Christmas Fun!

Mom, Me and Pinky awaiting the arrival of the rest of the crew:


Me and the girls before our toast:


Pinky makes a mean antiopasto!


The pool sharks at work:


Erin models her gift from Annie in preparation for the school trip to Hawaii! Aloha Erin! What a good sport!


Dinner is over, the presents are opened, and they are getting antsy for dessert!!


Fun and games were had by all Christmas Eve!

Christmas fun with CC's Clan!

The table was set and ready for the festivities to begin!




Before dinner we gathered for our traditional Champagne toast and giant shrimp.


Dinner began with antipasto, followed by broiled and buttered haddock, homemade pasta and squid. YUMMY!!!



A group pic to capture the occaision:


Mom and Dad's beautiful little Christmas tree. Much smaller than usual, but the most perfectly shaped (by nature) tree I have ever seen! They went out and cut it a week before.


A great Christmas was had by all!

Mid-Holiday Ramblings and Quizzes

Well, Christmas was fun but it went too fast! I will have some pics up tomorrow and Thursday hopefully of the festivities.

I am looking forward to another long weekend altho it's New Year's weekend. I am not someone that looks forward to New Year's Eve. I hate the whole hoopla that ends up being a big letdown after 12 midnight hits. It's sort of ridiculous I think. I haven't decided what I am doing yet. I have a few options and depending on the weather etc, I will make my mind up at some point.

I am excited for 2007 tho b/c I may possibly have some big things coming up in the new year. Nothing I am at liberty to say as of yet, but I will fill you all in when the time is right. (oh, I love being all clandestine!) Let's just say I have a few opportunities to check out and some ideas I want to put forth that may make my 2007 a great year!

What I am most excited about is the 4 day weekend I am having this weekend and the fact that I am only here for three days this week!

So here are some fun quizzes to kill some time while you work today.

Your Band Name is:

The Plastic Ponys

Band Name Generator

You Are 84% Intuitive

Your intuition is so spot on it's scary! You can learn a lot about people and situations, simply by listening to your gut. And you've even wondered if you can predict the future at times. Just be sure not to always listen to your intuition... someday it could be wrong!

How Intuitive Are You?

You Are Skiing

Graceful, athletic, and gusty - you're willing to put it all on the line. You're willing to take big risks for big rewards.

What Winter Sport Are You?

Your Personality Cluster is Extraverted Intuition

You are: A true wordsmith - a master of words Original, spontaneous, and a true inspiration Highly energetic, up for any challenge Entertaining and engaging, both to friends and strangers

What's Your Personality Cluster?

Your Ideal Pet is a Big Dog

You're both energetic, affectionate, and a bit goofy.And neither of you seem to mind very slobbery kisses!

What's Your Ideal Pet?

Those were fairly accurate (especially the last one!!!)

Enjoy your Tuesday!

Merry Christmas to All!

And for a little more fun, visit this great "Carol of the Goats" web-card. Tooo funny!!! GOOAATT!!!!

Have a wonderful Holiday Everyone!!

CC

Thursday Thoughts

Hey Boys and Girls! It's Thursday and that means tomorrow is Friday and that means Christmas is almost here!!!

It also means that I have officially switched over to beta...whatever that means. it's a little different but I haven't had a chance to look around much. I was sorta forced into it, so I took the plunge today.

Guess what I got today?

My annual Christmas card from Sting. Thanks to the fan club (I know that sounds stupid, but it's really cool) Sting send the members holiday wishes every year. I posted on the boards and said Sting should do a Christmas album of early traditional carols (like 13- 16th century stuff) and a bunch of members responded and agreed and from the sounds of it, I may have started something there. Wouldn't that be awesome? (Chris, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all! :)

As you all know, yesterday was the deadline for the poem/song contest. I want to thank all of you who entered. Yeah, that would be NOBODY!!! I was disappointed, however I realize that it is a hectic time of year for all. I also realize that you may be intimidated by my talents in that area, and that's OK. (that was a joke) I still love you all.:)

