Wordy Wednesday

I am declaring today "Wordy Wednesday." In other words, this will be a very boring post with no pictures. ;)  Don't get me wrong, I have an abundance of photos that are long overdue to share on the blog...but Blogger has notified me that I have reached my limit photos on the blog, which is absolutely cuh-razy to me! How could I have possibly reached the limit?! Do I really post that many pictures?? Hopefully I'll get my storage space increased this week so I can get back to regular blogging ASAP :)  But until then, here are a few random thoughts I have to share with you. Enjoy!

 --First and foremost, GO DAWGS! We are anxiously anticipating the SEC Championship game this weekend!
 --We leave for Punta Cana in less than 2 weeks! Eeeek! We are so excited for this trip, but it's hard to believe it's here! It feels like we just got back from Europe. And when we get back from this trip, Christmas will be just a few days away. Between our trip to Ormond Beach, Pittsburgh, Europe, & now Punta Cana...this summer/fall has literally flown by for us! Hopefully we'll be able to catch our breath after Christmas. ;)
--We are all decorated for Christmas in the Smith house! I have always loved Christmas decorations, but it's especially fun with a two year old. Every morning when we come downstairs, Shelby immediately instructs me to turn on the Christmas tree lights. It's like she can't go on with her day until the trees are lit up. ;)
--I have no idea why, but we have been in a purging mood lately around here! We have taken several bags of stuff to donate & I've also sold a good bit of stuff on our local Facebook yard sale page. It feels so good to clean closets out and have a little extra cash in my wallet! :)
--Two is such a sweet, fun age. But boy is it challenging, too. Shelby loves to be bossy these days. She's lucky she's so darn cute! ;)  I didn't think the two of us were going to make it through the day together yesterday, but somehow we both survived. And wouldn't you know that she has been nothing but sweet, sweet, sweet today.
--GO DAWGS! It's worth mentioning twice. ;)  We can hardly contain our excitement around here with the possibility of a national championship for the Bulldog Nation! 
--I read Gone Girl on our trip last month, and I'm currently reading French Kids Eat Everything after I saw it recommended on a blog I read. I'm hopeful it will give me some helpful tips with my picky eater! Lately, the first things Shelby asks for when she wakes up in the morning are cookies and M&M's. Apparently the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree. ;)
--Between our trip last month, Shelby catching a little cold, & Thanksgiving, Shelby missed 4 weeks in a row of Mother's Morning Out. Tomorrow is her first day back, and I am nervous as to how she'll readjust. She has been excited talking about her teachers & school all week, but I'm not sure how she'll actually react when I go to drop her off. Fingers crossed!
--We don't do Black Friday, but I heart Cyber Monday! We got some great deals yesterday!
--We finally had our family pictures taken on Sunday. We hadn't had any pictures taken since last October, so we were well over due. But wouldn't you know that the gnats decided to start swarming about 5 minutes before our photo shoot started..ugh. We probably have about 300 pictures with Shelby rubbing her face to keep the bugs away. I felt so bad for her. All three of us were miserable, but hopefully we got at least one decent picture we can use for our Christmas card this year! I am already stressing about how late our cards are going to get out in the mail, but oh well.
--I'm pretty sure grocery shopping with a toddler should qualify as an Olympic sport. Sheesh!

Okay, I think that's enough randomness for one day. ;)  Hopefully I'll be back soon with some pictures!