things i'm looking forward to...in 2009

[i'm going to try to do this in some sort of order...]

1. i just bought these shoes online. i'm very excited! free shipping and shipping if it needs to be returned! [piperlime.com]
   
   
   
   
   
2. getting new office furniture
3. finishing "decorating" our apartment
   
4. celebrating Josh & I's 1-year anniversary in February :)
   
   
   
   picture taken by puremotif
   
   
   
5. turning 25 this year with my other SKANK's!
   
6. visiting my BFF Alicia in Florida for my birthday [after it actually, in April]. we've known each other since we were 2! she's been living in Florida for almost 4 years now [i think] and i've not been down to visit her yet.
   
   
   
   
   
7. bridal showers & more SKANK trips
   
8. kt's wedding!!!! [July]
   
9. possibly going to England with my parents...
   
10. nikkie's wedding!!! [September]

well, that's enough for now i'd say. i'm sure more things to look forward to will present themselves throughout the year!

must see.

the best part is at the end, so, try to make it that far...

one of my favorite bands

one of my favorite bands, mae, is making their new album all-charity. the first of every month they have a song available for download with a minimum donation of $1.00. all the profits from digital downloads will go towards funding humanitarian projects they will be a part of all year long. you can check their website whatismae.com to see what their doing.

so far "the house that fire built" [the first downloadable song] is awesome. i haven't listened to mae much recently...this new song is refreshing.

before you say that a part of you has died
remember that the fire is on the inside
all you need is to open it up wide
time for action, chain reaction (it's time)

the daily green

several months ago i stumbled across the website "the daily green." [i believe i was led there through Real Simple, probably an article on easy ways to go green, unless it was from Domino or long enough ago to be from Blueprint]. anyway, i was excited to see that some of Knoll's products were featured in their "green homes" section on "green office furniture." [they are numbers 15 - 19].

cruise post...FAIL.

whoops. i have no idea when i'm going to post ANYTHING about the cruise.

i will post a little about christmas.

our christmas eve services at church seemed to be a success [other than my singing "light and LIME to all he brings" instead of "late in time behold him come". whoops. oh well.

christmas day was mostly a success...though i believe it was quite a shambles. i woke up on time and arrived at my parents an hour later than i'd hoped. my veggie casserole "sauce" was too thick, amount of veggies was too much, carrots undercooked, then everything overcooked. we planned for 14 people in our small room and packed them in two tables, but only ate with 10 people since 4 got stuck in traffic [or something of that nature] and ate 1/2 hour after the first batch did. we had our "christmas crackers" as usual - but they failed to have HATS and JOKES [just had stupid toys]. we did have a great day and though i didn't ask for much specifically when it came to gifts, i still got a BUNCH of awesome things [cause my fam just knows me so well!].

boxing day was also fun, with the annual trip to the Holmes' where we had lots of cold meat and rolls [and desserts]. personally, i could have done with some potatoes or veggies...buuuut all in all, another good day, ended by our annual Neighborhood party at kt's parents house. also, lots of fun.

anyway, here's a few pics of the holiday, courtsey of rach [and some taken by myself as well].

[christmas eve]

[christmas morning]

[i got a few...weird...gifts...]






[christmas with the cousins...and mum]

hope your holidays were great and new years is even better!