Merry new Year

Today is the last Thursday and last day of 2009!

When I signed into Facebook this morning I was shocked to see how many people were stating they were happy 2009 was over and how much better 2010 is going to be.   IDK I think 2009 was great, with the exception of  the 1 million weddings I had to attend(love you friends).  I think at the end of every year, people are more willing to blame the year being bad, then they are at trying to accept their own decisions as being bad.  The Year is just that.  Whatever happens in your life good or bad, it has one connection, You. Your life, your friends, your choices, or your lack of choices. Good or Bad. It’s not 2009’s friends, 2009’s decisions or lack of decisions.  It’s a year.  A number to help us remember events, or my favorite, a dot on the timeline of our lives & earths existence. I’m a lame-o I know.

I think everyone hooplah-ing over 2010 being their year were the same ones at the dawn of 20o9 saying  201o was going to be their year and 20o8 sucked.  08 hate I believe it was called by a few. lol It’s true every year we try to start it off  the way we feel is right, and I say good for everyone, but it doesn’t matter what year we are in.  It matters what kind of people we are.  How we treat each other. So to the people who believe a new year alone, will bring  change to their lives, I hope it does!  If it doesn’t don’t be discouraged, work on yourself, stay positive, and try to become more of who you want to be.  Every Year should be great and the dawning of a new one should bring excitement to grow and add more wonderful events to our lives. If the bad happens, then it happens, and we must grow with it and change with it.  You have to experience life to live it, all of it. 

“Time  is a great teacher,  but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.”

-Louis Hector Berlioz

I love that quote, and I’m done making a fool of myself being preachy lol

On to a little change of topic. 

Chris and I attended the rehearsal dinner yesterday for the new years eve wedding, and I was surprised at how much fun I was having.  I think it has to do with my friend being in attendance. Yay for me.  I think I have a new outlook on the whole event.  I’m going to stay positive the whole night, enjoy the New Year, and have some much-needed fun!  I really hope they enjoy each other for their lifetime. Cheers

Happy New Years Eve Wedding Day

J.

 

 

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Another scarf!? Why YES!

So as my title says another scarf is on the way.  I still havent been able to take pictures of my crocheted work without my camera making it look all fuzzy wuzzy was a bear.  That is where I’m at, thinking about songs instead of solutions.  My life as is it day-to-day  

That amazing New Years Eve wedding is just days away and I am happy it’s almost a past event. Giggity Giggity.  The plus is that I can still enjoy the night with Chris.  I’m planning a New Years Day breakfast for my brother and sister, so I’m gonna try to keep my drinking in check.  I don’t wear drunk well, especially the next day.  My New Years Resolutions is going to be, not worrying about weddings for a loooooong while.  Again,  A Looong While.  ALW. 

Here is a little Christmas update. 

I had to work, it was more boring than busy. Thankfully my boss came in a little early, so I wasnt trapped in a hotel, completely alone.  After that fun-filled 8hrs, Chris picked me up and we were on to my mom’s house.  He said his family loved the gifts we got them Yes! Cheesin’!  We got to my mom’s a little late, and they already had dinner. Which they ate around 1pm so it was more of a lunch.  Chris and I reheated and enjoyed. My mom makes awesome food.  She won’t teach me.  I think she finds it funny to hold knowledge away from her daughter.  I swear I catch her giggling after she tells me I need to figure it out for myself. 

My Fam also loved their gifts!  I finally gave my sister the scarf I’ve been writing about, and she loved it.  It makes me feel really good to make them things they enjoy. I couldn’t figure out what to make my brother, so his gift was cold hard cash.  I don’t really know how cold or hard it was but it was definitely cash.  I wrote him a nice heartfelt note on the card w/ the cash in it. He probably tossed it, or threw it some random fire. lol

Back to the scarf I’m posting about, sheesh I really digress. Maybe I have add thoughts? I can’t handle thinking about one thing alone. I have to bounce around to cover as much as I can think to cover.   

Yeah right, back to that scarf again…..opps.  My dear little sis gave me a bunch of yarn for christmas(love you), they’re all different colors, but there were three that had the same color scheme, so they became my current material for a scarf.  Was that a run on sentence? IDK.  Anyways, I used all three yarns at the same time. I’m double crocheting the whole thing, and its coming out great. I really love this one.  Two of the yarns are a light but grey blue color, and the other is this amazing blue, green, and yellow variation.  Crocheting them at the same time has a really great effect, and  every so often green and yellow enter into it like highlights.  I can’t wait until its finished.   She gave me some bright pink, I might mix it in with black.  I’d love to do a hat. Ouuu I think I love that

J.    

