Merry Christmas

This year I decided to buy my own real Christmas tree, and am so glad that I did. Buying the tree was and adventure all by itself that included some backwoods tree salesmen, learning about different tree varieties , texting chacha for help, negotiating tree prices, and having some sap shoved in my face, all of this while being out in the freezing cold. It was such a funny experience. I found a Douglas Fir that I loved, and after some intense negotiating I was able to take it home.

I love my tree!

My eclectic tree has ornaments from different trips that I have been on, and some ornaments that I got long ago. I love all of the memories on it. My new travel additions this year are: the Twin Spires at Church Hill Downs in Kentucky, a wood carved whale tail from Sea World in San Diego, and a salmon from Seattle.

A Sock and a Safety Pin

When I was in 5th grade a boy in my class came to school with a sock wrapped around his neck that was held in place with a safety pin. Of course all of us asked him why in the world he had a sock around his neck.

His answer was simple, he had a sore throat, and this helped to keep his neck warm which would help him to get better quickly.

Well I, along with my fellow classmates, told him just how ridiculous this was.

Yesterday, I had a sore throat. I was out running errands, and wished that I had something to keep my neck warm, something like a sock held in place with a safety pin, because that would make my throat feel better.

Oh how little I knew back then.

If you can't beat them, join them

In an effort to appease the masses I now have a blog. This would have never happened without blogging 101, and all of the persistent requests, thanks guys. Hope you enjoy reading.