Welcome 2013!

Here I am… trying to bring the little old blog back to life. Well, let’s try this blogging thing again on 2013!!!

Today, I’ll share some of my (big picture) plans for 2013.

1. One Little Word (click on the link to go to Ali Edwards blog… that’s where I first read about this movement). My word for this year is MELIORA!!! It means ever better (love that!). Meliora is the University of Rochester (where I got a couple of degrees ) motto. I saw it on a poster at the airport on New Year’s Eve… it aligns perfectly with my goals for this year. Striving to be ever better (for myself, my family, and all aspects of life)!!!
2. 2013 Focus - As a family effort, we’re planning to use this year to better our home… truly make it the Marrero-Sanchez home. I’m not saying we’re gutting the house and redoing the whole thing… we just want to make it great for us! In order to do that, we need to continue watching our finances (maybe be even more careful). There are some projects that are way overdue… can you say painting?!
3. Of course, making is an ongoing thing around here. But, it is always important to bring it up and remind myself of why I love making so much… be it food, quilting, paper crafting. I enjoy the process, but I love when my family loves the end result. There’s nothing like a loud “mmm” with lots of emphasis from the little guy when he likes something I made for dinner (it happens often… he’s a good eater… it still makes me oh, so happy every single time).
4. Vacations!!! - The hubster is extra busy working towards his doctorate, so every moment together counts. We are planning a couple of fun vacation trips (one during Spring and one during Summer). I’m super excited about it all!
5. Document it all. I’m doing Project Life for the first time this year! (Thank you Becky Higgins for an awesome system that allows me to document my family life!) I completed the first week already. I will have a separate post with more details about my process. This is the first look at it.

That’s it for now… see ya later!

Lots of R&R

This past week was Spring break for my husband and we decided to go visit our friends that live in the DC area. Always fun! The baby was an angel and slept most of the way there and back home. Our vacationing style tends to be super relaxed (the hubster has enough to do on a daily basis… I don’t want him to be rushing/busy during vacation) doing whatever at a very leisurely pace.

This time around we decided to go to the Smithsonian Zoo. It was a beautiful day to walk around the zoo with the baby. It is a beautiful place… but I left disappointed. I wanted a hot dog and when we went to buy it the place was closed. So sad! (I’m doing Weight Watchers and some other day I’ll tell you how awesome this program is… but that day I wanted a treat!) but then today we made our homemade version of Foggy Bottom hot dogs (the elusive hot dog). They have sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing (we used thousand island dressing… still have to double check that they’re the same thing). That combination is delicious and will be added to our go to recipes for the summer.

So, yes, our vacation was awesome! But, like always, we wanted to stay one more day.