Friday Confessional!

It's late but it's STILL Friday, so I'm taking part in my blog friend Mamarazzi's Friday Confessional blog post. Better late than never :)

I confess that like Janna, my Christmas tree/decorations are still up.

I also confess that even though I have promised to take them down, I have no intention of doing so for at least another week.

I confess that I have 14 un-opened packages of Vanilla Mint Chapstick in my dresser drawer. It's my favorite and is really hard to find in stock, so whenever I spot any I buy the lot.

I confess that I only check the mail a few times a month, and often get nasty grams from the mailman.

I confess that I go to bed with wet hair, and that I very rarely wear a coat during the winter. These confessions would shock my mother.

I confess that I still don't eat yellow m&m's, and that I think the blue ones taste the best.

I confess that I need to go shopping because I don't own any non-work outfits, and all of my pajama pants have holes in them.

I confess that I also don't like to shop, especially when it involves trying on clothes.

I confess that I have a hard time crying about my own life, even though I cry very easily about other peoples (especially TV/Movie people).

I confess that I DVR Grey's Anatomy episodes off Lifetime and watch them during my lunch break every day (even though I own the box set DVD's and I've seen every season like 3x now).

I confess that I don't like Private Practice but I continue to watch it because I feel obligated to.

and...

I confess that I snore...not just when I'm sick, all the time. It's not very lady like.

....moving on, what do you have to confess?

Book Club!

My friend Janna and I got together tonight to attend our first book club meeting for the Central Texas Women's Book Group. A simple google search turned into a really awesome night! We got there a little early, so we stopped off at had a quick bite at Louisiana Longhorn Cafe (sorry no pictures, my cell phone/camera was dead!) and I had Shrimp Etouffee. Our sweet waiter let us have a little taste test of the different bases and OMG I loved the Etouffee. Leftovers for lunch tomorrow!

I didn't count, but there were maybe 10 or so gals that showed up and they all seem so sweet and funny! It was hard to hear each other talk at times (due to the impromptu concert going on in the other room), but it was a lovely evening. We picked out our first three books to read, all of which are new ones to me. It's going to be a lot of fun reading new and different books and having some girly time away :)

Blood Drive Day

A few times a year, my employer partners with the H&R Block in our shopping center to host a blood drive. I participated last time and volunteered this time too. Although my fear of needles if real, I know how important it is to donate if you can :)

My arm is a little sore now, but they gave me a free drink and crackers so yay!

Date night!

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!

New Years 2010

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 :)