New Year's Eve...

Happy New Year friends! What a difference a day makes! I'm thrilled to be done with 2012 and living in the year 2013. Sure, yesterday was Monday...and today is simply Tuesday. The only thing that has actually changed are the digits on the calendar.  

The rest is up to me. It's up to me to strive for happiness at all costs. That's probably my biggest resolution...the pursuit of happiness. And so far I'm not doing too bad. Today me and Aar are embracing the cold gray day...staying home, taking the day at a decidedly lazy pace, but still keeping our minds busy with tomorrow's plans and also working on bits and pieces of small projects today.

Last night we had such a great time with my family. We all gathered down at the home of my brother Richard and his girl. Almost all of my siblings were there, as well as my parents, and my cute as a button niece! A night filled with snacking, laughing, and plenty of goofball behavior. I baked my famous Red Velvet Cupcakes, decorated with "Baby New Year" toppers, along with some little baby bottles and diaper pins. The cupcakes were requested by my brother Walt. They're his absolute fave and I think he wanted to get his fill of 'em before he puts his dieting resolution into effect. And boy oh boy did they do the trick last night. We all indulged plenty!

 If you are following me on Instagram, then it's likely that you've seen these already. I guess this would be where I'd possibly apologize for the redundancy...but nope... I'm fine with it...I LOVE it. And if you are over there on Instagram I'm sure you LOVE it too!

 I've heard lots of peeps in blogland griping about bloggers going all Instagram on their blogs while neglecting their "real" cameras. Pretty much saying that they're taking the easy way out. But for me, it's totally not a substitution. I can only view it as an addition. I suspect that I'll be using LOTS of Instagram here...and at the same time I'm certain that you guys will be seeing WAY more real pics than ever. I'll be purchasing a brand new lens very soon and this has got me pretty darn psyched!! 

For our New Years Eve partying we opted for middle of the road attire. We wanted to be comfy but we spruced up just a bit. I wore my fave bow hair band from Sunshine & Carousels (Erin). And yes...you're looking at my very first Instagram #selfie  ;)

And here's Aaron looking comfy, cute, and a bit dapper in his new shirt. :)