New Obsession of the day: Criss Angel

Criss Angel is a very talented Illusionist. He won magician of the year in 2005 and has a show on A & E (for 2 seasons) called "Mind Freak". He is very cool and has a real flare for his art. I am currently addicted to watching this show (adding to my earlier magical obssessions of David Copperfield (3rd grade), Lance Burton (College) and David Blane (a few years ago). Strangely, I also find him attractive in a way as well. I think it's his eyes...and the fact that he kinda is simialr to Anthony Keidis of the RHCP in ways. Ok, maybe it's the black nailpolish I have been wearing lately, but you can judge for yourself:



I know, I know, he's a little femme, but I think it's the hair. Whatever, I love him and you should watch his show. He does some crazy stuff! Catch 4 back to back eps (1/2 hour each) Wednesday nights starting at 10pm on A & E! There are also a lot of videos on You Tube like this one... How'd he do that? I have some theories but that's the fun of magic!!


OK, That's all Folks...I'm pooped. Have a great day!

6 Weird Things About Me Meme

I have been tagged in the "6 weird things" game by Wiccachicky. I am supposed to post six weird things about myself. On with the Weird stuff!!


Weird Thing #1: I sometimes have the sense of humor of a 10 year old boy. Yes, Toilet Humor amuses me. I think Mr. Hanky is disgustingly funny. I was proud when I learned how to make a fart noise from a straw or when I taught Big Geek of the great echo Vase Farts can make. Why, I even like making up lyrics about toilet humor to exisiting songs. (Most recently broadway show tunes.) Believe me, you haven't lived until you have tried that! You will laugh for DAYS!! Obviously, I can act my age as well and I know when to turn it on and off, but laughing is my favorite past time and this is one way I get my chuckles!!

Weird Thing #2: I obsess over movies or music or even subjects. I am sure you have guessed it by reading this blog. My obsession can be the Red Hot Chili Peppers this week and Pirates of the Caribbena next week and inbetween I may be concerned with the history and significance of Nikola Tesla's experiments with electricity. I overload on one thing, then I find something else to overload on. I don't see this as negative weirdness b/c it movitvates me to research and learn new things. As random as it is, and maybe I am filling my head with odd facts and figures, it's fun for me and keeps me mentally stimulated (since work is not helping me in that department.):)

Weird Thing #3: I mimick people. Mostly their voice and body language. Sometimes,if I watch a movie or show where the characters have different accents I automatically start speaking like them. It could be a southern accent, an English accent or Indian accent and it just comes out of me as if I have no control over it. I tend to be a sort of social chameleon at times, morphing into sounding like whoever I am talking with too, althought this does not happen very often. Case in Point: When visiting Myrtle Beach, I was compelled many times to speak with a southern accent. My neices were mortified, but my sister Kathy joined in and we thought it was hysterical!

Does this weirdness of mimicking people mean that I am floundering in my own identity? No, b/c I think everyone who knows me knows I am proud of who I am and I am definately my own person no matter what(as quirky as I may be).I just think there is a thespian trapped inside me after all! ;)

Weird Thing #4: I have a highly irrational fear of spiders so bad that I have to do "Spider Check" before I can go to sleep. What is "Spider Check", you ask? I have to check the walls , the ceiling behind the bed, under and inside the pillows and inside the covers before I can get into bed. If I don't my imagination will race with thoughts of spiders and I can't get to sleep (believe me I have tried). I know it's my little OCD, but I have had spiders in my bed, come down from the ceiling onto me and inside my pillow case before and that is why I check. Oh, and I can step into a room and within a second point out a spider in a distant corner without even looking. I guess that is my own version of "Spidey Sense". Weird, right?


Weird Thing #5 and #6I had to share the emails I got from family/friends on this topic, some of which I used above, but some are very similat which cracks me up. So, instead of having a #5 and #6 I decided to let these emails say the rest!

From Lamby:
"Weird things: hmmmm
Oh, how about your uncanny ability to rhyme?
or
your ability to teach young children things that will inevitably get them in trouble in school..."



From Jess:

"Oh geez let's see where to begin:

1. You HATE spiders to the point that you check every square inch of a room before you go to sleep. Ha Ha.
2. You can run very fast in very high heels.
3. When you were a kid you were very susceptible to large does of sugar and would "freak out" for a few hours after eating too much of it.
4. You have a weird doggie voice (so do I but that's ok).
5. You like to dress up and become other people."


