This was the least stressful and most uneventful Christmas (not that I've celebrated many Christmases). Josh and I decided not to decorate. Part of the reason being no room in our tiny apartment and partly due to laziness. The only thing up was our stockings, the card holder, and a cool decor that a student's parent made (for another post?). I got ( Read more... )

My dad's kitten Mish-Mish spent most of last week with us. It was fun to have a cute kitten around, but it was also annoying because he was a nuisance! The cats weren't particularly happy about it either. Shiva was the most annoyed and didn't want to have anything with humans or cats that week. As soon as Mish-Mish had left it was a different story ( Read more... )

Today was nice and low stress (for the most part). Unfortunately I am having a flare-up so I've got an achy belly, yucky digestive issues, and some lethargy. But, I am able to just take it easy and try to relax so I can recover quickly, before I have to go back to work and my classes start.

We started the day with opening presents. We didn't go as ( Read more... )

We went out with Barbara and Jason last night and took the opportunity to exchange our gifts. Barbara insisted that we open them immediately, and I'm glad she did. The gave me a carnivorous plant, some strawberry lip gloss and "The Cute Book."

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Last night was our staff Christmas party. It was at a place called "SanTan Flats" which is basically a 'western' style outdoor restaurant/bar. It wasn't as fun as last years' boat ride at Saguaro Lake (gosh my hair was short last year!). We had a white elephant gift exchange which most people did not get the concept of and actually brought good ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving weekend started off as usual, with me baking. I made some pumpkin cookies (with fresh pumpkin) and Sara Lee helped me make some pies. I'm always in charge of desserts at Josh's family's holiday dinners.

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I just returned from the staff Christmas party for my school. We trekked out to Saguaro Lake for a boat ride. I had spent all morning searching for a jacket because I knew it would be cold. I had donated last year's coat to Goodwill because it was too big. I finally settled on a coat, but it didn't get as cold as I thought it would be. I probably ( Read more... )

the best christmas commercial so far! i was crying from laughing so hard!

another one: got a unibrow

a few months ago i lent nickyad my neighbor totoro for her daughters (3 and 5 years old) to watch. of course they absolutely loved it, wanted to watch it over and over, and pretend they were with totoro. i knew then that i HAD to make totoro gifts for xmas. i decided to make jazy (the 3 year old, who was more like mae) a huge totoro pillow and lily a ( Read more... )