Just popping in here quickly to give a recap on the holidays. So far the winter’s weather has been very mild with hardly any snow. This made traveling to see family easy. Christmas was on a Tuesday this year and I had the rest of the week off. That said we decided to go on our Indiana trip the weekend before Christmas. We got back on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n
This year’s theme for Hollace was old stuff like music boxes, monacles and a gavel. Her big gift was a new cell phone, one that has a longer battery life then 2 hours and easier to text on.<\/p>\n
For RAW I decided it was time to get another bike so we can both go bike riding when spring comes as oppose to take turns. I bought a small model of a bike and wrapped it with a catalog so he can pick up something.<\/p>\n
For me I got some “odd” odd and ends, ones that I flagged in a catalog of goofy stuff. For myself I bought a pocket projector and screen for backyard and camping movie night.<\/p>\n
From some Xmas money I bought a new purse, an expensive one as far as I am concerned but I hated the fakey crap feel of my latest purse. I bought a Fossil. I spent a lot of time contemplating which purse and where to get the best deal. Shelby got Pam a Fossil and saved money by using credit card reward points for a Macy’s gift card. That was a splendid idea and could get a $100 card myself only Macy’s didn’t have any of the purses I wanted in stock. I could of ordered online but was afraid if I returned it it would go back on a gift card that I would never use since I don’t really shop there. I eventually went to the Fossil outlet and saved about $50.<\/p>\n
I am in love with my new purse LOL. Since I did all that online research every page I go to shows banner ads of it that I still click on to fawn over it even though it sits in the other room. I know pathetic. The only problem I have with the purse is the strap is way too short to be usable but I was able to find a custom leather purse site online so I await that. Also Fossil said they might be able to send me a longer one complimentary.<\/p>\n
Work has been crazy in a bizzarre way. Because I was out over Christmas week that meant I was only in on the 31st. The last day before the company split into two. I had five websites that I needed to make sure went live on January 1. I did and all is well. Three of those sites now sit with my former co-workers since I don’t work for the company that now owns them.<\/p>\n
On December 31, when I was getting ready for work after being off for a week, the red string bracelet I have been wearing the last couple months just fell off onto the floor. What made that odd was that after I got to work I realized my Fitbit also fell off but to where I had no idea.<\/p>\n
The night before, I finally justified getting the new Fitbit and giving RAW the old one for a little step by step competition but now it was gone so I went ahead and ordered a new one.<\/p>\n
On January 2nd I found the old one in the parking lot about half an inch from being crushed by a tire but dead still the same. Later that day I was to get my new one.<\/p>\n
The new one sits in a silicone sleeve and really hangs on, there is no way it could fall off like the old one did which is why I was surprised on January 4 I started the day the same way with the now fixed red string bracelet falling off again. I thought to myself, now what the Fitbit is going to fall off again? And I swear to god at that moment the Fitbit fell off my waistband to the floor. I just stared at it in disbelief, really, seriously? I had just put it on less then a minute before and thought in combination with those pants it will never budge. How the hell did it work itself off in less then a minute.<\/p>\n
Later that morning my BooJee beaded lanyard fell off too! I had that thing for exactly 2 years and was left wondering what kind of omen that was.<\/p>\n
Oh, back to the holidays. The weekend after Christmas we headed up to Wisconsin for a visit with Cindy and Pam (and Sherry). On Saturday the Hamilton Woodtype Museum was having their last hurrah because they have to move so Cindy and I went up there for the festivities. Sherry was suppose to meet us but called when we were almost done to say she will be there after she gets a sandwich.<\/p>\n
For New Years Eve, we did the typical quiet thing. We watched a movie and ate broiled goat cheese and other typical appetisers. New Years Day we just vegged.<\/p>\n
The tree is now down and the house is back to normal. The holidays are officially over, lets get on with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Just popping in here quickly to give a recap on the holidays. So far the winter’s weather has been very mild with hardly any snow. This made traveling to see family easy. Christmas was on a Tuesday this year and … Continue reading