Celebrations!

December is a month of celebrations!

I'm so excited about all of the great things going on in my life right now, I can barely sit still.

-December is one of my favorite months of the year. Two more weeks of work, then I'm off for two full weeks. I can hang.

-My pajama/accessory party is coming up. I'm pumped about spending some relaxing time with my girlfriends watching "Elf" and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." The food theme is appetizers. Man, how can you not like an appetizer party? It's a definitely, "Bring your stretchy pants" kinda party.

-Our house is decorated (finally). I finished the decorations today and the tree is up. I recited "the stockings were hung with care in anticipation that Saint Nicholas would soon be there" while I hung the stockings. Man, I'm so rad. I got the look from Randy but this is expected. What else is expected? His reaction to my Christmas tree. Randy likes lights and ornaments. Well, I can't be boring. I have to add picks and wispy things. I stick all my picks up at the top and he usually has a comment. This year, he's been singing the under the sea theme song from "The Little Mermaid." He thinks it looks like I have seaweed fluttering and swaying. Some people just can't be pleased.

-Tomorrow I turn in all of my internship logs. I will no longer be a graduate student. I graduate on December 18th!!!!

I WILL HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE....FINALLY!!!!

-"The Christmas Spectacular" with Jana is coming up. I can't wait to see the new version. I saw it on Broadway when I went to NYC in 8th grade, so it's been awhile. I'm ready!

-Denver!!!! Randy and I will be traveling to Granny's house on Christmas day! I'm excited to build a snowman and relax with family. Randy will be skiing and attending a Broncos game. I just want to go to the Denver Mint and take a tour. They make pennies there...duh!

-Christmas music! Christmas lights! Hot chocolate! Finding the "Griswald's house" in our neighborhood! Grouchiness, I mean Christmas cheer on everyone's face! Christmas cards! Christmas stamps! Egg nog! Gingerbread cookies! Spritz cookies! Fires in the fireplace! Gift wrap and bows! UT ornaments! Cookie exchanges! White Elephant Gifts!

-And the most important thing, celebrating the birth of Christ!

More posts to come this week...including my adventures of having dinner with a pirate!