Randumb Ramblings 12.02.05

*Thanksgiving was awesome! My favorite part was making Grandma’s Homemade Turkey Noodles the next day using the leftover turkey! Homemade Noodles are the BEST!

*We were a part of the CRAZY people that went out in the thick of Black Friday. We left the house at 4:30am and were done by 7am. My parents came with us and we had a great time. We went to this fun restaurant Puckett’s in downtown Franklin afterwards. I had whole wheat pancakes and they were SO GOOD!!!

*Random Fact: When I was 15 I was selected to be on the California Women’s Waterpolo All-Star Team, and we went to Australia for 2 weeks and played a bunch of states teams…and the National Team. They kicked out butt! But…the cool thing was we played the National Team in the brand new Sydney Olympic Complex that was built for the 2000 Olympics.

*I have a very regimented routine to get ready for bed. Rarely do I stray from this routine…and sometimes when I do…I usually forget to do something. Usually the routine looks like this: Change into PJ’s (if I haven’t already), Floss, Brush, Wash Face, Take out Contacts, Apply Facial Moisturizer, Apply Lip. It’s all simple stuff…but must be in that order.

*Snack of the Week: No Pudge Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars. They are SOOOO GOOD!!!! And they are only 1 point!

*My office is painted lavender. I don’t really know why I chose this color. It’s not a favorite color of mine…but it has served me well. I knew I needed something semi-serene since a lot of my phone calls are VERY frustrating.

*I have 2 birthmarks. The first one is a very faint dime sized mark on back of my left leg right above my ankle. You have to look pretty hard to see it. My other is more of a beauty mark on the upper left side of my chest. I’m rather fond of that one.

*My house is SO NOT decorated…the walls are bare…there are 2 rooms with NO furniture…and we moved in about a year ago! This is the way I see it…if I don’t have the money to decorate it the way I want…I’m not going to decorate it at all. At least the painting is done. We have been so focused on paying things off…we have just put off decorating. It is probably going to be a couple more years until we can focus on the house. When my parents were here…I took them to the models in Westhaven to get ideas for decorating. I CAN NOT GO TO WESTHAVEN. It’s ultimate ENVY…and just not good for me. I start dreaming of a life that I think would be GREAT…but I don’t think I would really want. Then we went back to my home and I realized how BARE it was. Oh well…at least we have a house…RIGHT!?!?!?!?

*LISTS…LISTS…LISTS!!!!! I love lists! A list for whom to sent Christmas Cards to…a list for our week’s grocery shopping…a list for Christmas gifts…a list of ideas for the Christmas cards I am going to make…a list of what needs to get accomplished at work that day. My lists have to be on fun paper…and colorful. With my favorite Ultra Fine Point Sharpie’s of course! Sometimes Steve thinks I’m crazy…but without my lists…my life feels even more in disarray than it already is…and that’s never a good day.

*The Christmas Parties begin!!! Tonight I am going to my friend Elizabeth’s Christmas party. The rule is…you have to have an ornament to enter. I think this is a super idea. It would be fun to see the different ornaments your friends give you. And every single ornament would have a memory with it. It should be fun…but I don’t know that I have ever been to a Christmas party as early as December 2nd!!! Happy Friday!