Life & Love

Hi. It's been awhile. Sadly, not because I've been away doing amazing things. Just life. Work, school, boyfriend, family and friends. And some occasional me time that gets squished in between laundry and errands. Oh, the life of a grown up. 

This grown up did have some fun on Valentine's Day.

I woke up to this.

Jason snuck in my house on his way to work and left me this. Fantastic way to wake up!

Then, I found this surprise when I left for work.

He also surprised me with a book, concert tickets and a cute elephant mug. I got me a good one. You can be jealous. 

At work, all of us were given a box a week prior to V-Day to decorate for our Valentines. We lined them all up in our kitchen window. 

Some people got VERY creative. I, did not. I stuck the hearts on first and then wanted to add the ladybug (or is it a turtle?) but realized it would know look like there were hearts coming out it's butt. I did it anyway and told my coworkers that they were "love farts."

This was my table decor for the holiday.

This, is what happens when my sister gets her hands on it.

I had to buy more and fill it again. The day after I took this picture, I came home to it completely empty.

Then, when I filled it for the second time, I ate them all within days. We have a problem. 

How cute was I?

Two Years Old

Three Years Old

Years ago all my school pictures were scanned into the computer.  I just found them again and thought I would share. No, not all of them. No way would I post the awkward years for the world to see. 

Just for giggles

Run and hide your crazy, and start acting like a lady.

You know that girl that walks into a room and gets everyone's attention without even knowing? That girl that everyone wants to be friends with and secretly hates all at the same time? And it's not because she is full of herself or trying to hard, she is naturally that person. The girl that when she's not around everyone talks about how nice and funny she is. They talk about how much they love her and how she will do anything for anyone. She's that girl that never talks poorly about anyone but also stands up for herself when she needs to. The girl that makes you laugh and you just want to hang out with her everyday. That even when you try really hard to think of a negative thing about her, it just doesn't happen. Everyone knows a girl like this.

I want to be that girl. That's my resolution, not for 2012, but for life. Not because I feel the need to be popular or accepted. Simply because only good things can come from a goal like that. I want to be that positive person in people's lives. I know it's not possible for anyone to be positive 100% of the time, but you can control how you act when it's a low point. I don't want to be known as a gossip or someone that makes fun of others. I don't want to be known as a complainer. I want to be the girl that you can always count on. The girl that will be there for you no matter what. The girl that makes you smile and leaves you feeling happy. The girl that you can come to with a problem and know I will keep it to myself.

I try to do a lot of these things already. To an extent, I've always been that laid back, let things roll of my shoulders kinda person already. I don't like to fight with people, I don't like to get upset over little things. I'm not easily offended because I know everyone has their own opinion. I would rather forget about it and move on. But anyone that really knows me, also knows I will fight for what I believe in and let you know my opinion when I think it needs to be heard. Those are things that are built into me and will never change, but I want to do what I can to better myself. I want to be "that girl."

Really, when all is said and done, I want everyone to know I was here and I enjoyed it.

Lots of Festive Pictures Ahead

A few weeks ago, Jason and I enjoyed a day off together. It doesn't happen often. He has weekends off, I work weekends, so we have to take advantage when we can. I took the day off so I could attend his work Christmas party that night, but we decided to go to the Festival of Trees that day.

I must say, the trees are awesome, but the fudge totally makes it worth the trip. Just in case you are on the fence about going next year, the fudge is worth it.

We were surprised how busy it was for a Friday at noon, after parking at the end of the parking lot we passed like 10 close spots on our walk in. Figures.

I took some pictures of my favorites. The best trees are the ones that go all out with a theme and really nail it. If you're going to take the time to do a theme tree, you better do it right.

Like the "Up" tree.

Or the Alice in Wonderland tree.

Who doesn't love Snoopy? 

Question I asked Jason while there, How did Peanuts get wrapped into Christmas? Somehow they became the same thing and I don't get it.

And OF COURSE, Harry Potter. 

Lastly, my favorite tree. I know, you're all shocked it wasn't Harry Potter. But I had to pick an actual Christmas themed tree as my favorite. It is Christmas after all. 

A Christmas Story!

I got so excited about this tree. I'm jealous of whoever bought it. The designers of this tree totally nailed it.

Do you see the broken glasses? There are also soap bars hanging. Brilliant.

The Red Rider comics, the burnt turkey, the bunny pjs, everything was on this tree.

A Christmas Story is one of my favorite Christmas movies. I watch it every year with millions of others while they play it for 24 hours on TBS. I feel like I can't watch it before then, it's become part of the Christmas Eve tradition for me. I almost watched it this weekend but then thought, "No, I have to save it."

They also had gingerbread houses and some of them were pretty fantastic. They make my family's houses look pretty sad. 

Yes, those are lights on there gingerbread house.

The Miser Brothers. I did watch a little bit of that on TV the other day.

Again, with the Snoopy.

I was pretty impressed with this one. It looks like a real cabin.

The Up house may have been better than the Up tree.

I liked the stained glass windows.

A mini village.

 And now for the favorite gingerbread house,The Burrow from Harry Potter. :) Yes, I'm a nerd. But it's a Harry Potter generation, deal with it.

It's freaking fantastic. You can't deny that.

After all that, Jason and I did make it to his work party. Where we ate mediocre food and played bingo. If your work ever plays Bingo for a party, just stay home.

At least we looked good right? Jason told me he was wearing a red tie and I said I was going to paint my nails red so we would be that annoying couple that coordinates. That couple that everyone thinks is ridiculous but is secretly jealous of. Did we accomplish that task?

Tidbits

Here's a random collection of things that have gone on in the last few weeks.

This is a tree candle we sell at work. This is what they are supposed to look like.

 This is what they look like if they sit in a window with direct sunlight. 

Aren't they so cute? We all love them. They look so embarrassed. A couple people have already claimed them. There was no way we were going to throw these away. They make me laugh every time I see them. 

On Thanksgiving I brought some gingerbread mini town kits to do after dinner. They come with five small houses so you can make a town out of them. They are nice to decorate because they are small. It's fun to see what everyone comes up with. Here is our little town.

Front.

Back.

Jason went a little funky and added a nice big tree to his roof. I was a little jealous. 

We decided my house had a mustache. A mustache or it's just influenced by the Swiss style. 

My candy cane roof shingles. 

I love Christmas. I love Christmas decorations. So I started pulling them out a couple days after Thanksgiving. I haven't had a chance to finish them and it's driving me nuts. Tomorrow night, it's happening. But while I was working on the decorations that day, I did something bad.

I beheaded a Shepard.

Every piece of my nativity was wrapped in bubble wrap and when I pulled a piece out of the box, he went flying. He hit the floor and "SHIII" came out of my mouth. I stopped myself because I realized it really wasn't appropriate to swear over a nativity. (or at all, but sometimes I just can't help it.)

But all is well, Sarah had some glue and the Shepard is whole again. Can't even tell I broke his poor little head off. 

Work Shirt

Never wear the shirt work gives you to work unless you are required. That's what I learned this week. I went to work in a long sleeve thick shirt and got hot within the first 30 minutes. So I grabbed an extra work t shirt and wore that the rest of the day. Bad idea. Why, you ask? Because when customers are looking for help, my kelly green shirt with the company logo is a lot easier to spot then the sales associates in regular clothes and a name tag. It made it impossible for me to accomplish a task without getting pulled away by someone every five minutes. I had a coworker complaining about how she couldn't get anything done, she was also wearing the green shirt. I told her it was the shirt and she looked at me like I was a miracle worker. We both decided we are never wearing work shirts to work again. Thank you work, for providing us with nice t shirts, but I will never be wearing it to work again.