12.29.2006

Belated Christmas Cheer

Three Christmas celebrations later, I'm finally back at home with a cold. Which basically means that since Thanksgiving, I'm entering my fourth week of sickness. This one isn't too bad as long as I have the Advil and Kleenex box at the ready. Plus I have been able to enjoy my new Kashwere robe well into the afternoons without feeling guilty.

Anyhow, all three celebrations were nice and it was great to be able to spread out present giving and receiving over 1 1/2 weeks. Plus I got to see a bunch of you!

Here is some Christmas cuteness (and deliciousness) that I couldn't resist (yes, those are homemade chocolate croissants).


Hope everyone had a merry and peaceful holiday.

12.11.2006

Good Times

The weekend was a flurry of activity. Usually, Drew and I always complain about how quickly weekends seem to fly by and how we never make the most of them. That was not the case this weekend however. Cookies and bars (the wooden variety not the edible kind) were made (see below), many drinks were consumed, a potluck was had, secret Santa presents were exchanged, a Pictionary prowess was discovered and sleep was not found until after 5am Sunday morning. Being up that late was not all that bad, even though it's been quite a while (perhaps back to the days of writing papers in the CMC) since I had done it. I was amused when we finally got into bed and I told Drew that I bet he would fall asleep by 5:04 (it was 5:00 when I said it). Now, Drew falls asleep notoriously fast, but even I thought four minutes would be quite the feat. However, Drew once again proved victorious when he started snoring before the clock switched to 5:01.

Pauline's cured our hangovers and we were in fine shape to watch the Saints kick some Tony Romo ass last night. Way to go boys! Here's hoping the Bears follow their example tonight

And now, please all ooh and awe over the bar Drew and friends built this weekend. I'll admit I was skeptical at first but I was quickly won over when at the end of the night no blood was lost and it appeared only a complete drunk or a Bears lineman could ever break it.

What a nice looking group!

12.05.2006

Sweetness

Caught in a rare moment of peace,
Caper is enjoying basking in the sunlight.



And clearly wondering what in the heck
I'm doing taking all these pictures.

12.01.2006

Survey Says?

I have the Christmas itch.

I want to start pulling out my decorations but fear it may be too early. What do you all think? When is it OK to start decorating, get the tree, etc.?