I'm baaack!

So between us not having internet for like a month (ugh, right?) and Christmas being completely insane, I have not posted in soooo long.  Since today is Christmas Eve, I have a cute Christmas post.  This is an example of how totally adorable Jeff is.  I currently have two rolls of wrapping paper in the house.  One Christmas, one birthday.  I had them both out because I had a few December birthday gifts to wrap.  Jeff wrapped a Christmas present for me and didn't look at the paper.  He just assumed both rolls were Christmas themed.  Oops.

But he fixed it.

Now it says "Happy Birthday Jesus".  

why do I feel so guilty?

I caved.  Jeff was totally in the mood to watch Santa Claus the movie.  He always makes fun of me because I've never seen it.  So I agreed.  I have now officially watched a Christmas movie this season.  Before Thanksgiving.  So I'm feeling like a crazy person.  And now I really want to decorate my house all Christmas-y and break out the Christmas music.  And bake gingerbread.  Well, I will probably bake regardless... Off to the kitchen I go!

back to Christmas

Several days ago I gave a bit of a Christmas teaser, so I figured I should probably make good on the rest of the story.  Christmas Eve was a lively event with the in-laws that ended up turning a bit white trash.  That, of course only made everything funnier.  The interesting stuff mostly started with a monther v. daughter game of beer pong in the kitchen.  For anyone who has not seen their mother-in-law almost win a game of beer pong, this is very funny!  And the whole thing was captured on video.  Actually, it's probably already on youtube.  Hmm, I should look for that... Then all the boys (this includes ages 3 to 31) went into a bedroom and several of them walked out later with multiple pellet gun welts.  Mostly given out by the 31 year old.  Of course.  Then one of Jeff's cousins decided he was overheating, and in the middle of the whole family event, he stripped down to basketball shorts and an undershirt.  Also, he supposedly took a shower to cool off at some point.  So random.  Oh yeah, then the 3 year old played beer bong against several people.  Don't worry though, his dad drank the beer for him.

Then the next night at my family's Christmas get together I heard that the night before, my aunt was showing everyone the (hopefully self published) book she had just written as was selling for $22.  It is a children's book with a story that revolves around a dead beetle.  I swear I am not making this up.  In a between bouts of laughter at retelling the story, my mom and uncle managed to tell me bits like, "Hey, why aren't you getting up?  Oh, that's right.  You're a dead beetle."  Unfortunately she didn't' bring it with her Christmas day, so I never got to read it in front of her while trying to keep a straight face, like the rest of my family.  My family wasn't nearly as funny as Jeff's.  Mostly just my grandmas making truly awkward and uncomfortable comments about my baby.  Apparently she thought I only would tolerate having a girl and she kept trying to tell me that boys are ok too.  It was soo awkward!  I really missed my tradition cosmo with mom before that family arrived...

Anyway, I know it's way past cause I took a break of writing for awhile, but I hope everyone had awesome holiday stuff going on.  Let me know if your stories can top family beer pong tournaments, pellet guns, stripping, and a dead beetle book.

Merry Christmas!

so I have a story about Christmas Eve that I'll tell you soon.  It involves beer pong, pellet guns, and stripping.  No, it is way more kosher than it sounds.  It all happened at the family Christmas party.

Merry Christmas everyone!
love, Liesl, Jeff & Luna

sometimes I actually love people

Most of the time I really don't love people.  They are stupid/ annoying or just plain rude.  But I was pleasantly surprised when I opened my mailbox today and found a typed note from one of our neighbors.  They thanked us for putting up christmas lights and adding holiday cheer to the neighborhood.  It's always the little things in life that put a smile on your face.  I love when they creep up on you unexpected like that.  So here's to people!

suspicious

 

How could any kitty be suspicious of any puppy as cute as Finley?  But then here she is, hiding behind the tree glaring at him because he's on her couch.  Too bad he's clueless and doesn't even notice her.

no no no...

My mom invited a combination of various relatives for Christmas dinner who all drive me crazy (although I do love most of them individually).  Normally putting up with them is not an issue because my dad makes kick-ass Cosmos, but I can't have one this year!  I have no choice but to loose my mind that day, or show up late/ leave early.  Large amounts of my relatives together are the only times that I ever rely on alcohol.  Maybe large amounts of chocolate on Christmas will work as well as a Cosmo.  This sounds like a good reason to eat too much chocolate to me!

half-assed christmas

so the mall is officially finished being decorated for christmas.  as is macy's.  the only weird thing is that in the mall and macy's the speakers are still playing smooth jazz and not christmas music (for which I'm thankful).  But still, if you're going to do christmas, do it right and finish the whole thing.

Christmas in July

So you all know lazy people out there who leave their christmas lights on the roof year round, but last night Jeff and I saw a house totally own it.  They had all their twinkly christmas lights on full blast!  Yes, In July.  (While I was sweating to death)