I should have taken the day off…

Happy New Year!

Sydney 2008

The Final Christmas Count

• 2 Snow Storms in Denver- approx 10 inches total
• 1 DVD player
• 20 dozen tamales made by my parents and I in preparation for our Holiday Party
• 2 huge dinner at my aunts house- traditional Italian and then Beef Wellington
• 1 High Tea at the Dushanbe Tea House in Boulder
• 1 night out in LoDo- damn it’s hard to find a cab
• 1 long walk up Colfax Ave in my red high heels with James b/c my Dad forgot his cell phone and couldn’t come get us. No, I’m not a hooker!
• 75- the number of times people asked about my cats…sigh
• 0 trips to the mall- yay!
• 1 hour with my friend’s adorable little baby, Haley. Tick, tock, tick tock. KIDDING
• 10 the number of times it took to get my nephew’s Slinky to go down my dad’s stairs properly.
• 1 grandpa, 2 aunts, 2 uncles, 3 cousins, 2 dads, 1 mom, 1 brother, 1 brother’s girlfriend and two nephews (and that was a small gathering for us!)

FUN TIMES

Christmas in Colorado

Chex Mix

Christmas TreeNativity Set- this year I got cats, uh oh!CousinsThe Nephews- otherwise known as Optimus Prime and the Red Power Ranger

Most annoying tag line ever

“America Runs on Dunkins”

I’ll give $50 to the first person who tells me what I’m talking about. *

* Not really

Secret Santa

I got a little crafty this year. The $50 minimum meant that I couldn’t get a nice jewelry box….so I went with the trusty Michael’s approach. A plain wooden box some gold leaf and metallic leafing materials and I was all set…

The finished product

quote of the day

Yo, cats are vindictive fu***. They’re like you changed my litter? BOOM! I’m just gonna drop that on your bed!

Headlines

From today’s NY Post:

IKE ‘BEATS’ TINA TO DEATH

The 53 Places to go in 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/travel/20071209_WHERE_GRAPHIC.html?ex=1354856400&en=8db8b09a8dc87d5b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss#

I’ve been to:

#3
#39
#44
#47
#50
#53

Crap, I have a lot of places to go

Tag! You’re It!

Ok so I got TAGGED by Bon Jour Pee Wee. Boom Bit**! Just kidding. Here we go:

1. When you were born, how much did you weigh? Is it weird that I have no idea?

2. What’s you’re sugar poison? Sweet-tarts, love love love them. Especially the Chicks and Ducks and Bunnies at Easter.

3. If you had to choose between meat and cheese for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Then be specific.
I would have to say meat- I am way to much of a carnivore. Fillet Mignon, Burgers, Pot Roast, you get the idea.

4. What, is your opinion, is the worst song ever? Aqua- Barbie Girl, I now think of that horrid boy on American Idol singing it and I barely even watch that show

5. Who was your favorite teacher growing up and why? Mr. Terry, my 3rd grade teacher for 2nd Semester. He was an exchange teacher from Australia. He taught us about Kookaburras and the words to Waltzing Matilda.

6. What personal activity, when performed in public, bothers you the most? Gotta go with the common answer here, clipping your nails! My dad does it, I won’t lie and I yell at him all the time.

7. Ok, there’s a $50 bill lying on the ground. You pick it up. Dumbfounded by your incredible luck, what do you selfishly purchase? I found a $100 once my freshman year at NYU. I was showing a family friend around campus so I took it to a deli and split it with her. No idea what I bought though.

8. Do you have a recurring nightmare? If so, explain.
No, just really wierd dreams

9. Name one place on Earth you’ve never been, but vow to visit at least once. The Maldives. 10. You notice that question #9 wasn’t really a question. You feel smart for catching such a small detail. What else can you do really well that reminds you how smart you are? Remember all sorts of random and minute details about completely random things. Ask my friends, they will tell you, they always laugh at me

Who’s next? still deciding…

Jesse!

and here it is!

SO SCARY and WEIRD
How does that say Happy Holidays?!