From Deidre:

how about your amazing ability to rhyme about any
topic...that is kinda weird


From Chris & Lisa:

"As far as weirdness...Hmmm....Is this a trick question? LOL! Seriously though, I don't know if I can come up with 6, but I'll do my best. Most of this is stuff you have covered on your blog anyway, and I wouldn't consider any of it particularly 'wierd', nor would I say it makes you weird. It just makes you uniquely you.

1. Pathological fear/disgust of spiders
2. Unusual attraction to bald men (only the hot ones, of course!)
3. The occasional random outburst of "GOAT!!!"
4. The also occasional random outburst of laughter, normally in response to something you are reading or thinking, of which nobody else in the room has any idea.
5. The fact that you actually like Sting. (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)
6. Your uncanny ability to break into song and dance at any moment! OK, so I totally made that one up. (Actually Chris and Lisa don't know this but #6 is true. Only a select few are privy to that information! Perhaps they had an incling or psychic vision.)

From Christine:

"1) Fart Idol. (Thanks Christine.)
2) Loves Bald Headed Evils.
3) Cairo Contino.
4) Talks back to the TV as if in a two-way conversation."


Hmmm, not only was rhyming, spiders, bald men and toilet humor mentioned a few times, but I also seem to have a few "uncanny" abilities as well! This was very interesting and fun and Altho a little embarrassing not too bad on the whole!:)

Some Randomness

I have been taking quizzes and collecting them for a few weeks now. Most I think are from Wiccachicky's blog! I am working on a meme for tomorrow (hopefully) that I got from her blog as well and thought today would be a perfect day to post all those crazy quizzes etc. Here goes:


Which Historical Lunatic Are You?

http://www.myheritage.com

Your 1996 Theme Song Is: 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins

Shakedown 1979 Cool kids never have the time On a live wire right up off the street You and I should meet

What's Your 1996 Theme Song?

You Are an Angel

A truly giving soul, you understand the spirit of Christmas.

What Christmas Ornament Are You?

What the Elf?

Big Geek got one of these from a friend. It's a riot! You upload your pic and make yourself an elf. if you have voice capabilities, you can add a voice message!

Anywho, here is Me Elfin' around

OK, What are you waiting for? Go Elf Yourself!!!



Happy Monday!!!

The 12 Days of Christmas: CC Blog-Style

12 Pirates Sailing

11 Pink Flamingos
















10 Whoopee Cushions

9 Creme Brulees

8 Piehole T-shirts:















7 Nuts for Chucking

6 Movie Quizzes

5 Yellow Labs!!!




















4 Margaritas

3 Spying Squirrels

2 Pecan Pies

And Gerry Butler sitting on the couch!!



























Yeah, I am a little nutsy today...Just thought I needed to have a little outlet! I know I did the 12 Days of Christmas last year as well as this one and the Night Before Christmas, BUT, I couldn't resist!

My parents home is all decorated up and it looks great! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Go Here, Do This

Hey everyone, my friend Deidre went me the best email today. I wanted to share with you in hopes that you will click on this link and send some wishes to our troops over seas.

Thanks to XEROX, you can visit this website www.letssaythanks.com and send a card to the troops. All of the cards are free and the postcard art is done by children all over the U.S.

I sent one as soon as I visited the site. Let our troops know you are thinking of them and supporting them in their endeavors overseas.

Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!!

Holiday Trivia Answers and Thursady Thoughts

Great job to everyone on the Holiday Trivia! Here are the answers:

1. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
2. Rudolph
3. Elf
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
5. Frosty
6. Home Alone
7. The Nightmare Before Christmas
8. It's a Wonderful Life
9. Charlie Brown Christmas
10. Christmas Vacation

BONUS: Batman Returns: The Ice Princess is rehearsing the tree lighting ceremony in the dressing room...Obviously there are some bulbs out on her strand of lights! haha!

