Snow!

Yesterday there was no snow (hence, why I went for a run). Today I woke up to this:My cousin is flying back to our lovely city tonight from her home state of Florida. When we talked yesterday she was happy that there was no snow. That means no delayed or cancelled flights. I hope that doesn't happen! Her flight gets in late tonight (it will still be 2008) and then we are going to celebrate the New Year together with my hubby!

Me VS The Wind

So, being that I want to actually keep running even after I met my goal of a 5K, I went out to the track this morning to run. Well, that's not totally true....
I got up, looked out the window with every intention of running. I thought I might do the lap around my block that I plotted out to be a little over 3 miles. However, seeing snowflakes drifting by made me hesitate in my running ambition.
So, I sat down, read my book, had a mug of tea, and looked up the weather. OK, so it's only 29 out. I can still run.
I got dressed (in my running gear), and went out to the track.
It is 29 out, however, no one said anything about the wind!
I did part of my run before I was about to be blown off course.
I headed home feeling defeated since I didn't get my whole run in. However, the small redeeming thing is that I was OUT there in the cold on VACATION trying to keep healthy after our food marathon from Thanksgiving until Christmas.
Maybe, I can run father tomorrow...

Mario Cart Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Look what we got from Santa:

Power Outage

Yesterday after I posted, we lost power. The wind was whipping and so power lines were knocked out. In my neighborhood only four house lost power...mine was one of them. Since it was light out when the power went out I was able to dig out my candles in the event that it didn't return in time for night.
I was so mad because I had made dinner early to take over to my husband at work. However, after I bumped the hot oven rack with my finger, I dropped the whole dinner on the floor. All that work gone to waste. Just after I got that all cleaned up, no power.
So, we went out for dinner, since it was also might cold in our house.
We never got our power back last night. When I got up this morning still no power... the house was a whopping 54 degrees. I was getting dressed so we could go out and think about a getting a generate because we were worried about our pipes freezing and bursting with another night without power. However, the furnace kicked out and our power was back!!! YEAH!!! Now, I'm sitting here with a heater on my feet to get them warm again!

Christmas and Family

We drove home for Christmas on Christmas Eve. It was a great time! Christmas Eve we went over to my brother's to exchange gifts with him and his girlfriend. It was a great time.
Christmas morning we opened gifts with my family and then went over to Hubby's family to exchange gifts with them.
After gifts, my family came over to Hubby's family's house for our annual Christmas party. I love it! We have the best time and Hubby's Mom's makes the best dinner! It's just a lot of fun.
Now, we are getting ready for New Year's! Yeah!

Christmas Is Coming!

Today was the last day of school!! YEAH! Tomorrow is Christmas Eve.
Hubby and I will drive to our hometown to celebrate Christmas with our families. Tonight I am doing the laundry, washing dishes, and wrapping the last gifts! We got the last gift on Sunday. I still need to ship out gifts to friends overseas...
Tomorrow night we are going over to my brother's house to celebrate with him. Christmas, we are going to my in-laws for their big Christmas party. I love the party because my family hosts everyone for Thanksgiving, so my in-laws host all of us for Christmas. I think it's so great and fun! That way we can all spend time together. Hubby has to work tomorrow morning and then we can head out for his parent's house. It should be a good time!

Thank you!

Oh Lake Effect snow, thank you so much for large amount of snow you have dropped on us! Thank you also to all the schools that closed today. It's very nice to get an extra day off!

I worked a lot yesterday on my market squares #2 bag and my pink lace shawl. I'm so sick of my lace shawl not being done, that I have started to work on the boarder in earnest now. I want it done! I want it in my finished projects on Ravelry.

Here's how my bag is looking:
No pict of the pink lace shawl since it looks the same... the boarder is getting there, but I still have three more sides of it to knit. Slow goings.

Sick (again)

I think my body knows when a vacation is coming up. I managed to get sick right before or during my time off. What is wrong with me??
The snow has continued to fall making my little world look like I'm stuck in a permanent snow globe.
Today, I'm just relaxing and knitting. I'm hoping that my sickness goes away in time for me to drive home for Christmas. It's coming soon! I think I'm done with holiday shopping. I got the last gifts yesterday.
Now, I just have to get to the post office and ship them all out!

Snow and More Snow

Ah, a week ago I was in sunny Florida for my cousin's wedding. It was a great trip! We made it to the dinner that we thought we might miss. The food was good. The ceremony was nice. The church was an old converted movie theater. We saw some wacky art in the lobby:Here's the ceremony: My cousin is the groom. He looked great! This was my first time to meet his bride. She was really sweet and likes the Spice Girls too! She's cool in my book!

Finding our way to the reception was fun...they had directions on the back of the program, but we still had a hard time finding our way. My brother drove his girlfriend and I to it. Thank God I had some one to haul me around. I couldn't have found it on my own!

I saw a Winn- Dixie on our way:This person in a monkey suite selling hair products:They had the reception at their hotel (next to our hotel!) and the center piece on our table were Calli Lilies. The other tables had mini cakes. Here was their cake:

My brother stole my camera and took the cake pict. After that there was lots of dancing and fun to be had.

The next day we were going to go to Disney...however, Disney is WICKED expensive!!! So we went here:

My brother looks so happy standing next to me! We are at the Kennedy Space Center. I made him stand in the picture with me...

