Oh the Joys (and Headaches) of Christmas!

I love the Christmas season! Especially when I get to go home and spend it with family and friends. Living away from family has been hard on me for the past couple of years. So whenever I get the chance to see any of my family or friends I jump at the chance and try to make the most of the time we get. Usually we only get to see each other during the holidays and sometimes for a quick getaway, especially after my son was born. (It can be a hassle to travel with a baby.)

This year my small family and I were able to go home for a few days for Christmas and it was absolutely wonderful! I loved not having to worry about my Squid all the time because he was with grandpa and grandma. I loved not having to cook (even though my husband does the majority of the cooking). I loved not having to worry about groceries or bills or feeding the fish for a few days. I only had to worry about being in the right place at the right time. 

For me, the fact that I was able to go home to be with family was gift enough for me. I loved everything I got (with a couple of exceptions) but I was and am very happy that I didn't get much this year. I am happy that my Squid received more than I did. He won't ever remember his first Christmas, but I will and the joy on his face as he looked around at what everyone got was just priceless. He didn't care who got what. All he knew was that everyone was happy and that made him happy too, which was the best gift I could have ever received. The Squid even rolled over on Christmas day! Which just made everyone happy, especially those who watched it happen. 

Another thing that I received and was grateful for was a date with my wonderful husband without our Squid. For four months, wherever my husband and I went together, Squid had to come too. Our son is a very happy and easy going baby, for the most part. So going out with him has rarely been a problem. But having to always pack up the diaper bag, load up the Squid in the car seat carrier, and make sure that we have everything for him can become tedious and annoying. Not to mention that our activities are limited because of the Squid. So to be able to leave him with grandma and grandpa and just my husband and I go out for a few hours was absolutely lovely! And I look forward to our next date, hopefully in the near future. 

But with all the joys, fun times, games, laughter, and memories there comes some headaches and some disappointments. We had to be in the right place at the right time. With a baby this can be a little difficult if you aren't watching the time. And if you leave something behind and don't realize it until you need it, you either do without or you have to load everything back up and leave whatever you are doing and go get said item. Also, vacations, I have found, are hardly ever relaxing anymore. You worry about getting where you need to be at a good time, making sure you haven't forgotten anything, making sure you don't say the wrong thing, worry about being in the way, etc. It's stressful and you need a vacation just to unload from the vacation you just had. 

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This is where I will share my insights, complaints, thoughts, opinions, stories, and recommendations to all who read. 

There will be complaining and some posts may be even offending, but I swear that is not my intention at all. All I want is to have my voice heard without confrontation, because confrontation absolutely terrifies me. 

I will also share cute and wonderful stories from my life of being a mother, sister, daughter, wife, and of being human. There are many stories in life that don't get shared and I find that rather sad. Stories are meant to be told and shared. 

I can't promise that I will post regularly, but I will be doing my best to keep things here up to date. Being a stay at home mom isn't always eventful, but every once in a while things do happen worth talking about. 

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