Justison Christmas :)

So, Andy is at work today and I'm busy finding that one last item...and wrapping lots of stuff. We decided to have "our Christmas" last night. Tonight we're traveling to Anderson so we can see each of our families for the holiday -the Justisons on Saturday and the Woodrings on Sunday. So, we're keeping busy....but it's been fun. I decided that I wanted to have a party last night...so, I made "party" food and waited for my husband to arrive. He was excited (and surprised) when he came home...after looking at the food, he was convinced I'd invited other people and had them hiding in the basement. But no, it was just us. And we had fun. Here are just a few pictures of our first Christmas together :)

Busy....but Happy :)

So, it's been nearly a week since I posted last. That's probably got a lot to do with the fact that I've been working a lot more recently. I tried to fit in most of my hours at the beginning of the schedule so that I could have a nice break for Christmas. So, I've seen a lot of Deaconess lately.

If you've kept up with Andy's blog at all you probably know what I've been up to. Friday night we stayed up for a little while trying to work on some of the video stuff for the kid's Christmas play at church (and by "we" I mean, andy worked while I watched). Then we got up the next morning to try and take cookies to our neighbors -unsuccessful. We then headed on a 1 1/2 hour road trip to watch a basketball game -a family from church (that we love) invited us. It was an awesome game, went into overtime. Unfortunately, our team lost.

Then, we headed back to Evansville to do the Christmas play practice...it went okay, just a little long. Then Sunday morning services went fine....Sunday night was the big play though :) The kids did wonderful...but I doubt that anyone was able to record the entire play....because it lasted TWO HOURS LONG!!!

So, in essence that's what I've been doing for the past few days....we did finally mail some Christmas cards and Christmas presents. I'm finally done with work until 2006....and I'm quite happy with everything right now. I'm excited to see family (and friends) and slightly sad that I know it's going to pass by so incredibly quickly.

Christmas Cookies...

So, I worked last night and my legs aren't letting me forget it. I came home...very cold rain, but no snow or freezing rain. I slept for a little bit, until Andy woke me up to tell me he was leaving for work- just a little early today because they called him in. So, I got up waved good-bye and ate some cereal. Since then I've been trying to create Christmas cookies...and I thought maybe I'd share some pictures of the end results...it was fun and I feel good about making them because I can see that I've done something (not just sleeping the day away) and I don't feel too tired. All in all, that's very happy.

SNOW!!!

so, this morning we had a few flurries of snow. But, just a little while ago the snow started falling big. The ground is already covered and the roads are getting a little messy. Andy just left for work -I hope that he has fun...but I'm staying inside the warm, cozy house. Here are some pics that I just ran outside and took of our first snow in our new home!!!

Tree Hunting...

Well today was the day. The day that we went tree shopping. I've been looking forward to this day for quite some time, and I was really excited when I knew that today would be the day we would find our tree. Andy -excited about the project and my excitement, was not however excited about waking up this morning. But, out of love for me he slowly crept out of bed (after a little push :) We ate a little breakfast, and then we were on our way. We pulled up to the boyscout tree sale -and it was packed. We looked at each other and started walking to the large selection...and realizing at this point that we didn't really know how to pick out a tree. But we walked up to the rows of trees and started looking. *I think we looked like experts. Well, we met this kid -a boyscout, trying to make a sale- and I kept saying "Hey Andy! What about this one?" Andy would barely have finished looking at the last one I'd pointed out before he started walking towards me again. Finally, there it was. The best tree ever...and we got it. We had a little help tying it to the top of the car...but we made it just fine. The tree's set up, lights are on, and eventually you'll be able to see a picture of our beautiful -first Christmas together Christmas tree. I'm so excited!!!

Bored?

okay, I got interested in trying to figure out how to change "the look" of the blog...I saw Gwyn's new site and thought..."awww, it's so bright and pretty" and then I've been reading for entirely too many hours about how all this stuff is supposed to work -and honestly, I don't think I know any more now than I did before. However, I did find a couple of quizes online...that were strange -but fun. So, I thought I'd share the results. The Disney Princess that I am?
You're BELLE from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!Warm, kind and caring, you always bring out the best in others, but tend to keep to yourself and a few close friends who you love dearly. You love books and dream of fairytale adventures. You know that beauty lies within and don't depend on looks alone. You think it's good to be individual and different to others, but don't go out of your way to be rebellious - you just naturall stand out. You're a strong person, but also ladylike and intelligent. You look forward to change. You'd definitely break the Beast's spell.

And then, of course I had to try another. So, what kind of candy am I?



You're Bubble Gum! You are sweet and fun and always love to have a good time!








So, I successfully wasted some time...it's definitely true that there are many other things that I should be doing...like laundry, dishes, shopping...maybe even think about making supper. :)