Misc Monday

 

Ending Monday with a bunch of randomness...

1. I am in a mood today...that I just can't seem to get out of...a lot of it has to do with work...and I am hoping that a restful night at home tonight will put me in a better mood for tomorrow. Why does it seem like December sometimes brings out the worst in people instead of the best!? I am trying not to let the downers that I am having to talk to on the phone today at work get the best of me...but it is seriously almost too much!

2. My final Thirty-One Gifts party is tomorrow night -final one before Christmas/the New Year that is.... And wow what a year it has been! I can't believe I should be a Director next year! Woo Hoo!!

3. I want to watch Christmas movies tonight...I need some holiday cheer.

4. My sister's MIL, sent me a package of Mocha Mint Dunkin Donuts coffee...and I am loving it! Thank you!! :) We are enjoying it at work!!

5. I need to clean our bathroom...I know..RANDOM....but it is on my To Do list tonight.

6. I wrapped 4 Christmas presents last night...progress is being made! 

7. I would really love for it to SNOW...it's true...I need some SNOW.

8. I am SO excited for Friday!! It is our 2nd annual Christmas Baking Day with the ladies in my family...plus Little "I"...can't wait to hang out with all of them for the day!

9. I am wondering if anyone out there has a Cookie Ornament recipe??...after looking back all my old ornaments from the past...there is one that I wish I had that someone had made me when I was young..it looked almost like a sugar cookie. I would love to find the time to make some...SOME DAY.

10. And finally...I need to start working out again...I am suppose to be running a 5K again at the end of January...so hard to hit the gym in the dark and cold...Thank Goodness for my friend/neighbor that is keeping me motivated. 

Happy Monday!!

My favorite Christmas Ornaments

When I was growing up, Santa always brought my brother, sister and I an ornament for one of our Christmas presents. He always did such a good job in hopes that one day we could use them all on our own trees one day. And that is exactly what I do now! :)  I love getting them out each year and looking at them and remembering back to when I was younger.

It was always one of the first things we did when we woke up in the morning. We would first get up and see our Santa present under the tree, grab our stockings and then hunt for the ornaments on the tree. Loved every part of that tradition!

I wanted to show you all some of my favorites from back in the day...

I love this one as you hook it up to the Christmas lights and it sets the background...

A music box that plays music and the ballerina dances...

Way back from 1987....

This one is one of my favorites...as I have a whole bunch of these that my parents made when I was just a baby I believe....(correct me if I am wrong Mom) :)

Now this one didn't belong to me...it was my Grandma and Grandpa B's. They had one of each of their five grandchildren on the tree...wasn't I a cutie!!? Look at the hair! lol! I love it just because it came from my Grandparents tree...sweet memories of them and how much they loved us.

So there you have it...some of my ornaments from the past...and they warm my heart.... Happy Monday!!

Lunch date

Yesterday I had a lunch date with Little "I" and my sister. They were on their way up to our parents house to spend a few days and I had some things I needed to give them. So we decided to meet at the new Freddy's restaurant here in town. Nothing like a good burger and fries.

Little "I" is quite the crack up. He is always being silly and I just love his personality! When I first got there he politely asked me if I would like to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house with them. I unfortunately had to turn him down. :(

I love being able to have a quick lunch date with the two of them. Always makes my day better!! Thanks Kid!! Hope you two are enjoying your time at Mom and Dad's!!

Here is one more picture of the two of us acting silly....I love my nephew!!

And then I just had to share a few pictures of Miss P. (my niece) My brother sent me a bunch of pictures (which made me happy!!!) She is starting to smile and I can't wait to spend some time with her!

Can you tell I am a proud Auntie??? Hope you all are having a wonderful Thursday!!

Our Christmas Mantle

One thing I love this time of year is all the blog linky parties! I love peaking into everyone's homes to see how they decorate for the holidays. I have tried to be a little more simple this year with our decorating...and our mantle just goes to show it isn't too fancy.  I did have stockings hung, but decided to take them down as I don't believe Hubs and I will be filling our stockings this year.

So...here is our Christmas Mantle...I would love to have a large picture of Santa kneeling and praying to Baby Jesus...but have yet to find one that would work...so this will have to do this year.  I have been decorating pine cones...which I will post about later....I have yet to fill the cylinder with the glittery ones yet...this will have to do for now.

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Thanks for stopping by!!