2007-12-21 - 2:01 p.m.
bunnies
Time for a weird random confession.
I have a bunny affection that just wont' stop. If I see a stuffed bunny, I almost always will squeal and say "HOW CUTE!" and if said bunny comes with clothes for Katie, or is somehow related to Gymboree or Carter's, the better.
I love bunnies. A lot. Not in a sick way though.
Bunnies, are teh roxzors. yes, I have a headache.
2007-12-17 - 5:35 p.m.
creepy
I heard this song in the car on Saturday. I love it.
I followed footprints in the snow
never knowing if i was right behind you
looking down, no one would know
I wasn't walking hand in hand beside you
For your footprints lead the way
To a hearth where hearts we made surround you
You're awash in all it's glow
I'm still standing in the snow
I stood and watched the lights go out
While the snowflakes settled all around me
Though it filled my heart with doubt
I couldn't move and this is where you found me
As our footprints disappeared
Snow erasing how I came to be here
I've got nowhere else to go
Now you're standing in the snow
Look for understanding in the snow
You look just outstanding in the snow
Standing in the snow
Now it's almost Christmas Eve
And I'm surrounded by the sound of laughter
To give is better than to deceive
For I received a "Happy Ever After"
You might've left me in the cold
A fitting ending for the fool that I was
You could be cuddled up alone
I'd still be standing in the snow
It sounds vaguely country when you listen to it. I think it's beautiful (http://youtube.com/watch?v=j6OVVfHRiNc) I find that a lot of BNL music is very poetic, and slightly bittersweet. I love it though. As soon as they come to Utah again, i'm going, for sure. Hopefully this time no one will spill beer on me!
Scott wants to go to Linkin Park and Coheed and Cambria next year. I kinda would like to go, mostly because we haven't been to a concert together in a long time. I'm not sure I want to go to a Linkin Park Concert... I'm not sure I'd be able to take it LOL. We'll ahve to see I suppose.
Mostly, I just wanted you all to read the lyrics for Footprints, yes this is a boring update... ;)
Derringer Meryl [Barenaked Ladies Are Men] Out
2007-12-13 - 3:38 p.m.
fairwell to arms
Thanks to Jeremy's blog I've been thinking about Christmas memories a lot. Thinking about what Christmas memories are special to me, or funny to me. One has bothered me for... four years now. Everyone else kinda shrugged it off, I guess it's just one of those things that haunt you, a memory that sticks. It'd be a re-occurring dream in some sort of daytime drama or some such.
Scott and I's first Christmas, we spent Christmas morning with his parents, and they got a bunch of those Helicopters that you pull a cord on and it flies and then you catch it and re-insert the cord. Well Scott was playing with one in their house, and I am (like my mother before me)a worst case scenario person. I was positive that something was going to shatter and that something horrible was going to happen. So I yelled at Scott to stop it, and to go outside! And he told me to calm down, it wasn't a big deal (as I saw the helicopter diving towards the piano that holds fragile items... and I tell him "When we have nice things, you aren't doing things like this at our house!" (or something with that sentiment, or at least that's how i meant it)
And Scott's dad said "OH so we don't have nice things?" I was completely embarrassed! I didn't mean it that way. Scott apparently felt that it was appropriate to do that kind of thing in his parent's house, and I just wanted to make it clear that it wasn't going to happen in OUR house. Even though that was completely humiliating (!!!) I know that Scott's Dad loved me. So many people told me that they had never seen him as happy as he was the day that Scott married me. (i'm sure he has been as happy, but you all know what I mean) I hope we're making him proud.
he may not have been my dad, but I sure do miss him.
Derringer Meryl [miss you![ Out
2007-12-10 - 1:34 p.m.
presents
as part of the game today (which I can't guess, but I'm doing what I can) I have to post my best and worst Christmas Present:
First, my best ... The best present I ever got was my wedding pictures in nice new frames. Scott had been hinting that he was going to do something extra special for Christmas, and that I couldn't shake this one package. I opened it up on Christmas morning, and was so proud that he had taken the time to clean up our wedding photos, place them in black and white, and put them in nice big frames (11x13! i am thrilled!) They are beautiful, and romantic. Sometimes my husband is a dummy, and other times he's incredibly romantic, and thoughtful.
my worst Christmas present is.... well the one i posted on Jeremy's blog is kinda lame, because the earrings didn't suck, it just sucked I thought I was going to get something big, and didn't. Ok. so I'm going to post my worst present ever, please don't get offended, please? LOL
Ok the worst one ever was I got this jewelry set (like to make your own jewelry) and the set never worked, and I was like... 15 when I got it, so it was extremely not appropriate for my age :S I never used it really, i think i stuck it in my closet. LOL, My family is usually pretty good at Presents, and I do like most of what i got, but Even when I tried to use the kit, it didn't work :(
Anyway. That's just a mini post, since I already posted today~!
2007-12-10 - 10:11 a.m.
red red wine
Ok, So I do love the snow, and I TRY Not to whine about it, simply because-- we need the moisture, and I understand that. We live in a desert so all the rain snow sleet or any other sort of precipitation I might have missed, is needed...
