all access, backstage pass

so, a client told me today that as a therapist i get an all access, backstage pass to the freak show. and sometimes that is soooo true!!

btw, even though i've seemingly been ignoring my blog, i have been thinking of it. it's the thought that counts right?! i want to blog. i swear i do. i've thought of deleting it many times but can never do it because i think blogs are awesome and i like the idea that it's there if i need/want it. i couldn't get rid of it without replacing it with something as wonderful and exciting...sounds a bit dependent, eh? oh well. i can live with that.

and thank you all for sticking with me even when i wasn't there for you.

christmas 2010

this is some evidence of the events surrounding december 25, 2010...


our christmas tree


table set for a traditional christmas dinner and games with some friends of ours. not that it's so martha stewart or anything but i just love holiday table settings!


santa stopped by our house on christmas eve!


mamma was overwhelmed by all the plastic she could chew. she's like an addict when it comes to chewing plastic. i'll even wake up in the middle of the night to her gnawing on a plastic bag. she gets crazy eyes and just can't help herself. poor girl.


my parent's cat, kc (short for kitty cat). she's a chubby bubby like mamma is!


the parentals.


the hubs and i.


hanging out around the tree in st. george...waiting patiently for the festivities to begin!


krista and zachary.


jeremy and daniel.

sorry, no pics from brandon's family party on christmas eve or brandon's trip to the dunes that day. apparently it was covered in snow, which is rare. i mean usually there will be snow just not that much. anyways, christmas day we went to st. george and had a christmas dinner with my side of the fam. complete with searching for the christmas pickle ornament, which jeremy found! it was quite the competition. then we played games (my favorite part!). the next day we went to mesquite!!!! oh, how i love to play blackjack! it's seriously one of my favorite things. i just can't seem to get enough...talk about addiction! speaking of which, we are going to wendover this weekend so i can play more!!!

moose knuckle

by definition a "Moose Knuckle" is the male version of "camel toe". Where said male's pants are so tight and/or transparent, the shape/details of their anatomy are clearly visible even through the garment, resembling the appearance of a moose's lower ankle (or "knuckle").

why am i blogging about this you say?! well, today i noticed a client's moose knuckle and it severely grossed me out. i wondered, to myself of course, if it was called camel toe or had it's own special name. thanks to google, i now know. btw, i got a good chuckle from the things that popped up when i searched "moose knuckle," especially the image section. oh my! not for the faint of heart!!

p.s. in the interest of staying out of trouble, i want you all to know that i copied the definition from the online urban dictionary!

merry everything and happy always!

ahhh, we are in the home stretch now. christmas is just a day away:) i can't believe it's been almost a week since i last blogged. seriously, time flew by. let's see, where to start...i went to my first ever festivus party. you know, like on seinfeld. it was pretty fun. we aired grievances, attempted to out-do each other in feats of strength, paid tribute to the aluminum pole, and successfully ended the holiday when the head of the household was pinned!

earlier this week, i went to an all male, all acapella christmas concert. so fun! had a date with my sister and we ate at biaggi's in the gateway. so yummy! and then saw voicemale. we went last year and loved it so much we had to go back. i'd definitely recommend it.

unfortunately work was less than fulfilling this week. i think more people cancelled or didn't show up than those that did. ugh, i hate weeks like this. when am i going to learn to just take the holidays off. seems like when people get busy, therapy is the first thing they "forget" or just plain blow-off. i get it. just would be nice to be courteous enough to let your therapist know in advance!

anyways, i'm hanging out with my lil sis tomorrow (we're going to see black swan!) and then it's on to brandon's super extended family christmas party/family reunion thing. the after party is at our house with brandon's parents. christmas day we will be making the trek to st. george...hopefully we don't get washed away from all the rain! yeah, it's finally here!! hope ya'll have a wonderful time with your loved ones:)

so tired, so busy, so excited!

i absolutely love this time of year. everything about it is festive...except traffic and long lines at stores! but, i'm in such a good spirit that those things rarely bother me:) anyways, tonight we had some friends of ours over for dinner and games. i was all domestic diva and made honey spiral ham and creamy potato soup. i get so nervous when i make things for people. i so desperately want them to like it. but, i think it turned out well. i thought it tasted good and there weren't many leftovers, so i think that's a good sign. i took a pic of the pretty table but i'm too lazy to go get the camera to load the pics. sorry! either way it was a great time.

tomorrow i've got plans to continue the domestic divaship by doing some holiday baking. i'll be making fudge (white chocolate and regular chocolate with walnuts), scotcheroos (a rice krispy type with a chocolate/butterscotch frosting), puppy chow (amazingness, melt in your mouth, i can't explain what it is you just have to try it, goodness!), white chocolate covered pretzels, and caramels. this will be my first time making caramels so i'm hoping they turn out. the recipe doesn't seem too hard but we'll see. what's even better is my lil sis is stopping by to help out! i think that's the best part. we can catch up on all our recent gossip while making sweet treats for our mens. ahhh, did i mention i love this time of year?!?!

update

ahhh, finally got the christmas card ordered. now i'm hoping it will look as good on paper as it does on the computer screen. i'm kinda skeptical but we'll see. i'll be stuffing envelopes and addressing them tomorrow so people will hopefully get them before christmas!!

as far as fantasy football...i won in both leagues this past week! that means i'm going to the playoffs. woot woot!!! i'll be playing against brandon in one league and some guy i don't know in the other. wish me luck!

christmas card frustrations

pretty sure i just spent the last hour trying to upload photos to the snapfish website so i can design and order our christmas card. it's a no go. i'm extremely frustrated. and christmas is getting closer so i really needed to get this done! excuse me while i go scream into a pillow now.