Christmas break is almost over, which means I am about to head into my toughest semester. I will be student teaching 5 days a week and then going to three night classes...whew! But it's only 4 months. I can do anything for 4 months, right?
I want to post about Christmas down south (and maybe catch up on Thanksgiving and the fall!), but I'll start with my favorite...5 on Friday!
O N E
I know I have mentioned this before once or twice (okay, fine, like every time I post), but I am obsessed with Modern Mrs. Darcy's What Should I Read Next podcast. Besides just getting a slew of new book suggestions, I have also learned a lot about myself by her book descriptions. I realized that I like realistic fiction. It can have a touch of mysticism or fantasy (L'Engle, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Tana French), but I don't really want or need a thriller. I like plots that are slow and beautiful.
I think that preference pours over into my choice of movies and television shows. One of my favorite shows is Gilmore Girls. While the talking is fast paced, the plot isn't. It even verges on the mundane, at times, but the characters and their development is so captivating.
Enter in my new favorite show: This Is Us.
Oh, ya'll, this show is incredible. I was talking about how good it is with another girl, and, when someone else asked what it was about, we just really couldn't give an answer or explain. It's just the story of a family, but it is told so beautifully. I guess there are some exciting plot things that happen, but what's more interesting is how everyone responds to those events and to each other.
T W O
I am a huge Christmas money hoarder. My birthday is in July, and it is not uncommon for me to still have Christmas money left over by the time it rolls around.
This year, though, I have already spent some! I have been reading about FabFitFun for a couple of months, and I really wanted to try a box.
They just came out with the Editor's Box. I went with this option, because I could actually see what I was going to get.
I got my box in yesterday, and I love it! My favorite item is definitely my blanket scarf.
T H R E E
This has been the Christmas break of sickness. I had a short bout of either the flu or the flu-like virus. Bech had the stomach bug. And now Jack has walking pneumonia.
I knew he wasn't feeling sick when he disappeared one afternoon and I found him asleep on Narnia (more on that in a later post!) at 4:45. I tried to wake him up for dinner, but he wanted to sleep. He slept from 4:45 until 7 the next morning!
He's on antibiotics, and he moved up from a nebulizer to an inhaler. He's on the mend and will hopefully be better for school next Tuesday!
F O U R
Jack has flown a TON in his short life, and Gil has already flown a bunch too. But, other than one trip to San Diego, Jack didn't fly from 10 months until 3 1/2. That age is just SO tough to fly with! And of course, that's right where we are with Gil. Gil doesn't want to sit in our lap or a seat...he just wants to move!
A friend (thanks, Ashley!) recently mentioned that they bought a plane ticket for their (then) almost two year old and brought his car seat on the plane. Well, Gil is now over two so this was his first flight with his own seat. We decided to do the same.
Y'all. GAME CHANGER. Gil is an incredible car traveler and does great in his car seat. The same was true for flying. He fussed a little, and we had to stop him from kicking the seat in front of him. But other than that, he did pretty well. The car seat made a ton of difference. Until he's a little older, I think we will always fly with our car seat.
Head's up, though, you do need to double check that your seat is aircraft approved. Only one flight attendant asked me, but I was glad I had googled the night before where exactly that approval was located on the car seat.
F I V E
Everyone's doing it, so I decided to make a best nine collage of my 2016 instagram pictures.
I always get so tickled at these things, because Bech gets the most likes! With the exception of the second picture and the last picture, Bech is in every one. Well done, Bech, well done.
Do y'all find that to be the case? That people like a picture more when you or your spouse is in it?
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! We have some fun plans for NYE that I am excited for!
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