This is the first year that Mio is starting to comprehend seasonal celebrations and holidays, and remember elements about them for weeks (and even months) afterwards. For example, she’s still kind of stuck in the excitement from Halloween, and likes to carry her pumpkin bucket around the house.
Yesterday, she went up to a Santa Claus doll with a basket and said, “Trick or treat, Santa!”
Instead of hitting the malls and going shopping on Black Friday, we spent the day meeting up with friends who were in the area! It was food-and-fun-filled holiday weekend — this is what the holidays are all about! 😀
And I shall conclude with our adorable burrito Mio!
May your days be merry and bright… hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
It’s been raining cats and dogs in the Bay this weekend, and I’ve been feeling a little under the weather. During my freshman year of college, my best friend and I kept getting each other sick because we were dorm roommates and were always together, and we used to get each other Jell-O cups with fruits whenever the other was sick. Dan must have remembered hearing me talk nostalgically about those days, because he surprised me by making these holiday-themed Jell-O cups with fruit while I was resting! 🙂
Layers of cherry- and lime-flavored Jell-O with pineapples on the bottom and mandarin oranges on the top! It was a refreshing treat. Thanks for being so thoughtful, hubby! ♥
I didn’t have to go into work today, and since Monday is a holiday, it’s a four day weekend! I’m reveling my extended holiday, since I really needed it! I’ve been particularly exhausted lately and feeling really burnt out at work so this is a very welcome respite. We don’t have any grandiose plans for the weekend — but I’m looking forward to sleeping in every day and getting lots of R&R for two!
This Monday has been traditionally celebrated as Columbus Day, but in recent years, there’s been an effort for a reexamination of the past and the actions of Christopher Columbus. “Indigenous Peoples Day” may seem like a mouthful at first, but it’s worth a moment to Reconsider Columbus Day:
Whatever you decide to call the holiday, hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 🙂
P.S. Thank you to everyone who extended their love and congratulatory wishes to us with our latest news. We have really been overwhelmed, humbled and touched by the inundation of emails, phone calls, text messages, and Facebook comments/messages over the past week from friends and family members! We can only hope that we’ll meet everyone’s expectations and become good parents. 🙂