It's Thursday! Today I get to go to a company function. A two hour presentation and then lunch afterwards. I guess it is better than being at work scrounging for something to keep busy with! The work load is slowing down this week a bit, so it will be a good escape! Hey, lunch is taken care of, what am I complaining about?

So sad yesterday, the news about Peter Boyle. He was only 71! I am sure everyone remembers him best for his Frankenstein in "Young Frankenstein". Puttin' on the Ritz!!! I also loved him in "The Dream Team". The creator or the Green Lantern also died recently. He was 91.

On a happier note, I get to help my parents put up their Christmas Tree this weekend! I love decorating the tree with them and I haven't been able to the last few years so this will be fun.

Henlib has requested some Chsitmas Squirrels and I am up for the challenge. I think the N.E.G.S.S. will be sending in their updates along with Christmas wishes for everyone soon. Keep an eye out! (my eye!)

Holiday Movie Trivia!!!

It's time for some Holiday Movie Trivia! Keep in mind that not all the movie answers will be Christmas movies in total, but may have Christmas themes in them...just to make this a little more challenging.

Have fun and good luck!

1. "Toys are hereby declared illegal, immoral, unlawful AND anyone found with a toy in his possession will be placed under arrest and thrown in the dungeon. No kidding! "
2. "Fog's as thick as peanut butter." "You mean pea soup." "You eat what you like and I'll eat what I'll like"
3. "It's just like Santa's workshop! Except it smells like mushrooms... and everyone looks like they wanna hurt me... "
4. "It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes, or bags!"
5. "I must get that hat back! Think nasty, think nasty, think nasty! "
6. " This is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back. No toys, nothing but Peter, Kate, Buzz, Megan, Linnie and Jeff. And my aunt and my cousins. And if he has time, my Uncle Frank. Okay? "
7. (singing)"What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere! What's this? There's white things in the air! What's this? I can't believe my eyes, I must be dreaming; wake up, Jack, this isn't fair! What's this? "
8. "Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. "
9. "I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love. "
10. "Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Kiss my ass. Kiss his ass. Kiss your ass. Happy Hanukkah. "

And the Bonus Question:

"The tree lights up, I press the button... No wait, I press the button and... "

BTW, my friend Deidre sent me the latest in "Chudliegh" christmas cards and it is so cute! This year he has a friend named Molly and she looks like my Carly! Click Here for a fun interactive Christmas card!

Have a Holly Jolly Tuesday!

It's amazing! Monday I was in a great mood and I am today as well! It must be b/c of all that I accomplished over the past few days!

Not only did I get all my Christmas shopping done this weekend, but I got to finally watch "Beowulf and Grendel", and got some housework and cooking done! I also worked a few hours Sunday at the library which always helps when you are spending money this time of year on presents! Last night I even did all my Christmas cards! Oh and I got my hair trimmed and colored after work yesterday so I will be all ready for the holidays! Yippee!!!

What's left? Wrapping and finishing a project for my roomates present. I am hoping to get some time to work on it when she will not be around. So far it is a surprise and I'd like to keep it that way!

OK. Deep breath. Lots of excitement going on in my head right now. I think it was the mention of Beowulf and Grendel...it was a good movie b/c the story is so compelling and timeless. Oh yeah, and Gerry Butler was in it which didn't hurt... Yeah, Gerry Butler...Huh? Oh sorry! OK, now I need to focus on the post of the day.

My parents sent me this forward yesterday and I thought it was a riot. Kinda keeps us in the same frame of mind as the contest I proposed. I hope everyone is hard at work on their submissions!

Anyway, have a laugh with these and have a Holly Jolly Tuesday!!!!


CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE DISTURBED:

1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?
2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Kings Disoriented Are
3. Dementia --- I Think I'll be Home for Christmas
4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me
5. Manic - Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and.....
6. Paranoid --- Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get Me
7. Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire
8. Personality Disorder --- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll Tell You Why
9. Attention Deficit Disorder --- Silent night, Holy oooh look at the Froggy - can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away?
10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder --- Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle,Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells...

Holiday Song/Poem Contest!

I have seen other blogs do "contests" from time to time and I thought it would be fun to do one CC-style!



