Yes Christmas, the whole Christmas Season, has totally f-ed me up. First I had such a fiasco with my minor fender bender (note to my readers: call the police when you in an accident) which took up most of my time during the first week of the month. I was sitting in my office, quietly doing nothing, when I got a call from my insurance company telling me the other company was NOT going to pay. WTF! Well I went totally ape shit on the other person's insurance company, that my rep (who was part of the conference call) said to me that she never heard anyone say those things when giving an accident statement. Needless to say I was pissed. I mean, was rear-ended. It wasn't my fault. But in the end, it actually did come out OK and Bubble's got his hiney fixed over the break. HOORAY!
Then came the shopping. I had a lot of Gar Ginkers, Trum Tupers, Slu Slumkers, and Blum Bloopers to buy, and like zero extra funds. Some people were victims of the recession. My poor cats had to share a toy.
Charlotte wedged herself into the manger. I think she is suffocating the Baby Jesus. What the hell is that thing hanging next to the cat's head....Why couldn't the cats break that ornament?
After all the gifts were bought I realized that the Captain got the worst of all the presents: underwear, socks, and PJ bottoms. He had asked for HD Wii cables but I totally failed! I went to get them on Christmas Eve (at Walmart no less!!) and SURPRISE!!! They were sold out. So he didn't get what he had asked for. Thank goodness for a January birthday.
The week leading into Christmas we got a ton of snow. A ton is seriously an understatement. If Lizzie In Progress got 2' she was lucky. There were snow drifts in South Jersey exceeding 30+ inches! The Captain met the Boyz and went 4-wheeling. I was staying nice and dry in the 'Creek reading Harry Potter and watching Public Access TV that is ION Life (or as I have recently learned, Canadian HGTV):
The most unfunny group of people trying to be funny. The dude that looks like Aston Kutcher's poor brother, is actually more annoying than Kutcher himself.
About 90% of what she makes is complete crap, but she did make a pretty bad ass lap shade out of slides. I might get crafty once I find some slides.
Anyway, back to the snow....
Bubbles was completely covered. He was cold, lonely, and scared!
And that was after I cleared the roof off twice!!
Two days later, I was able to get out. It took 4 guys, 2 shovels, and 1 tow strap to get him out of that space. After Bubbles got out, there was no way in hell I was going to put him back in that space, so I opted to park at the nicely plowed liquor store parking lot at the head of the complex and just prayed my car wouldn't be towed over night.
With one day of heavy rain, all the snow washed away and all of the Christmas Festivities began! First with my family:
No matter how many times my mom says go downstairs, nobody does. The rest of the people are in the adjacent room.
Got to get the torture in before he gets older.
Popi asking if he should change after I told him his giant red shirt might freak out the baby. lol.
Popi gave me this a hundred years ago 'for my car.' Little Biff enjoyed it.
Table is set. Mom finally didn't over dress the table.
Showing off Grandmom Pocono's PJs
JV was very excited for presents.
"Oh snap! I got me a new whip!" ~ Lil' Biff
Then Christmas Jersey Shore style (no, not this Jersey Shore, or at least not in the winter), at the Captain's rent's house:
The Captain posing in his Ugly Christmas Sweater. This sweater has achieved Legend status.
Cosmo the Wonder Dog after his "Present Watch 2009" shift ended.
Ali the Shy Dog took over "Present Watch 2009."
Times spent at the Jersey shore always involve much alcohol....but not in red party cups. I stopped after 4.
The Captain's brother on the other hand........
I received some pretty sweet gifts this year: a gift certificate to get my hair done (thank GOD), a bad ass Starbucks gift set (the Captain and I were totally out of coffee too!), a gift certificate to Barnes & Noble to get my learning on. Oh and I will be getting my learning on while wrapped in my new Pepto Bismol pink Snuggie. "Look Ma, my arms aren't cold while I read!"
(Snuggie Pic coming soon!)
The Captain got me a Wii Fit Plus. My favorite game involves a Segway! I highly enjoy talking like G.O.B. (from Arrest Development, DUH!) whenever I play. My only concern is, does the board always have to say "ooooooh" when you step on it?
However the most perplexing gift that I received this Christmas were 3 socks. Not 3 pairs; 3 different socks.
These are my 3 random socks!
Apparently the story goes: My parents were in NYC during a complete down pour and headed into a store on 5th Avenue to get out of the rain. The store was a sock store. They only sell sets of 3 different socks. What you do with these three socks I don't know. I wore them to the shore Christmas night and if I heard "Do you know you have two different socks on?" I think I was going to scream. Little Miss Matched is the strangest invention since this:
The Snuggie for Dogs. Which my mother did buy for Abigail (Lil's Biff's BFF)
(Pic Coming Soon!!)
New Year's also came and went with little revelry. I spent the afternoon with Lil' Biff; playing with all of his new toys. Then off to one of the best Chinese restaurants with my parents, Popi (Popi is not one 'crazy food,' he only eats ribs at Chinese restaurants), and my Aunt and Uncle. Later that night when the Captain came home from work, my friend came over and we rang in the New Year with a friendly game of Mario Kart and bottle of Korbel before passing out (promptly at 1am.)
All in all it was a very exciting and fun filled vacation and can not wait to do it again in 2010!
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