Aqua Dress

I got crafty this Christmas 

and decided to make some presents...

A Mason jar filled with ingredients

for "Simple S'mores Bars."

(Teddy Grahams, Mini Marshmallows, 

Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips, 

and Light Brown Sugar)

I may be making a few more of them, 

because frankly they are easy to make

but super cute for gifts!

For the recipe card, I used some new fonts...

I got the idea for one of them from Brooke.

I have definitely been playing around with 

them to make fun cards and the like. 

I will probably be spending my evening

wrapping presents and making

more of those recipe gift jars. 

Enjoy your last couple of days 

before Christmas!

One Cozy Mitten

I just spent the last two days at work

stuffing about 525 envelopes

for our yearly scholarship notifications

for high school students. 

They weren't this pretty though.

Yeesh. 

That is some tiring stuff right there. 

Sheer monotony. 

But I had a lot of help and I am sooo grateful. 

I'm so ready for a week off of work, 

so that I can start concentrating on

some serious planning for the wedding.

Looking at dresses next week. 

Super excited. 

Having a Monica from Friends moment. 

In the next couple of months, 

I will probably be busy stuffing more envelopes. 

Smiley!

Threadless Record

Last week until Christmas!

Are you excited?

I know I am. 

I'm gathering the last presents on

my list and wrapping them early, so

I don't have to worry about it on Friday evening. 

I may even use some of E-liz's nifty wrapping ideas.

I found some sweet wrapping paper
the other day at the Target.
It's A Christmas Story themed wrapping paper.
"Ralphie! You'll shoot your eye out!"
Classic.

However, I'm not so boss at wrapping.
I try my best, but frankly,
people are going to rip it apart regardless of presentation,
so I can't make myself care about it too much.




I also saw this on weheartit today and immediately want
this little fellow.



Isn't he the cutest wittle fing ever?
I think so!

Have a good Monday.

Trés

I just made a musical note with the alt keys

and I don't know how I did it. 

Dang. 

Anywho, are you still trying to get gifts before Christmas?

Procrastinate much?

Yeah, me too. 

Etsy is trying to help you and me out this year

with "Last Minute Gifts."

If your lady or little girl likes owls:

Or they have a weird affinity for opossums:

Or a sweet tooth:

(However, if you really want some fudge, 

you can ask me and I won't charge you.)

If you've got a fella that likes neato things:

I bought one of these last year from pixelthis, 

and the seller is super nice and ships very quickly. 

This is actually from Patina,

but I thought it was neato mosquito.

Also from Patina, 

and I thought it was funny.

So there. 

A wallet for all those little things... 

for your nerdy man...

An ipod. 

Guitar pick...

USB drive... 

So there you go.

Get some cool gifties for your special someone

or kiddies or friendies or strangers. 

I don't care. You're buying them. 

Antler Headband

I found this on Patina today

and have decided to add it 

to my list of decor. 

And a possible Christmas present?

Ehhhh??

The plaque is actually longer, 

but the pic just includes

a few of the cute "you are" phrases.

Not cheesy. 

At all.

It's fun to think about

my life with my future husband, 

and the cheesy things we will say, 

buy, and do. 

Just sayin'. 

Christmas Chutney

It's Wednesday already? 

December is just flying by. 

Did you see that there's only 9 days left until Christmas!

Yeah, the countdown is to your right. Over there----->

There's still a ton of things on my list

to pick up before Christmas, 

but hopefully they will be completed fairly soon...

let's say December 24th at 6:00pm. 

Plus there's a whole new dynamic this year.

I've got to split Christmas time between two different families this year. 

Woooooooooo! 

I'm still very excited. 

Can't you tell?

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Testing the Spirits.

I remembered today why I say the word "pivot" like I do. 

Hahahaha. 

Oh, Ross. 

I sure do miss Friends. 

Although, I will say that NBC has done a pretty good 

job of filling up Thursday night with great alternatives. 

The Office. 

Community. 

30 Rock. 

Parks and Recreation. 

Very good shows. 

Here's the Christmas episode of 

Community.

Enjoy.

When I say 11am, I mean 11am.

Found a hilarious grouping of pictures

on Funny or Die today. 

If Home Alone was covered by the local news:

Here's the link.

That being said.

Watch Home Alone. 

That is all. 

A Very Glee Christmas

Nicely done. 

"On dry runs, Santy uses the Isuzu."

Also, Happy Birthday to my brother, Dylan, 

who is now 17. 

Crazy. 

Oh yeah, and happy birthday, Jeff and Brad... too. 

I guess. 

Haha. 

Scarf Weather

Is it ok now? 

I mean, even if it wasn't, I would 

still be rockin' one of my many scarves. 

They are my favorite accessory. 

Haha, I loved that I found an owl scarf picture.

I really want to order these and send them to everyone

for Christmas.

