HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROBERT!!!

Robert's Surprise 30th Party!


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today i had the most fun making a gingerbread house and gingerbread cookies with amber and ava. here's a few of the 105 pictures erin took!


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let me take a moment to lament the stupid people of our world.

we are selling our house. while it's an exciting time with new adventures, it has it's stresses. today, i got a call from an agent from coldwell banker saying that they were going to bring a couple by to look at the house in the next 2 hours. so i get to cleaning so that my house looked presentable.

an hour goes by....
another hour goes by....
yet another hour goes by....

by this point, i'm getting frustrated that i haven't heard from or seen these people. so i called the agents office to see if they were still coming. he doesn't answer.

i call again. no answer.
again...call. again...no answer.

finally i get the agent and he says, "oh, right, they decided to not see your house today. actually, they took it off their list because it doesn't have a basement."

okay. here's the deal. the agent should have called to tell me they weren't coming. stupid man. and on our listing it says nothing about a basement! so if they are looking at it, why would they make this one on their list if it doesn't have a basement?! again, stupid people.

just venting the stresses of selling a house.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? hot chocolate all the way

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? under

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white - colored are tacky

4. Do you hang mistletoe? not really. i have before...

5. When do you put your decorations up? well, usually the friday after thanksgiving...this year? later than that

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? mashed potatoes

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? every year, on christmas eve we would "camp out" (mom on the couch, me and brock on the floor) and we would sing 2 christmas songs over and over and over again.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? honestly, i don't remember. i do, however, remember making fun of my cousin because she still believed in santa

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? my mom's tree always had ornaments that brock and i made as kids. but my tree now has ornaments i bought UNTIL i can find the box at moms house with my homemade ones.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? totally hate it! i'll look at it in pictures, thank you

12. Can you ice skate? heck yeeah! pretty well, too!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? i had a lot of favorites but one that i remember vividly is one that i gave to my mom. i had been to tiffany's in nyc and i bought her a pen. it was so expensive and i was so proud of it. i told her about how excited i was for months! i still have a picture of her getting it...

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? it's always been family. especially now...

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? PUMPKIN PIE

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? refer to question 7

17. What tops your tree? a cross

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? i like getting stuff, but i love buying for and seeing people's reactions now

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? "if it doesn't snow on christmas" and "i like to turn the lights all out" (again refer to question 7)

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? oooh...love them!

Before you had a name or opened up your eyes
Or anyone could recognize your face.
You were being formed so delicate in size
Secluded in God's safe and hidden place.
With your little tiny hands and little tiny feet
And little eyes that shimmer like a pearl
He breathed in you a song and to make it all complete
He brought the masterpiece into the world.

You are a masterpieceA new creation He has formed
And you're as soft and fresh as a snowy winter morn.
And I'm so glad that God has given you to me
Little Lamb of God, you are a masterpiece.

And now you're growing up your life's a miracle
Everytime I look at you I stand in awe
Because I see in you a reflection of me
And you'll always be my little lamb from God
And as your life goes on each day
How I pray that you will see
Just how much your life has meant to me.
And I'm so proud of youWhat else is there to say?
Just be the masterpiece He created you to be.

Link to 'Masterpiece'

I am a big fan of The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. While I don't think that it is the be-all, end-all for relationships, I do believe it has a lot to offer a couple in helping them understand each other and themselves. I think I've read this book at least 5 times!! I found a quiz online that goes along with the book to tell you which "languages" you use. Here are mine....

The Five Love Languages

My primary love language is probably
Words of Affirmation
with a secondary love language being
Physical Touch.

Complete set of results

Words of Affirmation:		9
Physical Touch:		8
Quality Time:		6
Acts of Service:		5
Receiving Gifts:		2

Information

Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

Take the quiz

tonight was "snelson family christmas shopping night" here in lilburn. robert and i went to costco for one particular gift in mind and came out with about 7. it was fabulous! we have amelia tonight, which presented challenges of its own: she's sick. she's doing better - which is the only reason i took her out.. well, that and she was sleeping like mad!! she slept for 4 hours straight! i couldn't believe she slept so much. hopefully she'll sleep tonight! otherwise, i'm up all night!

anyway. i digress. we went christmas shopping. at costco. now, i would have never in my life thought of costco as a christmas shopping place. but holy cow! it's packed with some really cool stuff!!! my favorite find of the night? a complete kit for making a really big gingerbread house!!! i got it for amber and ava. i can't wait to do it!!!!

well, i'm out. i've got a 4 month old waiting laughing at me!

so in atlanta, we have these cameras that check for people who speed and run red lights. i've never paid much attention to them....until today! in the mail, i received the following paper saying that i had run a red light!

now, there are 2 sides of me here. 1 - if you can read it, the times for me being through the light aren't even 1 second until the very last one. 2 - (and more overwhelming than the first one) how cool is it?!?

