Silence Is Golden

Today was the first day since before the wedding that we had a day just to ourselves. No agenda. No one else. Just. Us.

It was glorious.

Not that hanging out with our friends and family isn’t awesome. It absolutely is. We are really lucky to have such great people in our lives. But over three months of non-stop going going going, plus the wedding, plus a week in New Jersey, plus flying to San Antonio for an interview, plus finding a new house,  plus the move, plus starting my new job, plus my cousin’s wedding, plus the holidays… juuuust stick a fork in me.

OH and in a moment of epic stupidity, I sprained my ankle and bruised my other leg from knee to toe the night before going to look for a house. I’m still having a lot of trouble with it since my office is in AN OLD MALL. It’s a hike to go anywhere in there. It’s supremely awesome, just hard for a gimp chubby chick to get around it.

We did get through the holidays, though. Thank god for online shopping and Amazon Prime.

All of my usual agonizing over the perfect wrapping paper and ribbon and gorgeously wrapped gifts? Uh, yeah. I hit Walgreens and found the least objectionable paper, ugly tags and curling ribbon I ended up not using because I didn’t have the time or the patience.

Christmas decorations? Those were moving boxes and garbage that littered our house for three weeks.

Personally designed Christmas cards? HA. hahahahaha.

Christmas video? bwahahahaa.

The kids all seemed happy with their gifts which was really what is most important. Everyone else just needs to realize how seriously strapped for time and strength we were. Getting creative or thoughtful with the gifts just wasn’t in the cards this year. We do love you all, though!

And those boxes? Yes, they finally got unpacked. After we paid someone to do it. There was no way we could be gone every weekend since moving, work all day, run errands in the evening and still be able to get it done in time for the family to come in for New Years. Especially with me on crutches. It was driving me literally bat shit to be in this house with this mess. I feel so much better now.

So, today was spent sleeping in. Mike made me breakfast. We finished all of the thank you notes for the wedding and saw The Muppet Movie then came home, ate leftovers and watched Knight and Day. Completely, totally awesome.

We’ve had a lot of crazy changes in the last 4 months – all for the best. We are supremely lucky and really looking forward to 2012 and all that it brings! Yay babies and weddings and a new city to explore!

Happy New Year to everyone!

-Ali