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Christmas Survey...
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper with big pretty bows
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real. Note to self... do not place Christmas tree directly under heat vent next year.
3. When do you put up tree? Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving. We were a little late this year.
4. When do you take the tree down? Ryan requests it be down the day after Christmas.
5. Do you like eggnog? Ummm... no. I think I've tried it once when I was young and it was terrible. I do like Glühwein. It is a warm spiced red wine. My inlaws brought some home from Germany a few years ago. It is to die for.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Golf cart
7. Hardest person to buy for? Ryan
8. Easiest person to buy for? Caroline and Bug
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes. Two. Jesus is the reason for the season, duh!
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? This year... neither.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? No gift is a bad gift.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Elf
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? No date. We are still shopping on Christmas Eve most years.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I plead the 5th.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Sausage balls, dressing... actually EVERYTHING.
16. Lights on the tree? Yep. I am a freak when it comes to lights. Caroline and Emma's small white tree (it's about 6 feet) has 800. My real tree in the den is about 7 feet and has 1200.
17. Favorite Christmas song?
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We stay in town. We (meaning all 15 of us.. my mom's family) spend the night together on Christmas Eve.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Silver glittery star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Rude people
23. Favorite ornament, theme, or color? I ALL of my ornaments and I love that Caroline and Emma are making so many to add to the tree. My favorite colors are red, white, and lime green. If I could have a themed tree (one of these days I will) it will be a glittery fish theme and I will have another peacock themed tree.
24. Favorite for Christmas Dinner? Dressing is my favorite part of the whole meal
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? I have only asked for two material things this year...
A pair of Frye boots that I've wanted for a while and monogrammed bed sheets
MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Showing posts with label Christmas 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas 2010. Show all posts
Friday, December 24, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
The sweetest gift.
We went to Disney on Ice Friday morning.
It was an amazing show.
My driving skills in Raleigh were not so amazing but that is a different story. I like to drive in circles... that's my story and I'm sticking to it. :-)
I FINALLY got home Friday afternoon and there was a package waiting for me. My personal UPS man (aka husband) delivered a fabulous package.
This...
I looked at it. I looked at him.
I said, "You DO read my blog. I can't believe it. Did you order this for me?"
He looked at me like I was nuts. "No," he said.
I ripped open the box a little more to find the invoice.
It took me a minute to find the sender's name.
Then I saw it. The sweetest note ever.
In case you can't see it, it says "Just wanted to send you a Christmas present, but please consider this a token of appreciation for writing a fabulous blog. Hope you're family has a great Christmas! Melissa Beddard Eakes"
Yes, I may have shed a little tear. A tear of happiness of course.
Melissa and I went to ECU together. I was living with my parents at the time and still thought I was going to be a nurse one day. This was before the days of marriage and babies and all the stuff that comes with that. I had a few classes with Melissa and we really hit it off. She is an amazing person. She is genuinely sweet and it is hard not to be friends with her.
We recently reconnected on Facebook and she obviously reads my blog.
Anyway, it was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. It is an amazing gift of kindness. She said she was paying it forward for all the nice things people have done for her lately.
She will never know how grateful I am. Each time I use my awesome cookbook, I will think of her and the way she made my whole Christmas. If I don't receive anything else this year, my Christmas is complete.
Thank you so much again Melissa. You rock my socks, girl!
It was an amazing show.
My driving skills in Raleigh were not so amazing but that is a different story. I like to drive in circles... that's my story and I'm sticking to it. :-)
I FINALLY got home Friday afternoon and there was a package waiting for me. My personal UPS man (aka husband) delivered a fabulous package.
This...
I looked at it. I looked at him.
I said, "You DO read my blog. I can't believe it. Did you order this for me?"
He looked at me like I was nuts. "No," he said.
I ripped open the box a little more to find the invoice.
It took me a minute to find the sender's name.
Then I saw it. The sweetest note ever.
In case you can't see it, it says "Just wanted to send you a Christmas present, but please consider this a token of appreciation for writing a fabulous blog. Hope you're family has a great Christmas! Melissa Beddard Eakes"
Yes, I may have shed a little tear. A tear of happiness of course.
Melissa and I went to ECU together. I was living with my parents at the time and still thought I was going to be a nurse one day. This was before the days of marriage and babies and all the stuff that comes with that. I had a few classes with Melissa and we really hit it off. She is an amazing person. She is genuinely sweet and it is hard not to be friends with her.
We recently reconnected on Facebook and she obviously reads my blog.
Anyway, it was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. It is an amazing gift of kindness. She said she was paying it forward for all the nice things people have done for her lately.
