Very Merry!

The decorating is done and I am loving it. Christmas is my favorite!

One of my favorite ornaments
Pretty mantle and stockings

Fancy new votive candle holders I found (at Michael's - only $9 for a set of 5!)

Roll Tide for J and War Eagle for me!

Front porch decorations featuring an awesome wreath mom made!

And finally....
the neighbors house across the street! See, I told you they were festive!

I'm "it!"

So Celia tagged me ...here we go.

8 Random Things about Me:

1. I like to sort my M&M's by color when I eat them. The light brown ones used to be my favorite. I was really sad when they took that color away.

2. Apparently I grind my teeth at night. Like, really bad. I've had a few different people tell me about this now. I had no idea and it's never bothered me before, but I'm guessing that's where some of my migraine problems probably come from.

3. I LOVE pizza. I think a little more than I should. I really think I could eat it for every meal and never get tired of it. They all taste just different enough that I never get tired of it. My favorite is pepperoni and mushroom. Yummmm!

4. If I had the money I would get weekly manicures, pedicures, and facials.

5. One day I hope to travel across the country in an RV and see all the sights!

6. I love TV marathons. I like to save up several episodes on my Tivo and watch them all in a row. It's even better when MTV or VH1 show day long marathons of America's Next Top Model - I get hooked, quickly!

7. I have a teeny spot on my head where no hair grows. It's from where I get hit in the head with a rock when I was a toddler.

Thank Goodness It's Friday!!

It's Friday! I love Friday. Even though I still have to go to work, there is something about Friday that just feels great. Woo hoo! Let the countdown to 4:30 begin.

I'm excited about tonight, too. J and I are going to put Christmas lights on the shrubs in front of the house. A lot of the houses in our neighborhood go wild with Christmas lights and I just felt like our little garland with lights over the front door wasn't doing us justice. The neighbors across the street decorate for EVERY holiday. I'm not kidding. At Halloween they had this massive inflatable horse-drawn hearse with a grim reaper at the healm. It was weird. They also decorate with an inflatable American flag for Memorial Day and the 4th of July. I'm not going to try and out-do them, but I do want to show them we're just as festive as they are!

If I can snag some pics of their house without them catching me, I will!

Anyway, we went to Lowe's last night and got some brand new lights that will hopefully work. I think I have a jinx when it comes to Christmas lights, though. Seriously, mom and I bought about 5 different kinds when I was home last weekend and only ONE of the strands worked. It was very frustrating. By the way, I cannot recommend the LED Christmas lights - at least not the white ones. I didn't realize it, but they have that same bluish glow of the LED headlights on cars. Not attractive on a Christmas tree at all! Mom and I bought some of those because they are supposedly energy-savers, needless to say, when we saw the ugly color we boxed them back up to be returned to the store.

It's hot in Alabama. It's supposed to be 63 degrees today and then in the mid-70's for the majority of next week. I don't know about you, but I think it's supposed to be cold in December! I'm already thinking about what on earth I'll wear to work next week. Bah humbug!

Hope you enjoyed the randomness!

Enjoy the Ride

I thought this was a nice way to start the drive home the other day. Not a bad view, huh?

"N" is for New Jersey

As I said in a previous post my family and I spend the holiday weekend at a cabin in Gatlinburg. You can imagine that watching TV can only keep you entertained for so long, so I decided to take "Scattergories" for everyone to enjoy playing while we were there. I love board games, so I was really excited when everyone got as into it as I was.

During one of the rounds the letter was "N" and the catergory was a "U.S. City." I was very confident when I answered with "New Jersey." Could have said Nashville, Northport, New York, Natchez...the list could go on and on. But no, I said New Jersey. Duh, New Jersey is a state, not a city. Naturally, I felt like an idiot when I read my answer and everyone started to laugh. Oops!

Move ahead a day to Friday morning, shopping at the outlets with Jeremy, mom, and Molly. I see a cute pair of shoes that are regularly $60, but are marked at 40% off. I look at Jeremy and say, "What would that be, like 40 DOLLARS off?" I know good and well that 40% and $40 are two very different things. I guess I was having a blonde moment. Anyway, Jeremy looks me in the eye and says, "Marissa, only in the CITY of New Jersey is $40 the same as 40%."

Hilarious, right?

A Very Auburn Christmas

I decorated my fabulous Auburn Christmas tree at work last week. See how cute it is?

WAR EAGLE! Six is better than Saban!

A Better Blogger

So, I've been told that the blogging world misses me. (Thanks for noticing Melissa P!) I will try and do better about keeping up with posting. I do have pictures to share from Thanksgiving, but my dear, sweet sister hasn't emailed them to me yet. I will share as soon as I have them.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. My family did things a little different this year. We rented a cabin in Gatlinburg and spent the holiday weekend there. It was really great! Of course I ate way too much, but it was worth it. Pictures to come soon!! :)