lovepeacedaytwelve

on the twelfth day of christmas my true love gave to me:

twelve hours of family christmas fun. then another twelve hours, then another twelve, and finally one more twelve. if you did the math, you know that that makes forty-eight hours of together time. times eleven people, that makes 528 people-hours. together in the same house, our sleeping bags in the same room, eating pistachio salad from the same plastic spoons and drinking martinellis from the same plastic champagne glasses. that is a lot of hours of fun. heaven be with us all.

on the agenda:


gingerbread houses


nativity reenactment


princess and the frog


open presents


sledding


play the new games santa brought


crash


eleven settings at the christmas table.

ten dollar dresses for the christmas eve party.

nine cinnamon pretzel bites for dinner.

eight items on my to-do list that remain unchecked off.

seven times approached by someone in the mall.

six items off the arbys value menu.

five tears nearly shed.

four very sore limbs.

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

feliz navidad and merry christmas.

lovepeacedayeleven

on the eleventh day of christmas my true love gave to me:

eleven settings at the christmas table. we sure are multiplying and replenishing quickly. and next year there will surely be twelve, maybe even thirteen if haley gets married and fourteen if haley gets married and pregnant. i am just saying it is possible.


i would be willing to bet a dollar that you just counted how many people are in that picture to see if there really are eleven. there are.

ten dollar dresses for the christmas eve party.

nine cinnamon pretzel bites for dinner.

eight items on my to-do list that remain unchecked off.

seven times approached by someone in the mall.

six items off the arbys value menu.

five tears nearly shed.

four very sore limbs.

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedayten

on the tenth day of christmas my true love gave to me:

ten dollar dresses for the christmas eve party.



i say dresses in the plural because i got matching ones for me and hay. acting completely out of character, she is refusing to wear hers. killjoy.

nine cinnamon pretzel bites for dinner.

eight items on my to-do list that remain unchecked off.

seven times approached by someone in the mall.

six items off the arbys value menu.

five tears nearly shed.

four very sore limbs.

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedaynine

on the ninth day of christmas my true love gave to me:

nine cinnamon pretzel bites for dinner.


they say hindsight is 20/20 but im pretty sure i knew that having cinnamon pretzel bites for dinner wasnt a good idea even before i made that decision.

if you are thinking about my alleged cinnamon allergy and wondering if i have a headache, the answer is yes. but there is also a lurking variable which is the fact that cinnamon pretzel bites do not a sufficient dinner make and sometimes insufficient dinners can also give you a headache. caffeine overload can also cause headaches so im not admitting to any late night diet coke consumption but that is also a possible cause.

eight items on my to-do list that remain unchecked off.

seven times approached by someone in the mall.

six items off the arbys value menu.

five tears nearly shed.

four very sore limbs.

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedayeight

on the eighth day of christmas my true love gave to me:

eight items on my to-do list that remain unchecked off.

for a more positive take on things, i would like to focus on the eight things that didnt make the to-do list that i did accomplish.

1 do the la times crossword puzzle
2 eat a potato
3 read winnie the pooh learns to always tell the truth
4 watch a cheesy albeit touching hallmark film
5 wear the wrong socks to church
6 take an 11 am nap
7 rack up a $754.94 shopping cart on urbanoutfitters.com (none of which i will buy)
8 learn whether the phrase "rack up" is spelled rack or wrack. it is rack up without a w.

seven times approached by someone in the mall.

six items off the arbys value menu.

five tears nearly shed.

four very sore limbs.

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedayseven

on the seventh day of christmas my true love gave to me:

seven times approached by someone in the mall who:

a) spoke with a heavy mediterranean accent
b) wanted to rub something on my nails, my hands, or my head; and,
c) began with "escoose me miss, may i ahs you a queshon?"

no, you cannot ahs me queshon. you cannot ahs me anything. you cannot touch my cuticles, you cannot straighten my hair, and please don't touch me with that claw-like head scratcher.



please try to give somebody else lice for christmas, im not super interested today.

six items off the arbys value menu.

five tears nearly shed.

four very sore limbs.

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedaysix

on the sixth day of christmas my true love gave to me:

six items off the arbys value menu for just $6 + tax. 3 jr roast beef sandwiches, 1 jr chicken sandwich, 1 curly fry, and a jamocha shake later, the whole family was fed and went to bed.



this is a true statement.

five tears nearly shed.

four very sore limbs.

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedayfive

on the fifth day of christmas my true love gave to me:

five tears nearly shed while watching blind side at the jordan commons. i shed none of the five, but it was a close call. if you havent seen it i wont give anything away, but it is especially sad when he dies at the end. just kidding, that doesnt happen.


four very sore limbs.

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedayfour

on the fourth day of christmas my true love gave to me:

four very sore limbs.

i braved the super intense boot camp conditioning class at the gym yesterday. it kicked my trash but ill be back for more next tuesday at 8:45 am sharp. and this time, ill be ready for that weird mermaid-to-rainbow-to-thread-the-needle move that wrenched my abdominals so. YES SIR!

three sale coats from anthropologie.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedaythree

on the third day of christmas my true love gave to me:

three sale coats from anthropologie.


none of which i actually bought, only contemplated buying.


because my coat is at the dry cleaners.


dont ask why it is at the dry cleaners, it isnt because i spilled gas all over myself.

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.

and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedaytwo

on the second day of christmas my true love gave to me:

two housing contracts in the cutest condo ever in the whole world for me and haley.


and a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacedayone

on the first day of christmas my true love gave to me:

a natalie cole. and i loved her.

lovepeacebling

confession: i recently began a love affair and i think its time i was upfront about it.

my mate? bling. if it glints, glows, or sparkles, i want it bad. diamonds, gold, dont even TALK to me about sequins. shimmer, glimmer, glitter, give it to me baby. and give it to me bedazzled.



if you know my style, you'll know that this is a far cry from the norm. i would usually call my choice in clothing... conservative? wait no. maybe natural. or maybe neutral. a neutral natural kind of earthy. blacks, greys, wolves, feathers, wood stuff. but lately its all rhinestones, sequins, studs, and glitter. i even bookmarked the victoria's secret PINK website (not a lie). i spend every break at work looking at the same $90 pair of sweat pants.



pretty hot, huh? i want to wear them out in public tucked into my uggs with the $90 matching hoodie.



what's happening to me? i have also become a fool for things that have text that an eight-year-old would love on them. if it says love, peace, or something similarly cheesy, im on it.



my dad thinks its my grandma eva gene manifesting itself in a new way. the grandma eva who takes off on the weekend to go to the sand dunes with bob. the grandma eva who wears a full on leather getup to ride on the back of bob's harley. the grandma eva who wore snakeskin jeans with an overlay of shimmer on them to thanksgiving dinner. the grandma eva who, when complimented on the said jeans, told me the story of how she tried them with a glittery top but that was too much.

though constantly tempted to splurge, im trying to keep my buying to a minimum until ive determined whether this is a phase or the early onset of evahood. so far ive limited myself to 2 glittery tanks and 1 wife beater with a sequined front. oh and a velour sweatsuit but that doesnt count. oh and some leathery croc leggings but those dont count either.

so on a different note, if you are looking for christmas ideas for me, i will take anything from this website. also, i could use a new bedazzler.