Musings & Monday

Happy first day of December y'all! Who would have thought we'd make it this far? Wow! Where did the time go? No, but, seriously, where did it go?? Under the coffee table, perhaps? I'm not really sure, but, it's goin'.

Hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving and got lots of rest, relaxation and turkey. Also, please come to my house if you would like to finish off a pumpkin pie, ice cream cake, almond citrus cake, and a giant loaf of delicious bread. Because seriously, we can't eat it all.

Shall we?

1. So glad I survived Thanksgiving. The dang turkey took a good 500 years to cook, but, whatever, it was mighty tasty if I do say so myself. I did not make enough potatoes or stuffing/dressing, but, we'll move past that.
2. Birthday Fantasticallness was fantastic! It began with James Bond and ended with Hugh Jackman. I cannot complain--although, I did awake to a nasty cold on my birthday, which only got worse over time, leaving me to silently wish we weren't seeing Hugh Jackman but rather that I was at home in bed. I was quickly over my illness the minute he spoke. Sigh... BFF L and Work Folk went to Indian food and BBF L treated me to the most divine necklace ever--and a cookie cake. Because what is friendship without a cookie cake?
3. My cake was hot pink and turquoise with polka dots, I can't believe the husband got it right. It was perfect.
4. I didn't get a pony (sad), but, I did get riding lessons (which, I didn't even ask for!!!), since, we can't exactly afford a pony, it's the next best thing. And yes, I need lessons considering it's been years since I've been on a horse. I'm really excited!!
5. We watched fabulous movies with the family: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and What About Bob--which are, by far holiday traditions in our house.
6. We drove to Oklahoma just so we could shout "Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma!" and bang pots together, a la Steve Martin in DRS. Fantastic fun!
7. I've yet to set foot anywhere that sells anything other than food--which means, holy moly, Christmas shopping!! Ah!! And, I have NO gift ideas for anyone. Except my dad, maybe an iPod Touch...? I'm also thinking it could break him down and then he'd want an iPhone, which would mean it would be acceptable for me to get an iPhone.
8. Our lovely Florida Holiday Plans have been kaput, which is fine... It looks like we'll be staying here for the holidays--which is a first. I'm really excited, but, at the same time, have no idea what to do with all that time! Seriously, we usually drive home. This gives me 4 extra days (total). yay!
9. Which also means, next year = Fantastical Christmas Extravaganza. I'm pushing Hawaii.
10. It's cold outside, which means, I'm debating my desire to walk to the gym during lunch. Currently, the warmth is winning. That, and the fact that I just downed a Diet Coke.
11. I can't believe how much I miss my family, it was so nice having them here, and so sad watching them leave.... Although, taking them to Oklahoma we think helped sway their thoughts to "well, maybe we could live here" as opposed to "We're never leaving California!". So, here's hoping (it should be noted that there is a guarantee: if I ever have twins, my mother in law will move out here, no matter what. Which would be the best thing ever. I love her. Pray for twins people! But, seriously, do it.)
12. Is it really December? Are you sure? I'm not. It's still October as far as I'm concerned.
13. I understand that we're in a recession (or not, depending on who you talk to--but, let's be honest, it sucks either way), and was quite amazed at the throngs of people out shopping this weekend. Wow! Needless to say, me, not one of them.
14. Do you have your Christmas shopping lists ready? You know, I have some awesome jewelry for sale... Check out the link on my sidebar...

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I sincerely hope that Thanksgiving was filled with good times and good memories for you all.

Have a fabulous Monday.

xoxo,

SP