Day 86: Happy New Year!

It's 2011!

Since I'm writing this on January 1st, I can say that. And since New Year's Eve is the only real time that people celebrate the New Year (why is that? weird.), I'm including the New Year celebration in this blog post. So Happy New Year! I think my resolution this year is to try something new every week. Either a food/recipe, an activity, go to a new place, etc. So stay tuned for new things coming soon!

Today my mom and I went shopping and I ran into one of my best friends that I hadn't gotten to see yet over break. Yay! I rang in the New Year with my family. We watched the Back Street Boys poor singing and the ball drop followed by 30 seconds of hoopin' and hollerin' before we returned to our respective preoccupations. Mine was watching Dawson's Creek. So... Happy New Year. Hope you had a great 2010 and are looking forward to all the opportunities that 2011 has to offer.

The Seventh thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:

7) Eating Scrumptious Food

6) Singing Christmas Carols

5) Fi-nals are OVER!!!

4) Sitting by the fire

3) Visiting with family

2) Two-Ply toilet paper

1) And a Baby King born to save me

Day 85: Despicable Me

Today was an alright day with the family. My 6 year old cousin and I watched the movie Despicable Me. It just happens to be absolutely adorable and filled with really cute Minions (I want one). Other than that, going to the library, and taking my cousin to the post office for the first time, today wasn't too eventful.

During the long drive back home, we met a really wacky Florida Highway Patrolman, got off an exit before the rest stop (didn't know) to go to the bathroom, stopped for ice cream sundaes at Dennys, and laughed at all the idiots driving. Got home really late/early and I'm still awake. What's wrong with this picture??? I don't know. But I am thoroughly enjoying Dawson's Creek. Which is probably the main reason I'm still awake. NOW bed time. Enjoy the last day of 2010!!!

The Sixth thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:

6) Singing Christmas Carols

5) Fi-nals are OVER!!!

4) Sitting by the fire

3) Visiting with family

2) Two-Ply toilet paper

1) And a Baby King born to save me

Day 84: Boca Adventure

Today I visited Hannah (roommate) and Raychel (RA) in Boca since I'm only 30 minutes away. We went to a delicious place called "Lindburgers" and then went to dessert at Ritas. We also stopped in Publix for a potty break and for me to cash in some scratch offs. It was a fantastic time getting to see my friends from school.

Pesto Burger, Cheese Burger, and Pizza Burger at Lindburgers

Publix Fun! And... we all wore teal!

Tonight after we made Chicken and Dumpling Soup, put the kid to bed, and chilled, we were ready to close our door, but the family dog was napping on her favorite carpet which happens to be in our room. She's a very sweet old dog who wouldn't get up. It took us at least five minutes to get her to wake up and move. We eventually bribed her with some of her food. :)

The Fifth thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:

5) Fi-nals are OVER!!!

4) Sitting by the fire

3) Visiting with family

2) Two-Ply toilet paper

1) And a Baby King born to save me

Day 83: To Infinity... And Beyond!

I think the highlight of today was playing with Buzz Lightyear with my cousin Kyle. I sure had fun... We played around the house a little bit, then went to Chickfila and Super Target. We made Spaghetti for dinner and played a new Wii game called Smarty Pants. It was a great family day!

Bonus: Helped my cousin Scott learn how to use Blogger and hopefully we will have a blog or website up really soon!

Also, I take back what I said about writing the blog super early. TONIGHT is the earliest at 10:15pm! Amazing!

The 4th thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:

4) Sitting by the Fire

3) Visiting with Family

2) Two-ply Toilet paper

1) And a Baby King born to save me

Day 82: Traveling South for the Winter

Today my mom and I drove South for the next few days. We are visiting my cousin Scott and his kids Kyle (6) and Brennan (18mos). Brennan is sick and in the hospital (continual prayers needed), so we are here to spend time playing with Kyle while we're all on break. Be looking for a link to the website about Brennan that I'll be working on the next few days. Yep, that's right, I'm starting my cousin Scott on blogging on a website. Hooray! I love being able to be connected with my family.

