Heh.

PICTURES!

I had my very first holiday dinner last night. It was, I am very pleased to say, a success. I made apricot-rosemary stuffed turkey breast with gratin potatoes and honey-mustard glazed carrots. And rolls. :) Yummy. No time to bake pie, though. I was very busy.

So, I promised Mike I'd post this. The recipe for the turkey breast called for a bone-in turkey which you then de-bone. At dinner I was commenting on how nicely the turkey turned out and I say to Mike "Thank you for boning the turkey, honey" I go about eating because I'm too dense to realize that everyone else at the table has frozen. Then I hear a very tentative "you're welcome" and everyone breaks in to laughter. It occurs to me what I've said after a moment. Needless to say I was blushing, crying and laughing all at the same time.

I also want to say another very sincere "I'm Sorry" to Sara. You see, my bird has developed another strong dislike and it happens to be her. Poor thing. The bird hopped on her and bit her really hard on her neck. I felt awful. Mike felt awful. When she left she joked that I had been training the bird to come after her and that she needed to leave before it gouged her eyes out. :\ I felt bad all over again.

The kids got exactly what they wanted, which is awesome. That's what it's all about, after all.

That's it for now. I'm very tired today and Mike got to stay home. I wish I could have slept in with him.

I have cool friends. I have received bath stuff, chocolate-covered blueberries, polar bear shaped maple syrup, snow block molds, a dragonfly necklace that was special ordered for me, a gift card for L'Occitane... but I have to say that my very favorite present so far is my Post Secret book. :)

I'm still so addicted.


Anyway, I had loads of fun in Las Vegas. I got to have sushi with David, go shopping with my Bee... spend some time with Ken and Amy. We had a big dinner at Olive Garden that was a lot of fun even though two of three sisters totally flaked on me. That's okay. That's why you choose your friends and not your family, I guess. So, THANK YOU TO WILLOW for coming along. Oh, and totally almost forgot the eighties party we ended up at after Shad's going away party Saturday night. Freaking THEATER in the house. Neato. And Jennabea with a mohawk was, of course, awesome. The fact that she squealed and nearly humped my leg when she saw me was kinda nice, too. *beams*

I had much fun after dinner with Jamie, Terry, Bianca, Mike and Danielle. Small groups in bars are definitely more my thing. I miss all of them already. What is it with Terry and those eyes, anyway? He looks at you with these big pools of emotion that just grab at my heart. *sighs* Yeah. So anyway, the next trip in March will definitely be worth taking. David and Bee are coming out. David to ski... Bee to shop with me. :) And then it's back to Vegas to see Rent and hang out with my friends s'more. Can't wait!

Okay, so I have a lot to post. A lot. Until I get around to it, though, you can live with this. Ken tagged me so here you go:

5 weird things about me -

I'm incredibly particular about my sheets. I awaken people up in the middle of the night in order to ensure they're on correctly. I can't sleep if they're mussed and I swear it takes me something like ten minutes every night when I get in to bed to be settled and ready to sleep. I'm crazy.

I always order my food differently than it shows on the menu. Mostly, it's because I like my food prepared a certain way... but in the back of my mind I know that they have to make it fresh if it's not ordered to the set specifications.

I sincerely think an impressive vocabulary is hot. I love it when I am speaking with someone and realize I have to look up something that they've said. HOT. Now, on this same topic, I really HATE it (SO MUCH) when people THINK they have a good vocabulary but instead just mispronounce words and use them in the wrong context. If I ever do this and you catch me, and subsequently correct me, I will love you forever for saving me from the disdain of others who feel the same way about these things.

I really enjoy medical shows but I can't watch them because seeing someone cut open freaks me out on so many levels and I end up hitting the channel button on the remote repeatedly, changing the channel back and forth through the entire show. This really annoys people. Sorry, honey.

I have no life line on my palm. Palmists have told me before that this is impossible. I show them and they absolutely flip out and won't talk to me anymore. I called the psychic institute once to find out why they do that... the palmist didn't believe me so I faxed her a photocopy of my hand. She wouldn't take my calls after that. I really wish someone would tell me what the hell that's all about.

I tag Bianca and Jenny.


I promise to update about my trip over the weekend.

Michael is unhappy with me because I keep threatening to put my dog's fur up in a pony so that it'll stay out of his eyes. He says this is mean because, well, my dog is a boy dog. So, today I did THIS -------------------------->

Heh. I love having pets.

A really bad picture of the slopes









A closer, really bad picture of the slopes.

I have cool friends. Lafay wants to take sexy-sexy pictures of me. :) She's incredibly talented and you should check out her stuff. Check it out, dammit. Now. I dig her Childhood Interrupted series.

I'm pretty excited... too bad it has to wait until March.

I'm sick again. Totally not related to me being sick, it was -19 degrees this morning in Eagle. Cold. So, me being sick combined with the cold temperatures = me not taking my snowboard lesson this weekend. :( Maybe.

