Sunday, December 21, 2008

Christmas Meme- Kinda

I don't listen to Christmas music on my own. As in, I don't own any, I don't listen to it in the car, etc.
I cry (at least tear up) every time I hear "Little Drummer Boy". It's sweet. And lil bro sang it in PreK when he was teeninie and so so so freaking cute I could eat his face.
I finished all my Christmas cards! I just have a few that I need the addresses. (Kate! Sarah!)
I hope we do a Christmas picture card next year. Blue isn't gonna do one with just us. But...
I cannot wrap. No, really, I just cannot.
Christmas is NOT a good name for your baby! Yes, I DID see/hear this.
I'm wondering from all you parents- what's the big toy this year? You know- the "gotta-have-it-wait-in-long-lines-no-one-has-it toy"? Remember the Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle Me Elmo ? I actually saw a CPK in Target the other day and wanted it. SO sweet!
You know that because of the emotional stress- alcoholics relapse more at Christmas and there are typically more suicides around this time. If you are in over your head, for real, TALK to someone. 1-800-273-TALK. If you need to email me for ANY reason, please do so at shoeaddict 17 at gmail dot com. I CARE ABOUT YOU. All of you.
I only have TWO more gifts to buy. One is for my BIL- I think he's just getting a gift card. The other is for my grandfather. I totally forgot to get his yesterday while I was out. What do you get the man who literally has EVERYTHING. He loves to read but he has a Kindle. There is NOTHING. Ugh!
What do you really want this year?

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Picture Day

Dad and I went to BestBUy and bought one of those memory card thingys. You take the card out of the camera and stick it into thingy, plug the thingy into the computer and voila! I can get my pictures on the screen. So, here are just a few of the pics I've taken in the past few months. They are in backwards order, of course, from the way I wanted them. The most recent ones are first going back to October.

Last Thursday- my footprints and the front/side of our house covered in snow! My poor plants.

Little bro at Buffalo Wild Wings for the LSU vs Ole Miss game

Little Bro and Gus with some crazy guy at Blue Dog Cafe.

No, really, that's Christopher. He's a family friend.

He made this duck appetizer for us.

Me! The day I got my hair cut off.

It looks like this again.

At the tailgate, beer pong

and bad house guests

the blowup tv

M-2 at the DHS high school football game.

Just got her braces off in this picture.

Isn't she gorgeous?

My plant, kitchen sink and window.

I LOVE that window!

I have not killed the plant yet either which is a miracle.

Look at these ya-hoos!

That is our couch!! YAY :)

Our entertainment center, big tv, and the hallway (fireplace on other side)

Also, Blue's guitar case which doesn't go there

Me and Layla

on the couch

before I lost weight and cut my hair

Also, I was mid-blink. Don't I look drunk?

I'm not.

I have Christmas party pics, too. If you're not bored to death from pictures now. I'll let these sit for awhile.

Labels: family, Gus, Justin, Louisiana, pics

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

The Birthday Boy and The Drunks

This post is picture heavy so don't say I didn't warn you. Just like last Sunday for dad's birthday, the fam went to eat for Justin's birthday this past Sunday. We went to eat at The Little Village which is becoming a favorite of ours. Well, Gussie and Blue had never been so this was there first time.

We had a really good time! Ummmmm, Mom, Gussie and I had a little too much fun maybe. Our martinis were really strong. We only had one each and we were drunk!

They all laugh at me though because I'm like the paparazzi with the camera. I don't care. I love having pictures of our adventures. It's fun. I'm an absolute terrible photographer but whatever. I also never actually sat down and learned all about my camera so that may have something to do with it. It's a Pentax Optio.

Sunday was just the day that we went to eat for Justin's birthday. Today, September 17th is his actual birthday. He turned 24 which is absolutely insane to me. I still remember him being a little boy! He's not little anymore though. Well, he's still skinny. HERE is what I wrote for him for his birthday last year.

It would've been nice to have a picture of him, huh? NAH! It's me on the way to the restaurant. Those are my faux Chanel sunglasses.

There he is- The Birthday Boy on Sunday night

Birthday Boy & Gussie

Blue(wearing blue) & Shoeaddict

nice pictures taken before the martinis were consumed

well, uh oh!

I like taking pictures of Gussie eating.

because she does gives me funny poses!

yes, after the martinis

This goes in the "nice, normal" category even though it's AFTER and everyone was laughing at me for taking pictures

HELLO! We're not ready

Ahhhhhhh! Cute

SILs (and a little bit of Mama)

And the Food:

Mine- Chilean Sea Bass with lump crab meat in a lemon sauce

Luke's- ribeye with shrimp (doesn't that thing on the right look like an eyeball?)

Dad's- the grouper

Justin's- stuffed lobster tail

Close up!

The cake today

I made a cake for him last night and brought it to him at work today. That was a lot of fun. I was SO proud of the cake. My friend Melissa and I made it and we had a blast with the sprinkles and the icing. It was great. I did eat a piece at the office today and I am not feeling guilty because I've been doing so good. I've lost about 5lbs. My pants were very loose today. YAY!!

I'm sure there are more fun fam pictures coming up after next week. The WHOLE family is going out for the September birthdays for Sunday brunch/lunch/dinner (I forgot, I don't know). The September birthday's are- dad, Justin & PaPa (9/26).

Oh, we closed on our house today. Yes, we are HOMEOWNERS!

Labels: birthdays, family, house buying, Justin, pictures

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Pirates Of Death Valley

Justin's friends were the spot of the week at TheTigerBlog. Go here to check it out. Luke and I will be there Saturday and whenever we can. With the move, it'll be hard to get there, but we'll go as much as possible. My parents and Luke's (and some other UGA fan friends) will be there for the UGA/LSU game.

LSU tailgating is like nothing you've ever been to before. This spot is the best there is, too. GEAUX TIGERS!

Labels: family, fun, Justin, LSU

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Monday, December 10, 2007

Rockstars, 2.0

Today, I have a headache. It's not that bad. It was more intense at about 2:00 am- 4:00 am. That's when I finally was able to fall asleep. I'm tres excited because Luke just came home for lunch and said he bought us tickets to the Sugar Bowl!! UGA is his team and I'm glad to go. New Orleans won't be as crazy for the Sugar Bowl as it will be for the Championship, right? I'm not big on Bourbon Street during big events, especially post-Katrina. Crime is out of control.

I'm eating a salad for lunch. It's one I got from Wally Mart yesterday. I love these- they are Ready To Go or something like that. They come in Cobb, Chicken Caesar, Spinach and Bacon, and the one I'm eating is new cranberry walnut. It's got mixed greens, chicken, walnuts, dried cranberries, feta cheese and a cranberry vinaigrette dressing. The Spinach one is great too. It's spinach, bacon, cheddar, almond, and a vinaigrette that I forgot.