juno...

i loved this movie. it was funny, sweet, painful and seriously touching.
i also LOVED the soundtrack, it's definitely getting downloaded from iTunes.

hope you had a very merry christmas

ours was wonderful!

am i the grinch...

i was beginning to worry that i had turned into the grinch. i seriously was lacking in christmas spirit these past few weeks. i am sure it's because jason was gone for most of the month. i know he often travels for work and he's even been gone near christmas before but i think this was different because we got less than a days notice that he was leaving AND we hadn't put up our holiday decorations or our tree before he left. it helped doing some of our usual things, like decorating cookies with amy, rach and their families and watching the girls make their gingerbread houses. but i completely found my christmas spirit when i found out YESTERDAY that jas would be home today. i probably should be cleaning and making the house nice for him instead of blogging, but hey when you feel it you've got to let it out!

happy holidays!

twilight movie...

if you've read the stephenie meyer series about bella & edward then you are probably excited about the movie. i was worried they would find a good match for edward, but i think they did it. who knew cedric diggory (robert pattinson) would grow up to look like this? holy toledo!

kristen stewart is playing bella, not sure if she's a perfect fit, but i guess we will see.

i can't wait to find out who will be playing the other members of the cullen family, especially alice!

now i am just praying the movie doesn't disappoint.

have a great day!

hopefully i can make this into something nice...

i am not feeling very inspired about my christmas card this year, so i picked colors that weren't so christmasy and a VERY simple idea. well at least i THOUGHT it was simple until i counted up all the steps. still, the finished product will look simple and pretty plain, but i decided to be ok with it and MAYBE i'll be inspired to create something i love next year.

now i guess i better get started on assembling them.

first snow of the season...

my day was busy with taking pictures for kelly (scary...she's a way better photographer), getting the things i need for my christmas cards, buying ceb's LAST christmas gift and then heading to mary ann's for a craft day. so i wasn't too excited about the idea of snow, but once it was here i truly enjoyed the beauty of it...especially once i was home and inside where it was warm.

now i better get started on my cards.

have a wonderful day!

3 thanksgivings and SO much to be thankful for...

we had 3 thanksgiving celebrations this year. the 1st with my family the weekend prior, the 2nd in portland with jason's brothers family and his mother and the 3rd with jason's dad & stepmother. we are so lucky to have so much family near by and we enjoyed spending time with all of them.
i recently saw a list posted on a blog by my friend kelly's sister in-law jaime about the top 5 things she is most thankful for and it got me thinking about my own list.

i am thankful for many things, but these are the 1st 5 that come to mind...

5.starbucks...yeah it's a big corporate conglomerate, but they seem to hire some of the coolest people and those cool people make a very addictive venti black iced tea.

4.the awesome ladies i work with. kiki and ally are my sanity at work and make having to go there each day a good thing (well as good as it can be). i can't imagine being there without them. it helps that they totally rock and constantly make me laugh. betsy, debbie, mika & ashley also contribute to my work happiness.

3.my friends. i have wonderful old friends like kelly, amy & rach and amazing newer friends like mary ann, jennifer & christina. i feel really blessed with the friends i have made over the years. they are all good people that i am proud to know.

2.my family. i have amazing parents who do SO much for me and my family. i have great nephews and a sweet and sassy niece who make my life more interesting and full. AND i have the most amazing girls ever. they are so cool and fun and wonderful and kind and good. i LOVE those girls so much.

1.jason. he is the best guy ever. he completely loves me and thinks i am practically perfect just the way i am (except for my starbucks mug issue). he is totally supportive of me and always wants to make me happy. he is my best friend and i can't imagine my life without him.

now that kiki is blogging and hopefully ally too, i think you both need to make your own lists. i am sure kiki's will be all mushy, but i will try and deal with that.