I need some rocks!

To put in my pockets so I don't blow away! It's SO windy out there! We've been under a wind advisory all day. We even had a few snow flurries earlier. We're having dinner with some friends tonight and I have the curling iron plugged in but I'm thinking it'll be useless. As soon as I step outside the wind will just blow the curls right out.



We had a really great Christmas at my parent's house! I was really holding out hope for a white Christmas since they get so much snow up there, but nothing. It waited until we left town to start snowing. That happened every single time we went last year. I'm also holding out hope that we'll have a really good snow here this year. We have the snow suits & the sled. We just need the fluffy white stuff. We all came back with loads and loads of Christmas goodies. I must've been a really good girl this year because I made out like a bandit! I came back with loads of things but a few of my favorite things was a new set of stainless steal flatware (a service for 12! YAY!), a bottle of Diamonds from Georgio Armani...have you ever gotten a whiff of that?! It smells SO good! I also got a huge makeup set from Estee Lauder and a set of 4 Estee Lauder perfume minis. My brother gave me a gift card for this little primitive outlet village close to my parents house that I like to shop at. I spent it on some things for my little sewing/crafting room.



One of the gifts I gave my mom was a fairy I stitched for her. I made it in to a wall hanging. I think it turned out really well!



















So as for me, I've been feverishly stitching on a project that I hope to enter in a needlework exhibition in March. The entry dates are mid February so that leaves me about a month and a half to have it completed and framed. Perfectly do-able, I think. I started it about a week and a half ago and have gotten a very nice start on it. My plan is to have to finished by about the 20th of January and then see about getting it framed. I'll know in about the next week if I'll be able to have it done. I think I will! The finished size of the piece is about 11x14, I think. I'll show you a picture when I'm done :). I should have started something far before now but I kept busy stitching other things for gifts. I had actually planned on stitching something else and bought the fabric and everything for it the beginning of last Summer. There's no way I'd get it done if I started now. It's rather large. Maybe next year.





There are no signs of Christmas left here. Every year I look forward to putting my Christmas decorations out but the second Christmas is over, everything comes down. I'm funny that way. I'm really looking forward to this next year! I have lots of things planned! Part of this past year was still really hard since we had moved here the end of 2007. I totally feel like this is home now and really couldn't imagine being somewhere else. 2008 was good and I know 2009 will be even better. I'm hoping to go on some of Mike's business trips with him this year. He's already asked me if I want to go somewhere with him in Feb, but I'm still thinking on it. I'll probably definately go on his trips with him next Summer. He's mentioned one place but I'm holding out home for Hawaii, California, Florida, New York, or Chicago. I know I said last year I didn't like NYC but I need to give it another chance. Going with a 10 year old in mid December wasn't the best of circumstances, I don't think.




Tomorrow we're spending the day in D.C. We're going to some of the Smithsonian Museums. We went early on the first last year and it was great! We got right in to the city, got a parking spot right on the National Mall, and got in and out of the museums with no problem. I presume everyone else was still in bed. Our first stop is the Museum of American History. I wanna have another peak at that Star Spangled Banner. I wanna see all of those gowns the First Ladies of the US wore too...

I'm off to finish getting ready for our night out!



Happy New Year!!