You Welcome!

Bring on the Christmas lights!! our neighborhood is like one big multi-colored blur-- Adam and I are holding out on putting lights on the outside of our house- nonconformist unite! Other than that- not much to report- Thanksgiving at the Horton's went very well we had 10 people gathered round the table for a day of eating and hanging out- and I can officially say "yes, I know how to cook at 20lb turkey."

One thing I've recently noticed is that people often say "you welcome" instead of you're welcome. Everyday I talk to people from all over the country- and several of them say "you welcome." I even catch myself saying it -- just listen- I bet you'll hear people say it too. Speaking of work- I feel this overwhelming need to purge myself of all the pent up emotions that come with it. For eight hours a day I have to suppress my feelings - most of which are not great ones - and I need to some how get them out, because they are completely opposite feelings than what I have when I am at home. I have been going to the gym more in hopes of relieving some of that but also losing some weight. But I don't really feel like it is a satisfying enough solution...

Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland

Lately, I have Christmas songs in my head. I woke up yesterday morning humming "let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" and while the weather here has been somewhat frightful- it's only been because of rain and not snow. I do think however, this is the earliest I have ever started to think about Christmas.

It's possibly because it has been so slow at work that boredom has started to soak into my bones- by noon I secretly desire to be one of those people on the Coke commercials dance to the lyrics "I want to break free!" I do try to stay somewhat busy- I check my email about 70 times- I have started to love those junk mails so at least I have something to delete.

Thanksgiving is around the corner- Adam and I just went and bought the turkey for all of our guest we have coming over- it's 20lbs-- yikes!! But I have assured everyone if it tastes bad we can order pizza. We are very excited about having everyone over- kind of a place for misplaced people to go.

Adam and I are ordering our Christmas gifts to each other in the next week or so- we are getting a new iBook and a really sweet camera. No we aren't breaking the bank- it's a deal through the school so we get a wee break in price and have a payment plan. But I am super excited so that I can explore more of something I am passionate about which is photography

Something in the air

I have had such lack of motivation to write lately- but it seems to me "lack of motivation" has been going around.

Had a busy few weeks with visitors at Hotel Horton- it was great to have Jack and Lydia here for their quick visit and it was followed by a refreshing stay by Mat. I made my first completely homemade apple pie and it was edible. Work was busy for a bit and now it has retreated back to the painfully slow mode- sigh the joys of the financial world! I did actually cut my hair- and I love it- one of my rare good rather impulsive decisions.

On a much less impulsive note, my sister Jen got engaged last week! I say less impulsive- because I totally saw it coming- to me it was like they were already engaged. But now that it is official I'm stoked for her and David- and can't wait to experience this new journey with them.

Adam and I went to the big D last weekend to see Chris Staples- it was fun and I was so surprised that there weren't many people there. For the opening band there were tons of people and this band was so terrible- I mean truly painful- my theory those people must have been relatives and have no really appreciation for good music.

I also realized today that I love that little moment of weightlessness you feel in an elevator when it starts to decent. that's all I got for now...