Not Me! Monday... on Tuesday.

I couldn't resist posting this week, and since I didn't do it yesterday I'm going to do it today. Let's just pretend it's Monday, shall we? And if you haven't joined in, head over to MckMama's blog and be a part of the party.

I did not send a Christmas card meant for Katie to Emma, and a Christmas card for Emma to Katie. That would be a totally blonde thing to do, and my hair is dark! I would never make such an embarrassing mistake!

My car has not been a block of ice for the last week because it's just too cold to get all of the ice off of it. I do not scrape off the minimum for me to be able to see and leave the rest. Nope!

I did not find myself laughing at a scary movie last night that I was watching all alone. First of all, it was meant to be scary! And second of all, I should never watch scary movies alone, ever. So clearly, this never happened.

I am not incredibly excited to give my family all the gifts I picked out for them. I am also not excited to go Christmas shopping tomorrow with my mom and spend time with her. (I actually haven't seen my family since October, and I miss them!)

I am not wearing leg warmers right now. I would never do that.

Happy holidays, everyone!

Still alive!

Hey all, I'm still alive. (: I've been super busy with the holidays, as I'm sure you all are as well. I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas early in case I don't get on here again before the big day. Remember Christ and His love, the real meaning of Christmas. Spend the time loving and being with your families.

I swear, after the holidays, I need to catch up with all of you! I feel like I haven't talked to anyone in forever. I promise, I'm going to make a real effort once everything settles down.

Happy holidays, all!

Also, my favorite Post Secret of the week:

Not Me! Monday

Can you believe it's that time again?! Monday, Monday. If you haven't joined in confessing in all of the things you didn't do last week, hop on over and check out MckMama's blog and make a post of your own!

I did not already make a Not Me post, only to have it eaten by my internet!

I have not seen Twilight three (three!) times.

I did not procrastinate a project and have to work on it all day today and have to turn it in first thing in the morning.

I did not go out drinking twice last week. My friend turned 22 and I hadn't been to the bars in months.

I do not have a new dream to move out west and meet a Native American boy to fall in love with. I do not realize that this is totally irrational. I am not actually considering moving out west to teach, regardless of whether or not there's a boy waiting me (without even knowing it!).

I did not have laundry draped over every surface in my apartment for the past two days becase the washing machine broke, leaving my clothes soaking wet, and I didn't have enough quarters to dry them all the way.

I am not looking forward to three days with nothing to do this week!

Favorite Post Secret.

And yours?

Pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Dancing around and cleaning my apartment. And then having a clean apartment. Watching a student get a good grade on something they worked really hard on. A good love song. A great book. Wishing for a fairy tale. A really good smelling candle. A smile from a stranger. A pen that writes flawlessly. Clean sheets and pillowcases, warm from the dryer. The smell of a campfire. The sound of pouring rain. The joy of giving.

And now it's your turn. What simple pleasures do you enjoy?

Not Me! Monday.

After missing a week of doing Not Me! Monday, I'm ready to kick myself back in gear! If you haven't joined in the fun, head on over to MckMama's blog to check it out!

This week, I did not thank God a little for having my car break down, because it meant I was able to spend an entire day with my best friend (instead of going to work), who I haven't seen much lately. It did not feel great to rekindle that friendship and spend the day Christmas shopping.

During that Christmas shopping, I did not go to FOUR stores searching for the book Eclipse. I did not pay cover price when I found it at Barnes and Noble because I was sick of searching.

I have not been sleeping on my pull-out couch for over a week now instead of my perfectly good bed.

I did not buy an Edward poster and hang it in my bedroom like a starstruck teenage girl. He is not beautiful.

And lastly, I did not, would never, cover up other cds with Taylor Swift's new album at Wal-Mart. And I did not take the following picture in order to document my achievement. That would be childish!



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Favorite Post Secret.

6 days.

Wow. 6 days into December and this is my first post. Can you tell I've been swamped?

Okay. That's not exactly true. Why I have been busy with end of the semester stuff, you can blame books for my big absence. I've been a real bookworm lately. I think I read 5 books this past week. I was off to buy Eclipse today and start it when my car decided to break down. God bless the kind man and his wife who stopped to give me a hand. Seriously, the kindness of strangers is amazing. People like him really help me believe that humanity isn't a complete wreck.

The man who stopped to help said he thinks it's my clutch. But of course, it's Saturday, and the shops were all but closed by the time I got a hold of a towing company. And they aren't open on Sundays, which really doesn't make any sense to me. People need to drive on Sundays, too!

So, I am currently car-less and Eclipse-less. I wanted to get a bunch of Christmas shopping done today, but I am stranded at home and my poor car is stranded in a parking lot in town. And I was going to go to urgent care to get my hand x-rayed (I have a big, and I mean BIG, bump that has been growing) but I couldn't do that, either.

Geez, I really didn't mean for this to turn into a vent-fest. Things could really be worse! It's just bad timing, that's all. Christmas time when my parents are already strapped for money... yikes.

But I'm still alive, in case you were worried. (: