photos

here's some recent pictures of james

i'll put others up later!

on the upswing?

hello my lovely blog world, it's been a while!

okay, so i know i've been a bit of a putz when it comes to actively blogging. and i apologize. i've recently been in this personal slump and that has left me devoid (is that a word?) of any inspiration to post or put up pictures. and further more, my mother in law has most of our christmas pictures on her camera, so that's another excuse not to blog, seeing as i have no exciting pictures. lately, i've been sorta down, if i can be so honest. and this is my blog, so i will. it's been a lonely time for me lately, and when you feel like one thing is wrong in your life, it is much easier to point out others, isn't it? well, i have been feeling lonely, gained 5 pounds over the holiday, have some weird rash disease on my chin (slight exaggeration, but still, what the heck is it?), and yeah, feeling generally blah. in the mood where you want to wear swear pants all day every day and only put jeans on for church. (but insist that church should have a "pajama day"). and thankfully for my husband, he's put up with me and all my moodiness, tears, and grumpiness. he's let me stay in jammies, listen to me complain about the same thing over and over again, and just be plain ugly. thankfully he's also been encoraging to me when i've need to to, and lately, it's been working. i've decided that i don't want to be in that slump no' mo' and i'm trying to get out of it. (i was also inspired by taylor swift's song "fearless"- i'm telling you, i think that 18 year old and i could be good friends). so one step of getting myself back on track is blogging. so here we go. 

so do many of you have close girlfriends? or, for that matter, a close girlfriend? like in "bride wars" (fun movie if you have the chance to see it) they go running together, talk on the phone together, go shopping together, borrow sugar from each other, and the whole nine yards. you know friends like that? where you can call your friend up about something completely random and not need to have a whole conversation to catch up with each other? or know that if you have to go to the mall this weekend, you'll take her, because, i mean, who else would you go with? well, i don't know if it's only in movies, but i've been feeling an intense need for that. a close girlfriend. and i know i just moved to this area and it takes time...but i'm not the kind of girl that can survive that long on her own. so if a friend like this exists, let me know. or if you have one, you'd better hand her over to me!

so that's what's been on my heart lately. maybe tonight i'll post pictures of the hocker family christmas and other things. 

oh- and james' birthday is rapidly approaching. one year! holy smokes. i'll keep you posted with the plans. 

sorry, reading harry potter

and i have no time to blog now! all naptimes, times when dave's home, and bedtime are spent reading harry potter. i've hardly checked anything online! i am about three fourths done with the goblet of fire and once i watch the movie, i'll promise i'll be back up to regular blogging speed. 

there is a lot to update on...tree, james and santa, wassailing, upcoming georgia trip, etc...

but it will have to wait! they are just about to start the second task, and harry just got woken up by dobby, so i must go!

now the first of december...

...was covered with snow....

this is the one day that "sweet baby james" actually rings true! i hear the song about one thousand times a day, and today, this day, the lyrics are right! there is snow! 

oh, for 70 degree weather

and we'll have it soon! the past couple days i've made several grocery shopping trips to ensure that i have all the necessary things my baby might need on his first ever airplane trip tomorrow. (that does include, yes, some baby nyquil in case things get really bad). i even got baby food in 2.5 ounce containers fearing T.S.A. might confiscate my sweet potato and turkey meal. you never know what can be accomplished with mashed up beef and gravy. i have many things to entertain him and hopefully with frequent nursing and a little tylenol his ears will be okay with the altitude. all i have to finish doing is some cleaning (bathrooms, laundry, sweeping...washing the sheets? we'll see....) and packing. but i've already made lists for jr, myself and my husband for the things we'll need. so i think i have dotted my i's and crossed my t's when it comes to preparedness...but...with a 9 month old, you can never be prepared enough? sorry to all my california family and friends if i looked 10 years older once i step off my flight. i just can't promise what my son will do to dave and i on the flight! but we are excited to see you all! 

and happy thanksgiving to everyone! be blessed!