Shiny Happy People

I have a question for everyone. How many real friends do you have and what do you consider a real friend? I remember telling a friend before she got married that marriage isn't this idea you have in your head that you got from various tv shows and movies. Well, I kind of feel that way about friends too. The funny thing is that I bet some of the people reading this will think that I'm talking about them and some of them would be wrong.

December is Over?

Wow, December is practically over! And I have only posted once! Well, after my parents left we were busy getting back into the routine of things. Of course, the holiday season is crazy and we only attended one of three holiday parties. I started class again (9 more after this one!). Then we had a somewhat unplanned visit from John's parents for a few days. They came with a purpose of finding a house to buy and they found one, made an offer, and it was accepted a few days later! We didn't do a whole lot more when they were here, but played lots of cards, dice, and dominos!

Christmas was a quiet and uneventful day. I guess that is what we get. One of the few times a year I hate living here. We have no family and no kids so really no reason to "celebrate". Don't take that wrong, I know the reason for the season, but really, why deck the house out or anything. We did go over to Stephanie and Barts and had breakfast for dinner. We had great intentions to play the Wii, but we ended up eating and going for our bike ride and that was about it! We had decorated our bikes with lights and then rode around to look at the houses with lights. It was a great night and we had a lot of fun. We definitely garnered a lot of attention!!

This is the fantastically watered down version of everything, so I hope you enjoy and I'll try and get some pictures soon.

Thanksgiving

Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. It was probably one of the best Thanksgivings in a long time! We had prime rib, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoe casserole, beans, salad, oh and some turkey. But that's not what made it so good, it was that if was small. My parents were here and my friends Stephanie and Bart and John and I. We just hung out and ate and watched football.

My mom and dad got here Wednesday afternoon and we went to San Tan Flats that night. It was cold, but the food was good and we got a spot right by the firepits.

My mom convinced me to get up somewhat early and go shopping on Friday morning. It was actually a productive day. Got all but a few people shopped for. We only hit a few stores but that took most of the day. Then we went to LoLo's that night! Chicken and Waffles! Yum!! Don't forget the awesome mac-n-cheese and the red kool-aid and the eggs!

Saturday we didn't do much. My mom made me put up my Christmas tree. That's the first time in three years. Then Saturday night we went to Oregano's; another fantastic restaurant. After dinner we went to Burlesque, which I quite enjoyed.

Sunday another lazy day but then we went to TransSiberian Orchestra. It was a lot of fun and we really enjoyed it. And it was a LONG concert. Loud with fire and lasers. I swear all I needed was some weed and it would have been Laser Floyd.

Monday we ran errands. We went to Lucille's BBQ before heading to the Monday Night Football game. The game was boring!! But it's always fun to go and watch people. We had the best seats for the fight of the night in the stands. Tuesday my mom and dad got up early and headed home. I'm sure it was a long drive for them but I'm super glad they came down and we had a good time.