Busy ahhhhh

Not much time to write tonight. It was Christen's birthday and I feel like I didn't really even get to celebrate with her much. I had to finish editing a wedding, we went out to the Pasta House for dinner with her family, and then we went to Olive Garden for dessert. Well about 25 people, including her parents and siblings went there...I was at Walgreens for about an hour waiting for them to develop some pictures for me.

Normally I wouldn't wait that long in the store, but they kept telling me that it was almost ready. So I would go look around the store and come back...the guy said just a bit longer. Walked around again, then he said it was broken and he was working on it.

I am starting to realize that I am way too passive, but I did manage to get my 5x7s for free.

So anyways, I wasted another 20 minutes in the store and then he told me that i should just come back later and get them. I started walking out the door and he yelled to me that they were printing now. So I waited...one jammed, then printed the rest. So an hour later I had my pictures and was able to meet up with the rest of the group for about a half an hour.

Now it is almost midnight. Crazy how time flys right on by when you have a lot to do. So that was my night. Bit stressful, but Christen liked her gift...that made it all worth it. Happy Birthday Christen!

Wrapping not Rapping

Tonight I wrapped, wrapped, and then wrapped some more. I think I am done...except for the gifts that Ben is in charge of. Once he gets them all, I will probably wrap those for him. And then I will be done!

I act like it is a bother to wrap gifts, but I secretly like it. I just love the whole gift process...the part I love the most is thinking up ideas. Actually that's a lie...I like watching people open up the gifts that I got them.

I wonder how many times I have said wrap? 7.

Well, I am going to finish editing a wedding and then off to bed for me. Sorry that I'm not more exciting. Maybe I will do something on purpose tomorrow just so my blog is better.

Would You Like Cheese On That?

Today was a bit of an off an off day. I wasn't feeling that hot this morning, I worked half a day, then I spent most of the evening shopping.

I think that I am finally close to done. It's those little 5 dollar white elephant gifts or the gift for your boss that usually slip your mind. I think I am going to bake some cookies and get some tins for those people that you want to get something for, but just don't know what.

My highlight was getting to meet up with my Dad and his buddy for some wings. They were in town since 1pm finishing up shopping for their wives, and they decided to give us a call. I thought it would be a good idea to split 16 wings with Ben...so in other words I got 5 and he ate 11. That's 50/50 right? ha. My Dad and his friend had some funny stories, they tortured Ben for awhile, and then we headed out.

I was still a bit hungry after my 5 wings so I had Ben stop at Sonic. We asked for a little bit of time while I decided what to get. The we said we were ready to order. The woman replied, "Would you like cheese on that?" uhhh...we would just like to order. So Ben kindly told her that we were just now ready to place our order and had not asked for anything that would need cheese. I ordered a peanut butter fudge shake for us to split and we pulled up. Just as we got to the window they shut off the lights outside. We apologized for coming at the last minute of their open hours and told her we didn't realize it was that late. She was nice and said no problem. We handed her the debit card and she then realized that the machine doesn't take debit cards after they turn the lights off outside. She informed us that we would be getting our shake on the house! woo hoo...free shake!

To recap the highlights of my night
-Dinner with Dad
-Talking to Ben (for what seemed like only .2 seconds)
-Free Shake

Bad start to my day, but I'd say a pretty good ending. I recommend the Peanut Butter Fudge Shake from Sonic...pretty tasty!

No Nap

Can you believe it? It was a Sunday and I did not take a nap. Today was a shopping, photo-editing, last minute online ordering day. Nothing too exciting...just finishing up Christmas shopping, which I love to do by the way. I think one of my love languages is giving gifts. I am constantly thinking up presents for people...too bad they cost money.

Speaking of money...I was just saying the other day that I would love to be rich. Not so I can buy stuff for myself, but so I can treat everybody else.

-I would donate money to the kid in the youth group wanting to travel overseas.
-I would buy my mom a new vehicle
-Buy both mine and Ben's fathers new boats
-We would take our good friends & family on a tropical vacation
-I'd love to send kids to camp for free(SBC & Kanakuk)
-Pay off our friends college bills
-I'd build a big kids indoor playground with zip lines, ball pits, trampoline basketball, paintball, rock-climbing, Velcro wall, big jumpy things, go karts, mini golf, laser tag, jousting, swimming pool, roller coaster, video games, etc. I know I just went off on a tangent, but just envision a place that encompasses Dave & Busters, Chucky Cheeses, Mc Donald's Playplace, and Post Prom events all into one. AMAZING!


Seriously, how awesome would that be. The lots of money part, not just the big kid playground. Now if Ben could just strike oil for me...I don't think that's asking too much.

So as I was saying. No nap today.

Laura & Blake's Wedding

Laura is a friend of mine from High School. We were in the same class, played softball and volleyball together, and we share a lot of great memories together. Some of my favorites are from the funny videos that we all made together. She was a Momma Sazuku bird, a rich groom who had colorful hair, and a license plate stealer on a talk show. Random I know...but great memories!

So she got her white Christmas wedding. It was beautiful and she of course looked amazing! I had the chance to catch up with all of my other High School friends as well and of course share some more laughs. You never really know how much you miss people until you get the chance to talk and reminisce. I had a great time and am now realizing that we don't have many more of these to go to. 4 out of the 9 are married now. The others better get moving so we have more excuses to get together and hang out.

Here are two pictures from the night. Ben was a trooper and made friends with people he didn't know. I love going to weddings because it means I get to dress him up. Plus it is always fun showing him off!




I can't wait for the next wedding...hopefully it is a summer one though. I never know what to wear to those darn winter ones.

Young Adults Christmas Party

We had the Young Adults Christmas Party tonight...tacky Christmas sweaters and white elephant gifts always make for a good time.



Some of the white elephant gifts tonight included:
- Atari plug n play keychain
- 20 Questions
- Illini Calendar
- 2 large posters stuffed with tshirts and firecrackers
- High School Letterman Jacket
- Roman Candle
- The Avenging Unicorn Play Set
- R2-D2 cake making kit

We walked away with The Avenging Unicorn Play Set & Illini Calendar.

Here is a picture for your viewing pleasure.



Besides the basic concept of the unicorn impaling figurines through their torsos, the back of the box cracked me up the most.

One section read:

The Unicorn Code
1) Unicorns never lie.
2) Unicorns always lend a helping hand.
3) Unicorns are loyal.
4) Unicorns can keep a secret.
5) Unicorns don't use drugs.

Got it kids! You can learn very valuable lessons from Unicorns!

Lanter Photo Shoot

Just a few from the photo shoot tonight. Adorable!