Oh January...

I'm alive!!  Sorry for the lengthy break!  My life was taken over by Christmas shopping, the holidays, and Carl packing and leaving for Virginia.  I do have some fun stuff in store for the next coming weeks though including recipes, Friday favorites, and a few sewing tutorials.

January to me is always kind of slow, long, and cold.  The excitement and busyness of the holidays are over, all the pretty decorations come down, and I have to get back to real life.  Real life for me this January is a bit different with Carl being gone again (he is just lucky our association shovels and plows the snow for us) and in the limbo between college and a grown-up job.  I try to get out of the house at least once a day to have some sort of human interaction because there is only so many one-way conversations you can have with your dog before you start to feel crazy.

Speaking of that crazy dog.  I think he totally has it made.  This is how I found him this afternoon.

Snoozing on top of all the pillows because you know, the couch itself just isn't comfortable enough.  He is very much a cuddlier though.  He does not know how much he weighs or how pointy his elbows are.  He gives me a very odd look when I elbow him back though- I'm all about giving and receiving buddy.

I hope your first week of January has been a little more exciting and productive than mine!

-B