Dear blog stalker

I saw that you posted a response to one of my blogs, and then was crushed to see you'd removed it. Either way, you're forgiven--and this blog is dedicated to you :) I aim to inform my loyal blog readers--including you.

Today has been a rather dull day. I've been listening to a Harry Connick Jr Christmas album. It was a $6.99 impulse buy at HEB yesterday and it's not nearly as good as I imagined it would be. Bummer. What I really wanted was the Kristin Chenoweth Christmas CD or the Chipmunks Christmas CD but they didn't have either. I like Mr. Connicks style of singing, but I'm too picky when it comes to Christmas Song arrangements. Even though there are 2718 arrangments to "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas", I prefer the original version.

I am having a rotten bad hair day. I mistakenly set my alarm for 8:30am instead of 7:30am and had 12 1/2 minutes to shower and get ready for work. The downside of having short hair is that it isn't as easily swept into a ponytail. I am still relaying for computer generated hair styles though. What could be better than logging on and choosing a different hair style every day! Fun huh??!!

I've been drinking a luke-warm diet coke, but it's not really bothering me for some reason. I burned my tongue on the chicken noodle soup I ate for lunch. Now food kinda tastes a little weird. I haven't gotten much done today. My stack of papers is larger than when I started the day, and I hope I'm not forgetting anything really important.

I made a list of who I still need to buy Christmas presents for. Now I have to decide what to buy for those list people. If it comes down to the wire I suppose I could always cut their name out of the list and mail it to them so at least they'll know I was thinking about them REALLY hard :o)

I need to return my DVR/Cable box after work today, which I'll be able to do since I'm going to leave work 38 minutes early. I also need to think of something to make for dinner tonight. If you and I had a better way of communicating, I would ask you for one of your GREAT recipe ideas (thanks for the Turkey idea btw--it turned out nicely).

Ok that's all that is on my mind right now :o) Bye!

All in a years work...

JANUARY

Who kissed you on new years?
No one on the actual day

Did you have a New Year's Resolution this year?
lose weight, exercise--and they will continue to next year

Does it snow where you live?
no, but occasionally we have crazy cool ice storms and the whole city shuts down. **crosses fingers**

Do you like hot chocolate?
I sure do. Yum!

Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop?
I've only watched it on TV...that's good enough for me!


FEBRUARY

Who was your valentine?
I didn't have one

When you were little did you buy Valentines for the whole class?
Yeah...but they were like the sloppy seconds from the previous year that you could buy for cheap. Nothing like giving everyone Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when that was sooo last year ago.

Do you care if the groundhog sees its shadow or not?
No but I like that movie

What did you receive for valentines day?
Nothing

What did you give for valentine's day?
a new watch, some new clothes

MARCH

Are you irish?
Nope

Do you like corned beef and cabbage?
I like cabbage and I like beef. But I don't like corned beef

What did you do for St Patrick's Day?
I didn't wear green so I got pinched :(

Are you happy when winter is pretty much over?
No, I actually kinda like winter


APRIL

Do you like the rain?
Yes!

Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year?
I didn't. But one year at work we convinced my boss that we'd been robbed. That was...apparently not so funny

Do you get tons of candy for Easter?
I stopped buying much because there's no one to really eat it except me.

Do you celebrate 4/20?
I remember it's Daves and Hitler's birthday if that counts...

Do you love the month of April?
Yup! April showers bring May flowers

Anything special happen this April?
I filed for divorce, is that special? hehe


MAY

What is your favorite flower?
carnations

Finish the phrase "April showers…"
see April duh :)

Do you celebrate May 16th: National Piercing Day?
uh what? Nope

Is May anything special to you?
It used to be. Now it's something I'd rather not remember


JUNE

What year did/will you graduate from high school?
2000

Did you do anything fun during this month?
I went to Corpus Christi and did some cooking

Have a favorite baseball team?
Nope


JULY

What did you do on the 4th of July?
I went on a date

Did you go to the fireworks?
no, I just listened to them from my apartment

Did you blast the A/C all day?
Oh man did I...ouch hot!


AUGUST

What was your favorite summer memory of '08?
meeting Shawn

Did you have a sunburn?
nope, nor did I have a sunburn. I am the whitest person living in Texas

Did you go to the pool a lot?
not once


SEPTEMBER

Do you like fall better than summer?
quite, but I miss fall in Utah. Texas just looks like dead stuff in the fall/winter

What happened this month?
I worked, I went to the doctors and um thats all


OCTOBER

What was your last Halloween costume?
I wore a witches hat this year, does that count?

What is your favorite candy?
candy corn at Halloween

What was your favorite thing(s) about this month?
Daylight Savings Time


NOVEMBER

Whose house do you go to for Thanksgiving?
I went to Shawns house, but when I lived in Utah it was my moms

What are you thankful for?
lots

Do you love stuffing?
double love it

Anything special in this month?
I made lots of yummy deserts


DECEMBER

Do you celebrate Christmas?
yes. that reminds me, I need to get a Christmas Tree

Have you ever been kissed under the mistle toe?
nope

Get anything special last year?
I bought myself a purse

What do you want this year?
a digital piano, a docking station for my ipod, new clothes, new shoes, ummm I forget the rest.

Twilight

Shawn and I went and saw it this weekend and I actually liked it more than I thought it would. Shawn of course didn't LOVE it but tolerated it. I blabbered the continuing storyline to him after the movie (shut me up NOW), but he seemed interested.

There were a few things that bothered me that I'll leave out for the still-holding-out-ers. Overall though, it was really cool to see it adapted into a movie. More than anything it made me want to re-read the books (ditto Aimee) and pick up on more details. I'm a self-admitted speed reader and I, when reading a really gripping book, tend to fly by the semi-details to get to the good stuff! Maybe that's why I didn't do as well in school eh??

Man...I need something exciting to happen so all my blog posts aren't about the dull things I think to myself. Hmm. Ok bye :o)

Thanksgiving Feast!

Ok maybe it wasn't fit for a king, but it was fit for those who ate it! I tried a few new things this year. Some of them I liked, and some of them I didn't but the meal still turned out really well I think.

One of the things I always struggle with is preparing a meal and magically having all my dishes ready at the same time! It's hard enough when it's like uh, spaghetti or something, but planning and carrying out a big meal like Thanksgiving had Shawn and I busy for a few hours! I don't know how my mom does it. I was stressed out enough as it was, without the demands of kids and dinner guests wanting to be fed!

I'm one of the few, the proud, the hard-workers that has the "privillege" of working the day after Thanksgiving. At least it earns me some money and keeps me away from all those crazy shoppers. Seriously, who does that stuff? Time is money folks--I'd much rather spend extra money rather than park a zillion miles away, risk having bodily harm done by a crazy mother, and wait in the long check out lines for 3 hours JUST to get a deal.

I may be the only one...

Who hasn't seen Twilight yet! I'm kinda torn because I never find books made into movies nearly as good as the books themselves. Who hasn't created their own live-action version of books in their imagination and found the movie to be dissapointing?

The previews I've seen haven't "Wowed" me beyond just the "hey cool, it'll actually be a movie" factor. Critic reviews have been less than impressive, but it seems like all but one of my friends who have seen it have said it's great. I'm far too curious to let it pass by without seeing it, but I'm not in a huge hurry.

p.s. I'll post a few pictures from this weekend when I get home tonight :o) Shawn and I went on a quick-trip down to Corpus Christi and had a blast!