She will never know how grateful I am. Each time I use my awesome cookbook, I will think of her and the way she made my whole Christmas. If I don't receive anything else this year, my Christmas is complete.
Thank you so much again Melissa. You rock my socks, girl!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Jack.
Our elf is Jack.
He serves no purpose. He works for like a day and then he is just an ugly little Christmas decoration among all of my cute Christmas stuff.
Whatever.
Anyway, the other morning we got up and Jack hadn't moved.
Fabulous.
The children noticed. I was all, "Caroline, you went to bed too late last night. Jack didn't have time to fly back to the North Pole so he just stayed in that old spot."
She agreed and we went about our morning.
Ryan comes home.
"Umm. Jack didn't move AND he is flopped over." He goes to fix him to sit straight and the girls scream... "NO!! YOU CAN'T TOUCH HIM!!"
The girls began to explain why he hadn't moved.
"Yeah, but he looks like there is something wrong," he said. In all seriousness, he looked at the girls and said, "Maybe he's dead. He looks dead. Maybe THAT'S why he didn't fly back."
Way to work together as a team, Ryan. Thank you. It's ok to help a sista out every once in a while... ass.
Also, don't fuss when your children will need therapy in a few years and it will all go back to the day you told them there Elf may be dead.
Thanks for making me look like mother of the year.
He serves no purpose. He works for like a day and then he is just an ugly little Christmas decoration among all of my cute Christmas stuff.
Whatever.
Anyway, the other morning we got up and Jack hadn't moved.
Fabulous.
The children noticed. I was all, "Caroline, you went to bed too late last night. Jack didn't have time to fly back to the North Pole so he just stayed in that old spot."
She agreed and we went about our morning.
Ryan comes home.
"Umm. Jack didn't move AND he is flopped over." He goes to fix him to sit straight and the girls scream... "NO!! YOU CAN'T TOUCH HIM!!"
The girls began to explain why he hadn't moved.
"Yeah, but he looks like there is something wrong," he said. In all seriousness, he looked at the girls and said, "Maybe he's dead. He looks dead. Maybe THAT'S why he didn't fly back."
Way to work together as a team, Ryan. Thank you. It's ok to help a sista out every once in a while... ass.
Also, don't fuss when your children will need therapy in a few years and it will all go back to the day you told them there Elf may be dead.
Thanks for making me look like mother of the year.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Smile of the Day.
Dearest Santa,
I know what I ask for is extreme. Case in point... Louboutin Hyper Prive Peep-Toe Pumps in nude, a 2011 Infiniti QX56,implants.
This gift, however, is reasonable.
I saw it today and I have to have it.
I have been pretty good this year. Aside from multiple mommy meltdowns, bad words, and just being mean sometimes... I'd say it's been a pretty good year for me.
So without further ado, my Christmas gift...
Meet The Bottle of Wine Glass.
Yes, Santa, you read that correctly. This glass holds a WHOLE bottle of wine.
The description is my favorite.
"The Bottle of Wine Glass is located somewhere on the "classy" continuum between "a passed out drunk clutching the last sips of his bottle of Nightrain" and drinking straight from the bottle. And that's exactly where we like to be."
They made this glass for me. I just know it.
And talk about convenience. No more multiple trips to the refrigerator. Yayyy!
Perfect Christmas= Me, this bottle wine glass, & a bottle of Christmas Eve
Of course, I will still want the Louboutins, car, and other items I've requested.
Feliz Navidad!!
I know what I ask for is extreme. Case in point... Louboutin Hyper Prive Peep-Toe Pumps in nude, a 2011 Infiniti QX56,
This gift, however, is reasonable.
I saw it today and I have to have it.
I have been pretty good this year. Aside from multiple mommy meltdowns, bad words, and just being mean sometimes... I'd say it's been a pretty good year for me.
So without further ado, my Christmas gift...
Meet The Bottle of Wine Glass.
Yes, Santa, you read that correctly. This glass holds a WHOLE bottle of wine.
The description is my favorite.
"The Bottle of Wine Glass is located somewhere on the "classy" continuum between "a passed out drunk clutching the last sips of his bottle of Nightrain" and drinking straight from the bottle. And that's exactly where we like to be."
They made this glass for me. I just know it.
And talk about convenience. No more multiple trips to the refrigerator. Yayyy!
Perfect Christmas= Me, this bottle wine glass, & a bottle of Christmas Eve
Of course, I will still want the Louboutins, car, and other items I've requested.
Feliz Navidad!!
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