Happy Holiday!  If you are a mommy with kids in school, today is a holiday!  This is an extension of our long weekend getaway to Massanutten so today we are going to roller skating with Kaleigh’s girl scout troop!  After, she is going to a friend’s house for a play date and Carter is going to Rick’s house because I have a client meeting!  That will pretty much sum up our day!  Ive got a lot of catching up to do being away from home this weekend so I will have week full of cleaning, emailing, and unpacking!  The kids also have a TON of activities going on this week(play dates, two girl scout outings, gymnastics, piano, a birthday party, and then we leave for the Great Wolf Lodge on Sunday!)  I am not sure how I am going to make it through this week lol, but somehow I will manage!

This weekend we had a blast going on our annual weekend getaway to Massanutten.  We left Thursday afternoon and thought we were heading to snow….unfortunately, it was the exact opposite!  The kids missed their first snow and we were disappointed but we still managed to have a good time!  Thursday evening we hung out at the room at the kids had a great time taking a bubble bath in the HUGE jacuzzi!  Friday we played putt putt(two full rounds!), ping pong, took a hike, went swimming, ate pizza and watched movies!  Kaleigh and Carter really enjoyed playing putt putt together and no matter how many times it took Carter to get a shot in, his reaction was always overly excited!  I do think though that they had a better time breaking the ice in the ponds with their clubs than the game itself!  Ping pong was definitely challenging for both of them, but they tried hard!  We ended up spending most of the time in the racquetball room with the ping pong balls and paddles haha!  It was pretty entertaining hitting the little ball on the walls and trying to keep it off the ground.  🙂  The hike this year didnt last nearly as long as they normally do(we usually hike for about 2 hours) but we had a pretty full day and the kids wanted to go swimming so it was cut short.  I think the best part of the hike for them this year was the fact that they had hand warmers in their pockets!  So funny how the little things intrigue kids.  Saturday we went to Luray Caverns and tubing and Sunday we went to the arcade before heading home.  Luray is always nice because no matter how many times you have been there, the beauty is still breathtaking.  Surprisingly, Kaleigh and Carter have never been bored during the tour!  Kaleigh had her IPod out the entire time snapping photos and Carter was in his own little world of adventure.  They enjoyed hearing things about the caverns and had fun throwing in coins at the end.  This year, Kaleigh took home a beautiful……..and Carter collected a bag full of shiny rocks.  Both were pleased with their purchases!  🙂  We did tubing this year at night because we knew it would be a lot faster and it was so much FUN! It wasnt snow…it was ice and we all had a great time.  The only downside is that we only had about 6 turns in two hours…the lift is extremely slow.  I dont think that they would have last much longer, but I wish the lift didnt take 20 minutes to  up the hill!  Yesterday was  pretty lazy day..we unpacked, lounged and watched Sunday football!  Photos of our trip will be coming soon! 🙂

 

So, last week I told you that we went on a hike together as a family…I am finally getting around to the pictures so here they are!

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Last week’s goals:

Personal:

-continue exercising…week 2! Yes!

-continue with my personal projects(project 52, 15 on 15, etc) Im having a lot of fun with them and it is causing me to bring out my camera more…something I havent been doing nearly as often as I should

-take a long weekend trip to Massanutten!  We used to go for the entire week, but the last couple of years we have not been able to due to financial reasons…oh well, a couple of days is better than nothing!  We just have A LOT to cram in haha!  Lurray Caverns, Water Park, hiking trail, tubing, skiing, putt putt, go carts….you get the idea!

-pack, clean, and decorate for Valentine’s Day

-buy paint our bedroom!  FINALLY picked out the color!

 

Business:

-phone conference with Sara 🙂

-catch up on emails and keep my inbox organized!

-wedding/session guides  not finished yet, but got a good start!!  Its a work in progress!

-make blog entries ahead of time so Im not up until all hours of the night!

-thinking of putting together an intro photography class…a sort of “get to know your camera better” course…..not sure if this will happen or not, if I have enough interest, then definitely!  If you are anyone you know may be interested, comment below! 🙂

 

This week’s goals and things I am looking forward to:

Personal:

-unpack and clean!

-buy paint and begin painting our bedroom!

-finish decorating for Valentine’s Day

-pack for the Great Wolf Lodge this Sunday(Jay’s dad, Rick, surprised us with a night at the Great Wolf Lodge Sunday into Monday…its another student holiday!)

-pick out a good personal booking and start reading!…suggestions?

-tea with Carly and Leah at the Jefferson Hotel

-order a few personal prints

 

Business:

-meeting with Catherine today 🙂

-bridal/family session guide

-start the dreadful process of getting all of my tax things together

-track expenses and mileage

-follow up emails

-order client prints

-pick out a good business related book and start reading