Saturdays when you have to get up, slap some of your favorite lip stuff on, and pretend like you have your life together. This Saturday was one of those days. #itsbeenalongweek #terribletwosarehere #mamastired

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The terrible 2's have officially hit our household. #sendhelp

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It will NEVER get old seeing Eric Church live. So so good. Such a fun concert! #holdinmyowntour

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At nap time, mommy & daddy break out the champs. 🍾 #merrychristmasyafilthyanimal

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She has made this Christmas perfect, and so so fun! Love her! ❤️(And no I don't have a giant bow in my hair, it's the wreath 😉)

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Wait, tomorrow is WHAT?!

That’s how I feel today.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. CHRISTMAS EVE. How on earth did that even happen? This is exactly how I know that I’m working in the church again - holidays creep up on ya and totally freak ya out. 

Are you ready? Cookies baked? Presents wrapped? ...or presents PURCHASED? Bags packed to travel? House cleaned for guests?

The answer to those above questions (for me) is NO. Mostly no. I have gifts purchased, so that’s a plus. Except for our Daycare provider - I cannot come up with something cool for her and her husband, and it will most likely result in them getting their gift after the new year, because I am drawing a BLANK. What do you get a 60+ year old couple who has everything they ever need? Help.

I love Christmas time. I wanted to get decorations out on Thanksgiving night. And I love how excited Emmy is about everything - even though she has no concept of what or who Santa even is (which oddly, is totally okay with me). She is on a major Jesus kick right now, and seeing her play with the little Nativity set we have, and her signing Away in the Manger with me at night. Cutest. EVER. i love the smells of this season, the lights, the excitement.

But as much as I love Christmas time, MAN IS IT STRESSFUL. Especially with a young family. Balancing family get togethers, work get togethers. WORK in general, gifts for everyone and their mom, parenting, preparations.....it just gets crazy town. Usually, on January 1st I hit a point where I’m ready to have my house back to normal, and Christmas put away. But today, 2 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I’m feeling it. Which is not good. I need to find some Christmas spirit somewhere inside me, so I can pull my crap together and be the best damn Christmas mama, wife, church worker, and daughter there is! My guess is that I’m just tired - two late nights at work, another full day today - working on Christmas Eve, AND Christmas Day (thanks calendar for having the 25th fall on a Sunday). It’s adding up. 

But I also don’t hate it, which is weird. I’m SO looking forward to our Christmas Eve services tomorrow night at church. Emmy LOVES going to church, and our 4:00 services is totally geared towards family and kids - she’s going to love it. And tomorrow night we’ll be with my mom’s side of the family - my favorite people in the universe! - celebrating together. Then Christmas morning, we get to see Emmy discover all of her gifts from Santa and enjoy a relaxing breakfast and early morning together. Then we’ll head to church for a quick Christmas service followed by making a holiday meal for Youth Emergency Services with our church family. Once we leave church, it’ll be nap time (praise the Lord!) and then we’ll get in our comfy clothes and head to my parent’s place to open gifts, relax, and enjoy Christmas evening together.

Well...that’s strange. I think I just did it. I found that little bit of Christmas spirit I needed. I don’t have all my presents wrapped. I made NO cookies this year (or ever... thank God Emmy had a baking day with Grandma and Great Grandma this year). I still have a few gifts to get. My house is a mess. But I am so over the moon excited for what the next few days have in store. Family, friends, and the joy of being together.

Merry Christmas, world. May you find light and love and joy in this season of busy and stress. 

Peace to you and yours. Kelsey