Anyone want to buy our house??

check this out!!!!! am i the only one completely flabberghasted by this?!?

http://search.stores.ebay.com/AuctionDrop_19013_W0QQfciZ0QQfclZ3QQfsnZAuctionDropQQfsooZ2QQfsopZ2QQfsubZ0QQftsZ2QQsaselZ78755068QQsofpZ0

if this doesn't scream "jojo needs a grandchild", i don't know what does!!!



you tell me what these scream....

We got a new camera since our other one broke. Here are pictures from our Thanksgiving! Enjoy!

so today has been quite a day! first we met with susan to list our house on the market. we now have a FOR SALE sign in our front yard! it's cool!!! then, susan and i went to look at a few houses. i found one that i LOVE and am hoping that robert will like it too when he sees it this weekend. then, after the houses, i went to pick up amelia. went straight to erin's house to hang out for a while. while on our way back from me showing her the house i like (it's really close to her house), i told her that we needed to stop and get a pregnancy test for her. she told me she wasn't pregnant but i made her do it anyway. we got back to her house and WHAM! erin's having another baby!!!!!!! my best friend is having a 3rd baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

man -- today has been quite a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOO HOOO!!! Alright, well, i never thought i'd say this, but i am actually excited about going back to school! i registered for my classes today and actually got the ones i wanted! so for the spring 07 semester i will be taking chemistry for the first half and anatomy & phisiology 1 for the second half. both classes have the same schedule: Tuesday and Thursday from 8 - 3.30. it's early, but it's only 2 days a week! i am so excited! i can't wait to get started!!!!!

....just remind me of this excitement half way through the semester!!

so it's my excitement of the day/week!!!!!

robert and i decided that we need to cut back on a few bills. so cable, being pretty superfluous in itself, was the first to go. now, for those of you who know me, know my attachment to the TLC channel. so i was dreading 11am today when the cable guy was going to be here. so, the doorbell rings. i answer it. it's the dreaded cable guy. i tell him how upset i am at losing my channel. he goes and takes both my cable boxes and puts them in his truck. he comes back into my house for me to sign the paperwork and as i'm signing he says, "oh, by the way, i didn't really feel like climbing up to put the filter on the cable line so you still have channels 2 - 78 for the basic cable price." WHAT!?!??!?! i freaked out! THAT MEANS I STILL HAVE TLC!!!!!!!!! i was so excited!!!!

(yeah, you can tell i don't have much going on!)

so robert has been in the cleaning/organizing mode for the past 2 days. so in the spirit of helping my husband, i decided to go through and sort out pictures from ones i wanted to keep and ones that needed to be chucked. i found a bunch of pictures from my summer in Moldova (2003). here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure!!!

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today has been awesome!! i had the ultimate (almost) girls day!!! erin and i had plans to go get her hair done - completely! - and i invited elissa to come with us! on the way there, elissa decided she wanted to get her hair cut too. (this is what makes it "almost" the ultimate day - i am the only one who didn't get a haircut. and those of you who know me, know my hair-cutting obsession!!!!) anyway, so while erin was getting herself sexified, elissa and i went to a different salon that had a walk-in available. well, elissa got 9 inches chopped off and donated it to Locks of Love. HOLY CRAP! it was awesome!!!! and what's really cool is that she didn't have to pay for it! because she donated it, the cut was free! so if there's anyone out there in cyberspace who's been considering donating to LOL, maybe that will help convince you! anyway, after the two of them got all sexified, we went window shopping at the new shopping plaza in snellville. it was great! just walking around, having girl talk, laughing at crazy stuff, and not thinking about our respective husbands at home doing who-knows-what! everyone needs a day like today!!!!!

i thought this afternoon couldn't be topped. i was wrong. when i got home, my wonderful, fabulous husband had spent the entire 7 hours i was gone cleaning the house!!!! minus a few minutes here and there to play on the computer. but my house is clean and that feels fabulous!!!!!!!!

anyway - i'm out for now. 7 hours of girl time is enough to exhaust even the strongest shopper! :-)

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happy birthday, jonah!!

just a few pictures to brighten your day!!!

okay, so i'm out looking for jobs again. yet again i am in the frustrating place of having (ahem) some college and no place to use it. here are my requirements for jobs:

1. something useful and that i will feel fulfilled
2. something that will make me feel productive when i come home
3. something that will give me some money

now, yes, i am still planning on going to school. i am actually really excited about it. however, i need a part time deal until i can get into a nursing job. i have figured out through my long years of 'searching' that desk jobs are not for me!

so, help me out blogging world! i need some serious help!!!!