Crazy People.

This is the time of year where you spend a lot of time around that group of crazy people we all call family. (My family is definitely crazy...but I see them all the time. So I feel like they don't qualify as crazy anymore.) It's also a time of year where there is a lot of good food sitting around to help you deal with said crazy people. I've been a really good girl this year, in terms of not eating my emotions. "I'm in a glass case of emotion." (10 points if you can name that movie. I don't know what you'll use the points on, but I don't want to seem rude and not give you points.)

Billy and I have been doing another round of 21 Day Fix between Thanksgiving and Christmas. So when I named this blog post "crazy people",  I was really referring to us, not that family member you're going to see in about a week. I do think it's probably the toughest time of year to eat green crunchy stuff instead of chocolate covered stuff. And people really bust out the parties this time of year too. And there is always non-crunchy green food at parties. Crunchy green food gets a lot of hate...even though green really is a very festive color. That said, we have done pretty well. Not sure if its out of habit at this point or just sheer determination. Either way I am looking forward to eating my entire stocking's worth full of candy Christmas morning.

To go along with the crazy, we've been working out together in the mornings as often as we can manage it. (What is wrong with us? I don't know, but we kinda like it. We've been doing Insanity Max:30 as a trial run before I start the challenge group January 1st. It's awesome. You should do it.) The kids park themselves on the couch and taunt us about sweating, ridicule us when we take a break, and laugh if we mess up a move. They're such sweethearts. ;)

As we enjoy Christmas, and wrap up this year, I'm remembering how crazy (and kind of awful) 2013 was. This year we've made new habits, settled in to a new home, made new friends, met our littlest love, and generally had a little bit easier time with life. It's been good to make some changes for the better for our family, from everything to our eating habits to our routine to just our attitudes in general. So, crazy or not, I'm grateful that I get to spend this holiday season with this bunch, and am glad for the lessons learned...whether that be deep life lessons, or just learning to eat your vegetables. (Me. I'm learning to eat my vegetables. My kids not so much. Does anyone's kid eat vegetables? If they do don't comment. Except to tell me what voodoo you do to make them like vegetables.)