Here's the deal:

Since I enjoy being silly, I thought it would be fun for you to join in! A Holiday Song/Poem Contest! There will be two categories for you to enter:

1. Choose a Holiday song and change the words
2. Make up a Holiday Poem of your own

The Rules:

• Obviously we want to "keep it clean". That said, if you have seen subjects spoken about it in my blog it's fair game.
• A panel of judges will review the submissions and decide on awarding honors in two categories: Silliest and Most Creative.
• Each author can enter ONLY ONE submission in each category. A household can have more than one entry as long as the authors are different (*hint * hint Henlib! Get those boys writing!) Pets do not count as different authors however! (sorry Fudge, Sally, Jack, Jager, Snake, Nilla, the kitties and Henry!)
• Songs can be any song that has a holiday theme and includes any holiday celebrated at this time of year. It does not need to be the full length song, but sometimes that is the best way to go.
• Prizes (yes, actual prizes) will be sent out to those who win. Winner's song/poem will be posted on cclifeorsomethinglikeit for all to enjoy.
• To send in your song or poem: email it to cclifeblog@hotmail.com with your snail mail address (in case you win so I can send you your prize) Don't worry, I won't use your email address to send PieHole nasty letters, or sell it to that Russian Mail Order Mate service! Just ask Amy! I'm cool!
• Submissions must be received by 5pm Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 to be eligible.

I know everyone is busy this time of year preparing for the Holidays, but I thought this would get everyone in the spirit and allow you to de-stress a bit and enjoy the season! I hope that you will all participate in some way with this, including those who lurk and never post (I love ya, whoever you are!)

Let the Silliness begin!

Holiday Meme

I stole this from Amy, but she said I could, so it's actually OK! :)

"Welcome to the 2006 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends! You know the drill. Don't be a scrooge!!! Change the answers to your own and forward it on including to the person that sent it to you."

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate w/ TONS of marshmallows first, then eggnog in my coffee later!!
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Depends on the size and shape of the gift and also how much time he has.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Colored!! White is pretty but no fun!
4. Do you hang mistletoe? If I had someone to smooch you bet your ass I would!
5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually two weeks after thanksgiving, this year I did it the Monday after b/c it's the only night I am home to do it.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Squid!! Dad makes it in a marinara sauce. Yummy! I love it!
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Having EVERYONE home for Christmas Eve.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? The truth? What truth? Aww! I knew it! The beard is fake, right?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We open some Christmas Eve b/c some people go home that evening to have Christmas morning at their own homes. Then Mom, Dad, Anne and I open ours in the AM.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Special ornaments given to me or bought thru the years. Since I don't have many years yet, it's a small tree with a few small tokens...and colored lights...because they are fun!!
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it when I can play in it, Dread it when I have to drive in a storm of it!
12. Can you ice skate? Yes, I think I still can. it's been awhile but I think I'd do fine!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Childhood gifts stick out: The Dollhouse or the Puppet Theater my family made for me! Those were the BEST!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with Family and being "Festive". (right Lamby?)
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? National Geographics...you know, peanut butter blossom cookies we make...I'll let you think about that one!
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Recently learning to make homemade pasta with Mom, and of course Our Annual Cookie Bake-A -Thon with my Mom, sisters and neices!
17. What tops your tree? A beautiful gold sparkly star, reminiscent of the shape of the star that is most commonly depicted as the star that lead the Wise Men.
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? I love Giving. It's fun to think of and shop for presents for people. But Who doesn't love receiving??? Especially when it is the Extended Edition of Pirates 2, or widescreen of Batman Begins, Finding Neverland, Sahara, Hidalgo or The Corpse Bride? (am I subtle or what?)
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? See last post!
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? They are good, but better to look at!
21. Favorite Christmas movies? See two posts ago, and add Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas. :)

Hey, That was fun! And Yeah, I guess all I want are DVD's...

You know what else is fun at Christmas time? Answering your phone like this:

"Buddy the Elf! What's your Favorite Color?"

Go ahead! Try it. It's very liberating!...especially when it's a telemarketer!
Come on! Dare to be Silly!

