Pestering
Someone has been pestering me about posting on my blog. I can't imagine who it coulD D.. I mean, be. Can you D-duce the answer??
Anyway, yes, it's been way too long since I've posted. I have a lot of things to write about, but they all involve photos which I have yet to edit (working on it right now). We've had a New Year's Party, holiday visitors both human and feline, and made a few New Year's resolutions (which I think I've pretty much already shattered).
The photo-less stuff:
Visitor #1 - Mike was visiting over his leave from Dec. 15th to Jan. 2. It was a good visit. I was also able to be around for more of this visit, since due to Mary (co-worker) working a Christmas Miracle, I had TEN DAYS OFF IN A ROW.
The Holiday Recap - Oh, let's see. My birthday was fun. I'm officially 3 cubed! After the usual family party at my parents' house, involving THE MOST DELICIOUS CREAM PUFF CAKE, we headed out for our standing meet-up at Applebee's, 10 pm. At first it sounded like no one but Bryon, Mike and I was going to be there since it fell on a Saturday—some friends were leaving to visit family for Christmas—but in the end, it was quite a group. Danielle, Jesse, Sara, Kim, Mike, Donya, Bryon, Maggie and myself, to be precise!
Christmas Eve was spent at Bryon's relatives' house, and was pretty fun. I have to say though, I must have a mental block about last year's Christmas Eve. Apparently we got lost on the way, showed up a little late and missed the group picture, none of which I remember. Not only that, but the door prize gift I brought this year was a rooster teapot—perfectly matching the rooster creamer and sugar bowl I brought last year. I really need to get the ol' memory checked out. Bryon's cousin Laura is going to end up with a full rooster kitchen collection at this rate.
Christmas knitting having furiously been completed (for the most part) the night before (Harumph.), we drove over to my parents' house for a nice, relaxing present-opening. Then it was off to Aunt Lisa's for more presents and the much-loved lasagna dinner. I think we had a very, very nice Christmas. I have an awful tendency to get super-stressed during the Christmas holiday, and I really need to learn to take it in stride (and plan better); in retrospect I only really remember the good parts anyway. Which is as it should be.
For New Year's, we wanted simple, interesting, and dressy (I suppose it's only fair to say, the GIRLS wanted dressy, I'm sure the boys didn't care). So, a large group of us went out to dinner at the Olive Garden, and then we all crashed back at the apartment for a night of Guitar Hero and other entertainment. I think everybody had a good time. I don't know what happened to the times when everyone just crashed where the party was, though; now we always wake up to a mostly-empty apartment. :( I miss touring through the various day-long marathons and vegging with everyone.
Visitor #2 shall be covered in my next post. That needs photos. :D
New Year's Resolutions - I don't know why I make them. They're usually shot pretty quickly. They always involve cleaning more, eating better, cooking real meals, exercising, etc. I *am* making improvements in these areas (I have spaghetti on the stove right now!) but it's always an uphill battle against my innate laziness. :P
The resolutions I've kept so far:
1) Read and weed - Read more of the books that I own but haven't ever read. Then I will be able to better judge if I really want to keep them. This also sort of applies to books that I borrow, as they still need to Get Out Of My House. So far this year I've finished reading The Historian and read Mary Poppins. Now I'm partway into The Last Samurai, which Jesse lent me, oh, over a year ago. Oops. (Not that he cares.) After that it will probably be Gulliver's Travels and Geisha: A Life. Oh, and the Trinity Blood manga. Heh.
2) Start the Christmas knitting in January!!! - I wasn't kidding, people. And it's paying off; Mike's present for next year (by request) is already finished!
3) Pare down, weed out, organize and sort - So far I've weeded out a garbage bag worth of clothes and reorganized my closet. Next up is the craft stuff, I think. I'm also plotting a major stashbusting operation for this year - do I really need FOUR Rubbermaid bins of yarn? I don't think so. It's going well so far, and I have discovered the addictive power of two-color mittens.
Other plans for this year: I am 99% sure we are moving by the end of March. I'd love to be able to say "oh, we bought a house, it's great, etc. etc." but no. Happily our money crunch seems to be easing a bit so maybe we can actually start SAVING money. We are looking for a two-bedroom apartment, as the need for a guest room, if nothing else, was made very clear during Mike's visit. Poor man had to sleep on the couch the whole time, with no privacy and no place to put his stuff. We are pretty darn crammed into this place, nice as it is.
