Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas! We did, but unfortunately, still have very limited internet until who knows when, so I'm not really back yet! I'm hoping to get internet this week so I can start sharing all about our Christmas present- a Canon Rebel T1i! We're so excited! This is my favorite photo that I've taken so far!

Hope to be back soon!

Unplugged

Just in case you're wondering (you probably aren't as I've given no indication of being a good blogger lately, but anyway), we won't have internet (at least our own internet that works consistently, until at least Wednesday, so I'm sure I won't be around at least until Thursday, but chances are, it'll be later than that! We're in our new home and love it, but are still cleaning/painting our old apartment, so things are a little busy right now, not to mention that there are only 4 days until Christmas! So, we hope that you have a lovely day with your loved ones, and will be back soon (hopefully!). :)


Marry Christmas!

I Had The Coolest Weekend!

Hi friends! I hope I can still call you that, you know, since I've been quite neglectful of this little space lately, and from what I'm sensing, you can expect more of that in the next week or two. You see, I'm moving in 2 days, and I currently have 2 boxes packed, and up until Sunday night, the amount of Christmas gifts purchased equaled the amount of boxes packed! Don't worry, though! We don't have to move everything in one day like we've done in the past. And, I also happen to work better under pressure- extreme pressure. Anyway, I did not intend for this post to be about moving or packing or the lack of packed boxes in my life, but rather, what Gabe and I did over the weekend instead of packing.
I guess I need to start with Saturday morning. My friend Erin and I went to get our hair cut, and afterward, we were on our way to get breakfast, and saw the most ridiculous looking van in front of us. It parked across the street from the restaurant we were headed to, and once we got a little closer, we realized that the van had cameras all over it.



Of course, I was completely excited, and ran over to see what was going on. There were 3 other cars with 'decorations' all over them, so we asked what was going on, and were told that the theatre we were in front of was showing a documentary: AutoMorphosis, and that these cars were all featured in the film. I thought that it sounded so cool, so I insisted to Gabe that we hurry over to the theatre as soon as he got out of work to watch it.



We went, and I just got so excited! It was a small indie theatre that showed the film, with quite the mixture of characters in attendance, and I just felt like I'd been let in on a cool little secret. The director of the film, Harrod Blank, was there, as well as a few art car owners from the area, and they had a q&a time before the film.



We found out that Albuquerque used to have the largest population of art cars, and that there's still a large community with anywhere from 10-20 art cars in the area. We had a great time, and I am still smiling days later when I think about the cool experience we had. If you ever hear that something like AutoMorphosis is going to be in your area, GO! You won't regret it!

Be Back Soon

So, I started to write a post earlier today, but just got too busy to finish. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I'll be in tomorrow for sure. I have something fun from over the weekend that I want to share with you! I promise to share the fun tomorrow! Hope your weekend was great!

Long Time No Writing

As it's been pointed out to me several times by someone(hi Mom!), I haven't posted in a week. My December Daily posts halted after an entire two posts! Yikes! Anyway, I guess I just feel drained. Today was the first time in a while that I've left work when I could still see sunlight outside in a while, and then last week, the morning after I last posted, Gabe was laid off from his job. I guess you could just say that I'm feeling blah-ish. Now, Gabe does have another job lined up, and I am SO grateful for that, but I'm just sad because we will likely not be working a similar schedule as we had been, and I'm just not a lover of being home alone every night. We'd had a great thing the last year and a half, and now I'm a little sad. The good news is that his old job decided to keep him on payroll for the remainder of the month even though they let him go on the third, and that, with his PTO payout, will give him over a month of being paid without working, which will really help while we're moving over the next few weeks. Another good thing is that with a more flexible schedule, he should be able to devote more time to studying and (hopefully) be able to get through school a little quicker than anticipated! Anyway, I hope I'm not sounding too depressed. I'm sure that we'll I'll adjust to our new life just fine. I'm just not a huge fan of change, ya know? Well, I'm pretty sure this is just going on and on and is not fun or interesting, so I'll end it now. I'm ok, and we're going to be just fine...Just wanted to explain my recent absence. Thanks for still 'being here'!

One Man's Trash is Still Trash

Ok. So here's another story about someone*.

I got up and put our dinner into the crock pot this morning, and cleaned the kitchen so that we could come home to a clean home and dinner ready after work. I like to do this, but it doesn't happen very often. Anyway, I put the yucky meat packaging into a plastic bag and asked someone* if he could bring it down to the dumpster on his way to the car. He said yes, and proceeded to get ready to leave. He put his jacket on, grabbed his lunch bag and the garbage bag, and was on his way. I began to wonder if he'd accidentally throw his lunch in the dumpster instead of the trash, but figured it was too funny to really happen, and then forgot all about it. A few hours later, I received an email letting me know that he totally threw his lunch in the dumpster, and didn't realize it until he was in the car and was still holding the garbage! Ha! Luckily, the bag was on top of the pile in the dumpster, but I guess he quickly rid the bag of its contents as soon as he got to work and threw the bag away! Yikes!

I wonder if I have some sort of powers...or premonition. ;)

Or if crazy things just really happen to us.



I think that things just happen to us.

December Daily Part 2

Well, here's my thought for today(tonight- I know- it's late!). Make something for someone. Seriously, a handmade gift is such a great thing to receive. If you're crafty, make something cute for a friend. If you're good at cooking, make a meal for a busy family, or muffins for your grandparents. I spent some time sewing and crafting for a while tonight, and while it took some time because I'm new to sewing, it was really cool thinking of my friends that I was making 'things' for. (No, I can't tell you what the 'things' are in case you're one of those friends, silly.) I have been making a lot of things lately, and trying to be creative with what I have because I'm moving in a few weeks and am trying not to spend too much $$, but I've found that I really enjoy the thought that goes into it way more than I thought I would. You see, I'm a shopper. I really enjoy shopping. A lot. But thinking of how I can make something for the special people in my life has been a cool way to see myself grow. Anyway, I won't keep rambling on. I just want to encourage you to look inside and surprise yourself. It'll be fun, I promise!


Have you been checking things off of your gift list with your own creations? Please share!