Oh, Holidays...why do you torture me so?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Sorry it has been so long since my last blog, but things have been truly nutso here. The holidays are always a crazy time for my family, but it seems like it has been worse than normal lately. The combination of our first year of marriage, resulting in my mother-in-law losing her shit two Christmases in a row, and the fact that my dad just happened to be in Iraq those two Christmases, has made things definitely interesting. This Thanksgiving was pretty good. My mom was too intimidated to do the turkey thing by herself without my dad here to do all the dirty work afterwards, so we got a smoked turkey from Clem Mikeska's in Temple. It was an unexpected hit! We have eaten almost all of it! That probably has to do with David being at my parent's house with me again this year, which has caused the aforementioned shit-losing. *sigh* Oh well. All in all, pretty OK for my dad not being here. However, he does get to come home on December 7, 8 and 9, so we are all pretty excited about that. It is so short, but a lot more than almost everyone else who is over there gets, so we are extremely thankful.

What else has been going on? Well, let me start where I left off last time. Last week was The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, where Brad had to face Jenni and Deanna, BOTH of whom he dumped in the final episode. Even for an extremely good looking guy who can't seem to find a non-hooker in real life, I had hope for him, but when he a) didn't flat-out pick Jenni, b) he didn't even pick the one left over, and c) he ended up not wanting any type of relationship at all with either of them, I realized he was a lost cause. What the hell, Brad? For a show that is supposed to reassure me of my own superiority over people who need to go on shows like that, I was feeling WAY too many real emotions. For now it is back to movies on knitting night!

Well, last weekend Jessica came down from Oklahoma and we went to a Coheed concert in Austin! I hadn't seen Jess since she left in July, and it was so so nice to catch up. She is doing really well teaching and planning her and Jason's wedding. We had a blast going to the concert! It was at Waterloo Park, which is right off I-35, so we found the venue then went to try to get some dinner. We were determined not to just have Whataburger or something, although the Austin Whataburger did provide an extremely valuable bathroom break when we got into town! You have to be on your toes to navigate Austin traffic. We found a restaurant called Marakesh on Congress, and it was so so good! We got a Baklava to go and had it when we got home later that night, and it was heavenly. So there were two bands opening for Coheed and that started at 5:00, so after dinner we parked and strolled on into the park about 7:30. We had perfect timing, because Coheed came on at 8:00, which gave us plenty of time to claim a spot and buy some merch!!! I got an AMAZING t-shirt, which I will post later. I am not into wearing your fav band all over you, but this shirt is really nice. We also got some more of the graphic novels. So Jess and I went to Warped Tour this summer, but they only played like 6 songs, so this was her first real concert and was really small and cozy, with environmentally conscious pissed off emo people everywhere. People were recycling like mad! It was super fun. Every time I see them is reaffirms for me the reasons why I love em. Go Coheed!









So earlier this month Ben was baptized, and I officially became his Godmother. He was such a good boy!!! He didn't cry or fuss or anything during the service. Before he was born it was daunting to think of having responsibility for any part of his life, but I think it will be a breeze just because of the way he is. He is super cuddly, too which is always a bonus! Pics below say it all about how special the day was...







I shall end today with a moment of silence for The Office, as the last episode until the strike is over aired last week...................................................................................................................................

And also tell you about some fun stuff I have purchased. You know I gotta!!! Well, in all seriousness, I am done and done with Christmas shopping, and it is SUCH a relief! I LOVE giving gifts, and Christmas shopping is always a mixture of fun and stress because it is like everyone having the same birthday or something! I think David and I are going to buy an HD Tivo for our joint gift this year, although I feel I am more excited than David is. We also signed up for Blockbuster Total Access, which is like Netflix but better because you can return the movies to the store. We have gotten some good ones so far, and I am waiting for Hairspray and Shrek the 3rd at the moment. After much trouble with the eye doctor, I also got some new glasses. AND........They are Coach!! I am in love with them and want to wear them with everything whether they match or not. They are tortoise shell brown with etched Coach C s on the sides. Loves! I also got a new purse. It is fossil, which I haven't revisited in the purse department for a while, but I LOVE it. I was prompted to purchase it because my wonderful new franklin was getting all scratched up in the big red bag I was carrying that Laura gave me for my birthday. I love it, and I definitely need the room, but it had no dividing pockets or compartments, which drives me crazy no matter what I am talking about. The new one is super soft red leather, of course! There is one other big purchase David and I actually made today, but I will wait to post about it until I can get to it to take some good pics of it.


I will post one of just the glasses when I get a chance...

Happy Holidays to everyone, no matter what you are celebrating!