Surviving the Domestic Jungle

Well, it is New Year’s Eve tonight and my family is leaving town! We are headed to my family Ranch which is absolutely gorgeous and so relaxing. We haven’t been in about a year because it used to be a 5 hour drive but now it is only about 2 hours which is soooooo much easier. We are joining my step brother, his wife and children and hopefully my other brother. New Years Eve hasn’t been a big ‘party’ for me in about 10 years and once the kids came, it was all about the family so being able to blend 2 families that are both in the same position where partying is just not an option is the best solution!! My sister in law is pretty much my best friend and so I am looking forward to having a good time. My husband loves being out there because when you are there you just feel different. Very relaxed and serene I guess would be the right words. He goes off on his own and walks around and enjoys the nature which isn’t him at all!!! He hates walking and he hates the outdoors and he hates sweating so its nice to see that side of him that changes his preferences for a few days. The only thing that concerns me about going is I have just entered my 8th month of pregnancy and I am 2 hours away from the birthing center. There is a hospital about 45 minutes away should anything happen but still it makes me nervous. I think this little guy will stay put but this will probably the last time I venture that far until our son is born. All in all, I am looking forward to this weekend. Last night I went on the hunt for Ranch clothes (comfy and warm) and came back with some cute pants and some of those fuzzy boots. The ones that look like uggs but are not uggs, they’re Target! I would never spend that crazy amount of money on real uggs nor would I wear uggs anywhere in actual public. I think being I am huge pregnant I can get away with wearing them in nature or anywhere else I chose but boy are they not a flattering pair of shoes!! I just HATE wearing tennis shoes and all my boots are heels (which is getting painful!) and other than that, all the rest of my shoes are not appropriate for outdoor stuff so I had to come up with something. Anyway, between the boots, cozy clothes, serene environment, fireworks show (courtesy of my brother) and great food and fun, I am really looking forward to this weekend and must go pack now