Holy crap, it's a new year!

Wow did I abandon this blog!

You see I hit a wierd sort of wall in December. All of the sudden life felt very difficult, very heavy. Christmas. Work. Family. I felt overwhelmed. Even this blog felt burdensome.

Then we went on a vacation. In fact, I'm still technically on said vacation, just home now. We went to California and stayed with my mom. And suddenly I had family around that wanted to help out with the baby, that wanted to babysit. I wasn't living in my own mess. My work phone was left home with the battery removed. Christmas came and went and I made a point to keep very few social obligations. I needed to check out from my life. I needed to feel family support.

And so truth be told I'm pretty bummed that tomorrow is monday and this glorious week and a half is ending. And to top that off I have a nasty cold right now. Soooo, I literally have milked these last few days since we returned home for all of the beautiful laziness that I can. Here are the three things that I have been alternating between, you know, when Ellie is taken care of and I have me time. (please note that laundry and housework is no where on this list). As you can see, it is a tough life that I'm leading right now.

1) reading the Twilight series (ok YES, I finally started, and yes it's written for a teenager, but OMG it is good!)

2) knitting. I just learned cables and knitting became even more fun! If only I could read and knit at the same time....

3) Rock band. My brother got Mike and I hooked on this in California. We went to 5 different stores to finally find it. And we have been rockin out since. I play the guitar. Mike plays the bass or drums. And folks, HOURS can go by. HOURS. It is so stinkin addictive. I don't typically like video games either, but this feels different, with the whole band set and all. I must say I am digging feeling like a rockstar. Cause when the music is cranked and you play a sweet guitar riff, then, well, you just gotta leave those judgements at the door. And you know what they say...a family that plays together, stays together.

OK. This is a lame post but I figured I needed to re-enter this blog sometime. Here's a couple of pics from the week, in no particular order. Happy new year everyone!