Merry Christmas!

Mr. and I wish everyone a very merry Christmas.


(Christmas Card 08 - Laguna Beach, CA)


We have been talking a lot about how next year at this time we will have a 9 month old. Wow.

Deal of the Day

I got these Rafe silver snakeskin flats over the weekend for $41!

(They are originally $245 -- that is 82% off!)

Random thoughts

Why do people feel the need to tell you…

“you know, your life is never going to be normal again…” Really? Who is it that decides what is normal?

“you are never going to be skinny again.” Watch me. I have the will power and determination of a crazy woman.

“you will never buy anything for yourself again” They must not know me very well to begin with.

“you wont be able to do __x__ with a baby” I have a friend that made a cross country trip with a 10 day old. The mom looked wonderful and the baby was great. Anything is possible.

“you are crazy for thinking you can go see Britney Spears 9 days after your due date” Who cares? I love the gal. And if I don't go see her, it is not because I just had a baby.... it will be because the tickets are too $$$.

And what I find most humorous of all is when people that have never had kids give you this advice. Kind of ironic. Listen up peeps, I am fully aware that our life is going to change, but we are excited about it. Since when did change become associated with being a bad thing?

And on a shopping note… I just got these 2 dresses. Word to the wise – Old Navy.com has MUCH better things than in the store. Same with Target.com. (I even ordered a bridesmaid dress from target.com – yes, I am going to be in a wedding 2 weeks before my due date.)

Sick and Broken

I am the one that is home sick, but my Google Reader is broken.

Has anyone ever had their Google Reader look like this? And it has to be something that happened to my computer - it opens just fine on my husband's laptop.

Help!

Savy shopper

Did you know that The Land of Nod and Crate & Barrel are owned by the same people? Therefore, you would think if both places had the same Christmas item, then it would be the same price. Wrong.

I have had my eye on these 12 days of Christmas ornaments for a long time now, but was waiting for them to go on sale.

I just checked them at Crate & Barrel and they are $39.95 + $8.95 shipping = $48.90

And at The Land of Nod they are on sale for $29.99 + $0 shipping = $29.99

Looks like I just purchased 12 new ball ornaments for the collection! Now, I just need to find something to display these on all by themselves. Something like the thing below, but I am not going to pay $50. If you have seen a cheaper version, please let me know.

Grey's Anatomy

Why do George and Izzie feel the need to bite the hand that feeds them?

Seriously.

Nobody had even heard of these two before Grey's Anatomy and now they want out. They should just suck it up and ride out their contract. Personally, I would be fine to see George go. I really liked him in the beginning, but now he just seems too whiny and is rather annoying to watch. And the Denny ghost story line.... I think I might be the only one that likes it.

The stockings were hung...

I have collected ornaments for years.... But not just any ornament, they have to be balls. Any size, color, material - as long as it is a ball, I will put it on this tree. The tree topper was just purchased, so we don't have a topless tree anymore!

My inner Martha came out with this project --I covered wooden clothes pins with cute paper and we use these to attach our Christmas cards to the garland on the banister.

Last year when I purchased our stockings, I went back after Christmas and purchased 2 more... for "future babies" ... little did I know that one would be put to use sooner than later! As soon as I get this, the other stocking will be hung. (and of course, a ball ornament will be placed inside it!)

I got this tree on Black Friday. We call it the Charlie Brown tree -- it looked pretty sad until I put the ornaments on it. Even now, it could use about 2X the number of branches and lights. We put all of the 'non ball' ornaments on this tree.

Get the sensation!

Don't these peppermint shot glasses look like fun for a holiday party?

I can imagine how good they would be with a Peppermint Patty Shot inside them!

Recipe:

1/2 oz crème de cacao
1/2 oz peppermint schnapps
1 oz cream

(No alcohol was consumed in preparation of this post....)

Famous Steve

I talk about Steve the cat all the time, but did you know he is famous?

First, he was on the website Stuff on My Cat.

And now he is in the book More Stuff on My Cat. He even has a 2 page spread!

As you can see, he was very excited upon seeing he was in print.

The only part of the picture that was staged was the Pictionary pieces on top of him... he climbed into the box and broke it all by himself.

Nursery Updates

We had a very eventful weekend, shopping for the nursery. Here are the purchases:

Rug from Pottery Barn Baby (The walls will probably be this same color yellow)

Black Dresser from Weir's (I am going to use this as a changing table also, just add a topper at one end. We did not want a changing table that was only going to be used for a little while, plus this dresser will be good for years to come.)


Black Crib from Babies r Us (The crib can be converted into a twin daybed, then a full size bed)

Diaper Bag from Pottery Barn Baby

Everything should arrive in the next couple of weeks. Now all we need is a glider... Question for all the moms out there -- did you go with the traditional glider style (the kind with wood) or the style that looks more like a comfy chair? We are leaning toward the comfy chair style. (see below)

Black Friday

Friday morning our alarm clock went off at the lovely time of 4:30AM and we were at Wal-Mart at 4:45AM. This was a first for Mr. Accountant - he has never experienced the joys of snagging those deals, while I have done this for the past couple years. I go and get my deals, then I come back home and go back to sleep. I love the excitement of it all -- the rush of getting one of only a couple items they have at that price. The mad dash around the store to make sure you got everything you want. It is a complete high that only comes on the day after Thanksgiving.

This year, Mr. went with me for the first time. I think he was a little overwhelmed by it all. (And a little tired...)

Recap:

Will I get up at the crack of dawn to save hundreds? Yes.

Do I get a rush when I am successful in getting all of my items? Yes.

Will I run around a store to get a certain item? Yes.

Will Mr. ever do this with me again? We shall see.