Just for Kim (and the fact that it was wicked cold out this am...not even 20 degrees):


Oh yeah, and keeping with the Holiday Theme this week, check out my profile pic! tee-hee! Happy Friday! Have a GREAT weekend!!!

A Christmas Song Post! (in Honor of Red Head!)

In honor of Red Head's suggestion in yesterday's comments, I have decided to post her pic (Lamby will also be happy!)and do the TOP 5 CHRISTMAS SONG LIST!! Come on and Play along!!!

The Heat Miser Song
by Maury Laws and Jules Bass

[Heat Miser]
I'm Mister Green Christmas
I'm Mister Sun
I'm Mister Heat Blister
I'm Mister Hundred and One
They call me Heat Miser,
What ever I touch
Starts to melt in my clutch
I'm too much!
[Chorus]
He's Mister Green Christmas
He's Mister Sun
He's Mister Heat Blister
He's Mister Hundred and One
[Heat Miser]
They call me Heat Miser,
What ever I touch
Starts to melt in my clutch
[Chorus]
He's too much!
[Heat Miser]
Thank you!
I never want to see a day
That's under sixty degrees
I'd rather have it eighty,
Ninety, one hundred degrees!
(spoken):Oh, some like it hot, but I like it really hot! Hee hee!
[Chorus]
He's Mister Green Christmas
He's Mister Sun
[Heat Miser]
Sing it!
[Chorus]
He's Mister Heat Blister
He's Mister Hundred and One
[Heat Miser]
They call me Heat Miser,
What ever I touch
Starts to melt in my clutch
I'm too much!
[All]
Too Much!

OK, this is Too Much! :) So I had to split the list into THREE categories, So here goes!

TOP 5 CHRISTMAS SONG LIST: (from tv specials)

1. "Christmas Time is Here" from A Charlie Brown Christmas
2. "Jingle, Jingle, Jingle" from Rudolph
3. "Be Prepared to Pay" from Santa Claus is Coming to Town
4. "What's This?" from Tim Burton's A Nightmare Before Christmas
5. "Trim up the Tree" from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
   

TOP 5 CHRISTMAS SONG LIST: (fun songs)

1. "Holly Jolly Christmas"
2. "Dominic the Donkey"
3. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
4. "Cool Yule" (Louis Armstrong)
5. "Little Saint Nick" (John Denver and the Muppets version)

TOP 5 TRADITIONAL CAROLS LIST:

1. "Good King Wenceslas"
2. "Pat-A-Pan"
3. "Carol of the Bells"
4. "Fum, Fum, Fum"
5. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

That was hard to do! Especially for me with with the traditional carols!! Ok, now tell me your Top 5's!!

How do I get into the Christmas Spirit?

Look! It's my Christmas Card from Sting! I get one every year for beinga member of the fan club. Hey, one of these days I will get awesome seats to a concert b/c of that fan club! For now, I look forward to this year's card from my favorite artist!

I thought today I would list the Top 10 Things I do to get myself into the Holiday Spirit. (not in any particualr order tho)

1. Watch one of my favorite movies with Christmas Themes/Scenery: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (the original! Accept no substitutes!), "Serendipty", "Batman Returns", The Nutcracker" and "March of the Wooden Soldiers" to name a few. Oh and my new favorite "Elf" !!!
2. Bake cookies with my Mom, sisters and neices at our Anual "Cookie Bake-A-Thon".
3. Decorate the Christmas tree while listening to festive music.
4. Listen to music from "The Nutcracker", and "John Denver and the Muppets Christmas Album" among other Christmas music. (Like Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey, Right Red!?)
5. Take a walk while it is snowing, especially at night.
6. Go ice skating...if an outdoor rink can be found!
7. Make my Christmas List of things I want to purchase for my family.
8. Take a ride to check out decorations in the neighborhoods.
9. Sit in the dark, just listening to Christmas Music and staring at the tree all lit up. (the tree is lit up, not me, unless I am sipping Manhattans whilst I am staring!)
10. Wrapping all the cool presents I have bought for my family and friends.

I guess holiday music puts me in the spirit most of all since many of those activities include a Christmas soundtrack! What do you do to get into the holiday spirit?