Here he is with his girlfriend:We found this whack sign:And, I held the world in my hands:

After the space center, we went to Cocoa Beach! The clouds looked so cool on our drive there:
We even saw the Disney Cruise line leaving port for some place nice. Here's Cocoa Beach:

Time to fly home:And now this today:

Ready, Set, GO!

I'm all packed, my knitting is squeezed in, and I've got my ONE baggie of under 3 oz. liquids ready! My brother and his girlfriend are on their way already. My brother called me to ask if I can get him so wedding wrapping paper, as he only had a carry-on and TSA (oh, my favorite people in the WHOLE world) shredded his wrapping since they thought his gift was a bomb.
Nice (recall this summer... gifts from Japan had the same thing happen to them).
My mom called me and she is on her way... she also had some issues. She didn't know that you can only have ONE baggie 3oz. or under liquids. So, they stopped her.
Great.
Now, my cousin and I are gearing up. I double and triple checked the TSA website to make sure that I can get though without too much trouble. Yeah, well, they always lose my baggage, so let's see what fun my cousin and I can find!
I hope that they don't lose it this time... it's a direct flight!!!
I'm sure they could find a way to lose it. They have in the past.

Getting Ready!

Friday I fly out with my cousin to Florida to attend her big brother's wedding. I am so excited about going to Florida this weekend. We are going to Disney!!! The wedding is a nice excuse to get together with my family, and it's also a nice excuse to go to DISNEY!!!!! I can't wait!

A New Decade Has Come

Well, the Earth did not stop turning, nor the sun stop rising. Life is good. Actually, I'm happy about today that I thought I would be!

My hubby gave me my gift last night since he thought I might want it for the ball. It goes with my dress so perfectly!! He got me a past, present, and future diamond necklace. I love it!!!!!

The Holiday Gala was a great time. We had great food, and great company. My new dress was perfect, and it will great for my cousin's wedding next week.

I woke up early today, and went to work out with my trainer. That was great. After I got home and showered, my parents came up to spend the day with me. They helped me put up my nutcrackers and my Christmas tree. My house is now ready for Christmas.

After we did that they took me out for lunch. It was so nice of them. They even got me a cake. Check it out:

It is so cute!!! I saw this cake when I was home for Thanksgiving, and said that I would love a Cookie Monster Cake for my 30th birthday! See I don't have to really grow up yet, do I!

Last Day of My Twenties

Today is the last day of my twenties. Tomorrow I will enter into the world of thirties. I am not so happy about this. I feel like it means I have to grow up and act like an adult now (Ha ha, no such luck).
I have enjoyed my twenties a lot. I finished college, did a home stay in Japan, got engaged, when to teach in Japan, lost my grandfather, got married, became a wife, bought a house, got our first 4 pets, got my masters, found a "real" job, found that I really love my jobs (teacher, wife, caretaker to small helpless rabbits) and run my first 5K. I have done a lot. It's been a good time.
As unhappy as I have been about becoming an adult (yes, 30 = adult, in my world), I am excited to see what I will do next! I have a lot of ideas about what I want to do, but now let's see what I accomplish.
Next, I know I'll be in Disney celebrating my new decade (OK, I'm really going to my cousin's wedding, but I am still going to Disney next week!!!).

It's Twilight Time

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH............Edward! Last night, my hubby took me out for dinner and a movie. We FINALLY saw Twilight. It's one movie that we could agree on.
I was so bummed the other day when we weren't able to go. Last night was the first book into movie that my hubby as both read and seen! It was so awesome.
Seriously, read it, then watch. Two thumbs up here! Love, Love, LOVE! ^_^

Thanksgiving and Shopping

I had a wonderful thanksgiving at home with my family. It was so nice to get together and eat a nice meal together! My mom made a turkey, potatoes, squash, yams, and pumpkin pie! It was so yummy!!! My mother-in-law brought over a cherry cheese cake and wine! My uncle come over too and he brought over a key lime pie! We had enough food for a small army. We always have left overs! My favorite day after meal is the turkey soup that my dad makes.
Black Friday found us hanging out at home. Normally we are all over black Friday shopping, but this year we had my Nana with us. Nana had asked me to bring our Wii home so she could try the bowling game.
Nana's complex that she lives in has a Wii. They have Wii bowling leagues. She really wanted to join one, but she didn't know how to play. In the past few days she has become a pro at bowling! Even my mom joined in the few. Both Mom and Nan bowled a lot when they were younger. My great-grandfather owned a bowling alley back in the day (look at what I learned by playing Wii!) Both of them had really high scoring games every time! So, Black Friday found us playing Wii so that Nana could join a league when she got back home.
Saturday, Mom and I did go shopping. We had a great time! She got most of her Christmas shopping done, and I just bought a CD. I discovered used CDs are so cheap! I haven't bought a CD is years! I always download my music (legally) from i-tunes. Mom and I spent the day at the mall.
I did find a dress for my cousin's wedding next weekend. My mom got me the dress, and she also got me the shoes. I am very excited about this dress. I will be wearing it this coming weekend to my Husband's Christmas party for work. It should be a good time. This year we are going with another couple. I am looking forward to going. Every year, we go, and every year, the food is amazing!
Sunday I got the deal of the day! I got 5 DVDs for $20! They were all used ones, but so what! I got some great ones! I got Underworld, Underworld: Evolution, Dawn of The Dead (I'm watching it now!), Constantine, and Freaky Friday!!! They didn't have Queen of The Damned or I would now be watching that one too! This store had a ton of used DVDs. I am so happy that I could build up my movie collection! I love me some good vampire or zombie movies!!!! YEAH!