What I'm pissed about is the fact I pay my HOA nearly $100 a month so that they have money for keeping our condos nice, and do they do it? NOOOOO! Last year we had minimal snowfall, but as soon as I stepped my pregnant butt outside, there was ALWAYS ice melt. Sometimes there was ice melt even if there wasn't ICE! It was nice and very reassuring. Flash forward to this year when they don't clean the stairs off, don't put ice melt down, they don't do a DANG THING, it took them FOREVER to get our walks even shoveled, and they didn't do a very good job at that either! So the logical solution would be "If they don't put Ice melt down, you do!" Right? Nope, it's against our HOA's rules for US to put down our own ICE MELT! Logically because too much would ruin the side walks and stuff, but I'm calling a BIG OLE BS on that, and I'm calling the management company for our HOA today (sometime) and letting them know, I find it HIGHLY ridiculous that I"m expected to pay my fees on time OR ELSE, and they can't hold their end of the bargain up at all! :P I'm highly annoyed. Not to mention at lunch today I have to get a bunch of medical paperwork together for Scott and I so that we can get his Diabetes covered by our new insurance, and get our flexspending card turned back on. :P It's hard getting this stuff done, because I'm at work until 7 and most places close before then. I will admit that's one nice thing about getting up early ... I can feel like something gets done. I know where most of the paperwork is-- I do believe anyway. I just need to fill out a form saying how long Scott's been treated for his Diabetes, and where he's been treated, etc. :P It's ridiculous as well.
Sometimes I wish I could get everything done in one day. Just take one day off, and get EVERYTHING done, But I'd need a willing second party, and a computer that was completely not working, and... a babysitter for Katie. :) Laundry and dishes need done. Maybe I can insist that Scott does some Dishes today? Blah. I do not balance the holidays, housework, and regular work very well. (my tummy is gurgling at the idea of all the work I need to do) lets see, This friday we have our friend-ily (it's family/friend, get it?) Christmas Party, which can sound quite dreary, but no, I think it sound marvelous. My favorite part is when Deliveror pulls out his Guitar and we all get to sing. I enjoy singing so much, I really do. I have a feeling Katie will some day say to me "Mom will you shut the hell up?" whilst I'm singing. If I can find a good reason to do it (or a not so good reason sometimes) I will. LOL. I like to change the lyrics to songs to suit my needs.... If you really want to see Scott get upset with me, ask him what I made the lyrics into for "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" LOL, Yeah he doesn't like my lyric changing ways. He also thinks it's silly that I do it. But I feel lyrical, and as aforementioned, I enjoy singing. :) lets see, what else is this week? Ah yes, The FAMILY Christmas Party, AKA the sib Dinner. I hope all my sibs are able to make it, Dax said he wasn't told about it, which I know is complete BS, because I have WITNESSES to telling him on Thanksgiving that we were having it on December 15. He doesn't know his Schedule yet, but good grief, I hope it works out. Scott and I have the whole day free, so -- we should be able to do work around whatever is needed.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year... etc etc etc. :)
I'm finding it weird that i'm going to be 23 this year. That's how old Scott was when we got married (actually Scott turned 23 twenty-one days after we got married, but whatever) It's so bizzare. When i was growing up, I couldn't imagine myself older than 16. Each passing year (past that age) Is a wonderment to me. So strange. Now that I'm married and have a baby, it's beyond odd, it's downright weird. LOL
anyway-- I'm about tapped.
Derringer Meryl [how fun] Out
2007-12-07 - 12:36 p.m.
good evening
Bored at work. Should be able to finish my Christmas shopping soon. Also, I bought a pump, but that's as far as I'm going with that, because really, since when are my tata's public business? ahahah
Bored bored bored. I've been working today on finishing my dad's present, I think It's done. Just a few things to fine print it up (Ie details)
My boss is out of the office. I miss her. There is no one to talk to, and while I'm not incredibly chatty very often-- I am missing the lack of chatty-ness that is going on normally. It's so quiet and dull, and... dark in here (Her Christmas lights aren't on :(
I am sincerely bored. No work to do, still an hour and 20 minutes until lunch and nothing I want to do or talk about much. I do encourage all of you (who feel like it anyway) to read the first Presidency's message this month. It's about parenting, and it really made me feel warm and fuzzy.
I'm excited for next weekend, which is the family and friends (two different nights) party! In addition, Scott will have Christmas eve off and New years Eve. So that'll be nice. No we don't have plans. I'm not sure what we're going to be doing Christmas Eve, but I know it involves (For at least part of the evening) being alone at home enjoying each other. I love both of our families, but now we have Katie, we are our own family too, and some of the time is for us. Just like Christmas morning, we'll be opening Katie's items by ourselves, and then going out among the families to unwrap. We might do a midnight opening, or something so that we can have it all done so we can leave extra early in the morning for houses since we'll be doing everything before 4pm. Scott has to work On Christmas (in case you missed that) so we won't be able to stay too late, or unless you want to drive me home after that :D LOL
it just makes me sad, we won't even have an entire day off together! :(
I won't think about that right now, I'll think about it later. :P Anyway, things are pulling together nice :D Happy Holidays, and Happy 4th Night of Hanukkah! :)
Derringer Meryl [Shalom] Out
