Christmas Re-Cap

Christmas was, as it typically is for us, abundant, lavish and simple at the same time. I tend to buy educational gifts for my son since I know Toys 'r' Us has delivered the entire contents of their store at my parents house.

This year we got him...

a globe...


a rock collection (seriously, he asked for "special rocks") with a nice magnifying glass...


a few educational games...


Santa pulled through with Bionicles, which Lawyer has been asking for the ENTIRE year. This face says it all, he opened the package a bit, and then looked up at me with this face in utter surprise...


Santa also brought REAL working tools in a toolbox and even left a bunch of wood with a note for Lawyer and Jason to build a workbench. They just finished it up last night so I'll have to get some pics soon.

All in all, we had a wonderful day spent with family! Another memorable Christmas for sure!

New Year and New Beginnings

What is it about a new year that spurs people to want to take on new ideas and new goals? I've got an endless supply of ideas and dreams that I always want to try out...I usually just begin them right then and there and am not one to wait for a specific date to come and go.

I've kept up with *most* of my New Year's Resolutions the past few years and I've VERY proud of how far I've come...I used to be the queen of procrastination and a failure with following through. But here are a few things that I've tackled over the past few years:

*Keep up with a blog - although, this particular blog has seen better days.

*Knit more - I can check this off...I've managed to whip up a few scarves in the past few weeks.

*Take more pictures - HAHAHA! If I had known what this goal would do for me, I would have done it sooner! Look at me now - I'm a picture-taking fiend with a photography business to boot!

*Cook at home more - Okay, confession...I've eaten out more than I care to admit, ESPECIALLY since I almost always complain about how my cooking is always way better than the crappy, expensive meal I just downed.

*Work out more - And yet another confession...I did amazingly well with my running regimen in the heat of the summer. I completed all 9 weeks of the Couch to 5K program and felt the best that I had ever felt in my entire life...and then I got lazy. Now I'm back to square one.

*Maintain a clean house - This is the biggest joke ever! I do have to say, that I LOVE the Fly Lady...she keeps me motivated and without feeling like a total loser. Her chores she assigns for each day are incredibly do-able. Thank you Fly Lady!

So, what are my New Year's Resolutions today? They are in no particular order but here they are:

*Complete a 5K in half hour...piece of cake, right?

*Cook at home at least 5 days a week - Right now, I'm doing MARATHON cooking. I've made so much delicious freezer food, we may need a second freezer (scratch that, THIRD freezer, since we have two fridge/freezers right now). I would like to have a few fresh meals mixed with a few freezer meals each week so I don't feel so guilty about the money we waste on crappy foods.

*Exercise AT LEAST 21 days a month (random number, eh?).

*Eat breakfast AND lunch at least 3 days a week (I've got to start small, people!).

*Complete my NEW 365 Project. I've never kept a daily photo diary where I actually have a single image every single day but I'm doing it! There will be a link at the top of my blog to my Flickr 365 Project hopefully by tonight.

*Knit a sweater! I've done quite a few wearable items this year but I'm ready to tackle the dreaded sweater! Now I just need to save up for the yarn!

I believe that is it but don't count on it. Will I fail at these resolutions? Probably. Am I going to beat myself up about my failures? Absolutely not. We'll find out soon enough though...I'll report my progress on each point!


And since a post is never any good without a picture, here is a picture of food...I can't remember the last time I posted a food picture and I do miss it so! Roasted Vegetable Salad with Fresh Mozzarella...leftovers from the Roasted Vegetable Lasagna I just assembled and put in the freezer for a future meal.

PS: I may be back later to post some Christmas Day pics...those are always fun!

December Daily

The Polar Express Train...an experience I hope he always remembers.

These are my fave images from the night...it totally is a glimpse at my mom and son's relationship.







All of these were shot with only available light (which was next to none), no flash, ISO 1600 and SLOW shutter speeds. I really wanted to see if I was capable of getting meaningful images without using my flash...I think I succeeded. I wanted these to have an old film quality about them.

December Daily - Day 2

December Daily - Day 1

Can you believe it is already December?!?!?! Oh my goodness, I feel like it was just January and now here we are another year passed. I am so thankful for so many things that have happened this year and to say that I feel beyond blessed, well, that is the understatement of the year.



It's been so long that I've shared our every day life here. I miss that, do you? It has been so busy around here between work, starting a photography business, Lawyer in school, etc. that finding time to do it all has been few and far between.



So I'm doing this thing called the December Daily...I'll post every day things from our day each day (hopefully). So here is a Day one post from yesterday (I am just now getting to post it today!)...and I'll have Day 2 up next!

My NEW Photography Blog!

To those that don't know, I'm officially in business with photography! I quietly "opened shop" about a month ago to get all the behind-the-scenes "stuff" done and now I'm getting my name out there!

I have shared my photo blog here but now I have an "official" Amii Wroblewski Photography Blog at www.amiiwroblewski.com/blog! It is still a work in progress but I'm over the moon with being able to finally making a business out of something I truly enjoy.

Anyhow, pop on over to my photography blog and leave me a message to let me know what you think! Oh and if you are local to me, please make sure to check out the "Casting Call" post and the "Contest" post...you won't want to miss it!

Halloween and Christmas, all in one!

I totally forgot to post Halloween pics! Guess who Jason and I went as?

And I was so PROUD that Lawyer opted for a homemade mummy costume over a store-bought one! He was so cute and everyone commented on his costume!

And where does Christmas fit in? We got our tree put up last night! I love it!