another riveting weekend!

We had a relaxing and uneventful weekend- which is evidenced by the fact that I had the time and motivation to blog on Saturday, ha. So if you're like most of the world and apparently don't read (or write) blogs on weekends, be sure to catch up on Millie's nursery tour from Saturday! Or don't. I mean, if you hate cute rooms, you won't like it.

We spent some time on Friday night introducing Millie to her new toy that a friend loaned us!

That face can't lie- this thing is like a rager for babies. And an eyesore for adults. Once I finished photographing the nursery, we moved this thing back there and now just imagine a giant plastic contraption plopped down in front of the window, blocking the closet door, Lola's access to the window, and all the good feng shui vibes we had going. Oh well. At least Millie has big fun playing in it!

We took advantage of the cold weather and not having any plans and spent lots of time lounging around in our PJs. It was pretty miserable, obviously.

Blurry, but this adorable face is worth it!

 A couple of weeks ago we got rid of our DirecTV. It felt pretty traumatic at the time, but less so when I take into consideration that a) they kept taking away all the channels we liked anyway (like AMC- with no Walking Dead, what's the point in cable anyway?), b) we will save lots of money, and c) Netflix added a lot of HGTV shows, so I can still get my fix. After an initial period of mourning, now we don't even miss it much- the exceptions being when there are awesome football games that we can't find online to watch. Anyway, a few weeks ago Matt ordered some fancy-shmancy alien-looking antennae thing in hopes that we can pick up some over-the-air channels. In theory that wouldn't be hard, but all of the stations we could theoretically get are from Atlanta, and it's just too far to pick them up well. We've had antennae in the past that failed to get anything except a very grainy Spanish channel...and while I enjoyed trying to translate telenovelas for about 10 minutes, it really wasn't that great.

But Matt remained convinced that with the proper antennae and the right rooftop installation, we could get some TV. And on Saturday, after some death-defying walks across the roof and up and down ladders, he proved himself correct!! We now have a handful of stations that are unbelievable high-def and clear!! It's so exciting- we got to see actual live sporting events!! (And possibly more importantly- I will be able to keep up with The Bachelor/ette when it starts back!) And it seems that about half the stations we get primarily air old westerns, so if you notice me taking a new interest in movie genres...that's why.

Anyway. High five to Matt for persevering through my disbelief and also for his ingenuity in rigging up the new antennae through our old DirecTV satellite and wiring so that there aren't cables running across the house and through windows! 

Sunday called for kicking Millie's wardrobe up a little notch. And repeatedly dying over her cuteness.

Seriously, Mom? MORE pictures? Get a life, woman!

She expressed her appreciation for my impeccable sense of style by gifting me with some new accessories.

That's right- my hair and shirt look way better adorned in spit-up!

To offset my gross accessories, I gave myself a ridiculous manicure last night.

Wine color-Essie Bahama Mama; Sparkles-Essie Jazzy Jubilant

My fancy nails are completely unnecessary thrilling me to death, but it's one of those things where as I'm enjoying looking at them, I'm simultaneously thinking about how in a short time (two years? five, max) I will see this picture and groan and say omg, that is SO 2014...what was I thinking?!?! So Future Self, please know that I realize how dumb this trend probably is, but it's harmless enough, so I'll enjoy it while I can. Also, hopefully my future self will have learned how to not paint her cuticles while doing at-home manicures. Present self hasn't mastered that skill yet, clearly.

It's Monday morning, I'm back at work with my baby sleeping beside me (her Monday morning babysitter picks her up here, so she comes in with me for a little while!) and I decided it was time to turn on my Pentatonix Holiday Pandora station. It's gonna be a good day!