Ornament Overload

Why does Christmastime always seem 

to carry an ever so slight amount of stress with it?

It's just there.

Hovering over you, waiting to pounce,

so that when you are truly in a bind, 

that stress will settle onto you and 

you will snap. Boom. 

Let me just say sorry in advance. 

And...moving on!

Decorations are going up around campus

and town and I love it!

Christmas Cheer is Here at UA!

This week also seems filled with

Christmas-y activities. 

The annual Christmas parade is tonight

and Dickens Downtown is tomorrow night. 

Exciting. 

If campus looked like this at night, I would camp

out every day until Christmas. 

You doubt me?

The boys (aka my roommates) decorated the house

yesterday and needless to say it doesn't look like this:

But it was pretty darn close. 

Very nice job, guys. 

You thought I was going to say it looked bad, didn't you?

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Run, Run Rudolph

Busy day today, peeps. 

Lots of work to do. 

Things to get done. 

Starting now...

Ok, now. 

Oh, all right, I will start in just a bit.

So, here's a new question for the season:

Do you do Christmas season service projects?

I always like to, because it's something that I enjoy doing 

and something that's important for many families during this time of year. 

This year I'm hoping to either start a Christmas soup kitchen with my church

OR 

volunteer with projects already started. 

 

 

Party Planner

Christmas music is still going strong.

I apologize to those who don't like

the music as much as I do.

You will get a reprieve when we 

leave for Christmas break on the 23rd. 

Right now, I'm planning 

my office's Christmas party. 

Any good ideas?

I may be stealing some funny ideas 

from the actual Office, if you know what I mean.

Until I figure out what to do, 

please enjoy this funny sketch from SNL.

Laugh. You know it's funny. 

Have a great Thursday. 

And happy 23rd birthday to my friend, Casey!

It's not funny...it's art.

Good Morning!

I've officially started the countdown clock...

as you can plainly see to your right... 

for Christmas.

It is the best time of year, you know?

My Pandora station is set on 

"Swingin' Christmas"

and let me tell you..

IT IS! 

Christmas songs just aren't like

they used to be before I was born.

Now they're all folk-y and sad 

or synth-y and dumb.  

Not only do I have to get some sweet 

Christmas gifts for family and friends,
I also have to get a bunch of birthday gifts

as both my mom and brother have birthdays in 

December!

Already took care of Dylan's birthday present

(thanks for the heads up, Dyl)

and I sadly I have no idea 

what to get for my mother...

but I'm sure I'll think of something.

When do you do your Christmas shopping?

Super early (like in July) or 5:00 pm on Christmas Eve?

In honor of the season, 

I'm posting one clip a day

from my favorite Christmas movies.

Deck the Harrs wif bows of horry...fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra

Tomorrow is the beginning of the 

official COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS DAY!

Get excited. 

For reals. 

If you aren't excited yet, 

I will suggest that you continue scrolling down

to see some pretty sweet Christmas videos

by Dave Barnes. 

Enjoy. 

Numero Uno

Numero Dos

 

Numero Trés

Numero Cuatro

 

Excited yet?

Christmas Blend

It's Cyber Monday, folks. 

Buy anything sweet yet?

I'm looking through the good sales 

on Etsy right now. 

Especially the Christmas-y stuff, e.g.ornaments, wreaths, cards 

etc. etc. etc.!!!

Like this one from 

A loverly partridge ornament for your kitschy tree!

And don't think that I would leave out this ornament...

It's an owl!!

And please excuse the language, 

but I love the quote, 

as it's from Christmas Vacation!
I may be commissioning

to make another ornament with
some funny Home Alone quotes or something. 

I'm hoping to see the movie that inspired this ornament at the Alabama Theatre
in the coming weeks!! Check out the schedule and see

if your favorite Christmas movie is playing there as well!

Other than ornaments, 
have you sent your Christmas cards yet? 

Yeah, me neither.

If you need some ideas,
check out these cool letterpress cards...

 

via Smock Holiday 

 

This one is probably my favorite 

from Sunshine and Ravioli. 

 Happy shopping!
And have a great holiday season!!! 

Foggy Friday

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving

with your families, friends. etc. 

We (me and Jesse, that is...and don't mind the poor grammar)
 had a very nice time with 

my fam, eating lots and watching football

and On Demand Conan. 

And I did look at the sale inserts in the paper, 

of which there were more than I've ever seen...ever.

But...

No Black Friday here, peeps.

It's crazy foggy outside my window

and I'm pretty sure that it's raining, 

but again, I can't really see it. 

I'm sooo glad that I didn't wake up at 3am

to go gallavanting around Tuscaloosa

to stand in line for eons to buy

things that will be out of style next week. 

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Yuck. 

I'd rather just chill at my house and

practice some online shopping. 

That's ok. 

Now the countdown begins for

Christmas!!

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