TGIF and gift talk

TGIF! We've made it. Do you have plans for the weekend??

After work, I'll probably head to the mall for an hour or two to try and round up a couple more gifty's.
Though I don't entirely know what I'm looking for...oh well.

I have a love/hate relationship with gifts.
On the receiving end... sure, it can be fun to get them sometimes. But I don't like it when someone feels the need to force themselves to find something...ANYTHING for me. If you think I'll enjoy something, I appreciate even just that you thought of me!
On the giving end... kind of the same thing but switched around. Sometimes you find the PERFECT thing, and you just HAVE to get it for them. But I hate trying to search out what they could possibly want (because everyone seems to buy what they need and usually what they want{I know I usually do...}).
IT'S HARD! D:
And I think that's why gift cards come into play quite a bit. They're generally the "easy way out" I suppose...but sometimes it's just the best option! Why guess what someone would want and leave them feeling disappointed , when you can just give them the gift of letting them PICK what they want. (But then, they do know EXACTLY how much you spent on them, and they don't really get anything exciting to open up).

I don't know.

What do you think about giving/receiving gifts? I'm curious!
What about gift cards??
Do share :D

So, last night when I first got home, I decided I wanted to vacuum and clean the house quick. Now guys, George does NOT like loud noises (he's a bit of a 'fraidy cat)... he hides when I make my smoothie in the morning, and he also hates the vacuum. When I was finally done, I checked for George (I knew where he was)...

From afar, he looked all nice and cozied! But up close... he looks troubled, like he's seen many horrible, horrible things. He got over it...after about 5 minutes of not hearing the vacuum, he finally headed out to get some food. Trauma makes him hungry.

I also got to open door #6, and I was right!

Sweet, little, delicious egg! And tonight (after hitting the crazy mall)...

I have a strong feeling, I'll be getting another sweet, little egg...
YAY :D

Enough of that...

So today we're at the 7th...so I get to discuss my most memorable Christmas.
Hmm... I actually don't think I have one that's significantly more memorable than the rest.
I love Christmas, I've loved them all thus far. I remember them being quite a bit more eventful when I was younger and pretty well EVERYONE was home for Christmas at the farm. If not everyone, it was at least 8 or 9. Those were some fun times :D

Do you have one Christmas that stands out to you above the rest??

Enjoy your Friday!

Bye for meow :)!

PS. My smoothie looks a little less green today ;)

On things green and also things fuzzy

I forgot to put this up yesterday! It was a sweet little Kinder bar (same as the first day). I know you need to see this everyday. I'm just here to provide for you. ;)

And tonight I'll be opening this little guy! I foresee it being a little egg as that's all that would fit behind that door.

So here we are at Thursday...which means it's getting close to Friday (and the weekend and hopefully getting a bit better sleep in). Though a few things also need to get done, Christmas gift type things mainly...

How far are you on your Christmas shopping??

I don't know how to gauge how much I've gotten done. Maybe 50%? 60% perhaps? I don't know. All I know is I'm not done.

So look at my smoothie this morning. I always put spinach in my smoothie, but this one is legitimately a "green smoothie".
What's in it? Well, spinach (quite a bit), about half a cucumber, a slice of lime and the juice from one half, an apple (without seeds..though they'd probably just grind right in as well), some frozen grapes, some plain greek yogurt, and some almond milk.
Taste? Hmm... it mainly tastes like lime and cucumbers with a hint of sweetness. (Good thing I like cucumbers). Not bad, but not that great. (Ok, it's pretty bad...)
What did I learn? Little less spinach, less cucumber, little less lime and a little more fruit. I prefer my smoothie a little sweeter. But it was alright, I mean...it was my first time.
(PS, I do have a Vitamix which can handle blending all these crazy things up).
Love you Vitamix!

This morning, I quickly made the bed and turned on the light...

A sweet little George! He wasn't ready to get up yet either...
Jeez, he's getting big. But still cute.
I mean look at the 'little' guy... lately one of his favorite "toys" is one of those fake candles.

How he got it under a bag is beyond me...and why does he like it under a bag anyways??
It wasn't just coincidence either, he kept doing it!

You're a weirdo. But an adorable weirdo...
Now stop trying to get in the fridge.

And on to more Christmasy things!

So today is the 6th, where I'm supposed to talk about my favorite tree ornament. I don't know if you've been following the blog at all...but I, sadly, don't have a tree. But if you go here, you'll see that my friend Nani has a pretty awesome tree ;). My favorite ornament there, would definitely be the construction paper star OR the candy necklace!
However, if we look back in my past (when I used to live on the farm)...we used to have 2 Christmas trees. 
One was upstairs that everyone would see...the perfect one with red bows, white lights and gold balls - it was beautiful. But my favorite tree was always the one in the basement...with its multi colored lights, random little ornaments such as stuffed animals and such, candy canes, popcorn - much more exciting ;).

