Thursday, December 23, 2010

brown paper packages tied up with strings

these are a few of my favorite things...

well sometimes i envision things and won't let those ideas go until they are finished
last night i envisioned wrapping my families presents in brown contact paper

similar to this
and tying it all together with red raffia

the problem was...
i went to hobby lobby and forgot why i was there and what i needed
i guess i am getting old
 the manager told me they dont have brown contact paper
and  i forgot the actual word 'raffia' and trying to explain raffia to a male was very difficult 
 if you know me
you will know i am not always the best at explaining things
anyways after an hour and a half
i put everything together and checked out with just brown contact paper
they were unfortunately out of red raffia
so my search continued into the craziness of people doing last minute shopping
i finally found the red raffia at world market
i bought every piece of red raffia that they had
so now everything is wrapped perfectly in my eyes

i also finished up christmas shopping yesterday
my dad was my last on my list
hes hard to shop for
but he eventually told me what he wanted and i was able to knock it out
just in time

im working today
the life of being a grown up is not all fun and games
but im heading home promptly at 5

marry christmas eve eve 
hope its great


oh by the way we took our family christmas picture this past weekend
and yet again it was a disaster
more on that later



Thursday, December 16, 2010

braces


i had braces three times growing up
yes i wore my retainer all the time
the reasoning behind 
being brace face three times
was 
because i grew late in the game

the first time i was in third grade
the second i was in ninth grade
and the third i was in my sophomore year of college

by the third time i did not want to get them off
i felt that people knew me as 
"the girl with braces"

thankfully i have them off and hopefully will not go through any crazy growth spurts that cause me to be
metal mouth, railroad tracks, brace face
and the list goes one

wish i had some pics but i think i will spare everyone


Wednesday, December 15, 2010

delightfully tacky

this past friday
was the 4th annual tacky christmas party


santa was present
as well as a live nativity scene

the place was covered from floor to ceiling with wrapping paper

they didnt even mind cutting around the tomahawk
go braves! 


or the broom


santa was excited to have all the girls there too



it was a fun filled night
already can't wait till next year!!





Tuesday, December 14, 2010

paying it forward

with it being advent season
this sunday at church
we talked about 
giving

i feel that i can totally get wrapped up 
getting, getting, getting
instead of giving

lately paying it forward has really been on my heart
not just the movie but the actual deed
about giving and not receiving anything in return

dont get me wrong i LOVE getting surprises on christmas morning
but simple acts of kindness to others or finding the perfect gift
is my all time favorite.

i am just about finished with everything for everyone in my family
and i can not wait for them to open them christmas morning!



Monday, December 13, 2010

lights

living in an apartment complex you dont always get the real vibe of christmas
at least i dont
but last night i was on my way to babysit some precious boys 
i ventured through homewood on my way
it was the first time that i actually felt like christmas
the lights and decorations were beautiful

i feel that lights are the final touch to the christmas spirit

there is nothing like a beautiful home lit up for everyone to enjoy
its usually a family tradition of ours to drive through all the neighborhoods and look at lights on christmas eve
but i had to get in the spirit sooner than christmas eve

i am a white light kind of girl and try to keep it simple
 i have seen some decorations that have been taken over the top


i prefer something more along these lines




“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16

Friday, December 10, 2010

online purchase

i made my first 
ever
online purchase the other day
it really made me nervous for some reason
but anyways it finally arrived!

i have started resorting to online shopping
or i guess its more online browsing because with work i don't have much time to shop after five
or maybe time isn't the thing but rather its been way too cold
anyways
i think from now on
i will do most of my shopping online

tonight i will be putting on lots of this
 to get ready for the annual tacky christmas party

pictures to come
i hope yall have a great weekend!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

cold weather

there are days that i think i want to move to new york, chicago or maybe even denver 
to be around the snow
then days like this happen
its 43 degrees out right now
and then i remember how much i hate the cold

i ran from my office to my car
from my car to my apartment 
then cuddled up in my snuggie for my lunch break
i am not kidding

i mean seriously i am a wimp to say the least

tonight the low is 26
i will definitely not being making any trips out tonight
yikes!

last friday night i was determined to finish all my shopping
i failed
i got nothing
there is something wrong with me because i seem to be unable to pull the trigger and just buy the gift
its like i will be able to find something better
or something for a better price

on a good note i figured out what im going to get my mom
she is going to be so pumped
any ideas for dad's that say that dont want anything?
or your sister/best friend that is super cheap but wants the most expensive thing out there?
i need help.







Wednesday, December 1, 2010

cards

for the longest time i mean i guess for the past 22 years 
my family has always and i mean always done a christmas card
usually by the end of the photo shoot someone is crying
or everyone was has gotten in a fight
it ridiculous


this reminds me of the way our pictures usually go
no one wants cooperate

one year my mom had us dressed up in USC 
(university of southern california) 
cheer leading outfits 
while we all sat in a tree
it was dumb but that was what was sent out

a couple years back we all dressed in under armour
with sporting goods draped around our us
looking back i am really embarrassed

this year we did not take one over
thanksgiving and i dont really know what we are going to do because i will not be home till christmas eve
maybe my family will just photo shop me in

looking back taking our family christmas picture brings back hilariously great memories
so all in all im thankful for those crazy family pictures
im sure that you would be able to find one of them on

do yall have any nightmarish family photo tradition? 


the ultimate question

so for the past weeks 
rumors have been flying
fingers have been pointed
and names have been called
i think this finally sums up
everything