Gooooood Morning!!!!!! If you are a fellow member of Pats Nation, then you are probably a) hungover b) still asleep c) still in shock over that amazing, historical SB win or d) all of the above!!! (I’m C, just for reference …. someone has to get up with Gracie at 6am 😉 )

Our weekend was fairly low-key and I don’t have many photos to show for it, but here’s a quick little recap!

Gracie caught the stomach bug on Thursday morning at 2:45am, so that kind of lingered into Friday and by Saturday morning, she was feeling much better and back to her happy, sassy little self 😉

I took a class on Saturday on Basic Firearms Safety with a couple of my friends, and as someone who has never been near a firearm, I learned a TON. Given the state of this crazy world we live in and that my husband travels for work, I think at some point I will continue this process, but for now I am going to take some more classes in proper use of pepper spray and self-defense. You can never be too safe or prepared!

While I was at my class, Keith took Gracie to an indoor bouncy house place, and then proceeded to lose her “lovie”. This is her most prized possession and she cannot ever be without it! Fortunately, someone turned it into their lost and found, and I went back in the afternoon to retrieve it!

Sunday was GAME DAY! So other than going to the grocery store and cleaning the house, we pretty much waited around for the kick-off!!! And boy oh boy, what a freaking game. We are (obviously) die-hard Patriots fans in this house, and those first three quarters were UGLY (for us, ha, Atlanta played out of their minds!). But that 4th quarter comeback – man oh man. THAT was the team we know and love … maybe they were just letting Atlanta tire themselves out in the first three quarters so we could come back to win it all?! Tom Brady and Bill Belichick set a new record of most SB wins with a coach-QB combo; TB is the greatest of all time (not that we had any doubt); it was the first SB to go to OT; and the first time to ever come back from a 28-3 deficit to WIN IT ALL. Seriously incredible.

Oh, and let’s talk about that half-time show! I have a love/hate relationship with Lady Gaga. I love her in that I think she is exceptionally talented but also think she just pushes the envelope too much sometimes. However, her performance was incredible. I do think that she lip-synched part of her performance and I tend to lose a little bit of respect for performers that do that, but her piano solo? Absolutely amazing. She killed it.

And the commercials! Did you have a favorite? I loved the “bai” one with JT!

 

Happy Monday friends!!!

Linking up with Biana <3

Well, I blinked and it’s now January 31. How did that happen?!

We’ve had a busy month for sure, and since I still haven’t gotten back on track with weekly blogs, I’m going to do a monthly recap each month!

Mimimalizing: I watched the Netflix documentary on Minimalism and boy was it an eye-opener. We live in a really small space (more on that below), and I feel like our condo is just overrun with toys and things we don’t really need. I started small, and have been working my way through closets and cabinets. We’ve already gotten rid of SO many things!!! It makes shopping easier too, I don’t buy random things anymore unless I really love it and it serves a valid purpose. My wallet thanks me too!!

Condo/House Update: Back in early November, we signed a contingent agreement to buy a house, but we needed to sell our condo first. So far we’ve had over 20 showings, 4 open houses and 1 lousy offer. Sadly, we lost the house we wanted to purchase last week, as the sellers couldn’t wait for us any longer. Understandable, but still really upsetting and disappointing. Not to mention that keeping our condo in constant “show” state with a toddler and a dog is exhausting. We are at a crossroads now and trying to decide if we should take the condo off the market and wait another year, or continue powering through now that the spring market is slowly heating up.

Grace: This has been a big month for Gracie! We are back on track with potty training (someone went through a HUGE regression in November); she started swim lessons and is doing amazing; and she started at a new drop-off play group two mornings a week. She loves being back in “school”! She is a child who thrives on a routine and schedule, and she loves making new friends!

Vacation Plans: We booked our family summer vacation! My younger sister is getting married 4th of July weekend in Hilton Head Island, SC! We love, love Hilton Head and are so excited to be going back for a week! We rented a house and already booked our flights.

We are also trying to decide what to do for our anniversary in September since it’s our five year!

Fun Activites!: We love playdates with friends, cupcake baking classes, spending time with family and our friends!

Favorite Looks: A few of our favorite outfits from this month! Its been cold, and I wear a ton of athleisure if we aren’t doing anything super exciting 😉

And oh yes, how could I forget to mention this – our Patriots are Superbowl bound!!! We can’t wait for the big game this weekend!!

 

We hope y’all had a great month!!!