And if we're talking 'in general' here...I love lights, tinsel, cool ornaments, candy canes - I love it all!

Do you have a favorite tree ornament?? In general? Or something on your tree right now?

That's it, that's all!

Ta ta for meow :)!

Spaghetti, Christmas songs and the likes

On Monday night, I picked up some ground beef with intentions of making spaghetti soon; soon was last night, and it was a good decision.
 I had heard that caramelized onions in spaghetti sauce is delicious...so I started by doing that (it takes like...30 minutes+). Then I started cooking the beef, and added some mushrooms. After all that, I just added in a jar of tomato and basil pasta sauce. (And also whole wheat spaghetti).
Guys...it was really really good. The only down side?
I basically made enough to feed a family of 5. Which isn't all that bad of a side ;)

But boy was it delicious, and it's a good thing because I've got all this...

So over the river and through the woods and into the freezer you go! I have 2 portions for lunch this week and 3 more for...well, whenever I want them!

OH, and for the record...I'm not really an onion person, at all. But those caramelized onions...they were delicious. Also, I should definitely eat those Eggo's sometime...

And on to more Christmasy things!
I'm going to assume you can recall this from yesterday...

 

Since I started late, yesterday I caught up on the first three. Today, I'll do 4 and 5 and hopefully, be able to stick with it until the end! (It's not too late to join!)

On the 4th, I was supposed to give my favorite Christmas song... and well...I was too tired to even think about my favorite Christmas song last night!

First off...I'll start with saying that I love all the Christmas "Hymns" or songs we sing at church. Always makes church just a little more enjoyable when you're singing Christmas songs left, right and center :D

I guess I'm just going to list them off because there's only 15 (they go from pages 201-215):

-Joy to the World

-Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful

-Angels We Have Heard on High

-Silent Night

-Once in Royal David's City

-Away in a Manger

-It came upon the Midnight Clear

-O Little Town of Bethlehem

-Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

-With Wondering Awe

-While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

-Far, Far Away On Judea's Plains

-The First Noel

-I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

-Ring Out, Wild Bells

Ah~! That's the stuff :) Some of these will look familiar to most of you, others a few probably won't 'ring a bell' ;)

Other than those, I still have a mighty fine list of some of my faves (from last year) that haven't changed!

So just go look at that post...have you gone yet? GO!

And for old times sake, let's post some Merry Christmas Baby ;) (It better start playing on the radio soon...)

OH MAN! And this...(since we're all reminiscing on my last Christmas' list)

I can't pick a favorite Christmas song...they're all good. Ok?? Ok....

And we're up to today! Where I'm supposed to share the best gift I've ever received. Guys...this is hard. When I was young, I loved (okay...and still do love) everything Disney. I got lots of 101 Dalmatians business and I also loved Barbie's. I also always got some S & V chips :D (which are a pretty great gift). I have no idea what the BEST gift I ever received was...but I'd say the most memorable would be when I got a red Game Boy SD. I was in my early teens... and my other siblings chipped in to get my mom a crock pot. There was a little bit of fundage left over, so they gave sweet little me a Game Boy! I had always wanted one...so at the time, I basically thought it was the best thing ever.

(Google images)

I do still have it...but I haven't played it in years. (Which is probably for the best...).

Now I've got myself a 'Gaming Boy' ;) (Wow, I'm turning into my mother...my family will understand). Love you mom! No disrespect Scott, I know you don't game nearly as much lately. Love you!

So...do share! What's your favorite Christmas song?? And what's your most memorable Christmas gift??
OH! And do you want some Spaghetti?? ;)

Peace out for meow :)!

Christmas Blogging Challenge!

Alrighty! So while I was reading through my blogs, I happened upon this...

Christmas blogging challenge! Yes, I'm late. But better late than never...because I'M joining the festivities!

SO here's catching up...

On the 1st, I was supposed to go over my favorite Christmas movie!
I don't know if I have a favorite... but my top 2 would likely be...

1. A Charlie Brown Christmas (of course). Remember the Nativity I got?
2. Elf (it's hilarious! can you believe it came out almost 10 years ago?!)

I figured to keep the list at only 2, otherwise it would get too long. But other movies worth mentioning are...
A Muppet Christmas Carol, Jingle All The Way (bad movie haha), Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty, Holiday Inn, Miracle on 34th Street, The Nightmare Before Christmas, A Very Brady Christmas, The Santa Clause, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. I'm sure there are TONS more...but I can't think of them right now...

What's your favorite Christmas movie??

On the 2nd, I was supposed to give my 2012 Christmas list.

Guys...I don't know if I've ever made a Christmas list and I'm not going to start now.
But if you want, I'll have...

- unending massages
- a Scotty to be home
- a less annoying, but equally adorable kitten
- a few nights of delightfulsome sleeps
- time to do nothing at all (nothing at all! what's that from??)
- but especially, a Scotty to be home...
(I miss him).

