Hey, Guess What?

it's her birthday! happy birthday sister, i love you!

top 10 reasons krista rocks:

1. She makes awesome humans

2. she is very crafty and not in the weird, loner way. her handmade christmas decorations would put anthroplogie to shame.

3. she writes gorgeous poetry. who even does that? she does!

4. she is smokin hot. well. you are. have you seen your smile?

5. she's a mover and a shaker, but no matter where she goes, she's happy and content.

6. she's not afraid of spiders

7. she is generous of all things, including her time.

8. she has the best cursive handwriting of anyone you or i know. don't even try to fight me on this one, it's the truth.

9. she's not as mean funny as i am, but just enough mean funny to be really funny and not so mean.

10. she is my best friend and i love her guts.

A Litta Christmas Post

I don't have much to blog about, but it's been such a long time so I thought I would discuss just how much

I. Love. Christmas. Everything about it makes me happy. Getting a tree, wrapping presents, decorating (mostly I just love decorating my house, but I pretend to love decorating for clients, too), baking, shopping, the crowds (mostly the happy ones, but I pretend to love the cranky ones, too. Afterall, it's Christmas), the chilly weather (and boy is it cold these days), the music and movies, the yummy treats, FAMILY, I could go on. Good times. Here is a glimpse of our little apartment's cheer. Love to all!special thanks to eric for his great posing as I positioned the camera for one of the most ghetto photo sessions ever. lots of timers and running. good times.

6 days to LA!

Said Uber Post

everything you've heard is true. the family came. they did kick pj out of his room, but what he didn't tell you was how much attention he got and how much fun he had with the new additions to his fam. i will admit i was a little apprehensive about organizing and shuffling around 5 extra people in our limited space, but we totally rocked it! and let me say, they were the best type of houseguests. they did dishes, folded up their beds, even taking the time to deflate and reinflate air mattresses every day, gushed about the great food eric made (special shoutout to stetson) and best of all, slaved away in my christmas world all week long! some highlights:

we went to market

we feastedwe wii'd

we rocked

no seriously...we rockedwe saw santa
one of us got jiggy with the snowflake lane dancers (no judgement)

we had a great week

we also got in some good arrested and office watching. thanks for coming guys, you're officially welcomed back. game on.

Just So You're Aware

i am kind of a rock legend. instead of making the huge uber post about the holiday week and the company and what not, i decided to become a rock legend. that's right, mia and lakin and stetson. bring it.

halfway through battling the devil to pass the level:

pj: "lauren, you are playing for your soul."

...and i will be bringing tales of turkey week soon, no need to fret.

Giving Thanks

i know i've been a bit MIA lately, but this time of year gets me pretty worn out. many halls to deck, very little time. but, this being such an important day of remembering all things blessed, i would like to thank my family, new and old, for being so generous with their time. they have helped me so much this week and as eric and i woke up this morning, we agreed that we were most thankful to not be completely exhausted as we typically are on thanksgiving day. we woke up refreshed and enjoyed our day of cooking delightful things to eat. even as i write, i feel a little verclempt. my list of thankfuls continues to grow as i am unceasingly blessed.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Ummm...

how else can i stall doing all the things i need to get done by tomorrow?

i.e..
-plan my primary lesson
-alter my friend's dress so i can give it back to her at church tomorrow ...and the other gazillion sewing projects i keep meaning to work on
-clean the kitchen
-beat super mario brothers 3. yeah, you heard me. bring it.

i think i'll go try on the new sweaters i bought today....again.

later.

Hello, People!

Didn't you hear the news? She's no longer an innocent bystander, she's one of us!!! sucker.

Go see her, it's fo real.

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