Woorrrrkkkk's out for Christmas!

(What tune is that sung to? *hint* don't think Christmas songs...)

I am THRILLED to have some time off, as I'm sure all of you are!

Last night, I had a Scott come home a liiiitttle earlier than originally thought which was great! :D Not only was it great to see him, but I needed his help...for the last big baking fest day. We were both exhausted in the end, but we won~!
And I think I even took some pictures for you! (I need to check to be sure...........sure did!)
Alright, so I'll start by saying...traffic was obscene. I hope it's not like that again tonight, but I won't get my hopes too high.
As soon as I got home (after feeding and changing George's water out), I jumped right into forming and baking the cookie dough I made yesterday. It was another one of Sally's recipes....Soft Gingersnap Molasses Cookies. And they turned out great :3 (if you're into spicey, festive type cookies). They're so soft and little and tasty!

I think they're cute~! :)

Just as I finished up making these little morsels, was about when Scott got home! So at first, Scott got started on his laundry and putting stuff away while I started the next project!
I will say, I wasn't as impressed with this one...I found the recipe off Pinterest actually.
Barbecue Snack Mix. It was basically just alright to me. I'm more into cheesey, spicey, or salt and vinegary flavored snacks as opposed to a sweeter BBQ-y taste.

George even managed to get a hold of some and got to gobble a bit up before I noticed, dramatically cried out - NOOOOOO!, and banished him to a closed room.

While the snack mix was cooking (took about an hour and a half for us), I got started on more of a sweet snack mix :D Now this one was SUPER easy and another Pinterest find.
Christmas White Trash. Very simple, and a fairly decent treat I think? Only difference is, I used regular pretzel twists as I didn't have festive ones. I think people will be able to deal with that ;).

Looks festive enough with the M & M's ;). 

And then I had just ONE more project - to correct what had gone wrong the previous day. Another one of Sally's recipes...Cinnamon Sugar Candied Nuts.
I was so sad  yesterday...I followed the recipe basically to a T, but I tried to cook 2 pans at the same time (with only one rack in my oven...it was a little too cozy) and my oven runs about 20 degrees hot I believe. The result was very burnt nuts after only about 20 minutes. So I was determined to make them, and make them I did! I turned down the oven and cooked each pan separately... thus resulting in quite delicious, and not burnt, sweet and cinnamony nuts! SUCCESS!

Don't they look delightful and not burnt?? :3
So thank you Scott for your help last night, Sally for your help and also delicious recipes, and to all you for following me on my Christmas baking adventures this week :)!

I'm a very tired duck today...but at least everything is done!

I know I've already written quite a bit with a few pictures, but just a few other things to share today!

1. My workout this morning, I did a Brazil Butt Lift video called 'High and Tight'...good workout with a band around your feet/legs for half and ankle weights for the other half. George sat STARING at me for the ENTIRE thing. 40 minutes of cat (especially George) stares are NOT normal. He's very easily distracted...it was weirding me out....

Stop looking at me swan! (You know what it's from...)

2. Usually, I'll leave my hair down for work...I don't know why, I just prefer it I guess. Today I look like this...

EVERY ONE has made some sort of comment. Yes I realize it's a little off kilter...but what's the big deal?!
Trudy, nice hair... (sarcasm?)
What's with the hair?
You look like a crazy person?
Why is your hair up?

I don't know, ok? I felt like it.

3. Christmas is almost here :D

December the 21st! 4 days until Christmas :)! Do I travel on the holidays? Well...I assume this is meaning major traveling, like flying somewhere for a vacation type deal. If that's the case, then no...I've never traveled far/gone on vacation for Christmas, but I would NOT be opposed to that at all!
But I do some traveling, yes. It's a 2.5 hour drive down to visit my family, which is happening tomorrow late morningish. Christmas day, after opening gifts with my parents, we'll be heading back to Calgary, stopping at our place quick, and then driving another 2.5 hoursish to Scott's parents. It will be A LONG day...but the nice thing is that Scott and I are taking turns; I'm driving to my parents and he to his. :)

Do you do any major traveling on the holidays? How about minor?

