Ohhh, February. Though it was a short month, it seemed to drag on. It was not nearly as eventful as January was, and definitely not as fun. It had its good moments, but I’m not sad to see it go. Between the continued horrific weather, and worst of all, losing Oliver, I’m glad to put it behind me and move on. It’s March now, so we’re hoping for some spring-like weather, but us New Yorkers know never to get our hopes up. The cold will continue indefinitely. Boo hiss.
The only real things of note for this month were the loss of Oliver and Valentine’s Day. Oliver’s death seems like eons ago. Has it really only been two weeks? I’m certainly feeling better about it all, but every time he runs across my mind, I’m hit with the sadness all over again. There’s a tiny little Oliver shaped hole in my heart.
Onto happier things… our first married Valentine’s Day! I work the day shift and Jerry works a late night shift (5PM to 1:30 AM), so during the week, we hardly get to see each other. Not going to lie, it sucks. Needless to say, with Valentine’s Day falling on a Friday this year, I wasn’t expecting much. We planned to celebrate on Saturday instead. However, Jerry was kind enough to surprise me at work on Friday with lunch from my favorite Puerto Rican restaurant down the road, a slice of cookie cake (our favorite – it was dessert at our wedding rehearsal dinner), and a vase of flowers with a bear and chocolates attached. My man sure is sweet and thoughtful; I just love that about him. On Saturday, we opted to skip out of the expensive dinner out we had planned (we are buying a house, after all) and went for our favorite frozen yogurt instead. We also went to two of my favorite craft and antique co-ops where Jerry let me pick out some new decor and dolls as a V-day gift. He went above and beyond for me! I took him to breakfast and to get some new boots as a gift to him the week before. Our Valentine’s celebration was certainly not traditional, but we made it our own.
The month was pretty busy but still seemed uneventful. I went to dinner with my parents a few times, went to dinner with two of my best friends, Taylor and Katie, and met Katie’s new Ragdoll kitten, went and watched a movie with my cousin who was dogsitting for our aunt, and had a great book club meeting at my house. I felt like I was constantly busy and on the go, but not with anything major. It was nice to be social for once, but I always feel like I need to get home and recharge my batteries after a week full of socializing. That’s the introvert in me talking!
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| Me with some of my V-day gift primitive dolls! |
I’ve continued to decorate our house and am loving how it’s coming along. I’m hoping to tackle the bathroom this month by tearing down the old wallpaper and painting the walls. As for my style, I’m obsessed with the primitive country look, as you may have seen me mention, and I’m having so much fun decorating and searching for new prims… when the budget allows, of course! My new obsession that started in February are primitive folk dolls! I’ve got a small collection going and am planning to keep adding to it. When I visit my handy grandmother in Florida next, we are going to try and make our own. For now, I love looking for new dolls to buy and add to my collection. Primitive dolls are typically ugly but in a cute way. It’s hard to explain! I’m going to create a post soon showcasing my new decorations and do a little house tour though, so watch for that soon!
As for blogging, this was a pretty great month, despite a ten day streak with no posts (due to all my socializing!). I managed to blog 11 times during this short month! I just counted it up and was quite impressed with myself. My goal is two times a week which would put me at eight a month so I exceeded that goal. As for reading… ugh. Like in January, I only got through 2.5 books this month. This does not bode well for my 100 book a year goal AT ALL. It’s really a smart phone epidemic, I swear. I spend WAY too much time wasting time on my phone that I would have spent reading back in the day. I mean, there are other factors as well, such as working, having a new husband, having a new home and all the accompanying responsibilities, being more social, etc. But still! I am feeling so lame and I am so far behind in my goal already. I need to step it up!
In March, I’d like to maintain my blogging frequency and keep being super active on here. I’d also like to read at least four books. I’m SUPER enjoying personal blogging and am going to try to continue coming up with new, creative personal posts in addition to my bookish posts. I like doing both. I’ve also made a few new blogging friends, now that I’m reading more personal blogs to go along with my newly revamped, partly personal blog. I’m continuing to look for more personal/lifestyle blogs to read so please let me know some of your favorites! As for the bookish aspect, I have not forgotten about it, but I’ve just been reading so slowly and therefore not having a whole lot of reviews to write. I do have a new book review scheduled for Monday though!
So that’s it for me! I’m looking forward to reading more and doing some more work to the house in March – those are my main goals for the month. Oh, also? We should be closing on the house very shortly so EEEE! Aaaand, my nephew is eight months old today. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I love that little man.
Happy March, everyone!
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