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.

FFL

every year since brandon and i have been together (and even before that) he has played fantasy football. he loves it and dedicates many hours each year to perfect his team. this year, since it's the first football season that i have not been in school (crazy, huh?!) i decided to give it a whirl too. i've joined two leagues, one with a cousin of mine and his friends and another with some people we go to the dunes with. brandon is in like 7 leagues, which is actually low for him. normally he is in 10+ leagues. i wanted to join only a modest 1 or 2. anyways, it has been a lot of fun and sparked some interesting "debates" between brandon and i...especially the weeks that we've played each other. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE BEATEN HIM EVERY SINGLE TIME WE'VE BEEN MATCHED UP TOGETHER!! THAT'S FOUR WINS TOTAL!!! this is pending the win this week which i've pretty much got wrapped up. i've held the #2 spot in one league the whole season and i've gone from #2 to #5 in the other league. i'm still trying for a spot in the playoffs in the latter league. next week starts the playoffs. i'm nervous and sure that i'll get beat in the first round. but, i'll know after tonight's games if i'm in....fingers crossed!

time

time is a funny thing. it controls so many things. i find myself being ruled by the clock so often. but instead of talking about how crappy time is i want to focus on the times when time doesn't matter. it doesn't happen very often for me but when it does, WOW! i feel totally free. free from everything. free from obligations, responsibilities, pressures, etc. it's almost as if the demands of life stop when time is irrelevant. i guess you could say that my favorite time is when i don't keep track of time. when anything is possible and nothing is rushed. you can just be. it usually happens when i'm camping or vacationing. and some weekends when i've got nothing planned and just do whatever whenever. i love it. need to do more of it. ya'll should do it too!

it's mail time!!

some of you already know that i dearly love walking down to the mailbox, looking into it with much hope in my heart, and pulling out anything that might be in there. it's one of my simple life's joys. and as you can probably imagine, between thanksgiving and christmas is the most exciting time. CHRISTMAS CARDS!!! not only am i getting the usual, bills, advertisements and solicitations (which i enjoy), but i'm getting wonderful well wishes and family updates. it's truly a very exciting time for me. i'm immediately in a good mood when i grasp in my hands, a festive looking envelope hand addressed to me!...and brandon too. the feeling is indescribable.

what's even more exciting?!? brandon and i scored free tix to the judds concert tonight. woot woot! shout-out to my in-laws who desperately wanted to go but have to forfeit their tix cuz they don't feel well:(