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I have ideas. So many ideas. And lists. I’m such a list maker. Every year, I vow to make more gifts that I give at Christmas. And every year I fall short. This year, I’ve gone a step further. I have so many sewing projects – and I’ve bought the fabric for at least 3 …
I didn’t take many photos over the Christmas holiday (I know, scandalous.) We had multiple Christmas celebrations, and my best pictures ended up being of pets. Another shocker, I’m sure. So my favorite holiday photos may not be anything like your favorites. I guess that’s what makes You Capture even more fun! Chloe preferred the …
It’s the final week of the Holiday Hoedown at the Shrinking Jeans site. Sad, because I could use the encouragement for a couple more weeks. This challenge has been great, though. I’ve managed to drop a couple (two to be precise) pounds while still indulging over Thanksgiving and three holiday parties. I’m in a better …
Week four of the Holiday Hoedown over at the Shrinking Jeans, and I’m happy to say that I’m still loving the challenge. This week presented me with a little more stress. I’m (still) getting used to the new Weight Watchers plan, but loving it. I just tend to do bad things when I’m stressed – …
I’m a planner by nature. I’m not always the most organized planner, but I love to plan things. So it should be no surprise that I’m planning our Christmas cards in October. (And if you want me to be completely honest, I’ve really been thinking about them since January, when I decided to take a …
Happy New Year!! We spent last night with friends – dinner with two of our very good friends and then a small New Year’s Eve party with one of my friends. We managed to get home around 11:45, so we could actually ring in the new year at home. A nice evening was had by …
Today we begin our final trip home to Asheville in 2009. You have no idea how tired I am. On Christmas Day, I fell asleep around 2:30, only to wake up two hours later thinking it was Saturday morning. I hate that feeling. And the nap wasn’t needed because I ate too much. I feel …
This time last year we were settling into our new home, and anticipating a Christmas without my brother. I remember talking to Jason on Christmas Eve after church, and then the three of us (me, Kenny and my mom) opening gifts on Christmas Day. It was a day pre-Chloe the cat and it felt like …
I know you must be tired of my decorations. Seriously. I’ve posted about them several times, but you get at least one more post with decoration photos, because that’s what the You Capture theme is all about this week! I tried to take a different spin on what we have, and I stuck to the …
I finally took my patriotic decorations down on Sunday. Kind of sad, but if you knew me when I lived in our apartment, you’d know that I either didn’t put certain ceramic pieces out or I left them out all year round. (I also have a snowman still sitting out in the guest room. It …
What a fun night! A couple of girls and I went to see “Julie & Julie” this afternoon (4:45 showing, so it was almost nighttime.) I then came home and watched “He’s Just Not That Into You” because my husband was at his book club, and I had the time. I did spend some time …
Happy Fourth of July (and a very happy birthday to my best friend Missy!) While this weekend is a favorite to many because of the three-day weekend, and extra day off from work that most of us get, I’d rather work that extra day and have my brother home. So many, many thanks to the …
I thought I’d get to this sooner, but the computer has been escaping me lately (I think that’s a good thing.) Valentine’s Day. I have mixed feelings about that day. In college I was impartial to it. My mom and dad always got us cards, and mom would give us small boxes of chocolates. It …
We managed to stay awake until just after midnight (I had to wake the husband up at 11:58 p.m., but he did stay awake a few minutes after that.) It was a quiet night with one friend coming over….we may even try that again next year! Today has been nice. I ran, lifted weights, walked …
Now that I’ve shown you our decorations, how about a few photos from Christmas Day? I think Jason will appreciate these more than anyone, but I still hope you enjoy them. Mom came over for breakfast. We walked the dogs beforehand, trying to tire them out a bit, but they didn’t tire easily. The dogs …
Stole this idea from Lynde. Here are a few photos of items around our living room and dining room. We didn’t get to go all out since the move less than three weeks ago, but I did my best. The table was set… The napkin holders were painted by my ceramics teacher, Marie, and I …
We’ve had yet another busy day. Random outings to the mall (to get my glasses fitted), to K-Mart (twice), Radio Shack and grocery shopping. We made it to church for the 6:00 service and then over to the grandparent’s for their anniversary dinner of lasagna. Jason called at the end of dinner and my mom, …
Have you noticed I’ve been blogging every. single. day in December? Yep. Even during the big move of ’08. I’m trying to keep up this week as we’re out of town. A brief recap of what we’ve been doing: Travelling. We got to Lake Waccamaw around dinner time Saturday. Hit the Dollar General within two …
I had minor work to do today. I finished up a Flash project I had been working on (it’s for the end of the year series) and then I ran around trying to get random tasks taken care of. The most productive thing might have been buying the rake at Lowe’s. I’m quickly finding my …
Today was supposed to start my vacation. I say “supposed to” because I worked over 8.5 hours from home. And I still have a little more to do tomorrow. Stupid video that won’t upload properly…. I found out tonight some pretty upsetting work-related news. I don’t want to go into it on here because I’m …
Not sure how the weather is where you live, but it’s unseasonably warm here. Today it was in the 60s. It’s going to get near 70 degrees on Friday. ALMOST SEVENTY DEGREES. Can you believe it? And on Monday, it may not even hit 30 degrees for a high. My ceramic-painting friends came over for …
The old me is slowly returning. I’ve spent a lot of time cleaning tonight, wrapping gifts, cooking (lots and lots of potatoes for tomorrow’s dinner) and most recently making gift tags. You see, I have all of these bath salts I wanted to give as gifts for Christmas (and I have a ton more to …
It’s finally feeling like the Christmas season for me – I’m not sure if it’s because Christmas is only a week away, or if it’s because I’m getting sick. Seems like I’m always sick over Christmas. (Good ‘ole Christmas Jam usually wears me out so much that I end up with bronchitis.) I’ve resorted to …
We were in Target tonight and walked out with several items we hadn’t planned on….one of which was a gingerbread house kit. Anyone else ever end up in that situation after a trip to Target? So, the husband worked hard on the house. He’s been talking for a few weeks about doing one and was …