Rest, Relaxation and the holidays!

So here I sit cozy in the Adirondacks watching the snow blissfully fall, finally resting after a long weekend of celebrating Christmas.  All in all it was a nice Christmas, jam packed full of people, presents and food, by the time Monday rolled around I was exhausted.

Mia had a great time, playing with her cousins on Christmas eve, opening tons of presents and being overwhelmed with toys! Santa came to our house and brought her lots of fun things including an ipod touch.  Which mommy thought was ridiculous but she does love my iphone so I guess Santa thought it would be safer for her to have her own ipod to play with. All in all we were truly blessed this Christmas.  Mia slept in until 8:30 xmas morning and Guy and I savored a few moments sitting by the tree staring at the gifts. I told him we need to enjoy this because in just a few short years we will have 2 kids waking us at the crack of dawn!  Next Christmas I will have to little ones to share the magic with! 

We stayed home all day Christmas and had a revolving group of visitors, which is exactly what we wanted. Mia stayed in her PJs all day played, ate cookies and entertained everyone with her silliness! We ended the day hanging with close friends and family just laughing and having fun.  Perfection!

I spent all morning Saturday cooking so that I would have nothing to do on Christmas day. All I had to do was pop everything in the oven and it was done.  One of the easiest meals I ever made and apparently one of the best because I got lots of compliments.  I also made cookies Friday and a peanut butter chocolate cheesecake which was beyond decadent!

On Monday it was off to the Adk to relax and have some down time.  Right now it is snowing but the snow so far this year has been a bit disappointing.  Guy is beyond mad and so are all the other people anxiously waiting to ride their snowmobiles.  I can't ride this year but I feel bad for everyone and have been trying to do my part snow dancing!  Hoping today's snow was continue to accumulate so they can ride at least a little bit! 

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and have something exciting planned for New Years! xoxo - Mellycup

If you ask me how I'm doing I would say I'm doing just fine.

So here we are - 6 months since I lost my Lucky boy.  I still find myself struggling without him and missing him more than I really let onto anyone.  In the last few days I have been crying a lot more, especially with Christmas in just a few days.  On Sunday Guy came in and found me crying in the kitchen and said, "do you want me to get you a new dog for Christmas?"  Of course I said no, there is no way I could have a puppy and a newborn coming in 4 months!  Plus I am just not ready as much as I miss the companionship.

I know that some of you will think I am crazy but there are times when I feel he comes to me when I need it.  On Sunday after I was crying, I opened the cabinet and right at eye-level stuck to a cup right in the center of the cabinet was one Lucky hair.  When I saw it I immediately thought he is here with me and he wants me to know.  Whenever I find a random Lucky hair I know that's him coming to me to say he' s okay.

I don't have too many dreams about him but just a few days before Thanksgiving I had a dream that I was walking him on a leash and then I was at a restaurant with a bunch of people eating and he was sitting next to me.  When I woke up I was so happy because I thought that's his way of telling me he'll be with us on Thanksgiving, at least in spirit.  I am hoping for another Lucky dream as Christmas approaches.

I still can't believe its been six months, our house still feels a little empty without him.  I know that I will have less time to dwell as we get closer to our new little one arriving but I will never stop loving Lucky or forget what he meant to me.

Merry Christmas my sweet boy, I love you!

xoxo - Mellycup

And a place in my heart will always be hers...

My amazing girl, I cannot express how blessed I am to have such a sweet and wonderful daughter. Every day she continues to amaze me and sometimes I feel like my heart is going to burst with love for her.

As I write this I am watching her sleep on the monitor and she is just too precious. Baby boy is also kicking away, so I am just so filled with love. I just want to climb into her crib and snuggle up to her. She is so busy going all day that we don't get very much snuggle time. I do however get lots of hugs and kisses throughout the day. She is just that cute, loving and wonderful.

There are some days where she can drive me a little crazy but most days she is so good and at the end of the day I thank the heavens to be blessed with such a wonderful child. I also say a small prayer that the new baby will be just as good.

Mia is an angel and 99% of the time she is so well behaved, polite, caring and just all around sweet. I like to think its a reflection of how Guy and I are raising her.  We are trying to teach her the right things and so far she seems to be understanding.  I know there will be times where she will be "bad" if you can even imagine and not always listen, but I know that comes with the territory of having a child.

All in all I am so blessed to have my amazing daughter and husband and cannot wait to welcome our sweet boy into the world come spring.

xoxo  - Mellycup

Yawn!

I honestly have no idea how people have multiple children.  I am so exhausted being pregnant and chasing after a 2 year old all day.  Now that I look back I slept through a lot of my pregnancy with Mia.  2-4:30 naps were happening most days of the week for Lucky and I.  And we slept in as well.

