12.30.2008

spt.

the challenge: i have no doubt that december will bring chaos! i don't want spt to add to the chaos. quite the opposite--i hope to continue to enjoy it throughout the holidays. to be able to find those moments throughout the season where i choose to be still. the challenge for us this month will hopefully give us an excuse to remember to care for ourselves while we are busy creating amazing holiday memories for all. take deep breaths. channel your chi. don't sacrifice the small, still moments. enjoy them! and photograph them! enjoy the season!

december 2nd: love.
december 9th: joy.
december 16th: comfort.
december 23rd: joy.
december 30th: hope.

my camera broke this day. i hope that it is fixable and will be the trusty companion it has been.

12.23.2008

spt.

the challenge: i have no doubt that december will bring chaos! i don't want spt to add to the chaos. quite the opposite--i hope to continue to enjoy it throughout the holidays. to be able to find those moments throughout the season where i choose to be still. the challenge for us this month will hopefully give us an excuse to remember to care for ourselves while we are busy creating amazing holiday memories for all. take deep breaths. channel your chi. don't sacrifice the small, still moments. enjoy them! and photograph them! enjoy the season!

december 2nd: love.
december 9th: joy.
december 16th: comfort.
december 23rd: joy.
december 30th: hope.

(i know this is random, but i have needed a crown on that tooth right there for months and i finally got it. oh the joy...now i can smile normal.)

12.21.2008

for today.

for today: december 21, 2008.

outside my window: there is tons of christmas snow. bring on the snow, baby. bring it on. except for when i want to drive somewhere. then just stay away.

i am thinking: about the moron that stole christmas. seriously, who does that?

i am thankful for: cute sisters that get as mad as me and then make me feel better.

from the kitchen: we will get lunch. i'm not sure what it is going to be, but i'm hoping that it is good.

i am wearing: the same old thing.

i am creating: carbon dioxide. i wish i was creating more than that right now, but that's about it. oh, and this post. and that is about it.

i am going: to a family christmas party tonight. it should be a good time.

i am reading: books.

i am hoping: that the thief gets busted.

i am hearing: weird slamming noises. i'm not sure where they are coming from, but i'm guess that they are not good noises. maybe i should check on that, eh? right. maybe later.

around the house: there is silence. most of them have disappeared for the holidays.

one of my favorite things: is sleeping in. it so did not happen this morning.

a few plans for the rest of the week: include christmas, traveling, working, the dentist and getting finger-printed.

here is a picture thought i am sharing:

much better.

i forgot to let you know that my computer is doing much better. not really sure what was wrong with it (i should have asked, probably). all i really needed to know was that it was going to work and so far, so good.

(ade...how is yours?)

12.20.2008

a letter.

to the dirtbag that robbed me of my one christmas present:

you suck.

and i hope that you get caught and sent to jail. or better yet, prison.

i do appreciate that you returned the picture of my parents and the jesus dvd. but you probably should have kept the jesus dvd. it seems you need it more than i do. seriously.

and just so you know, you are really lucky that i wasn't at home when you brought what you "found" on the street in front of your house (at a non-existent address, btw) back to my house. if i had, you (a miserable and sorry excuse for a human being) would be sitting in a jail cell right now. i know you think that you got away with this, but i promise, you will get caught. karma is a bee-otch.

again, you suck. and i know that it is christmas and i need to be forgiving, but that doesn't mean that i can't think you suck. cause you do.

signed,
someone who was having a hard time getting into the christmas spirit anyway.

(to my friends and family--there is a good chance that if you sent me a package, it was stolen. if i haven't let you know that i received your package and you believe it should have already arrived, i'm sorry to be the one to break it to you, but it's gone forever. sorry.)

12.16.2008

spt.

the challenge: i have no doubt that december will bring chaos! i don't want spt to add to the chaos. quite the opposite--i hope to continue to enjoy it throughout the holidays. to be able to find those moments throughout the season where i choose to be still. the challenge for us this month will hopefully give us an excuse to remember to care for ourselves while we are busy creating amazing holiday memories for all. take deep breaths. channel your chi. don't sacrifice the small, still moments. enjoy them! and photograph them! enjoy the season!

december 2nd: love.
december 9th: joy.
december 16th: comfort.
december 23rd: joy.
december 30th: hope.

