Shawn and I went and saw True Grit tonight, but didn't fall in love with it. The acting was great, but the story just didn't catch me like it did in 3:10 to Yuma. The Oscar-buzz movies usually don't do it for me-I should learn to expect that!
It was a nice date night out at least, and Shawn held my hand all the way out to the truck because I was freezing. He's not unromantic or embarrassed by me (at least I don't think so!), it's because I'm "too short and bounce when I walk". I get the bounce in my walk from my dad :)
Tomorrow's bound to be a long day at work. We have an afternoon meeting downtown, but I'm looking forward to some fun activities later this week. I have a friend in town for business and we're going to try to meet up for dinner on Wednesday. I went and joined The Central Texas Women's Book Group, and they have their first meeting of the year on Thursday. I haven't been part of a book club in ages, and I really hope it's full of new friends and fun reads. Maybe it'll give me a new excuse to buy a Kindle???? I have to work on Saturday, but after work is a Dachshund Meetup in Georgetown that I'm going to take Bailey to. I read the forum post wrong and we showed up this past Saturday to the sad state of no doxie's to play with.
It's late and time for bed, but I'll leave with some pictures of the guy who's near and dear to my heart!
Shawn and I stayed in on New Years Eve. I fixed Chicken Parmigiana for dinner and we watched Clash of the Titans together. I'm looking forward to 2011 and my commitment to my resolutions :)
I hope all of you had a wonderful, safe Christmas. Things were pretty quiet for Shawn and I. Here are a few of the highlights!
What a cute Christmas Tree
Shawn and I went to Gold Class Cinema's on Christmas Day to watch Tron. While the food was pretty disappointing, the movie watching experience was pretty comfortable.
Shawn bought me a Brighton Purse and I LOVE IT!
Shawn bought me some white gold/diamond earrings. They are just what I would have picked out, he's so sweet to me!
Droid-X = cell phone on crack. Thanks babe!
Shawn's mom recently returned from a 6-week trip to Korea. She bought Shawn a few blankets (per his request) and bought me some little bags, a lovely paper fan, some phone tassles, and nice place mats/chopsticks.
Christmas Cards on the Fridge, I love this time of year!
Delicious cookies from my dear friend Winter. Stop by her blog or facebook for ordering info if you live in the Gilbert/Chandler AZ area. They're so good!!
We had a Secret Santa exchange at work. My manager Ed had me and bought me a Scentsy warmer/bars. I've been wanting one of these for such a long time!
Awesome cookbooks from my family. These will come in handy!
My mom bought me another shell for my Miche purse (black). The green and floral ones she gave me for my birthday. Sooo spoiled!
Cute Nativity from my family. Baby Jesus was MIA from my other one :)
Some of the various penguin stuff purchased by me/for me. A girl can never have too many adorable penguins!
My manager's wife sewed one of these for each of us. I'm using mine as a makeup bag :)
My friend Janna and I met for dinner at Sushi Zushi and exchanged gifts. Her gift to me is two movie tickets and vouchers for mani/pedi's. I can't wait to plan our date!
Kentucky Wildcats Jersey I bought for Bailey
Bailey wearing said jersey. Shawn added the bow on his bum :)
One of my many attempts to convince Bailey to wear his Santa Hat long enough for me to take a cute picture. He'd rather eat it lol.
Secret Santa Gifts from my friend Kelly. Does she know what I love or what?!
The picture my friend Bengi drew of our group of friends
The Christmas Card/Picture Bengi drew of me and Shawn2010 is dubbed the year of NOT preparing huge elaborate holiday meals. I prepare more breakfasts/lunches/dinners than I used to, and it burns you out sometimes! So I opted to avoid the big Thanksgiving prep (even though it IS my favorite holiday).
I purchased tickets for Shawn and I to see Harry Potter at Gold Class Cinemas (a ritsy dinner/movie experience) on Thanksgiving Day. I came down the a mega stomach flu the week of Thanksgiving and missed 2 days of work. Even though I was feeling better by Thanksgiving, Shawn was starting to feel symptoms so we cancelled our plans. How about chicken noodle soup and saltines for Thanksgiving Dinner?? Not quite what our pilgrim ancestors ate :)
It took us both about 5-6 days to recover, just in time to entertain Shawn's dad visiting from Kentucky the next week. Shawn came down with a cold though, and spent most of his dad's visit feeling pretty miserable. I had fun chatting with him, and cooking meals. He tends to fend for himself in Kentucky because his wife (who's Korean) fixes ethnic dishes. I treated him with some good ole comfort food :)
I caught Shawn's cold after him, but it's mostly passed by now. Hopefully there's no more illness in store because I really don't want to mess up Christmas!!
I've been 99% done with Christmas for a week and a half. Christmas cards are sent, gifts are purchased and shipped. I just have a few presents to wrap for Shawn. It feels good to be mostly done!
Happy Holidays to all of you!