I don't have that advantage now as I have Mia to take care of and I do try to nap some days when she is napping but its still not enough. Plus I have been trying to go to the gym during the week so some mornings I have to get up at 6am to get in a workout before Mia is up. Some nights I really want to climb in bed at 8:30 but that cuts into my Guy time so that is out. I am tired and trying to tough it out. I would love to sleep for a whole day if I could but I doubt that would even get me caught up.

I am writing this because I wanted you to know why days go by without blog posts, my brain is mush - I can't even imagine what it will be like when the baby arrives! I may have to take a blog sabbatical.

And so I have no idea how people have multiple (more than 2) children. I cannot imagine being pregnant and caring for 2, 3 or more children at the same time.  Please tell me most of them have help?

Bless all you moms out there - xoxo - Mellycup

Pregnancy, toddlers and whats in a name...

So here we are 20 weeks along, 1/2 way there.  In the 5th month and doing well except for the heartburn. They say the more heartburn you have the more hair the baby will have, I did have heartburn with Mia and she was born with hair. (Both my nieces did not have hair so this was a nice surprise!)   I don't remember the heartburn starting this early with Mia, so maybe this little boy will have tons of hair.  As for the heartburn it peaks everyday at 5pm and lasts throughout the evening, and is even interrupting my sleep a bit.  Everything bothers me but the main culprit seems to be water of all things! I have upped my water intake and every time I drink a big glass I get a raging pain in my chest.  Its so frustrating, but its part of pregnancy and so I will just go with the flow and pop a few extra tums here and there.

As for Miss Mia she is doing well, although she is coming down with a cold so she is a little under the weather but still her happy self for the most part. We are so blessed to have such a good little girl, she is really great.  And so smart. In the last few months her vocabulary has really grown and she now speaks in sentences  She also sings songs, its the cutest thing EVER! Her top three are twinkle twinkle little star, the ABC song and Old MacDonald.  She is very polite as well, we hear plenty of please, thank you, sorry and bless yous!  Not to say that she doesn't have her toddler moments, she does try to thrown tantrums when she doesn't get her way, but our policy of ignoring it seems to be working. After about 20 seconds of no one paying attention to her she shifts gears and goes onto something new.

She is a little sponge taking in everything.  Yesterday she was helping me empty the dishwasher and she took a measuring cup and walked over to the kitchen drawer where they are kept and put it away. I was shocked that she knew exactly where it went. I don't use them all that much, so the fact that she knew where it went make me take a step back and say wow. Mia is truly an amazing smart little girl and it only makes me look forward to the days, months and years ahead.

And my finally thought is names. As I may or may not have told you my husband is Guy the 3rd and so from the moment we announced our pregnancy everyone was hot on the oh I hope its a boy so you can have a Guy 4.  As of now we haven't really talked about a name for this baby. I told Guy if he wants to name him Guy then that is his choice and I am fine with it but he doesn't know yet.  So we are thinking about some alternative names. I just feel like there is so much pressure and its not really fair to Guy and I that everyone just expects us to keep the name going. We may or may not but everyone is just nuts over it and truth be told this is our baby and our son and we should be able to name him whatever we choose, whether it be Guy or not.  And when I say everyone I mean not just family, friends are also on this train,  one friend told me that he and another friend had decided that even if we didn't name him Guy they are still calling him G4.  And before we found out whether is was a boy, my father-in-law once again suggested that we can name a girl Guy as well.  That is just plain wrong.

So that's how I am feeling right now, I know that no matter what we name him, he will be loved just as much as our sweet girl. I really wish people would just take a step back and realize naming your child is a huge deal and it all comes down to the two people who created him.

xoxo - Mellycup

Santa Claus is coming to town...

Christmas is 2 weeks from today and I know there shopping madness out there. As for me I am just about done, I have a few small gifts left to buy, everything else is done.  I am so excited about all my gifts this year.  Especially Guy and Mia. I think they are going to love everything! Of course Santa will probably outdo me with regards to Mia.

As for my shopping as I have said before I am a HUGE fan of online shopping and about 90% of my gifts were purchased online this year and most of them from Amazon.com. If you have Amazon.com and you have Prime its a no-brainer.  Free shipping and they usually have the best prices. And it comes in 2 days!

I also have everything wrapped, I have been stealing time to wrap during Mia's nap time. I try to wrap as I buy that way I am not overwhelmed.  I also have a huge list of people to buy for, my family, my mom, my sister and her family, Guy's mom and her husband (family), Guy's grandmother, Guy's dad and his wife (family). Plus some other extended family gifts, and the kids of our close friends.

I really want to put them under the tree because I know it would look so picturesque but Mia is at the age where she will open any present she sees!

