Gobble, Gobble

My homemade Pecan & Apple Pie along with a not-so-homemade Pumpkin Pie.

And Gobble Gobble is what we did! We had another wonderful family Thanksgiving. I was so grateful to be able to spend it with my family, both of my grandmothers, my Aunt, my cousin Angel and Roxanne (and Crystal & Megan). I cooked half the meal and the desserts along with my father who did the other half. It was YUM as usual. I love spending time with my family and I love this FOUR DAY weekend. Being a full-time working Momma is NOT easy my friends. And being able to spend time with my family, and spend every minute with Carter, and do as I please is absolutely priceless.

Love this face Carter makes. Mischievous face.

Our spread (some of it!)

Our gorgeous dining table set-up.

Carter is seriously becoming his own little person and I'm loving every second of it. He is actually super funny and has a quirky little sense of humor. It's sad because I'm feeling like I no longer have a little baby; my baby is a toddler and I don't know when that happened. He makes raspberries when he puts something in his mouth he doesn't like, and he insists on being independent and feeding himself with his own spoon, among other things. He's only 14 month's old! I think he wants a sibling, it's time. :) Uh oh.

Carter's dinner!

And now it's officially CHRISTMAS-time. I ordered our Holiday Cards last night. The air is fresh, there are dozen's of Christmas movies on TV (not to mention Falalala Lifetime, which I'm watching now!), lights are getting put up, money is being spent. I love this time of year, it is my absolute favorite time. I literally count down the days to Christmas all year, and I'm treasuring every moment.

This year, I'm Thankful for the following:

My lovely absolutely adorable husband who loves me unconditionally no matter how crazy I get.

My beautifully sweet baby boy Carter. You are the reason I am on this earth and I know for certain I was destined to be your mother and you my baby.

My parents and siblings. You are the essence of who I am and thank you for always being there for me. I love that we are so close, and couldn't have asked for a better back-bone.

My friends. Especially my wonderful close group of girlfriends who I adore and look-up to.

I have to give a special thanks to Roxanne for being such a big part of my son's life.

My job, my home, my health, and my extended family. I am so thankful for everything that I have.

I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!

With love and gratitude,

Michelle

Another face of Carter's I'm lovin.

Let's Play Some Tag

and I'm IT!

My friend Amy (you can read her blog here: dandelion paperweight) tagged me in a lil game of blogger tag where you answer questions asked by your tagger and then tag others. I don't really have any other blog friends to tag (except for a few blogs I stalk and they don't really know me so I'd be embarrased to tag them), but I'm definitely up for answering some questions! And it's perfect timing as I'm taking my lunch break and I always enjoy talking about myself.

Here they are asked by Amy:

1. If you could live anywhere, where would you live and why?

Wowza. This is tough. I love living here in Sunny Calfornia because I need to live close to my parents, siblings and close friends. I am extremely close with my family and not being able to see them all the time would kill me, BUT ideally, I'd love to live oversea's outside of London somewhere at least once in my life. It's such a different lifestyle over there; they are much more relaxed, open and live a slower paced lifestyle. I want a beautiful cottage style country home with lots of land for my kids to run and around in. It would be AMAZING. But let's start by visiting Europe before I move myself there. Maybe in a house like this:

And by cottage, I guess I meant big fancy mansion in London. Yea, this.

2. If you couldn't have the job you have now, what would you want to do for work?

Depends. Am I being realistic or can I have any job I want? There are so many things I want to do, but if I had to pick one, I'd love to be a screenwriter. I am constantly writing screenplays in my head, but I have the hardest time getting them on paper. I'm still working on making that dream a reality, but another dream of mine is to open my own restaurant and have my own make-up line. Someday my friends. Someday.



3. What is the one blog you look forward to reading each day and why?

This is easy, I love OMG I'm a Mom and Amy's blog dandelion paperweight. Those are the only two I read every post but there are others I read when I have time.



4. What would you call your personal style?

Wow. I don't know what to say. I love fashion and clothes, but I really don't spend a lot of time thinking about it because I can't anymore. I usually choose comfort over style (or a combination of the two really) but if I gave it a title, it would be "Working Momma Simple & Comfy." I'm usually working so I have to wear nice pants, and an appropriate top but I'll pair it with some comfy sandal's and a cozy sweater. And just jeans on the weekend with the same tops and cozy sweaters. And I could live in my ugg boots and or flip flops. I'm not good with heels, I'm too clumsy. I can do boots with a little heel though.



5. Who had the biggest influence on you growing up and why?

These are tough! I don't know. I guess my mom, or actually both my parents. I know a lot of who I am I can pin point to one or both of my parents (both good and bad influences). My friends also had a huge influence on me growing up. When you are at those vulnerable ages, you emulate your friends and want to impress them, or be like them so I owe a lot to them. As an adult, it definitely shows I've become my parents. OMG. Here they are:

And here is a picture of me with my closest group of friends (Amy on left, Laura, Me, Roxanne)

Lunch break is almost over. Did I mention today is FRIDAY!? I can't wait to see my Peanut Head after work and kiss him and squeeze him, and spend the WHOLE weekend with him! We're carving pumpkin's and making pumpkin pie, and cleaning. I love me some FRIDAY.

Have a good weekend all! And by all I mean ALL 3 of you who may or may not read this. :)

xoxo
Me