and to all: a good night!

the holidays were great fun this year as usual. this year i noticed things were quite relaxed and chilled. i think a big part of that is the fact that the youngest member of the family, on both sides, is 11. no little babies running around or toddlers (hopefully that'll be different next year cough michele cough!) but it was nice that the holidays can be relaxing, always a good thing. christmas was small with few presents, but, as my mom would say, in this economy it was great! i'm so glad and blessed that i can spend these holidays with all my family. now tomorrow is monday and the real world is knocking at my door. back to baby sitting, getting up early, and eating under 5000 calories a day! i want to thank everyone for spending this wonderful holiday with me even if it was only over a phone call or skype session! and i hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and is looking forward to the new year. i know i am!!

movies through the ages

while perusing through tv to try and find something good to watch, i came across 7 brides for 7 brothers. now that might not sound like anything to you, but it used to be one of my favorite movies! when i was really young and visited my grandpa and grandma in new hampshire, i would watch this movie over and over until i knew all the words and everything. it was made in 1954 and is still a classic. it's definitely still i movie i enjoyed watching. it's quite corny and its a musical but it's still pretty good. if you haven't seen it i would DEFINITELY recommend it. it was great to find it on tv and go down memory lane again. so thank you very much to grandpa and grandma who introduced me to this movie!

i'm the baby, gotta love me!

it's been about three weeks already since i've been back. it doesn't feel like that at all, seems much shorter. but i think i've been fitting in a little more. i've figured out that yes it is really cold here and it's not getting any warmer soon. but it is nice to be home. it's nice to see my parents on a regular basis and catch up with friends that i haven't seen in a long time. although my best part of being home was seeing people for the first time! i just came back from new mexico visiting my sister michele and her baby girl isabela. my niece is the most adorable person i've ever seen!!! i love her sooo much. i miss them both a lot already. and i must say, i think she liked me too! she's the most precious person, love you isabela!