As for all the shopping madness I have no idea how people do it, especially on the weekends, bless your dear hearts. I went to Pier 1 and Homegoods yesterday and that was enough to keep me indoors until the 24th!  If you can go with online shopping I seriously suggest it.  But if you are like my mom and fear the whole process then I guess you will be fighting the crowds!  My mom always gets so mad at me for online shopping, she fears the whole credit card thing - Mom the internet is just as safe as any alternatives!  Also she had 1 bad experience the first time she tried to shop online, they shipped her the wrong item (I think it was a belt instead of a bag, as I have heard her tale of woe about 100 times!)  She also doesn't like the idea of shipping fees,  well let me lay it out for you.   I would rather pay $5-$10 extra dollars and be done in 5 minutes, instead of driving to the store, using us gas and time, fighting the crowds and exposing myself to all the winter germs out there.  Makes sense right?

Well my readers Happy Shopping - wishing you much success whether in store or online.  After all it is the Merriest of Seasons!

xoxo - Mellycup

P.S. An eggnog latte from Starbucks is a great pick me up if you need a little holiday cheer!

Beautiful Boy

Much to my surprise and total excitement Guy and I having a sweet baby BOY come April!  I was convinced it was a girl and I was wrong!

We are so happy, he is healthy and perfect, growing right on target - 10 oz already!  Now my life will be complete, a sweet prince to go with my sweet princess. Guy and I are so thrilled and beyond excited for our new addition to join our happy little family.

Just wanted to gush a little and share our wonderful news.  Love Love LOVE!

xoxo - Mellycup

Foreclosure & OWS - my soapbox moment.

This morning I was at the gym and I was watching the news and there was a story about a man and bunch of other Occupy Wall Street people now taking over a foreclosed home in Brooklyn.  It really unnerved me, first off I am not on board with the whole OWS movement and this was just too much.

Foreclosure is rampant in our country right now and maybe people don't agree with me but ultimately it comes down to being the owner's fault. And its killing the real estate market.  Bottom line is you signed the paperwork, you made the bad deal, read what your signing and actually think about it. People get so wrapped up in the excitement of a home of their own that they are essentially signing away without even knowing the terms.  A few years ago there were all these no money down loans, that started out low and had skyrocketing rates as time ticked on. And this is why we have a lot of forclosures, people got in over their heads. But it was no big secret that the rates were going to rise over time, it was all in the paperwork, maybe it wasn't explained to you but you signed it so you should have read it.  There is always a catch. Obviously this is why it is harder for people to get mortgage financing these days, the banks are being strict because of the all the foreclosures and short sales out there.

And so with regards to the whole OWS now taking on foreclosures, enough already. Seriously you can't fight all the battles.  Seriously this whole OWS movement really gets under my skin (soapbox moment). There are 1000's of people protesting all over the country and world. Why do all these people have so much free time?? Aren't they working, don't they have jobs, who is paying their bills, for their food etc? These people are mad at the money makers well hey everyone is capable of making money be it a lot or a little. Frankly this non-working lazy protesting day in and day out is really not going to affect anything. In fact it is costing more money with all the extra police and coverage needed to handle the whole thing.

This is my blog I am entitled to my opinion and that where I stand.  Also about that story of the pregnant woman and old lady who were pepper sprayed at a protest. Why the "f" were they even there - its a protest there is bound to be some kind of fall out eventually.  That is just plain stupidity.

Fight for whats right but within reason. I think there are bigger more tragic problems this world is facing besides who has too much money - Mellycup

Put on a little makeup...

Make up - I can surely say I am with the majority of girly girls who love makeup. I used to refer to Sephora as my mothership.  (Its more like Diapers.com these days!)




Over time I have amassed a huge collection of eye colors and pencils, liners, etc.  I am huge fan of Urban Decay. Love those colors that just pop.  And I am not one of those poepe who believe in the makeup goes bad theory, the only thing I find that runs out is mascara and I think that's the one you are supposed to replace because of eye germs.

As for what I wear I primarily wear, its all about the eye make up for me. I sometimes throw on little bronzer powder if needed and the same goes for concealer. As for lips, I am not a fan of lipstick or lip gloss for that matter. I have tried but I cannot stand the whole sticky lips thing, hair getting stuck to my lips etc. Ughh. Plus my husband will not kiss me when I have lip gunk on!  I am however a big fan of lip balm.  But I find myself buying it all the time because it easily gets misplaced.

When I worked I wore makeup everyday, now not so much. Usually for when I am showing houses, date night, nights out with friends or special occasions. The not-so-glamorous life of a stay at home mom.

I feel bad that it just sits there waiting for me to use it but when I do I love it. Love sitting there for 10 minutes and applying the shadows, liner, mascara - all the touches.  It's a few minutes of me time where I get to pretty it up.

Stay beautiful - makeup or no makeup! Xoxo - Mellycup