Holiday Post-Mortem

Ah Christmas, it seems as though it was oh so long ago.

Oh wait.  That's because IT WAS.  I just really don't understand why it's so hard for me to take the time to plug in the cord and download pictures from our cameras.  But anyway, I finally got around to it last night, so the time has come for my Christmas and New Year review.

As you may remember, I wasn't incredibly excited for the holidays this year.  I was coming off of the wedding high, I was going to be away from my family for Christmas for the first time, and I was skeptical about how fun Christmas could actually be with only two people participating in the festivities.  Let me tell you though, it was actually really fun!  So fun in fact that I lobbied hard to cancel on going over to a friend's house Christmas night because I was enjoying just being curled up in my pajamas on the couch watching Christmas movies.  From Colby, I got the fabulous Malan Breton bag from my Christmas wish list, as well as Ratatouille, which I'd never seen before but ended up loving.  I got Colby a Nikon D40 to replace his super busted, screen cracked, rubberbanded together digital camera, but because this is the way my life works, I ordered it a few weeks before Christmas with 4-6 day delivery and we got it on the 26th.

 
(Ack, it's me with no makeup!  Shield your eyes!  Except for the purse.  Would you look at the awesomeness of that purse?  I can fit a book, umbrella, huge wallet, and mountains of random crap in there and it still looks all shiny and beautiful and stylish.  Love it.)

So, in the end, yay Christmas.  Christmas, by the way is officially not over since we're still getting presents and cards in the mail almost every day.  So, this entry is still entirely relevant.

New Year's was pretty much a total blast.  I drank so many martinis and Mai Tais that I was practically swimming in rum and vodka.  But it was SUCH GOOD rum and vodka.  And I was still totally and completely able to stand on my own two feet when we went outside to watch the fireworks.  Which?  Sucked.  Apparently there was some kind of computer malfunction with the show, and so we stood there perplexed as the minutes ticked by without any booms and flashes, and then became even more disgruntled when all we saw were the fireworks pictured below.  A friend told me that eventually they got the show going manually and it got a little better, but by that point our friends were practically passed out on the street and we decided to go ahead and get them home.

As you can see from that last picture, when we got home I decided to not only feed the dogs, but sit on the floor and give them positive affirmations and encouragement as they ate.  I am the best drunk dog mom in the world.

Comments

[Sassafras]

Ha ha! Isn't being drunk mom the best? Dogs are especially good pillows at about that time too.

I want cookies now. Damn you I thought I was done with Christmas cookies ;)

[La]

I love the drunk mom giving positive affirmations. It doesn't get much better than that!

:)

[Ashley]

I LOVE that purse!! So pretty! I carry a large purse too, because all of those things are necessities, I tell ya! I don't know how girls manage with clutches or small purses--ack!

[sophie]

Go Tigers!

Glad you had such a fun holiday. The first away from "home" was weird for me too, but ended up being good.

[Anonymous G]

That bag looks fabulous on you, Ang! I didn't really notice it until I looked at my pictures later. (I've got to send you the one of you and Colby and THE BAG!)

Too bad about the fireworks show, huh? Kind of anti-climactic... We sang a round of Old Lang Syne, put away our party toys and headed for beddy byebye.

Happy 2008!

[Bre]

You are full of holiday cheer (especially int he last photo!) :)

I do so love that bag - it's mega cute!

[Michelle & the City]

it's totally ok to still be filled with holiday cheer. it hasn't been THAT long! ;)