New Year's Eve Review

TGIF!!!!

ah, it was a nice day.  

i did get to spend some quality time crushing on my crush. 

must take advantage of it while i can!  *laugh*  

after work, mom & i went to see New Year's Eve.

it was CUUUUUTE!  

seriously, the cast is brilliantly put together.

jon bon jovi, katherine heigel, JOSH DUHAMEL (major crush!), ashton kutcher, leah michelle, ZAC EFFRON (crush!) did an amaazing job... hector elizandro (sp?)(CRUSH).

i'm a little boy crazy this week, yes?  LOL 

so, the movie was sweet, FUNNY (lots of laughter throughout the theatre), just the right touch of romantic.  i got the warm fuzzy feeling.  it was about love, but not just romance.  it was about love btwn a father and daughter, mother and daughter, friends, married couples, LOVE!  

so, yes, i recommend spending your money to see this one.

i'd actually like to go again.

and will own it.  : )  

oh, and the outtake stuff during the credits - HILARIOUS!  

mom & i got into a little dustup on the way out, because i tried to pay her for my half of our DC trip, and she didn't think it was enough, and instead of saying it like a normal person, she got all snippy and acted like i wasn't going to pay her.  idk, i'm not really mad or upset, exactly, as it was just typical mom stuff.  i guess i was disappointed at the way she approached it, because i thought we were past her treating me like that.  past her assuming i was doing something wrong or ... something.  

idk.

anyway.  we're fine.  it just made me have a moment of - oooh, i was gonna just go on my own, why'd i have to invite her?  but i WANT to go w/ her, i just WANT her to not be a witch on our trip.  : )  

*yawn* 

anyway, time to go to bed.  tomorrow is christmas movie time at trish's!  woot!

ttfn!

p.s.

check out the giveaway over at the menu, eh?  

maybe YOU'D like a lil piece of key west... ; )  

turtles for christmas

I know i've said it many times lately, but i do hope you're having a very happy christmas!!


Mine has been good so far. It's weird, a bit, to have this "new normal" without daddy. It's been 5 christmases without him this year. And i am not bringing it up as a "poor us" or anything. We are so blessed, and daddy is with the Reason for christmas! It's just aother milestone.


Phil and the boys picked me up around nine, and we had lots of fun opening presents... Except Anthony, who played the sullen almost-teen, and wasn't really enjoying his gifts! so, i only have a couple good pictures of him smiling... 

Leyton, however, was super excited, and actually phil was pretty excited about his presents, as well.  and anthony & gramma are going shopping tomorrow so he'll get to pick some stuff out that he really wants... 

I actually got more than underwear, which was a total surprise! This summer when we went to the zoo, i saw these really cute quartz stone turtles and mom remembered them and surprised me with them!!  and fuzzy socks.  :  ) 

time to go to aunt sandy's for christmas!  
*****
christmas was terrific!  : )  lots of fun with the cousins & the aunts & uncles!  amy & jenni who are both out of town & don't get to hang out w/ the family very often, got to hang out w/ us tonight.  woot!  aunt vicki (vickie?  why can i never remember how she spells her name?! it's not that hard!) gave amy a few of her Peanuts books, which made her quite happy!  

 uncles & phil

 aunts & cousin amy & cousin jenni

 cousin tree!  phil, matthew, amy, me, ben in the back; johnna & jenni in the front

 anthony, leyton & naters 

lots of family photos, tho i missed some of them because we didn't get there til 4:30 & photos started at 2.  d'oh!  but leyton had to take a nap so he'd be able to play!  : )  


great food spread, as always!  everyone has a lot of fun picking out food, and i'm no exception.  of course i tried to be good, and mostly was... : )  only one plate & not too much snacking "off the plate" ya know?  i did eat one more toffee than i wanted, but they were goooood!  


and of course, the white elephant exchange.  leyton ended up w/ a garth brooks dvd box set, i ended up w/ some goofy avon stuff from grammy's white elephant exchange (LOL) and mom got a ladybug thing that no one knows what it actually is, but amy added chocolate, so at least it was tasty! heh!  : ) 

i hope you didn't get bored of all the pictures!  i know most of them aren't fabulous, but i wanted you to feel like you were there, part of my family's celebration of the birth of our Savior.  : )  i love spending time with my family!!  


then, when i got home, i had some happy mail!  a lovely postcrossing from finland: 

and my christmas present from matthew, which was super sweet even tho i already have it thanks to my dearest april!  (it was SMK season 1.) : )  and also my g&e bill, which was slightly less happy.  but i'm thankful i have the money to pay it!  


it was a wonderful, blessed day, and now bret & i are watching one of my christmas presents from mom, transformers 2.  : )  


i hope with all my heart that your christmas was just as happy, even more so!  : )  tomorrow i plan to sleep in, hang out, read People & watch some movies.  and maybe see what after christmas sales are out there.  lol  what're you up to??


ttfn!