Showing posts with label Mama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mama. Show all posts

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Major Slacker

So I have been slacking majorly, but starting now I'm going to be a better blogger. I have just had a lot going on lately, in a good way. I am catching up for my own purposes so bare with me as I write a dreadfully long post.

So, I moved to New York to be a nanny/personal assistant and I couldn't be happier with my decision. I came up here during the the beginning of December and spent about a week and a half and then went back home to spend Christmas with my family.

So this is what has happened since.....

1. Christmas...
with my dad and stepmom,
with my nieces and newphews,
(who all got new I love NY shirts from their Aunt Steph for Christmas)
and with my mom and stepdad.
The girls with our expecting sister...who has since delivered a beautiful baby girl that I will talk about later in my post.
Girl Shot
Me and mom
Miss these kids so much!!
I was so excited to get to go back home to spend the holidays! I got about a week there before I hit my next destination, which brings me to number
2. The Bahamas!!!
I went to Harbour Island with the family that I work for a few days after Christmas and stayed through New Years. It was my first time in the Bahamas and my first time to go out of the country. It was amazing!
This was the view from my very own cottage!
(pool and all)
A private island that we visited for a day....it was gorgeous and we were the only ones there.
Me and Posey getting ready for Junkanoo, which is similar to Mardi Gras in the islands.
My favorite picture that I took while I was there...
Gorgeous sunsets EVERY night!
I had an awesome time and feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to tag along on their vacation. We spent our days eating, going to the beach, laying by the pool, eating, fishing, and more eating. It was so beautiful! I also had conch for the first time...Eww!

3. Back to New York for "work".
I love my job and couldn't have asked for a better family. The kids are great and it's an adventure everyday living in a new place so far from home.
I spend my time either with the kids or with my new friend Liza, who is an au pair from Germany. We spend most of our time together at a local restaurant which we have adopted as our second home or making trips to NYC to go shopping.
After a shopping trip to the city....uh oh!
Did I really just buy 4 pairs of boots?
4. Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Vacation time again...I could get used to this!!
We spent a week on a ski trip to Jackson Hole! Another first for me.
I got to spend a lot of time bonding with this little one!!
Ski time!!
Again, we spent our days eating, skiing, snowmobiling, shopping, and just enjoying the gorgeous snow!
We rented snowmobiles and drove them 60 miles through Bridger National Forest where we got to see moose and elk just roaming around. It was amazing!

Just a couple of gorgeous shots I caught on camera...
This picture was taken from our balcony.
And this picture was taken at the Elk Refuge that we took a sleigh ride through on our last day.
It was an amazing trip. We got back into New York last week.

5. Last, but definitely not least!
I am an aunt....AGAIN!
My sister, Jenn, had her second baby, a little girl, last Wednesday (19th).
Welcome to the world Blakely Tatum Floyd!!
She weighed a whopping 8 lbs. 14 oz.
The happy mommy and daddy on delivery day.
And happy big sister!!
She is a natural...

I was soo sad to miss her welcoming into the world, but I get to go home to see her in 9 days!!! Yah! I am so excited. I miss everyone so much and can't wait to see all my nieces and nephews.

So expect a lot more posts from here on out...

XoXo

Monday, December 13, 2010

New York update

Well I have been in New York for 6 days and absolutely love it so far. For those of you who don't know, I moved here to work as a nanny/ mother's helper. There are 4 kids and for the privacy of the family I will refer to them by their first initial. G is 9, B is 7, J is 5, and baby girl (P) is 1. They are all absolutely precious! P is learning to deal with being the baby sister to 3 loving brothers who can sometimes forget that she is only a baby. I really couldn't have asked for a better family.

Here are some pics that I have taken so far...


My cottage...sorry for the black around the edges, but blogging from my phone isn't easy.





My Christmas decor!


My king size bed!!


Central park


Me and mom in central park!






This is what I did with the kids this weekend. I think we ate more then we decorated. Ha!



I will post again soon.

Until then...

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Recent Happenings

WARNING: Lots of Pictures

So, I have been MIA lately (very busy with my internship and finishing up my last semester in school). I finished my internship on April 30th. It was very bittersweet for me. I miss the kids so much, but am excited about having my own classroom next year. I graduated from...

on May 8th. It was a day that I have been looking forward to for a long time. I thought the day would never come. Now that it has, it doesn't feel much different, but feels good to be done.
Graduation Day
The reason I made it through without dying the past couple of years...I don't think we ever did anything without consulting with each other. haha
This is Emily and we clicked back in the first class I took as a Special Ed major and we have been great friends/classmates since. On another note, she is getting married in 10 days...I can't wait to go. I am so happy for her.
Most of the bunch...minus step sisters.

My dad and stepmom were unable to stay for pictures after graduation because he had to make it to work. He was upset, but I completely understood. I appreciate him making the drive to see me.

Mother's Day
My mom is the BEST!

Since I finished my internship, I have been babysitting/nannying Indira. We have spent many afternoons in the park. She is precious!

Movies I have seen lately:
( I HIGHLY recommend them all)

Books I have read recently:
(Both AWESOME books)

My new graduation toy:
I still haven't quite figured it out, but it's pretty cool. I just need to keep researching and learning about it. The only books I have on it so far are all of the Twilight books, which brings me to my next point.

I am getting ready to start reading the series for the 2nd time. Eclipse comes out on June 30th, so I want to have all the books read again to be fresh for the premier. YAH!

I hope you guys are having a great week.

I promise to be better with blogging. I have been dreading the loooong update, but now that it's out of the way, I should be good.

XoXo
 
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