12 Days of Christmas!
On the 9th day of Christmas a Trudy gave to you, 9 seasons of Seinfeld, 8 mint hot cocoas, 7(+) songs for singing, 6 lengthy foot rubs, 5 boooxess of Goddiiiivvaaaaa, 4 festive movies, 3 pomegranates, 2 pairs of sweatpants, and a fuzzy kitten named Georgey! :)

I'm not obsessed with Seinfeld or anything...but I do find the show to be funny. Just recently, I've watched all 9 seasons (for my first time) all the way through and I enjoyed them :D! I like the dry, nothingness of it all.

Do you watch Seinfeld? Enjoy it at all?

And that's it for today! Safe travel wishes to all of you if doing so!

Ciao for meow :)!

PS. Special shout out to a few people. All my family, looking forward to seeing you soon! Nani, see ya tomorrow! W and the giant, see you Sunday! Lambie and hubs, safe travels to you - have fun in Ontario! And Caitlin..have fun with the boy :D

PPS. If you haven't see it yet, I announced the winners for the giveaway!So if you entered and haven't checked it out... do so now!

I have mixed feelings about this song. I enjoy the Jackson's...I think this is a cute song...but I just really hate the beginning. "WOW! Mommy's kissing Santa Clause!" It annoys me -.- What do you think?

We have some weiners!

And/or winners. Basically the same thing.

So! If you didn't know about it, I did a 12/12/12 giveaway...and the results are in!
 
Are you excited?

To be honest, I was fairly surprised with the results.  I won't say anymore but I'll let you see for yourself and be surprised! Thanks to everyone for your participation and entries, it was really fun :)!

So I put all this disaster together....

There are some high tech draw's going on right there!

I promise to you, I didn't rig anything. (Believe me if you wish).

First, we had the Benefit mini scent sampler...

Ruth*! You were bound to win, you're the only one that wanted it apparently!

Second, the Bath & Body work set of Trudy's faves ;) (Including candle and soap)...

There were QUITE a few entries here...but Nani pulled through! Good thing you entered near the end! :)

Third, Paul Mitchell Shampoo and Conditioner had a few entries...

But Ruth came through, again!

Fourth, Sephora Philosophy Sparkle and Joy set with body washes and lipgloss...

Ruth again?? What kind of crazy luck do you have?!

Fifth, Love Spell Lotion by Victoria's Secret....

A new contender pulls in...Janette*! (I call her Ned...)

Sixth, Corioliss Brilliant Gloss Mist...

Ned again?? Like I said, I shook all the little piles very well! It was all luck and chance!

And the last 2 things...something almost everyone wanted...the sweet sweet chocolate.

First we have Ferrero Rocher...

And here we have Nani again! (Or should I say Joe...) ;)

And of course the Toffifee...

Ned apparently has some sweet luck as well! 

So first off I want to say Congratulations to the 3 winners! And I want to thank everyone for your comments and participation...I had fun! Like I said, I was quite surprised with the results. Only 3 people managed to snatch everything up! I guess it's just the luck of the draw!
I'm going to be honest here though, I'm slightly relieved I don't have to send anything out! (Especially to Scotland...no offense Lambie) ;). 

Again thanks to everyone! Happy Holiday's & Merry Christmas!
I'm happy to be sharing some of my things with some of you!

Nani, I'll be seeing you tomorrow! :)
Ruth, I'll send your goodies with my parents as they'll be seeing you guys later on Christmas Day. :D
Ned, I'll see you Christmas Eve. ;) 

Fare well for meow :)!

** Ruth and Janette and nieces of mine, just for those who were curious**

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 :)!

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 :)!

Happy Birthday to Me?(!)

Well hello there. It's my birthday. SURPRISE!

It's been a little bit because... well basically because I didn't feel like blogging/didn't have the time. :D

So this past weekend was a fun one :) It all began Friday night with sushi at Kinjo with Holly and Tyler (Scott's cousin and his cousin's wife - I've mentioned them before but I'm too lazy to go find where). And it was delish! I love Kinjo now :D (But I always get the same things...and I likely always will). Afterwards we headed over to Starbucks and Chapters for a hot beverage and a wander and to chat. Then it was back to our place for a bit for even more chatting. :D
Thanks Holly and Tyler, we'll have to do it again soon!
(Sorry you couldn't come up Nani...next time!)