On the 5 hour drive today, Mom and I played the license plate game. We shouted out whenever we saw an out of state tag. Whoever got it first got the point. Mom won 11-9. Pretty entertaining...

I forgot to tell you! During the Christmas season, my mom and I count how many times we hear certain Christmas songs. It started with Feliz Navidad, last year was Walking in a Winter Wonderland, and this year was Jingle Bell Rock. Between my mom, brother, and I, we totaled 62 Jingle Bell Rocks this season. That was only what we heard. Next year we want to count Sleigh Ride. It's SO popular! (In case you were wondering, Winter Wonderland has them all beat by a huge landslide, not that we remember the actual number right now...)

Off to bed since Kyle will inevitably wake us up super early. As my cousin Jamie who is currently visiting, too, put it tonight: " As age increases, spontaneous non-sugar-induced energy bursts decrease exponentially. It is a proven fact." Kyle was Crazy Hyper. And all of us were not to say the least. Ok. Goodnight! Wow... this is the earliest I've posted like... ever.

The Third thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:

3) Visiting with my Family

2) Two Ply Toilet Paper

1) And a Baby King born to save me

Day 81: Lounging

I slept in for a long time today, went to church, out to dinner, and back home. Where I watched Julie and Julia. I love that movie. It's so cute! If you haven't seen it, you really should watch it! It's just a great movie. About a girl who 1) cooks and 2) blogs. AND is played by Amy Adams, who I used for my doppleganger last year. So.... You can see how much I love this movie! How cool would it be if I turned into a professional writer just from writing a blog? Highly unlikely, but it is keeping me entertained (and you, I hope...)

Only other big news of the day: I have started a new TV series to work through! Any guesses on what it is? Okay I'll tell you - Dawson's Creek. I had watched a few of the later episodes since my mom watched the TV show when I was a little younger. So decided to start it. Only problem is that the episodes are longer than the 22 minute Scrubs or Boy Meets World episodes, so I'll be watching fewer episodes a day. Although, since 1) I'm on break right now, 2) I don't have a lot of school on M,W,F and 3) there are less episodes in a season, and only 6 seasons, it should be a pretty quick show. I'm already almost finished with the first season, so YAY. The episode I finished up tonight was a spooky one and I HATE scary/suspenseful/creepy/gory things, so I'm a little uneasy about falling asleep. I know I'll have nightmares...

Anywho: Bed and nightmares are on the way. Hope your Christmas weekend was amazingly memorable.

The second thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:

2) Two-ply toilet paper

1) And a baby King born to save me

Day 80: Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Today's the big day: Jesus is Born! Hooray!!!

To celebrate, we all slept in for a very long time. My dad made holiday shaped pancakes (snowmen, tree, bell, wreath, snowflake, etc.). Then we all just kind of chilled around the house, wrapping presents and getting ready for dinner. We ate dinner (ham, green beans, pineapple baked goodness that Danielle and I are DEFINITELY going to make sometime, potatoes au gratin, and yummy rolls). Neither my brother nor I felt very well after though. Perhaps something to do with the boil water advisory? Not sure, but still don't feel great. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Finally we wrapped up the night (hehe) by opening presents. Yes, we do wait around to open presents. It sure beats waking up early. We all had a great night and we are so blessed for everything that God has given us. My brother's girlfriend got me these really cute Paris-themed pj pants that I'm lounging in right now. And I built the Eiffel Tower puzzle my parents got me. Hooray for a French-y evening. Now I'm off to bed!

I hope your Christmas helped you realize how blessed and loved you are. May God continue to bless you each and every day.

New thing for the True 12 Days of Christmas: I have revised the song to fit me. So here goes, one day at a time!

The first thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:

1) A baby King born to save me.