Top Item on the Wish List...

So, I discovered this perfume before Christmas and yet cannot seem to be able to actually own it. It is ridiculously expensive and overpriced, but yet, I cannot actually say that I think it is overpriced because it is hands down the most wonderful smelling liquid I have ever encountered. I keep finding smart and practical excuses for why I cannot indulge and own this, but I am starting to crack and think that I may have to get myself a little Valentines Day gift...

And it's Back!!

So, I have never cared about American Idol and never watched a single episode before last year when Lindsay got me hooked on it because of David Cook. Now, I still get excited when I hear him on the radio and feel as though I need to watch the new season just because of this commercial...

Back it up to Christmas...

So, since I wasn't around my computer in order to post pictures of Christmas, I thought I would put off writing about it till now. I went home to WFalls - obviously. It was a really fun weekend/week...I had to be back in Austin on Christmas to work that night. Luke came home with me the first part of the trip, over the weekend. We had to steal The Robison's tree to take a picture that looked any sort of Christmasy.



Sarah was only going to be in town on Saturday and part of Sunday, so it was really important for me to be in town and get to see her for a little bit. Only 2 and a half more years in Alabama!! Hahaha. We spent most of the afternoon on Saturday at the Robisons doing the usual, playing Catchphrase and laughing a lot. We went back over there on Sunday for just a bit before Sarah and Ryan had to head to the airport. I love going to the Robisons over the holidays, it is something I have been doing since I was like 13 and it is always so fun.



Monday morning, Luke headed back to Austin and then onto Beaumont. My mom and I had are annual holiday lunch with Carly and Mrs. Jennings. We ended up going to Olive Garden and it was super fun. I love these lunches because they always last for hours and end with presents!! It is always really fun to get to see Carly and to laugh about things from our pasts with our moms. Or to laugh at our moms, either way, we were having a good time. Then I got to see her new house and her new puppy - both of which are very cute!!



Tuesday was just haircut and being lazy. I finally got to see Cody on Tuesday night...another one of my favorite things about being back in WFalls for Christmas. I love to meet up with Cody every year. We were looking for anything to do that would be fun at all, but everywhere closes by 10 in this town. So, we ended up just driving around town for a few hours, listening to the new Britney album and catching up. Basically a perfect night. I got to see him the next day too and watch a movie and just hang out. It made me really want to get on the ball about booking a flight to Boston to see him.

Wednesday was Christmas Eve, but it didn't really feel like a traditional Christmas Eve...no church service and no family dinner...I guess that is what happens when everyone gets older and has to work on Christmas Eve. My mom and dad and I still had fun hanging out all night.

Christmas morning was a little bit of a rushed affair due to the fact that I had to get on the road to get back to Austin for work. We got up and everyone was there but Christopher who had to work yet again. We did presents and stockings and then had a quick breakfast before I had to leave. My dad decided that putting silly string in our stockings was a good idea...it turned out quite hilarious. Although he was already ready with his string for the sneak attack when we discovered ours. Tricky.





All in all, it was a great Christmas and a great trip home. I am looking forward to the next time I am in WFalls because I think it will be in March for my parents wedding!! Super exciting!! Merry Christmas (a little late).

2009 has begun!!

And I am a little behind in my blogging. Ooops. I still need to do a Christmas recap and post some pictures, but that is going to have to happen when I am at home in front of my computer. As it is now, I am at work and just realized that I am in a new year and I haven't written on here in a long time. Maybe when I am done working nights this week, I will be more consistent. Hopefully anyway.

Christmas was super fun, but I will save that for the next post...

New Year Eve - I think I am getting to the age where I don't really care if I go out and do anything at all. I am just as content to stay at home and hang out then get all fancied up. Actually, I prefer staying at home to getting all dressed up and paying lots of money to go out downtown or anything. We ended up going to a party at my friend Kelly's house and it was fun, but I am just so sleepy and by 12:30 I was ready to put my pajamas on and go to bed. Yep, definitely old.

There has been lots and lots of football watching the past week - I am honestly ready for this whole College Bowl Week to be over so I can watching anything besides football. Now that the Cowboys embarrassed themselves last week and aren't in the playoffs, it doesn't hold much interest for me anymore. The UT game is tomorrow night though and we have plans to go watch it with some good friends so I think that will be really fun. I just really really hope they win or I know a lot of boys that will not be happy,

I am officially on my second to last night shift at the hospital and I am so excited to be able to work days and have a little bit more of a normal life and schedule. I am not looking forward to getting up at 6am, but I think it is going to work out so much better in the long run.

Other than that, just hoping that someone wants to sublet my house by February so I don't have to pay the rent all by myself - an impossible task. I am really not looking forward to moving...AGAIN...but as long as I can get it all squared away and the money situated, I will be really relieved and I am sure happy to have my own place again. I just hate moving...blah.

My parents are getting re-married in a couple of months and I think that is just about one of the coolest things ever. I think it is such a neat story - a little weird at first, but they both seem really happy and it is going to be exciting to have them back together. We can just forget the past 5 years ever happened. Hahahaha. So I am really looking forward to getting to see that and watch them start part 2 of their lives together...it is going to make going home so much more fun!!

That's the quick rundown of the past few weeks...I will do Christmas with pictures soon because posts with just words are kind of boring, but sometimes necessary I guess. I have to work with what I have at the moment, and at 3am at work...this is all I have.