Merry Christmas! (a little late!!!!!!!)

This is a few days late, but here is a belated, virtual "Merry Christmas!" I was hoping for a little snow, but it just ended up being rain. Hopefully we get some accumulation soon!

The Mr. and I had a relaxing four day weekend.  Here are some pictures of our tree and presents...

I made mosaic cookies, which turned out surprisingly well for my first time making them.

The Mr. helped me make pretzel/Hershey/M&M candies. We used Hugs for this batch...

...and Kisses for this batch.

We also played some Yahtzee and made mint cut-out cookies. 

We did a 500 piece puzzle during the course of a movie ('Into the Wild') and during lunch the next day. (Btw, the book is WAY better than the movie!)

I would have formatted the pictures, but I decided to keep things moving along this evening. 

Hope everyone is doing well!

Christmas Tree

The theme for Earth Wonder's this week is "Christmas Tree". So, here's a picture of our little Christmas tree and there will be more updates to come soon. I'm just finally getting used to what the week is like without classes and studying...it certainly is weird!!

Decorated with Christmas lights

Lately, I start almost every post on here with "it's been busy around here", but it's the truth! Again, the days have been flying by, it seems. We have decorated the apartment for Christmas, and even have all the presents under our little tree!

This past week included one final exam, a company Christmas party, a housewarming, a BBQ, some games with friends, and a little shopping.  So, tonight, it's Sunday night, and it feels like I'm just sitting down for the first time this weekend!

ALSO, we are offering 25% off of everything at The Crafty Bees with coupon code 25OFF

I hope everyone has a great start to their week!

Library, Christmas survey, and catching up

Recently, I've been under the weather a bit so it seems like everything is taking a little longer. The Mr. and I recently sold a car and we'll hopefully be bringing a new one this weekend.

I also had a pretty big exam this morning so I've been at the library quite a bit, and the Mr. went on a work trip this week and was gone from Sunday till Tuesday.  I swear we haven't had a normal, non-busy week in a long time.  I REALLY am looking forward to a Thanksgiving break next week.

Unrelated to either of those, I stepped on a piece of glass yesterday in the kitchen. It was very unexpected. It bled a surprising amount, but my foot is just fine. Lesson learned: sweep the kitchen a little better!

ALSO! I'm doing a Christmas Survey! I copied it Em at Then Along Came the Boy. You should check her blog out!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?  Hot chocolate, with marshmallows!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps them.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?  Colored lights are the way to go. White lights are only for ceilings!

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope.

5. When do you put your decorations up? Any time after Thanksgiving is acceptable.

colorful books at the library!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Homemade fudge! Also those molassess cookies and the crinkle cookies. I’d have to agree with em here: Mom makes them all the best! I also like roasted yams with marshmallows. Yum.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Getting a real puppy, after two years of “stuffed animal” puppies! (It was difficult to convince me that a stuffed animal “counted” as a “real dog”. )

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? What are you trying to say???

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Right now I only have a handful of ornaments, but I’d prefer to have lights, garland, beads, and anything pretty.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it on the weekends, hate it when I have to travel somewhere far in a blizzard.

12. Can you ice skate? Yep; it’s been awhile though!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?  Oh gosh- Well, it’s pretty hard to have a better present than a puppy!

my second edit on those BRIGHT books. :)

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Relaxing with family/friends, taking a break from the usual daily “hustle and bustle”

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?  See the answer to #6.

16. What is your favorite Holiday tradition? Eating the answers to #6. :)

17. What tops your tree? I have nothing for the top of the tree, right now. A star is usually nice, though.

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving? Giving. This year I seem to be behind in that realm!

19. Candy Canes: Yum or Yuck? Yum!

20. Favorite Christmas show? A Christmas Story

21. Saddest Christmas Song?  No time for sad Christmas songs!

22. What is your favorite Christmas song?  Carol of the Bells, on the piano