month in review

December? 2014? That all happened? I’ve been in such a whirlwind lately that I’ve struggled to even enjoy what’s going on around me; we drove to Minnesota for Christmas (only one month after driving to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving) and we had tons of wedding-related meetings, visited lots of family, did a couple happy hours with friends, broke my car, fixed my car, did some post-Christmas discount light shopping, drank one too many peppermint mochas, lived out of a hotel, and killed exactly two whole Kleenex boxes…

Unfortunately I came down with a crazy concoction of colds while on our trip. My doctor informed me on New Year’s Eve that I have bronchitis and mono. Lucky me! Thankfully my x-ray came back today to verify that I don’t have pneumonia but good grief… bronchitis and mono? During Christmas and New Year’s Eve? I don’t like to point fingers or make accusations, especially when it comes down to me blaming myself… but perhaps only getting four hours of sleep per night for the majority of December was the underlying culprit. Just maybe.

our tree reminded us that it was Christmas

fancy tags now come with every Running Wild Design item!

chocolate and candy canes. that’s the theme this month.

I love snow. but ice? not so much. especially when we find it during our holiday travels.

this Arkansas winter hasn’t been as mild as we were promised it would be down here.

homemade shrimp broth. sounds delicious and makes your home stink for a week.

wedding cake tasting!

the surprise Arkansas snow has been such a sight for sore eyes!

Running Wild Designs survived it’s first holiday season!

I had way too much fun individually wrapping and shipping my holiday Etsy sales!

Grandma’s homegrown and dried basil has been a taste of summer this month.

wedding cake tasting!

Just as many things got checked off the to-do list this month as were added to it. Between getting the Running Wild Designs shop logistics and business plan pieced together, trying and failing to fix my broken sewing machine, prepping for the holidays, planning our wedding, traveling to Wisconsin and back for Thanksgiving, and, and, and… I’ve just felt so busy all the time lately. It’s a good thing though. Progress is being made on all fronts and that’s an awesome feeling.

I think we’ve finally made it through the worst of the wedding planning snafus (fingers crossed!) so this month has technically been the first time that I’ve finally had time to focus on fun things like our colors, what our menu will look like, etc. but unfortunately until recently, I’ve been too burned out from the snafus to even want to plan anything else. Luckily my sisters, mom, and grandma eased me back into wedding planning mode though when they took me dress shopping over Thanksgiving. yikes! I was so nervous, but it ended up being a blast and not only did I find my dress (eek!) but my sisters, who’re going to be my maid and matron of honor, found their dresses as well! done and done!

And you know what? I’m all about the wedding planning now. Food menu, florist, hotel bookings, save the dates… heck yea. My December to-do isn’t going to know what hit it.