12.11.2008

so sick.


so, remember how i have been sick? well, i think that i passed my virus on to my computer. my computer is so sick. it coughs a little and just doesn't want to do anything. i'm going to have to take it to the doctor. hopefully, it will recover fully. luckily i have insurance (an external hard drive and all the disks). i'll keep you posted.

(adriane...i could blame you and your computer, but since our computers have only played together once, i'm sure your computer didn't get my computer sick.)

{image via google image search}

12.10.2008

insight.

i love the sight of: fresh snow.

i love the sound of: snow silently falling in the early morning.

i love the smell of: christmas trees.

i love the taste of: a homecooked meal. especially the kind that remind you of being a kid.

i love the feel of: anticipation.

12.09.2008

spt.

the challenge: i have no doubt that december will bring chaos! i don't want spt to add to the chaos. quite the opposite--i hope to continue to enjoy it throughout the holidays. to be able to find those moments throughout the season where i choose to be still. the challenge for us this month will hopefully give us an excuse to remember to care for ourselves while we are busy creating amazing holiday memories for all. take deep breaths. channel your chi. don't sacrifice the small, still moments. enjoy them! and photograph them! enjoy the season!

december 2nd: love.
december 9th: joy.
december 16th: comfort.
december 23rd: joy.
december 30th: hope.

12.08.2008

welcome, welcome.


today, my beautiful and amazing baby sister gave birth to jake and lucie's baby sister, holly.


welcome, baby girl.
we are all so excited you are here.
and we can't wait to meet you in person.

holly was about a month early and weighed in at a whopping 8 pounds 10 ounces.
(i think that month early thing might have been wrong...i'm not sure, i'm just sayin'.)
and she measures 20.5 inches long.

holly is in very good hands and i am so very excited for my sister (who is crazy and decided to go natural on her third) and her family.

congrats guys!
love you.

12.05.2008

smart boy.

like i said before, i spent thanksgiving with my sister and her family. that evening, we were lounging around, getting kids ready for bed and malcolm decided that'd be the best time to be the most entertaining kid. he climbed up into my lap and sang for me, recited the alphabet and showed me how to count. i couldn't pass up the opportunity to capture it on video. and now, i can't pass up the opportunity to share with you exactly how funny this kid is.

here he is counting. this is my favorite. and my favorite number is "seben."


and here is the alphabet.


and finally, "tinkle-tinkle."

12.03.2008

insight.

i love the sound of: christmas music. i make myself wait until thanksgiving to play christmas music. after that it's non-stop caroling.

i love the sight of: christmas decorations going up around town. i love that gradually throughout the month of december more and more decorations go up on house and businesses.

i love the taste of: peppermint ice cream. a yummy holiday treat.

i love the smell of: christmas candles and scentsy. just another way to help me get into the christmas spirit.

i love the feel of: christmas.

12.02.2008

spt.

the challenge: i have no doubt that december will bring chaos! i don't want spt to add to the chaos. quite the opposite--i hope to continue to enjoy it throughout the holidays. to be able to find those moments throughout the season where i choose to be still. the challenge for us this month will hopefully give us an excuse to remember to care for ourselves while we are busy creating amazing holiday memories for all. take deep breaths. channel your chi. don't sacrifice the small, still moments. enjoy them! and photograph them! enjoy the season!

december 2nd: love.
december 9th: joy.
december 16th: comfort.
december 23rd: joy.
december 30th: hope.

trust, i'll be the first to admit that i'm a little quirky.
that being said, i love that i can entertain myself with a camera for long periods of time.
seriously, what more can i say?

12.01.2008

the twelfth month.

happy december.

i seriously cannot believe that the final month of 2008 is already here. there was so much that i wanted to accomplish this year. whoops. i guess it will all have to wait for 2009.

i'm going to do my very best to enjoy this month and not stress out too much about this and that...i can always stress about everything next year. hahaha.