FINALLY.

Swazzle

FRIDAY! 



Last night when I got home from work, I was so excited to see multiple packages brought into the house by my adorable husband and I just started opening everything. The first thing I opened, unfortunately, I didn't recognize at all so then I glanced at the address and it was actually sent to my H and it was a gift for me  He said I could have it so I promptly drove myself up the street to buy a bottle of wine so I could: 



It's basically a wine glass inside of a beer mug and I love it! Then I cooked and ate dinner (HC Kung Pao Shrimp!) and H and I got to work on the tree. The first time we "finished" we realized that by avoiding the very bottom of the tree because of the cats, it looked like the tree was pants-less: 



If I have to wear pants, she has to wear pants sooooooo I adjusted the lights as best as I could (and now I'll pray that Bailey doesn't chew on them from the floor like he has done in the past) and VOILA! 

The 2015 Swazzle Christmas Tree! 


This weekend is going to be LOVELY! Tonight I have a Devils game. Tomorrow I'm heading to DE to bake cookies with my mom, aunts, and grandmom. Tomorrow night H and I are going to Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Sunday will be a semi-lazy day at home. The Eagles play at 1 and I'll probably get some stuff done around the house and prep some meals for the week. 

Cheers to this day flying by!

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Bailey, you be good and leave your mama @Swazzle's Christmas tree alone!  It's beautiful!




I am so glad it's Friday.

I am here at work, noshing on a Panera egg sandwich and a fruit smoothie.  Pray, y'all...  I'd hate for an egg sandwich and a strawberry banana smoothie to come right back up at my desk!

I'm only here until 11 today.  I'd like to get my nails done because it's been months.  I think since I went with @futuremrshistorian!!  And then I will nap for a few hours, get ready, and try to go to a Holiday/House-Warming party.  

I'm a little confused, because at first this was a Hanukkah party, and then we got a text that it is a Holiday/House-Warming party.  So I told H to stop by the extra-special Olive Oil store by his work and get a really nice bottle of EVOO and balsamic vinegar.  I am sure everyone else will be bringing wine, is this gift acceptable?  I DON'T EVEN KNOW.  

Swazzle

@CocoBellaF - Thank you! I think that's a really awesome gift. I would love it if someone brought that to my housewarming! I hope your food stays down!

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Thanks @Swazzle - I wasn't sure if it was lame, but I feel better about it now.

500days

@swazzle Love the christmas tree! 

@CocoBellaF I think a nice bottle of EVOO is a great gift! I would definitely use it.

It's a quiet Friday at school today. Report cards came out yesterday and the kids are trying to be on their best behavior for Santa (yes, many still believe in the 6th grade). 

This week has been so grueling though. My MIL got super angry with me because I told her that we would be dropping off gifts at my family's house (about 5-10 minutes away from us) on Christmas day. She wants us to only spend the day with her and I think it's really unreasonable- but honestly I just want everyone to be happy. She knows we went to Thanksgiving with my family so she wants it to be fair. When I told my dad he got mad at me, but then he calmed down a bit. I really dislike the holidays.

Tonight is my SIL 30th bday dinner and tomorrow is her bday party. Sunday I have a lunch with my aunt and then just lunch prep and resting for the last full week of work before winter vacation. 

labro

@CocoBellaF I think a really nice bottle of olive oil sounds perfect!

@Swazzle I LOVE your tree!!! And your gift from your H! My mom bought one of her best friends a wine glass that's big enough to fit an entire bottle of wine in.

Last night was so much fun. A lot of people from bookclub made it including one person who has only been twice this year. She's one of my favorites to talk to because I want to be her someday when I grow up. She and her H have an amazing relationship together, we share a lot of the same political beliefs, and she's been really successful in her life. My pimento cheese things were a huge hit and we exchanged a lot of really awesome books to read next year! I think I'm most excited about Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, The Girl on the Train, and All the Light We Cannot See.

Today I'm working from home and wearing The. Comfiest. Pants. In. The. World. Pregnant ladies (@minskat30, @CocoBellaF, @jenna8984), you should all buy a pair because it's a fold over waist so they'd transfer GREAT into maternity wear. I got them on sale at J.Crew last week for $23! Oh and what luck, they're having another 30% off sale today!

Fold Over Knit Pant

No big plans for me today other than work. Tomorrow I really want to spend some time wrapping presents and cleaning the house. On Sunday I'll have my big family baking day with @southernpeach89 and my mom! I can't wait to eat some snickerdoodles!!!!

labro

@500days That's rough. Do you think you can spend Christmas Eve with your family and drop off your gifts then? It's soooo tough when your family AND your ILs are all close together.