This list reminds me that a new year is around the corner and I need to revisit my 2006 List and make a new 2007 list soon!

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

It has been squalling all morning today! I have been watching out my office window and it is so pretty. The nice thing about this kind of snow is that is doesn't accumulate or stick to the road. You get a dusting to cover the grass and then that's it. I love snow, and I love winter and I hope this weinter is better than last when it comes to skiing! The snow today is helping me get into the Christmas spirit a little too.

So the painting from the weekend was a success, Mom enjoyed her birthday celebration and our library dinner was AWESOME! We went to this really nice restaurant and we could order ANYTHING we wanted from the menu!! Including dessert and yeah, I had the creme broulee for dessert! Hey, we just followed the Librarian's lead! We had a great table and had so much fun.

I think tonight after work I may go get some shopping done. If I can hit two stores I can get a good chunk done in a short amount of time...as long as the weather doens't get any worse.

Want to pass some time and have a little fun? Try Celebmatch.com. You can find your best celebrity match or try your luck with certain celebrities using your birthdate and year. It's a riot. Here are some of my results:

Gerry Butler: 95% (Damn I wish these things meant something!)

Michael Rosenbaum: 62% (awwwww)

Hugh Jackman: 87% (yay! altho he really doesn't count b/c he is married!)

You can also try your luck with real life people, providing you know their birthdate and year.

Speaking of birthdates this was a funny blogthing:

If You Were Born in 2893...

Your Name Would Be: Galt Laif And You Would Be: A Space Pirate

If You Were Born in 2893

I would totally be a space Pirate! I am not sure I would wear that ouffit tho...especially after all the creme broulee I have eaten lately!!

Not sure what a Jone Holiday soda is, but this is definately my flavor:

You Are Pecan Pie Soda

Sweet, but totally nuts

What Jones Holiday Soda Are You?

Since I began this post the squalls have turned into a whiteout and traffic is slowly making it's way down the road. The Boss just came in from lunch and told me we're closing early and that we are getting a snow day...he was joking unfortunately!!! So here is a quiz to close up this wintery day in CC Land:

Your Christmas Song Is

Sleigh Ride Outside the snow is falling And friends are calling "You Hoo" Come on, it's lovely weather For a sleigh ride together with you Sure, Christmas is great But you just enjoy the long winter break!

What Christmas Carol Are You?

Fabulous Friday and Merry Musings

"Hello and Welcome to Friday my friends! Please feel free to relax confortably in your chairs. The exits are located to your left or right. We hope you enjoy your ride."

Firstly, today is my Mommy's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mamacita!!!She is so darn cute and the best Mom in the world!

I have to say that this week went by really quickly. I cannot believe that it is Friday already! Hey, I am not complaining that's for sure! I always welcome a weekend.

This weekend, in addition to celebrating my Mom's Birthday tonight, we are painting the entryhall and hallway of my parent's place Saturday and on Sunday I get to go to a dinner for all of us who work at the Library. I am excited about this weekend because it's varied and not only do I get to spend time with my family but the Library dinner is going to be a blast. We have a great crew and I have so much fun with them.

I have been thinking about all the good movies that are comnig out lately too. I want to see "The Fountain", "The Nativity Story", "The Holiday", "Apocalypto", "Deja Vu", Frank Miller's "300"(even tho it comes out in the spring I think), "Bobby", "Blood Diamond", "The Pursuit of Happiness" "Night at the Museum", "The Good Shepard"...Man this List is GINORMOUS!!!

Anywho, my point is that there are a lot of movies coming out that I want to see and I know I will have to pick and chose the few that I will view on the big screen. "The Fountain", "Apocalypto" and "300" and definately big screen movies. All I can say is IT'S ABOUT FREAKING TIME SOME GOOD MOVIES CAME OUT!!! Seriously, they have been like a trickle for the last year and now there are too many to comprehend! Moderation is the key Hollywood! They need to stop this feast or famine!

Oh Red Head sent me a great site you should all check out. It's a dog that does tricks for you and you tell it what to do: I do dog tricks is so cute! Don't forget to try "kisses" after all the standard commands! I tried it on a whim and it worked and was so cute!

Have a great weekend everyone!