Merry Christmas Eve Morning!

I’m drinking hot cocoa and burning my esophagus with this deliciously hot beverage.  I have all My shopping done. Hooray!  Now on to wrapping presents!  Where is the wrapping paper?………… Oh yeah still in the store!  After work I get to have some fun running out and buying the stuff.  Tape too!  Syd and Ruca are getting their Greenies tomorrow.  I had them tucked into my pockets last night.  Sydney being a super sleuth  was all up on me, like I know you gotz my Greenie!  I had a fit of giggles while he sniffed me down.   He had his eagle eyes on my every move, so Chris caused a distraction, while I hid the treats.  We can’t wait for tomorrow.  

Chris has his annual Christmas breakfast with his family.  I’ll be working until 3, and by myself until 1pm. That means I get tv control.  Sweet.  I’m watching A Christmas Story the entire time.  I really really really love that movie. I wished they played it Christmas Eve. Then I’d get 48 hours of it!  One can dream.  I’m going to waste sometime on Hulu watching Christmas Classics right now.  TTFN!

Merry Merry.

J.

After The Blizzard

The Nor’Easter that was due to hit Cape Cod on Sunday, hit  Saturday night.  Lucky for me I checked the online weather or I would have been going with the flow, not getting anything ready.  Maybe I’m finally maturing into an adult.   Awesome!

The storm started around 9pm-ish.  The pups already had their night walk, and I was tucked into bed.  Sunday morning  I went to let Ruca out, and she goes to exit the door then backs her little butt  into the house.  ha-ha I can imagine her thoughts, “What happened outside?”  Its her second winter, but I don’t think she remembered it She was born in the month of december. we had snow when we first got her in February, but she was only 9 weeks old at the time. Too early for puppy memories I guess.  She would not go outside alone, so I leashed up Sydney and all three of us went out.  Sydney loves the snow.  Jumping and eating it.  After those first few moments Ruca fell in love too. Charging around and jumping to her heart’s content.  Sydney all but disappeared.  Now with the Snow up to 2 feet Sydney completely disappears.  Needless to say he loves that too.  

Snow removal was pretty quick.  Not the towns plowing, but my personal shoveling. I got the front and around the truck done in about an hour.  Again Lucky for me, Chris was coming home Sunday instead of Monday,  so he helped shovel when he got back.  He also drove  Monday morning.  I love him!  It looks so beautiful out.  Even 3 days later.  Growing up in Boston, you only get to enjoy the snow in that first day. If it’s a big snow storm maybe 2 days. With all the traffic and sand mixed in city snow tend to turn black rather quickly, or gray.   I’m glad we get a snowy Christmas. 

Happy Holidays! 

J.

Graduation Party

This post was from 12/06/09. It was saved to draft all this time. oops!

My cousin Keith has graduated high school.  I can’t believe how fast life passes.  Its seems like yesterday His sisters and I were little kids playing all over their house in Hyde Park.  Now we’re all in our twenties & one of his sisters has a little girl of her own.  Life zipped us right along. lol.

His party starts in a few mins and I can’t wait to see everyone.  I’m so happy, we’re all getting extra family time before the holidays.  My Sister returned today with her man, who is now a Marine. Their reception is next Sunday. Talk about life flying by, my little sis is getting married this week.  2009 should just be called the year of the weddings.  I  think I’ve been to about five & there are two more to go to in 2010. I’m sure there will be more!

I’ve also finished one more dish towel. It looks great. The color pattern is like a rustic 1800’s america.  Thats what I see when I  look at it. I have to get going on the road.

Congratulations Keith!

J.

:)

After I got out of work I popped into Trader Joe’s to grab some….you guessed it! dinner! Boy was it packed there.  I’m guessing because of the holidays.  I felt like I had to rush through the store. If I hovered for to long I could feel them breathing down my neck. ha-ha like health Food Zombies.  I think I broke a time record for food store shopping. I clocked in at just 20 mins.  Trader Joes has the best bran muffins.  They aren’t that fluffy on top, their height comes just to the top of the muffin wrapper.  The Cranberry & Pomegranate ones are my fav.  They are FULL FLAVORED.  They pack a punch to the taste buds. 

