See ya 2012!

I am not going to lie, 2012 is a year that I am not sad to see go.

It began in February with my moms illness. My little Princess had a severe virus in May for 3 weeks! My sweet husbands good friend with whom he worked with passed away in a motorcycle accident. My nephew had a week long stint in the hospital. Our beloved 8 year old Max, lab/spaniel mix, passed away.

Whew...I'm excited to see what 2013 holds and pray each day that it will be better than 2012. I'm sure all my single blog friends will be ringing in the New Yeae in their sparkly dresses, dancing, under a crystal ball, but this little gal will be spending my NYE shooting my BB gun outside while princess plays on her swingset. Baking my family something sweet, and probably going to bed around 10 :)

What can I say, NYs has never been a huge holiday for me. 

I'm not a party goer so I suppose that makes a difference. I'd rather be snuggled in bed and that's what I plan to do!

How was every ones Christmas?

Mine was great! I got the pink BB gun I wanted and much more.

The princess was spoiled as usual and I'm so blessed that we get to spoil her and see that smile on her face!

I promise to start sharing pics when I get Internet!

I have a lot to show you!

Cheers to 2013!

It's Cold and Crazy out there...

Me and my lovely little family ventured out of the Lowcountry tonight and headed into Savannah, GA! If you aren't familiar with Savannah it's one of the USAs oldest cities and its absolutely gorgeous with all of its intricate cobblestone roads, sweet candy shops, downtown boutiques and of course Riverstreet, which is where all the tourists go.

Living in the Lowcountry with absolutely nothing to do on Friday and Saturday nights you become accustomed to the hour long drive. Savannah has some great shopping and our personal  faves are the Savannah Mall and the Oglethorpe Mall. If you have lived here all your life you probably call it the "old mall" and the "new mall".

We are now on the way home and to pass that hour I've decided to type a post on my iPhone, and I've got to give props to myself, I'm a lot quicker on this keypad than what I thought I would be! I'm sure  I will have some auto correct mistakes but I'm sure you all will get the hang of what I'm trying to say.

On another note and to the point of the post. It's FREEZING! I'm aware that some of you snow bunnies reading this are thinking that 45 degrees isn't anything compared to anything above the Mason Dixon Line but I assure you anything below 50 for this gal is freezing! Not only did we venture out in the cold, but it was chaos! The malls are more packed tonight than they were on Black Friday! Needless to say I wasn't waiting in an hour line for last minute stocking stuffers...off to the local shops tomorrow. Oh we'll, I'd rather shop local anyways!

On a happier note we are still here and it's 12-21-12...guess the Mayans were wrong!?

Off to bed!

P.S. I bought the Princess (my daughter) a super cute tutu for my family Christmas party tomorrow! The line at Claire's wasn't long and this adorb tutu was worth the wait! Will post pics later!

Welcome to the Lowcountry...

I was born and raised in the lowcountry.

I am your typical small town girl who always said they would "get out" but never did, and to be honest, it's one of God's unanswered prayers I am so blessed to have had.

I met my then boyfriend one summer when I was 15. He then became my high school sweetheart, and is now my husband. It's one of those great loves. I know this because we still make each other laugh after 10 years and share more happiness now than ever before. 

 I have a beautiful little girl who definitely makes our lives much more fun and interesting then we could have ever imagined!

None of this would have been a possibility had I left the lowcountry. To be honest...tourists come from thousands of miles to see our beautiful beaches, small town bakery's, quaint antique stores, and of course our Southern Charm, so why would I want to leave? Don't get me wrong! We have definitely discussed the idea of moving, but we always manage to get bounced right back into the swing of things here. 

A little bit about me...

My name is Miranda. I once had a blog that was quite big. I had a lot of followers, I had a great career, and had my entire life in front of me. Then my mom on a Friday morning got rushed to the ER with breathing difficulties. Within one day, literally one day, she was on life support hanging on to her life. Between our small town support and prayers from here to Boston she pulled through. It took two months and she still has her bad days, but she is still here and breathing! Unfortunately she was one of those lovely Southern women who enjoyed a cigarette with her gossip and it caught up to her. She was diagnosed with severe COPD and emphysema. Within the two months I left my job to be home and tend to my mom. I loved the people I worked with, but it was a large company and they weren't supportive of too much time off, due to our families lack of finances we had to cut back, including our internet. (Hey you have to cut corners where you can!) So I deleted my blog and am here to start anew.

If you're wondering. I am now at a small town shop. That's the great thing about the Lowcountry, you always know someone and although it may not be some big multi-million dollar company as before, it gets the bills paid. I was blog feening after catching up with all my blogs from my super tiny iPhone screen after all these months, so I am working off of my sisters internet until we get ours back...which may be a while, but bear with me. I loved blogging. I shared my thoughts, feelings, and of course Pinterest inspirations with all. Not to mention, a huge support group.

I may not be back before then, but I wish that each of you reading this have a very Blessed and Merry Christmas, that is if we survive 12-21-12...but I don't believe in the Mayan calendar, do you?

To each his own I suppose.

I'm off to bake Christmas cookies and listen to Christmas music with the fam. 

Great way to end the day...

Merry Christmas!