Holiday Season Wrap-Up

We spent our last long weekend of the holiday season just hanging out at home with our little family. Sunday, the Wolfpack played Florida in basetball. My men were all dressed in their red & white. They look so cute!

This is what they looked like after we lost the game in OT with a STUPID fouling strategy.

Check out the last few seconds of the game...

I can't believe that kid made that shot. Ugh...it's going to be a LONG season.

I just think this picture is ironic since Josh & I went to "Cow College" or as some like to refer to it, "Moo-U"

I finally upgraded all of J's Duplo blocks out of that hideous orange container and into a basket suitable for our family room. He's loving it...can't you tell?

And yes, that is the TV remote in the basket with him. Silly boy! "Like father, like son" I suppose.

Speaking of the father, or as I sometimes call him, my LEGO Lover, he has created his own blog. He's already hi-jacked a few of my photos, so I thought I'd take one of his. Hope on over & read about his meanderings.

GO PACK!!!!

There was a football game this weekend...a bit of a RIVALRY game. The Wolfpack vs. the Tarholes oops! I mean Tarheels. Our divided family brunched together at home, then headed out to the game. But not Jeremiah & Mom...it was a bit chilly & interfered with naptime. Don't mess with naptime! Josh & I were prepared for our beloved Wolfpack to be crushed by Carolina. I mean we've only won 4 games & 2 of those were against 1-AA schools. Pitiful. PIT-I-FUL!

But WAIT! What was that? The Wolfpack BEAT the Tarheels?? Oh yes they did! 28-27...wahoooooo!! I was so excited I could hardly stand it, but I was trying to be gracious & not rub it in too much.

After all, I do love my family & we all try to be great sports. Some of them even submit to a post-defeat picture with me to show they are not sore losers. 

It was a PERFECT ending to a great time in Raleigh. Thanksgiving post to follow sometime soon...

What's up?

Long time, no blog. So what have we been up to?

Well...Jeremiah went to his first UNC/Duke football game with Mimi & G-pa. It seems he had a good time & I'll be sure to upload some pictures of that event later when I get them from Mimi. Josh & I still think he should have worn an NCSU outfit to the game, but others thought differently. Luckily, the Pack did manage to beat the Turtles last weekend - wahoooo!!!

This week, Josh had not 4, but 5 wisdom teeth removed. It was ugly. VERY UGLY. Poor guy. I have a ridiculously embarrassing photo of him that I really want to post, but I'm going to be a good wife & not post it. It's definitely taking a LOT of willpower. So Josh could recover in peace, J stayed Monday night & Tuesday with Nana & Popa, then headed east to stay with Mimi & G-pa the remainder of the week. It's been a nice break from toddler-distractions this week, but I'm ready to get my hands on the little guy, give him a big "squzzle" & lots of kisses!

During my "free time" this week...in between 20-min icepack (I mean frozen pea bag) changes, meds every 4 hours around the clock (yes...I set my alarm for 3am & 7am to be sure he didn't have a lapse in pain meds...I think I deserve a good wife award), making LOTS of pudding and trying to find anything soft & not too hot for my "patient" to eat...I've cleaned the house, caught up on laundry, and started a Christmas Quilt! I think it's going to be so fun & funky - a great twist on a traditional holiday. Check it out so far...

I also finished the Twilight series this week. I totally didn't think I'd get into this & I definitely did. I didn't want to put the books down & was sad to see the story end. I liked the movie - it wasn't fabulous (the book is always better), but I did enjoy it & I'm excited for New Moon to come out in 1 week!

And last, but CERTAINLY not least...the basement!!! I cannot even begin to explain my excitement over our new space. Popa & his guys have been working down there this week since we've had a second coming of The Flood thanks to remnants of Hurricane Ida. The drywall is up & ready to be finished, then painting & flooring...YAY!!!!

Devil goes down to Raleigh...

Well, the Blue Devils came over to Raleigh & beat my Wolfpack 49-28. If I hadn't had such great company, then I would have been REALLY upset about losing to Duke. Poor Josh was sick, so he stayed home while Jeremiah, "Mimi" & I went to the game. Mom wore her obnoxiously large Duke button and sat rather quietly with a big grin on her face while the Dookies kicked our butts up & down the field. Jeremiah had a GREAT time...he's destined to love football. We were actually able to stay for the entire game because he had so much fun! He ate & cheered...perfection!

Many pictures were taken of the 3 of us, Jeremiah didn't look at the camera in a single one of them.

This picture sums up our feelings on the game...Mimi was happy with her team, Jeremiah & I were not.

Checking out the BIG TV :)

Eating...J's specialty!

Watching intently as the Wolfpack play

Checking out the replay

Cheering for the Pack!

He really got into it - we had to hold him so he would go over the edge!!

Yikes...the Dookies scored again!

Even if the outcome wasn't what we wanted, at least we had a fun time together :)

First Wolfpack Football Game!!!

Jeremiah attended his first Wolfpack football game yesterday! We beat Gardner-Webb 45-14. WAHOOOOO! OK, so that wasn't that big of a surprise but a win is a win! :)

We enjoyed a Bojangles Supreme Tailgate Special, which Jeremiah loved! I was afraid the supremes would be too spicy, but he didn't seem to notice since he ate 3 of them. After our tailgating we went into the game & J was mesmerized by all the sights & sounds. He was completely glued to the field & jumbo TV screen the entire first quarter. He sat so contently on Josh's lap & just took it all in. They were SO cute together...melt my heart!!

The second quarter he really enjoyed going between Derek, Josh, & my laps, as well as playing with my sunglasses. Thankfully Mimi provided curbside service at half-time to take Little J home. I decided to head out too since we were up 24-0 at that point in the game & our back-up QB had been in for a couple of series already.

Looks like Jeremiah will be ready for many more games in the coming years...what a fun family tradition it will be!!

SO sad that I left my camera at home this weekend :( so I have no photographic proof (except for 2 pictures on my phone that I have NO idea how to upload to a computer).