Whenever I go food shopping I seem to forget about Trader Joes.  Shaws and Stop n Shop are programmed into my obtaining food process, since I was able to remember where we got our food.  Trader Joe’s is some much better. I don’t eat meat so I can’t honestly say they have good meat.  Their bread rocks though! Yum!  I’m making myself so hungry right now. I can’t wait for lunchtime .

I also love that they call their tortilla chips Trader Jose’s tortilla chips. It’s so cute.

J.

A snowy nor’easter

It seems just my luck that the first snow to land on cape cod this winter, would be while my darling is away. The storm is due to hit Sunday. I’m nervous about driving  to work on Monday. I have a 10-15 minute drive to the highway, 6 highway exits to go, and then(lol) I have a 10 to 15 min drive to my job.  It takes about 45 minutes to drive on a good day.  On a snowy day?  I’m so not looking forward to that!  I’m scheduled to work at 7am every Mon-Fri, I don’t know when to leave the house. 5am? That means I’m up at 4am! the poor pups will be like “what? this isn’t walk time?”…..”??”    

The last time I drove in the snow, I managed to get my car stuck and had to pay 100.00 for a tow.  I had to walk to the police station to call the tow company, and I had wait there for them too. It was the only place open.  I’ve been scarred from driving in the snow since that day.  I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it’s not going to be that bad on the roads, and I’ll make sure I go to bed extra early Sunday night.  Who knows what time I need to leave the warmth of my house. (not too early please!)

Wish me luck

J.

about the bonfires

I know I havent written a single post about them lol.  My only defense is its cold here in the northeast. buurr cold. In the Summer we have them often. So it will be a more relevant title then. Sit tight .  Cape Cod is a great place to live life on the beach.

J.

Oh Me, Oh My

I am so excited that Hulu has A Charlie Brown Christmas on their website.  Its one of those movies I love, but always forget to buy.  I wish I kept lists for myself. Lists that I remember.   I write everything on the calendar, and I don’t carry that around. I think I have three, all are up in different rooms.  I get them as gifts, and I wonder if people are trying to say something about me, or if “life the universe and everything” are sending them my way.  I’ll go with the latter.  Who wouldn’t like mulitple calenders brought to you by the universe?   I know I love mine.  

J.

 

Married!

My Little Sis was married on Friday. Yay! I wasn’t able to attend and it broke my heart.  My bosses were away and no one was able to cover for me.  I felt so bad, but there wasn’t anything I could d. They’re going to have a marriage renewal ceremony as soon as he is an officer. I’ll be there and I can’t wait.  I went to the reception party the day after and it was so much fun. Apart from the moment my cousins husband grabbed my butt during my speech. Yuck. It was so rude & it made me feel sick. It looks like I wont be going to their Christmas Eve Party. I couldn’t believe it.  I didn’t tell Chris about it until everyone left, I knew he would have said something and that wouldn’t have been good. I should mention this is an older cousin of mine as in her and her husband are in their 50’s. ick.

Change of subject.  I think I lost most of my christmas ornaments when I moved.  I just have 12 glass bulbs. ha I can’t decorate a whole tree with just that! I’m not sure we’re going to have a tree this year. I think we’ll just throw up some lights & stockings.  I’m going to crochet a few stockings this christmas.  Chris is going up north next weekend for some skiing.  It’s a bachelor party event for his friend.  When he comes back he has to start his christmas shopping.  I have this ulcer causing feeling that his family is going to get upset about their gifts this holiday. Honestly with so many weddings in a 6 month period and we’re been in three of them?, they have to understand we’re broke. I wish christmas was more about family, and less about what I got you.

I had to skip his friend’s bride’s wedding shower(mouthful!) did i mention Chris is in the wedding? We found out that she wants everyone to wear a 1,000 tux. ha! In her dreams.  Chris would have declined to be in the wedding because we can’t afford it, but they wont let him. We’re planning on leaving the wedding after two hours. They’re getting married on New Years Eve and its starting at 8pm. I guess we wouldn’t mind so much if we liked her. We dont though, so its affecting everything.  I hope they serve good food. I’m sure to be hungry at 9pm lol

J.