Saturday was a nice relaxing day in the morning... and then in the evening it was my birthday fiesta! Benifred and Francesca came and we made tacos and commenced the beginning of the murder mystery Francesca had created. Basically, we were all different characters and we had to find who had murdered Senor Sanchez! Francesca gave us each clues that we were able to use to question each other.
It was really fun - thank you!

And we got a kitty cake :D

And Sunday was the Calgary Temple dedication. Which was also good...though our broadcast cut off part of the way through...

Last night, was dinner with Scott's family. Thanks everyone! Nice to see you all again :)!

Which brings us to my actual birthday today! The double deuce. Nothing too exciting...but it's nice to hear from everyone. Thanks for all the birthday greetings ;)

So here's 22 things...
A) you may not know about me
B) are on my mind
C) are birthday related.
So here goes!

1. I actually haven't had many birthday parties that weren't family related. When I was 18, I had a little gathering of friends and when I was 21...I had another. But when I was young, I don't even remember!
2. I don't really remember my birthday's when I was younger at all. Am I senile? Can you remember yours??
3. I really like ice cream cake. We still have a quarter of the DQ ice cream cake seen above :3
4. I never thought I'd be married before I was 22...not at all!
5. I have so many scratches on my hands from George, but I still love him.
6. I'm hungry. You should NOT be allowed to be hungry on your birthday dang it!
7. You should actually probably not have to work or do anything on your birthday at all.
8. I find it crazy that I've been living in Calgary for 2 years now. It seems like it's been much longer.
9. I also find it crazy how much my life has changed in the past 2 years! Especially the last year.
10. I miss the 2 sisters that used to live in Calgary... that was always fun.
11. I still get up early to work out even though I don't have to...I just prefer to get it done.
12. Yes I even worked out today.
13. Lambie asked me if I've seen results. Answer: No, because I still eat what I want most of the time.
14. I still don't know what to do with my life :<
15. I no longer have any living grandparents.
16. I still love spending time with family and friends.
17. I bet no one's still reading this list ;)
18. I really love Turtle Pecan Cluster blizzards. I bring this up not because I think about ice cream all the time (I do), but because I just got an email for buy one get one free blizzards from DQ :D
19. The last clothing related purchase I made was a Tower of Terror t-shirt from Disneyland and I haven't even worn it...
20. Other than that, I don't remember the last time I bought clothes. It's likely time to change that.
21. At least I can still fit into all the same clothes I guess? Or is that a bad thing?
22. I'm getting old. You can see when I smile how wrinkly I'm going to be (around my eyelets)! You chose this Scott!

So celebrate for me, and for goodness sakes...have some dang ice cream.

Toodles for meow :)!

Happy Birthday Nani!

Just in case I'm not able to get a regular post out today, I at least want to get this out.

(from google images)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANI! Double deuce for you!

Hope it's a great day and fantastic year - I'll catch up soon ;)

And Happy Birthday from George...

One picture where he looks like a "special" cat...

And one where he looks both adorable and ridiculous...

Honestly, he looked so weird how he was sitting. I'm glad I was able to get a picture quick before he moved :D

PS... you can find Nani here!

I have some good news for all of us!

Scott's back! :D

Maybe I'll have some other things to post about now, but maybe not. I'm happy for him to come back nonetheless :)

But for now, I still have my little cuddle bug to keep me company. Scott's jealous sometimes...

What an adorable little weirdo. I need another ;) ...or maybe just a Scott to stay around so I can keep my sanity and not become a crazy cat lady. Who am I kidding, It's too late...

Meow :)!

PS. Happy Birthday to my Mom yesterday, my Pop's (which was the 3rd), and a sister of mine (which was on the 24th). Love you all!

PPS. NANI IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY SOON :D

PPPS! TGIF!

On Disney and the likes...

So ya...basically this post is on Disney (because it's awesome). I've always loved Disney Stores....I loved Disneyland and want to go back sooooo badly!... and I love Disney movies!

