January - In Review

Time is passing by at an alarming clip ... days and weeks are a blur ... find myself wondering, 

What happened in January?

Highlights:

• celebrated my 35th birthday with Starbucks, a great nap, Chipotle, and cupcakes - funny, I don't feel like I am in my mid-thirties!
• ate and appreciated 8 meals provided by members of my moms' group - what an incredible act of kindness!
• enjoyed less rain, more sunshine, and warmer temperatures - hip, hip, hooray!
• had professional newborn photos taken of CJV - cannot wait to see the proofs
• got out of the house - with both little ones - on multiple occasions (see by the numbers below)
• attended my first Mom's Night Out since CJV was born - took her with me, but still ...
• researched, visited, and selected a preschool for NHV in the fall - had to win a lottery to secure her place!

By the numbers:

• appointments: 5
• play dates attended: 2
• play dates hosted: 3
• preschools visited: 4

• photos taken: ~180 
• blog posts written: 25
• birth announcements sent: 50
• thank you notes written: ~50

Books read for pleasure:

• The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
• Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson

Random Bits:

• addicted to The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love (wish it wasn't true)
• ate (a lot) more baked goods than I really needed to
• colored my hair (semi-permanent) to cover the gray

Photo:
And since I don't have a photo of myself taken during this January - note to self and CPV, take more pics of me - here's one from last year:

"When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child." ~ Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty

It's no wonder my MommyBrain affliction is at an all-time high!  I am thinking thrice these days ;)