so many holidays

to catch up!

i've not been 

diligent in 

updating you

through these holidays.

i have a thousand

pictures of the last 

30 days, but 

i will just share 

a few with you.

first:

Kohen, 

the cutest tigger ever

thanksgiving

at the inlaws house

in Oklahoma

and then again

at my family's!

so much turkey,

so much classic donkey kong

i made a pretty sweet

apple pie

we did a 1,000

piece puzzle at my parents.

i'm not sure why,

but we do puzzles

during thanksgiving

while we watch

the parade and whatnot.

don't you hate it when you get to 

the end of a huge puzzle

and theres just 

one tiny piece missing?!

sherbs had a good time

in her kennel

riding around the country.

now Rob and I

are going to watch

christmas movies,

and put up our tree

and decorate our house!

so exciting!

oh yeah and:

26 days till

christmas!!!!

light at the end of the tunnel

i can sort of

kind of

maybe

breathe 

a little 

today....

there is hope.

and it is 

about time!

my official countdown

to christmas

has started.

35 days!

and i could not

be more exited!

my first christmas

with my 

new husband,

in our new home, 

and our new puppy,

and it is 

going to be

epic!

so, i'll be 

giving you lists of 

some of my faves

as part of my 

christmas spirit 

countdown.

todays:

keri smith, 

wicked,

string lights at night,

sonic happy hour,

dahlias,

woot!,

and the new orange

cover i made for the cushion

on my papasan chair.

and there you have it.

'till next time...

can't breathe...

i've had a cold

all week.

a really

really

annoying

cold.

and i 

cant breathe

which is 

quite the hindrance

when trying

to sleep.

anyway.

it will pass...

eventually...

i hope..

long week.

i have 

sort of revamped

my website.

in another attempt

to pick up

some new business.

you can 

check it out

if you want.

www.pixeldust-photography.com

There is a christmas

special right now,

if any of you need 

christmas pictures

and whatnot.

Rob showed me this

a couple days

ago, and i think

it is amazing

and very fun. 

so here you go!

many the miles

last week

rob and i saw

mae

(one of my all time

favorite bands)

in pegasus plaza

in dallas.

it was awesome.

after the show

the band members 

stayed and hung out

with the crowd.

I got a picture 

with dave,

the lead singer.

it was extremely fun.

last week

annie, 

my sister,

had a singing 

competition in

oklahoma city.

so i went with her

and we had 

a lot of fun

hanging around

in OKC for three days.

annie reading

the nytimes

which was ironically

about an opera program.

me with my

beloved

peppermint mocha.

I'm really excited

about Rob and I 

doing our christmas 

boxes tomorrow!

I get excited about it

every year!

my roommate and I 

used to go 

together in college

and just buy 

so much fun stuff

for the kids

we hardly could fit 

it in the boxes in the end.

if you've never done a box

for operation

christmas child,

then this year 

should be your first!!

i have a super

extreme soft spot

when it comes to kids

and the holidays..

i think christmas 

is magical...

i helped hand them out

once on a trip overseas,

and it was amazing!

It was June,

but they didn't care!

agh, 

i love it.

it makes my heart

all stabby.

love letters

and by that i mean

i love letters.

or fonts, rather.

i have about a million.

well, maybe 

just several 

hundred..

but still.

that's getting a little

crazy...

i'm not 

totally sure that

anyone reads

this blog.

and not that

i have so much

of interest to 

write.

but thats ok.

i like to anyway.

i found out 

last week

that people my age,

or at least

the ones i'm around

don't dress up

for halloween parties

anymore..

which made it awkward

when i did.

but i still had fun

regardless.

did you vote today?

i did.