Turkey-Turkey!

So, I'm a couple of days late, but Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday.  We made a quick run down to the hometown for some family fun, then back to the 'burbs for more turkey. 

And of course, because we are crazy, my partner in crime and I went out for some Black Friday shopping.  We skipped the 5 a.m. crowds this year and headed out a little later (ok, I admit it, I overslept until 7:30).  And because we are silly, our first stop was to Target where Psych Season 2 was on sale for $14.  Yay Psych!!!!!  By our third stop, we were completely slap happy and tried sharing the fun & love with the cashier at Borders, but she did not find us nearly as amusing as she should have... I don't know what was wrong with her, we were hilarious.  By mid-afternoon, I was ready to collapse, so I came home and put up my little christmas tree.  It's so cute!

Saturday was a baby shower (congrats K & B!) and then more shopping, or window shopping I should say.  I had plans for today, but when I woke up and saw the icky weather, I ditched the plans, lit a fire and had a Lord of the Rings marathon in between cooking meals for the week.  It was nice, but I forgot how long those movies are and I only watched two of them.

AND, I've still got tomorrow off work as well!  WOOHOO!  I love making long weekends longer.  Well, that's it for now.  I hope everyone had a great weekend and braves the weather well.

Until next time -
~Shel 

Happy Friday

I was hoping to have a fun post today, but I'm in a crappy mood, so you get this...

Until next time -
~Shel

Friday Fun & Games!

This video proves the adage, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye, then it's freakin' hilarious! I hope everyone has had a good week. Mine's been nuts, but hey, nothing unusual about that. After a long, stressful week, I think it's best to unwind with some silliness, and since I rule this blog, I've declared it Fun & Games Friday!!! WOOHOO!

If only that meant that I got to blow off work for the rest of the day... Anyway, not much happening outside of work here. My SIL and I took the nieces to see High School Musical 3 last Friday - that was a hoot. The girls had such a good time.

In other news, I am desperately trying to deny that winter is almost upon us. I have yet to turn on the heat, but I have fired up the fireplace a couple of times. The benefit of living on the 2nd floor in a tiny apartment is that when the neighbors turn on their heat, it warms up in my place too. Score! This weekend is supposed to be pretty chilly, so I'm guessing my fireplace will earn it's keep, because I refuse to turn on the heat until December - I. Refuse. I ran the heat last May it was so freakin' cold, that I just cannot bring myself to do it now.

Anyway, enough about depressing subjects - time for more fun!

And you thought Sea World was a family place..

Have a great weekend!

Until next time -
~Shel

Rockin' the Vote

I may have mentioned here before that I enjoy a good political debate and once upon a time, the election season was great fun for me.  However, the 2000 election and beyond have really been nothing but painful.  Even today, as I cast my vote, I did not cast it for the person best fit for the job, or even a candidate I could get remotely excited about.  Today I once again cast my vote for the lesser of two evils.  I do not believe either candidate will make an effective leader and believe both are disasters waiting to happen, each in their own special way.

Today's election is indeed historical, we will either have our first black President or our first female Vice President.  I just wish I could be excited by the prospect of either taking office.  I believe there are better black and female candidates for both of the jobs. 

On a positive note, I have been very excited to see the amount of involvement in this election process, as compared to the past.  My good friend K, who has never voted (for which I give her a hard time whenever possible) is voting for the first time!  YAY K!  It's also fun to see my nieces learning about the process as well - they totally do not understand, but they do understand that they are "rooting" for one candidate, which the oldest (5) told me on Saturday.  My friends and I have debated the issues and candidates more than any other election I can remember.  In that respect I have enjoyed this election much more than the 2000 or 2004 seasons. 

So, whichever candidate you support and whatever your ideas are, get out there and vote!  I hope your polling place has the "I Voted" stickers, because mine did not, and that made me a little sad... 

Until next time -

~Shel