Tis the Holiday Season!

So, for Thanksgiving we went to NJ to be with my brother and his family. Well, Rachel got a stomach bug/flu on T-giving Day and then Sunday just before we were leaving to do the 12 hour drive home, Jamie got it. Thank God my dad was with us and he did most of the driving home, because I was also a bit queezey. This was a pretty nasty bug too, because my brother, sister-in-law and neice got it as well. Everyone is better now, but it made for an intersting holiday weekend.

So, now we are home and the house is in disarray. I am planning to work on getting the Christmas decorations up this weekend, so I have my work cut out for me!

I need to do better with pictures (I actually took some tonight), but frankly, I am just too tired to download and post them tonight. Sorry!

Can baby feet be any cuter???

YES! On Friday while Rachel was eating breakfast, I painter her toes. Take a look! Aren't they cute!!!

Bye bye blondie! So, I got my hair done on Saturday and brown is back! And I now have bangs. Scary, huh? I have not had brown hair since 2002 and from 7th grade until 10th grade my hair was all one length and then I got banges once and hated them! Haven't had them since! The funny thing is that when I got home, I showed Jamie the new color and he said that it was different. Then when I said, see I have bangs, he replied with "why did you do that?" Guys... In all, I am pleased with the new look.

To dye or not to dye...

Pretty profound, I know! For those of you that have seen me lately, my roots are getting pretty bad! (I go through this every time, because I am too cheap to do it as frequent as I should!)

Well, I have hair appointment scheduled for Saturday in which I did the normal schedule of 2 hours to get a cut and highlight. Well, with my soon to be "career change," this lifestyle of spending $$$ on hair will need to go to the waste side! It is not that Jamie is telling me no, for once it is me telling myself no! I would rather have the money to spend on scrapbooking or meeting up with friends for lunch. So, I guess you could say that hair is no longer a priority.

With that said, should I just have my hair dyed back to its natural color and leave it be (then use a home dye kit to occasionally cover up the gray...yes I have some gray hairs!) or should I dye it back to my regular color and maybe do some highlights, but not the blond ones that I have now...maybe something darker that I can get my hair highlighted less frequently.

I am interested in your opinions!

Sleeping baby and...Candles, candles, candles

For the first time in at least 6 months, Rachel fell asleep in Mommy's arms! So, naturally, I sat there and snuggled her for her nap. Can't let an opportunity like this pass me by!

Tonight I had a candle party at Heather's house. It turned out really good. (I am sure that Jamie will be having a few comments to share about the garlic dip is snacked on!) Thanks to Heather for taking this one on!

Lastly, a girls night out is needed. Jamie would probably beg to differ...But I want to get out scrapbooking once more before the holidays. I am going to try and make it to Heather's friends house in early December, but would also like to do a Friday night crop. Anyone interested?

And why do we go out to dinner?

Ok, yes, the answer is because I did not want to cook after being at work all day. Well, we decided to go out once Jamie got home and Rachel was less than pleased. I guess that will all change in the future because it will be Chez Mama Nicholson! I hear that the water there is excellent!

The funny thing is that Rachel was in a good mood before dinner. We were sitting on the floor have a good ol time reading books.

To take off of Alison, I will talk about Michele, a friend and co-worker. She got engaged over the weekend and is really excited...rightfully so! I can't wait to relive all of the wedding planning through her.

Now, on to Alison, another friend and co-worker. She is moving on to Troy with the company Jamie is with. It will be a longer drive for her, but hopefully a good move that will get her out of work on time and home to her family.

Michele, Alison and I have one thing in common...ok a lot of things in common, but one in particular...SCRAPBOOKING. We need to start thinking about a scrap date!

Keeping with spirit of Halloween!

Rachel was Princess Fiona from Shrek. Here she is with her partners in crime...Brad and Logan!

Just Getting Started!

So we will see how this goes. Am I good at blogging or not? Time will tell!!!