ETA: Or if you're driving to her house in the morning, could you stop at your family's first?

untouchablets

Good morning!!

Yesterday I was so sore from my gym session on Wednesday (it was leg day) and I thought it would ease up today but I was so wrong.

I didn't have much to say yesterday so I didn't post in the daily thread and turns out not much happened anyway lol. Same with today, I I'm gonna walk some dogs before I go to work and then work all night, and then tomorrow I start my first dog training class under the mentor I was assigned to! I've never met her but we talked on the phone once and she seemed nice. I can't wait! I got my training materials and workbooks I'm supposed to have for this thing so in was flipping through and its all stuff I'm familiar with so this should be a breeze.

untouchablets

Oh! My brother is graduating from naval boot camp as we speak! I gotta find the live stream!

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I need those pants in my life, @labro.  I think they'd be perfect cookie-baking pants, too.  Just saying.

lavenderfields13

@Swazzle your tree looks SO good!

@cocobellaF I agree with everyone else, I think that is a great gift idea and I may steal it in the future. 

@500days IMHO I think your MIL is being a bit ridiculous if you are just dropping off gifts. What does your H think about it?

I'm happy that it's Friday but usually I go home and order a pizza on Fridays but I don't know if I can eat that yet. 

labro

@lavenderfields13 OH noooo!!! How about some delicious creamy tomato soup or something equally unhealthy? I can't remember now....it's been 10 years since I had my wisdom teeth removed, but I think it was a good 3 days where I definitely had zero interest in eating solid food.

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@500days - I think your MIL is being over the top.  I am very thankful that my MIL is not demanding about the holidays at all.  My maternal grandma is 89 and the only grandparent I really have left.  Before I was married, our holidays were: mom and dad, bro and I, grandma.  That's it.  My MIL encourages H and I to spend time with my grandma while we can.

Speaking of MIL, they are coming to visit at the beginning of January.  I guess I need to start working on cleaning out the extra bedroom so they have somewhere to sleep.  It's too bad that we won't know the baby's sex yet... my FIL paints, and I could have him paint the room for us!  Oh well!

ETA:  I forgot to add: @500days - I would still drop by my family's house and just let my MIL get her panties in a wad.  Her problem!  

labro

@CocoBellaF Have you considered just doing a neutral (cloud, wheat, cotton, taupe, etc.) color for the baby room? I guess I'm personally more a fan of that because then you can decorate in pink or blue or whatever to your heart's content and even switch out the decor colors in the room without having to change the paint color. Just my opinion obvs but something to think about.

Peaseblossom55

@swazzle Send me some cookies after your baking this weekend. thanks! I love the tree

@cocobellaF That sounds like such a great housewarming gift I'd love something like that.

@labro I think need those pants even though I'm not KU. The book club sounds like so much fun.

@500days that sucks so much.

It's finally Friday, the week has dragged on forever. I had rehearsal last night. H was out at the mall Xmas shopping.  He said he was looking for something and couldn't find it.  I asked what it was since I had a feeling I knew.  Every year since we have been together H gets me the Godiva chocolate bear for the year, so he was having trouble finding it, it turns out they were pulled from production for quality issue and are not being sold.  So a bit of bummer I won't get my Godiva bear this year.  He did bring me home a carmel apple yum :-)

This weekend will be long and tiring, I open with A Christmas Carol tonight, we have two shows tomorrow and one on Sunday.  It will be exhausting but hopefully at least some fun.   So I'm sure any time at home I will be with H being a couch potato.  I have so much laundry and dishes piling up too. Oh we have a plumber coming to look at the hot water heater since apparently H thinks it's leaking....

labro

@peaseblossom55 Basically everyone needs these pants in their life. They are magical unicorn pants. I'm so sorry you won't get your Godiva bear this year! Those are so delicious!

Peaseblossom55

Well now I really need them if they are magical unicorn pants! @labro

and they have an XXXsmall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@labro - We are for sure doing more neutral tones, but I don't want to pick a color this early and then change my mind later on.  We won't be doing pink/blue, but I'm kind of playing with a few ideas that I'm not sure about yet (Woodland/Enchanted Forest, completely gender neutral, or navy/green/cream/coral).  I am just not ready to commit to anything!!