Don't get me wrong, I like gifts...but I more like surprises! I want you to get something for me because it makes you think of me or you think I'd really enjoy it. (I'll also be content getting nothing for Christmas).

What's on your Christmas List this year??

On the 3rd, I was supposed to talk about  how/when I learned Santa Claus isn't real.

Santa Claus isn't real?? D:

I'm going to do 4 and 5 tomorrow ;)

And for now...

I've got myself a Kinder to eat ;)

Ciao for meow :)!

Moooorrrrning!

(Google images)

I'm dead to the world. Really. Not a good sleep last night...but I'll be fine ;) after I take a little nap under the desk of course.


PS... what is up with that little stick man? Not only does it look like he's dead, it looks like he coughed something up right before dying. Nice way to be found, no?


 So how was the rest of your weekend?

Mine was pretty alright. Got some picture stuff **done and got some nice, relaxing down time in.

**Picture stuff...when we got our wedding pictures done, part of the deal is that we get a book in the end with some of the pictures (which we get to pick, of course). Let me tell you, there are a LOT of pictures. So we've definitely been putting this off again and again. But this weekend, I FINALLY went through and picked my faves. Now Scott will have to go through and then we'll have to collab and mix our wishes together and get this done! But that'll have to wait til Scott gets back anyways.

I also got a little red bow with a bell on George...he looked so cute! Though he HATED it. He likes bells and things that make noises... but not when he can't see/find what it is that's making the noise. He was running in circles, darting across the room...pretty entertaining. He did eventually get used to it,  but the bell got annoying when I was trying to sleep...so OFF with that - until later, of course ;)

Awh~! He's so dang cute! ^.^

The sun actually came out today...making it SO bright! It's reflecting off the snow and blinding everyone! But hi there sun, nice to see you again.

And that's about it for today! A little bit later, I'll be opening this up...

:3 

Enjoy your Monday... share what YOU (yes, you) did this weekend!

Ta ta for meow :)!

PS! Here's my favorite song of my drive in this morning ;)



I always thought they were saying "Don't bring me down, Bruce" but apparently it's actually "Don't bring me down, (German word) Gruß" which comes from the phrase 'Grüß Gott' which essentially means 'God bless you'. The lyrics were written on the back of the CD as "Don't bring me down, groosss". But this lyric was so misheard, that the main guy, Jeff Lynne, started to actually sing "Bruce" at shows.

You don't care? WELL TOO BAD.
Don't bring me down. 
Good day.

Sunday - that's my fun day!

Or rather my rest day. Ahhh ~ that's the stuff.

So how was the rest of your Saturday?

I actually got all readied up to go out for the work Christmas party! It's always a good time...what happens at the Christmas party, stays at the Christmas party.

On Friday, I went to the mall briefly and stopped by Sephora because I had a coupon. Although I probably didn't (really at all) need it, I ended up getting a Laura Mercier palette. The colors were just so pretty and the eyeshadows, so soft! Oh well. Merry Christmas to me?

So here we are at December 2nd. I haven't opened this little guy up yet...but I will!

This morning, I made another loaf of banana bread (I like to have a smoothie and slice of banana bread for breaky!) and guys...this one was good! The outside isn't too crispy, the inside is soft...moist and flavorful. Mmmm~!

Do you want me to share the recipe? Hmmm? It is scrumptious.  Even George wanted it.Though, he does want everything...

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! See you tomorrow!

Peace for meow :)!

December 1st

Good bye November. Hello, 24 days til Christmas! Crazy...

I mentioned December 1st in my last post... and asked, what it meant?

Well both Leinani and my sister, Lambie guessed it! (Go team L!)
(I would send you one as a prize...but alas, Leinani already has one and Lambie probably wouldn't even get it before Christmas!)

Advent Calender! My traditional Kinder of course ;). {2010} {2011} (Scott also has his out on the rig).

(PS, there are a BUNCH of different advent calenders now...don't have to get boring old chocolate) ;)

So I got to open number 1 today! (It was a little kinder bar - George looked at me with hunger in his eyes...).

It's nothing big, and they're not for everyone....and you're all insane. They're delicious.
So, Happy Saturday to you! I generally don't blog on a Saturday...but figured I could get a post up quick.

Today George got his shower...and although he still doesn't like it, I think he's getting used to it.
Here, he's mid drying in front of the "fireplace"...although it's not real, it dries him off much quicker. 
(You have to sit with him, or he'll run away...shivering - silly cat).

 

And here George is...in his fluffy glory. He's still adorable.  

Today I did my yogurt mask (for face and hair) again, and I learned something. If you have yogurt on your face, George will try and eat it (moreso than normal...).

And that's my Saturday ADVENTure (you get that one?? :D ) for you.

Got one for me??

Ciao for meow :)!