Sugar High

Please don't tell me I'm the only one who ate 20 cookies this weekend?  I was even consciously thinking about not eating too much, so I think I tricked my mind into thinking that smaller increments were better. Well, THEY'RE NOT.  After consuming one cookie with lunch, sitting down & getting up 5 different times to get a "few" appetizers, & standing over the shrimp platter - I think its safe to say I had my fill.  Let's not get into the after church goodies.  Or those that I brought home for that matter.  I think I shall only consume vegetables for 10 days to rid my body of all that sugar! 

yeah right.  It is a nice thought though. 

This year was an especially great Christmas! I think it helped that I feel extra thankful to be here & know that I have angels everyday.  Who wouldnt be thankful after that?  We celebrated the season by heading back to my hometown on Friday night & participating in an "Ugly Sweater" contest - which basically turns into a "free-for-all-wear-anything-ugly-and-slightly-Christmas-y".

Case in point: my mother, in the photo below.  Does that look like a "sweater" to you?  Didn't think so.

That's my bro's pretty gf Courtney on the left, then my bro, my Momma, ME, & the bf

We are kinda cute, but not neaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrly as ugly/Christmas-y as the others.  A couple actually knitted an entire shirt/skirt & man's vest for the win! I'm never going to attempt that, but I will go in & have a good time with the fellow sweater freaks.

Although it was a bit of a rough morning, we had to head to Grandma's for gifts.  We dressed up realllllllll nice because we were going to Christmas church service after.

I got fancy & put a blazer on. Whoooo.  That's my sis on the left, then the bro, his pretty gf, ME, & the bf again.  Courtney thinks she looks like a midget.  I think she's the cutest little midget I've ever seen.

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now just imagine that in card form & coming especially to you in the mail.  That's our cute little fam on Christmas Eve.  Whew, that was a breeze to send out.  I think I'll try that every year.

After church service (in which the bf had trouble reading the hymnals....we'll get into that another time) we ate some soup, probably another cookie -I stopped counting at this point & just let the sugar hit my veins - & headed home to open gifts with just the few of the us.  I got the boyfriend a trip to see his fave hockey team in Chicago.  Thank God we changed into sweats, because looking pretty all day was really taking its toll on me. 

Us - in sweats. Hallelujah!

When I first saw this picture I thought, "ohhh he looks so happy & cute".  Now, 3 days later, I have yet to see him in anything BUT this jersey.  The cute-ness is wearing off.  If you see him, let him know he can take it off now.

XOXO,

KG