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@Peaseblossom55 - No Godiva bear??    That sucks!!

lavenderfields13

@labro It's been a week today, maybe I am just being overly cautious? I had 3 taken out, 1 on the bottom left and I'm avoiding chewing near there still. I might get a pizza from one of my fav places and ask for it lightly cooked (I like them doughier from this place anyways) and cut it up. I NEED pizza in my life. 

labro

@lavenderfields13 It definitely just depends on if you feel sore or not! I had all four removed but I know the surgery recovery can be a lot different when you're a teen vs an adult. Maybe you can test eat something today like some fruit or something you have to chew that isn't too tough and see how you feel. Pizza is life so I totally get it!

Peaseblossom55

@twodimes it will be fine. I got one this year for Valentine's Day so I do have a 2015 Godiva bear but not the Christmas one.

I'm so jealous of everyone's Christmas cookie baking days.

lavenderfields13

I've been eating mac & cheese so I think moving on to a really soft pizza eaten with a fork and knife will be ok. I'm just a worrier!

labro

@TwoDimes Wooooooo baking day!!! I hope you AW some of what you make on Monday (and send me some???) That sounds like a really awesome party! We missed H's Christmas party this year. I'd love something like a beer bar. They've hosted their's at a fancy pants country club the last few years and the food is good plus open bar!! but I really like the idea behind getting to sample all those beers plus a free cab ride home!

untouchablets

@twodimes yeah my whole family and his GF are there. I wasn't that supportive of him joining but I AM proud of him so I'm happy I can watch too p.s. jealous of Elvis night!!!

500days

@labro @lavenderfields13  I agree she is over the top and she doesn't like when we deviate from her plan. I seriously want to just book a trip over Christmas next year. My H knew she would freak out but he is used to it so it doesn't bother him. I think I'll just have to get up early and drop them off myself. My extended family is hard on me about the holidays because we only get together on Thanksgiving and Christmas, while I see my MIL and SIL every week- so they pressure me too especially since they are so close by and don't see why we can't just swing by. My MIL won't have it. And I don't want to stir the pot. It sucks.

Peaseblossom55

@lavenderfields13 feel better.  I would totally put myself on a mashed potato diet and I think I did when I got my wisdom teeth out but it was so long ago now.  I remember eating jello too.

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@500days - Stir the pot.  Just do it.

MissKittyDanger

@CocoBellaF  EVOO and balsamic vinegar is great  I would be super excited!

@swazzle Cute glass!

@labro I keep forgetting "Girl on a Train" will be a movie lmao

@untouchablets yay to your brother!!


Yay finally friday!

Originally I was suppose to be alone this evening cuz Matt had plans, but they fell through so now he's home. Meh, that's fine. All the stuff I planned on doing will likely get done anyways.
Tomorrow is my xmas party, so I'm pretty stoked on that!

Not much else. Need to get carpets cleaned and we're either borrowing my mum's {pending it works} or renting one from the grocery store.

wink0erin

@Swazzle That wine glass mug is AWESOME!
@500Days She's being unreasonable. Maybe she's worried you'll get stuck there and won't be able to spend much time at her house? Or that you'll leave early? I guess that depends on if you're dropping off gifts before/after/midday. It's still unreasonable either way. 
@CocobellaF Oooh I like the sound of enchanted forest. 
@peaseblossom55 Good luck at opening night!
@TwoDimes You better AW Indy's Santa picture. I'm mega jelly of baking days, I want to participate one! (or just eat all the goods)

Last night I had my first Hanukkah, and the latkes lived up to my expectations (@alpacina!) and were so good that I ate too many. All of us had potato babies. We lit the menorahs and opened some gifts, BF's parents gave me a really pretty necklace that I am wearing today, BF gave me the gift he had described as "you're either going to think it's weird or you're going to love it..." A yoda candy dish. It's a 2 ft tall Yoda holding a dish to put candy in. It's hilarious and will be great at Halloween. I don't know about the rest of the year, haha. 

Today at work is my division's Christmas luncheon. I'm looking forward to eating. Tonight BF and I will probably hang out, but we don't have any grand plans. Tomorrow we will either go to a Christmas party or go to a pub crawl downtown. 

I AM SO GLAD TODAY IS FRIDAY!


The menorahs (one on the far right is a helicopter, super cool!)


BF's dad, BF's older brother (on the phone, haha), me and BF. 

untouchablets

@cocobellaf I am a huge fan of food gifts and yours sounds perfect!

@lavenderfields13 I've never had to deal with wisdom tooth removal because I have none, but one of my coworkers just had hers removed and she's been eating things like soups, frozen yogurt, protein shakes, and yesterday she finally started eating pasta because it's soft. I hope you feel better soon!!