Merry Christmas from us! :)
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Christmas goodies!
My mom and I spent last Saturday making our Christmas treats! You can see pictures on my photography blog. I've already given away a lot - I decided Clark and I don't get any candy in our stockings, because we really don't need it, and we've had so many Christmas treats already! We had enough on our own, and then we had some friends leave a whole tin on our doorstep. Adding to the calories, I've been working at the front desk at work, and that is where all of the goodies are. So many of the businesses we work with sent us trays of chocolates and caramels! Not eating breakfast in this season is NOT a good idea!! I get way too hungry, and I get weak. :) It's coming fast!!
Clark writes a final tomorrow and then he's done the first module of the CASB program. He'll be so relieved to have a little time off. He's had classes going on since we got married, and the Christmas break will be the only break until tax season, which isn't a break! Poor guy. :( I can't wait until he's done, and he just got started on a 2-year program. Lucky guy!
Clark writes a final tomorrow and then he's done the first module of the CASB program. He'll be so relieved to have a little time off. He's had classes going on since we got married, and the Christmas break will be the only break until tax season, which isn't a break! Poor guy. :( I can't wait until he's done, and he just got started on a 2-year program. Lucky guy!
Friday, December 11, 2009
Giving is Awesome!
I'm giving away a family session with some prints to a family who could really use some Christmas cheer this season - please think of those around you and nominate someone who would really appreciate having a gift like this.
Merry Christmas! :)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Ratiocination
I wanted to be done Christmas shopping before December hit, but it didn't happen. Then, the crazy snow storm hit and all I wanted to do was stay inside! I finally emerged and hit a few stores the other night, so I crossed a few things off my list, but I still have a bit more to do. Is it too late for online shopping??
I had big plans for Christmas treats, too, so I've been trying to set up a day of treat making with my mom and sisters, but so far we haven't nailed down a good time.
I cooked a roast the other day. I decided it was about time, since we've been married for almost 7 months roast-free (well we've eaten a lot of Nancy's, but I haven't cooked one). We were going to have our own dinner, but then we got invited to a family one, so we decided to do that instead. However, I had put the roast in the fridge, and I wasn't sure about freezing it after it had been in the fridge for a couple of days, so I decided I had better just get it cooked (the sign says meat=2-3 days in fridge). I ended up using my crock pot, and Clark really wanted to cook it in Dr. Pepper. I've heard of pork done that way, but not beef, but I thought what the heck! So we dumped in a can. I promise that sometimes, I cook normal meals and nothing goes wrong. Anyway, nothing actually went wrong this time, either - the roast turned out really well and it tasted really good! So I'm that much closer to being domestic. Hallelujah.
I am working on another thing on my 101 list - the 'learn a word a day for 3 weeks' one, so I subscribed to Dictionary.com's word of the day emails. Some of the words I've been learning are seriously ones I have never heard of in my life. The first two days, they sent pretty normal words so I was worried that I wasn't going to be learning anything new, but check these out:
myrmidon
roborant
gallimaufry
nonplus
fatuous
bonhomie
ratiocination
The downside to learning these words is that there might just be a couple of them that would get me some really weird looks if I ever actually used them in every day speak. And that's pretty much the only place I would get to use them! :) But, if I'm ever reading a book with one of these words in it, I will have a better grasp of what the author is tring to get across without grabbing a dictionary, so that's great right? Haha
I had big plans for Christmas treats, too, so I've been trying to set up a day of treat making with my mom and sisters, but so far we haven't nailed down a good time.
I cooked a roast the other day. I decided it was about time, since we've been married for almost 7 months roast-free (well we've eaten a lot of Nancy's, but I haven't cooked one). We were going to have our own dinner, but then we got invited to a family one, so we decided to do that instead. However, I had put the roast in the fridge, and I wasn't sure about freezing it after it had been in the fridge for a couple of days, so I decided I had better just get it cooked (the sign says meat=2-3 days in fridge). I ended up using my crock pot, and Clark really wanted to cook it in Dr. Pepper. I've heard of pork done that way, but not beef, but I thought what the heck! So we dumped in a can. I promise that sometimes, I cook normal meals and nothing goes wrong. Anyway, nothing actually went wrong this time, either - the roast turned out really well and it tasted really good! So I'm that much closer to being domestic. Hallelujah.
I am working on another thing on my 101 list - the 'learn a word a day for 3 weeks' one, so I subscribed to Dictionary.com's word of the day emails. Some of the words I've been learning are seriously ones I have never heard of in my life. The first two days, they sent pretty normal words so I was worried that I wasn't going to be learning anything new, but check these out:
myrmidon
roborant
gallimaufry
nonplus
fatuous
bonhomie
ratiocination
The downside to learning these words is that there might just be a couple of them that would get me some really weird looks if I ever actually used them in every day speak. And that's pretty much the only place I would get to use them! :) But, if I'm ever reading a book with one of these words in it, I will have a better grasp of what the author is tring to get across without grabbing a dictionary, so that's great right? Haha
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Our first nativity!
Clark and I got a Willow Tree nativity - and of course I had to take pictures! :) Check them out on my photography blog.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Christmas Tree!
We put our tree up! I'm not showing pictures of the whole thing cuz it's not totally done yet. Our nephew helped me by putting on all of the balls - check out his handiwork:
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