It's Tatge-tastic!!: December 2012

This blog entry is for me. Sometimes you just have to WRITE from your heart.

New Years Eve will be spent with a few friends at the house this year. Nothing too crazy. I (along with many) am still struggling with the loss of a best friend. She is on my mind daily, and tears still find their way to my eyes pretty often. My heart hurts, mainly for Jonathan. I wish I could grant him the strength to heal quickly, but this may be a long road. Tiff was a truly beautiful person, and I hope he knows he is an amazing dude and we are always here for him! Going into 2013 I hope we all start to heal. She is very missed, and very loved. I will spend this new year reminding myself just how precious life is. You really do need to cherish EVERY moment. Sometimes its easy to find ourselves caught up in the little things. My resolution this year will be to focus on the big picture in life, try and be the best mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend and co-worker I can be...and live everyday to its fullest.

Love you Tiff.

New Years Eve 2011

Well, as per usual, it's been forever since I've blogged! It's ok though, we have been a very busy family these last 2 months. This time of year work is pretty crazy/awesome for mom and I. WE LOVE IT. Thanksgiving was beautiful, we had fantastic FL fall weather! We all went to my moms and had a wonderful dinner. Natalie ate NONE of thanksgiving dinner with the exception of the string beans. Super. lol. She is still picky as ever!

Oh....great news!! Jo (my bff) set a wedding date!!!

We also squeezed in a Tatge family Christmas trip up to Chicago! It was really great to see everyone, the weather was gentle on us Floridians and we had a very hard time leaving (as usual). We spent lots of quality time with Nama, stayed at uncle Ryan (birthday boy) and aunt Dana's house (Nat loved all their pets), and also got to visit with uncle Eric, aunt Marissa (newlyweds!), uncle Ian and Amanda (new home owners)! THere was lots to celebrate and we really had an awesome time. We took Nat to the Shed aquarium with Nama, went up to the sky deck downtown, took pics with Santa, saw our friends the Staniaks, partied for Ryan's birthday, and did our secret santa exchange!

....Did I mention Jo & Wally finally set a wedding date?!?!?! Crazy right!!

After our trip Nick had some traveling to do, we both had a few Christmas parties to attend and work was super busy! We had a great Christmas, lots of family time, plenty of presents, and everyone spoiled miss Natalie. She is one lucky little girl! Nick spoiled me as well, but honestly having him home this whole week and next has been the best present ever :)

**NEWS FLASH: Jo and Wally are getting married in AUGUST 2013...get stoked people.

We can officially say Natalie is a chatter box!! It has just exploded the last few weeks and Nick and I can't get enough! She is repeating (finally), and learns new words everyday. It's incredible! As much as we were told not to worry, it was always a little nerve racking that she was a bit slower than most 18th month olds. But 20 months is definitely her magic age. She is an amazing little girl in so many ways. Having a front row seat to watch her grow is a priceless gift. So. Much. Love.