Um... ew.

Being a Christian girl. and raised in a family that was devout to the point of forfeiting medical treatment in favor of faith healing (I had two of my three kids at home because of this... ouch), I have to say that I believe strongly in Christmas as a religious holiday. That being said, I also recognize that there are people that have different belief systems than I do and I do my best to respect that in others which I would want respected. After all, we are all here in this great country because a few brave groups of people fled religious persecution from another government. So please understand my intolerance for this kind of critisism of the president. I mean, how often is it that you get to see him respecting other cultures? All right, then.

So I'm sitting on the sofa today and I think "hmm. I want some gum." I go get my gum from my purse and, since he was standing there next to me, I offer Mike a piece. He accepts and proceeds to chew his gum. I'm chewing my gum and I look over at him. He's looking at me funny. Then he blows air out of his nose, kinda forcefully and I look at him like "what the fuck are you doing?" and I say "Um... you okay?" And he does it again except this time something FLIES OUT OF HIS NOSE and bounces on my sofa with a solid "THUNK"! I'm horrified. I make the "I'm horrified" face. Mike starts laughing hysterically. I say "you are so NASTY" and then "gross, Mike. SO gross" and he's still laughing. In between his fits he says "your face!! *laughing, laughing, laughing* YOUR FACE!!" and I just glare at him and tell him how awful he is. Then I say "well, did you pick it up? You'd better pick it up" and he does... and shows me it was his gum wrapper. *blinks* My husband stuck a gum wrapper up his nose and, more importantly, SHOT IT OUT OF HIS NOSE, just to get me to make a face. What kind of man does this stuff? That'd be Mike.

Here is Pagan's belly after playing in the snow.



















I have to bathe him in warm water to get these off...
or let him freeze while they melt.




















They adhere to his belly fur and it's SO SAD trying to pull them off. :



And here he is... just being cute.

Shamelessly stolen from my Bee ~

A: Area Code You Are In Right Now: 970
B: Birthday: September 26
C: Current Crush: I crush on my husband. :) He's hot.
D: Favorite Drink: Alcohol: Cosmos are yummy but I can drink Kahlua and creams all night. Regular: Water with lemon or really good iced tea
E: Eating Currently: Just had nachos with Mike.
F: Favorite Food: Sushi
G: Who Do You Go To For Advice: I don't.
H: Happy Or Sad: HAPPY!
I: I Think: we'll be okay.
J: Job: Executive Assistant
K: Any Kids: Three devils... I mean boys.
L: I Love: My family and my friends.
M: Favorite Movie: *sighs* Too many.
N: Your Phone Number: Whatever.
P: Favorite Perfume Or Cologne: Knowing from Estee Lauder... Marc Jacobs is pretty awesome, too.
Q: A Little Quirk About Yourself: I freak out if the sheets aren't on the bed just right. I will wake people up in the middle of the night to fix them.
R: Last Road Trip: October
S: Tell Us One Secret: I love him more.
T: Favorite TV Show: CSI
U: Color Of Your Underwear: I have many colors of underwear.
V: Last Time You Were In Vegas: See "Last Road Trip"
W: Wishful Thinking: I'm beginning to wish Mike would just win PowerBall already.
X: X-Rays Taken This Year: Dental
Y: Your Favorite Year Of Your Life: I've liked them all a lot. :)
Z: Zodiac Sign: Libra. My flirting didn't give me away?

So, I got to wrap presents yesterday. Anyone that knows me knows that this is really all the holidays are about for me. I LOVE to wrap presents. Now my tree looks pretty with all of the stuff under it. :) I feel bad because I direct shipped some stuff out to family and friends and didn't give it the personal attention that maybe they deserved... but I wanted to make sure they got it as soon as possible and having to haul it all out in the van when we travel is a pain. :\ Anyway, hope you all understand. I'm so ready for Christmas! Ooo... the boys decided to wait a year for the ski passes. We gave them some choices and I was really impressed that they made the responsible one. It's nice when you realize your kids really do get it. Anyway, we're going to focus a while on getting them their gear and stuff and then when we go to get the passes next year they'll be all set up.

I found them, I found them, I found them! *happy dance*

Oh, totally forgot to share that two drunk guys pushed down the 15' Christmas tree in the gallery last night. I love my job.

Haven't posted much lately. I've been SO busy with work and the holidays. Work has been a mad house... the World Cup is here and the races have brought in ALL KINDS of people. It's neat, though, seeing all of the different nationalities represented in their ski teams. Fun. Nothing huge to report. I'm tired. I can't wait for the next two weeks to go by so I can be in Vegas again. I'm tired. Yes, I know I said that twice. The kids are loving all of the snow. Playing around a lot and having snowball fights and building snowmen. My dog loves the snow. He comes in with ice chunks stuck to his belly-fur. :\ Gets my floor all wet. Ick.