So this brings me toooooooooo.......(drums are rolling)

5 Things Friday
Favorite Disney Movies Edition~!

1. Can anyone who knows me guess my favvvoooriiiteee? Here's a hint "I am Yao, King of the rock..."

Muullllaaaaannnn :D

It's so fantastic! And so amusing :') Especially Mushu!

2. "Tarzan, Jane, Tarzan" Tarzan is fantastic! Sure it's a bunch of Phil Collins music...but it works! Because it's so fabulous! I find this one to be quite funny! Especially the part with Jane and the little monkey. If you're a fan...you know what part I mean...



3. "Zero to hero in no time flat. Zero to hero - just like that *snap*" Hercules! Has such a fantastic soundtrack! And it's just ridiculous...Pain and Panic pretty well make the humor.... And of course The Titans (when they're going the wrong way! ya? no? ok...)



4. Beauty and the Beast. This one actually shocked me....
I was like "hmmm...what's my 4th?"
Head said "Beauty and the Beast".
Me "What?? Really?? Well then..."
What can I say? It's a classic! Gaston is marvelous. The Beast is...Beastly? And this one is a gooder for music as well!

Dude! He's huge! And much better looking in non-beast form...unless you're into that whole beastly thing.... ._.

5. Last (however certainly not least) on my list has GOT to be 101 Dalmatians. If you knew me at all growing up (which most/maybe none of you did...) then you'd know I LOVED 101 Dalmatians! I love cats and dogs and I always had a soft spot for this one. (Yes I had seemingly hundreds of those little toys from McDonalds at some point...) This one isn't overly humerous...but it's just so dang cute!

Awwwwweeeeee~!

Now don't get me wrong... I love almost all Disney movies! And some movies worthy of mentioning would be: Aladdin, Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Aristocats, Lady and the Tramp, The Fox and the Hound, Pocahontas, Oliver and Company. A couple more recent ones that I want to mention are: Enchanted, TRON Legacy, Bolt, and Tangled! And then there's a few Pixar's...(mainly Finding Nemo).

So basically, I love Disney movies! Especially the old classics! They had fantastic story lines and soundtracks. Disney is still coming out with some pretty good movies...but they're just not quite the same... (especially the music...)

ANYWAYS! SO! I seemingly have one awesome follower who left me a delightfully long comment which reeeaaaadddd...

Nani said...

So here's a question for you: if you could have any disney character as a sibling, who would it be and why?

Annnnd! If you could marry any disney prince-type guy, who would you marry? And why? How many babies would you have?

Also! If your disney sibling wanted to take your children away to raise them in disneyland to be learn how to be proper disneyfolks would you let them?

Okay you don't need to answer the last question, that would never happen anyway - your disney sibling would never get custody.

Any my response would beeeeee....

Any Disney character as a sibling - well, do animals count?? Because then I would want basically all of the Dalmations and/or Mushu from Mulan. If it has to be a human I would probably go with Tarzan - he'd likely make an excellent older brother! He's very handy, strong, and amusing! And he could protect me from the many ravenous monkies :D

My ideal Disney prince man - Since I shouldn't say Tarzan again... and picking Tramp (from Lady and the Tramp) is probably a little strange... I'm going to pick the Beast! {PS...Does Beast have a real name??} Beast seems all scary and angry and hairy and sharp teeth...and abusive....he's totally a BA (yes...badassery...)! But really he just wants to be loved and he becomes a softy and is all generous and just protective. Plus, he gets better looking in the end! Babies eh... uhh............ *scratches head* 2 should suffice? A Beast Jr (female) and of course a Trudy Jr (male)!

And as for the last question - I have no problem with the kids being taken away to be raised in Disneyland...but I'm coming too! ;l

Alright - that's all we have time for folks! Thanks for coming out, and thanks Nani for the participaction! Until next time... Trudy Sr signing out ;)

Ciao for meow :)!

RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME -- Soooo when I was a wee lass (Ok til I was in my mid teens likely -.-), I would sleep with a stuffed dog named Rolly :D I still have Rolly and love him so. I eventually replaced Rolly with a pillow because APPARENTLY sleeping with a stuffed animal isn't "cool" in your teenhood... ;l I also slept with a ratty old housecoat that I called blanky. Good day!