So, that's what's up for 2007. Wish me luck! :D
Anyway, yes, it's been way too long since I've posted. I have a lot of things to write about, but they all involve photos which I have yet to edit (working on it right now). We've had a New Year's Party, holiday visitors both human and feline, and made a few New Year's resolutions (which I think I've pretty much already shattered).
The photo-less stuff:
Visitor #1 - Mike was visiting over his leave from Dec. 15th to Jan. 2. It was a good visit. I was also able to be around for more of this visit, since due to Mary (co-worker) working a Christmas Miracle, I had TEN DAYS OFF IN A ROW.
The Holiday Recap - Oh, let's see. My birthday was fun. I'm officially 3 cubed! After the usual family party at my parents' house, involving THE MOST DELICIOUS CREAM PUFF CAKE, we headed out for our standing meet-up at Applebee's, 10 pm. At first it sounded like no one but Bryon, Mike and I was going to be there since it fell on a Saturday—some friends were leaving to visit family for Christmas—but in the end, it was quite a group. Danielle, Jesse, Sara, Kim, Mike, Donya, Bryon, Maggie and myself, to be precise!
Christmas Eve was spent at Bryon's relatives' house, and was pretty fun. I have to say though, I must have a mental block about last year's Christmas Eve. Apparently we got lost on the way, showed up a little late and missed the group picture, none of which I remember. Not only that, but the door prize gift I brought this year was a rooster teapot—perfectly matching the rooster creamer and sugar bowl I brought last year. I really need to get the ol' memory checked out. Bryon's cousin Laura is going to end up with a full rooster kitchen collection at this rate.
Christmas knitting having furiously been completed (for the most part) the night before (Harumph.), we drove over to my parents' house for a nice, relaxing present-opening. Then it was off to Aunt Lisa's for more presents and the much-loved lasagna dinner. I think we had a very, very nice Christmas. I have an awful tendency to get super-stressed during the Christmas holiday, and I really need to learn to take it in stride (and plan better); in retrospect I only really remember the good parts anyway. Which is as it should be.
For New Year's, we wanted simple, interesting, and dressy (I suppose it's only fair to say, the GIRLS wanted dressy, I'm sure the boys didn't care). So, a large group of us went out to dinner at the Olive Garden, and then we all crashed back at the apartment for a night of Guitar Hero and other entertainment. I think everybody had a good time. I don't know what happened to the times when everyone just crashed where the party was, though; now we always wake up to a mostly-empty apartment. :( I miss touring through the various day-long marathons and vegging with everyone.
Visitor #2 shall be covered in my next post. That needs photos. :D
New Year's Resolutions - I don't know why I make them. They're usually shot pretty quickly. They always involve cleaning more, eating better, cooking real meals, exercising, etc. I *am* making improvements in these areas (I have spaghetti on the stove right now!) but it's always an uphill battle against my innate laziness. :P
The resolutions I've kept so far:
1) Read and weed - Read more of the books that I own but haven't ever read. Then I will be able to better judge if I really want to keep them. This also sort of applies to books that I borrow, as they still need to Get Out Of My House. So far this year I've finished reading The Historian and read Mary Poppins. Now I'm partway into The Last Samurai, which Jesse lent me, oh, over a year ago. Oops. (Not that he cares.) After that it will probably be Gulliver's Travels and Geisha: A Life. Oh, and the Trinity Blood manga. Heh.
2) Start the Christmas knitting in January!!! - I wasn't kidding, people. And it's paying off; Mike's present for next year (by request) is already finished!
3) Pare down, weed out, organize and sort - So far I've weeded out a garbage bag worth of clothes and reorganized my closet. Next up is the craft stuff, I think. I'm also plotting a major stashbusting operation for this year - do I really need FOUR Rubbermaid bins of yarn? I don't think so. It's going well so far, and I have discovered the addictive power of two-color mittens.
Other plans for this year: I am 99% sure we are moving by the end of March. I'd love to be able to say "oh, we bought a house, it's great, etc. etc." but no. Happily our money crunch seems to be easing a bit so maybe we can actually start SAVING money. We are looking for a two-bedroom apartment, as the need for a guest room, if nothing else, was made very clear during Mike's visit. Poor man had to sleep on the couch the whole time, with no privacy and no place to put his stuff. We are pretty darn crammed into this place, nice as it is.
So, that's what's up for 2007. Wish me luck! :D
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