the Recap of 2009

I accomplished so much in 2009.  It’s crazy at how many trips I took and the places I got to see.  So, to recap at the events that took place in 2009….here’s the rundown.

The Backyard slowly turned into something fantastic.

I graffitied someone’s yard.

I found a love for Framboise

I bought a Netbook with Ubuntu Linux (and named him Gizmo)

Norman was hit by a Tornado

I met Kevin Costner.  He’s dreamy.

I danced as an ALUM in the Tecumseh Dance Recital (don’t even get me started on being an alum, I realize I’m old)

Ate at Grey’s Papaya in NYC

The Boys met Papaw & Delilah

Roomie & I drove to Florida all by ourselves (actually she drove).  It was the best vacation I’ve taken in awhile.

Re-did my Bathroom & Bedroom.

Mom, Dad & I visited New York City for 2 weeks.  It was probably the highlight to my year….well the first 3.5 days were.

Attended my first Yankee’s Game.

Drank Pina Coladas with my feet in the sand.

Caught the Subway.

Met Ree Drummond.

NB was finally out of the picture.

Went Parasailing.

Saw my first Oklahoma Blizzard…14.1 inches of snow dumped in Norman on 12/24…amazing.

Walked through Central Park with Mom & Dad.

Baby Brother Graduated!

Flew in a Private Jet with Mom & Dad.

Set foot on Staten Island.

Made some amazing friends.

Bought my Sony Vaio – it’s awesome – her name is Petunia.

Drove to Minnesota with Mom & Dad.

Celebrated turning 25 with the best friends a girl could have.

There is soooo much more I did & things I saw that I honestly can’t think of them right now.  2009 was a great year and I can’t wait to see what 2010 has in store for me.  Hopefully the years will only get better from here…even if I do stay 25 for forever.

She's Adorable & Smart

You see, I have this obsession with PINK.  I wish I was kidding….but I can’t help it.  It just so happened I needed a new laptop to start the school year because Gizzy wasn’t up to standards for school.  As my luck would have it, my credit card has a reward system &I qualified for a gift card in quite a hefty amount – so I bought a laptop.
I compared brands back & forth, debated this & that, and even went to the Best Buy store to get a feel for the laptops there.  I am very very picky when it comes to the mouse & keyboard on the computer as well as how accessible every peripheral hook up is on the computer.  I have pity on the poor guy that one day tries to buy me a computer as a gift….poor guy he just doesn’t know what’s coming.   Seriously, I’m obsessed with computers….maybe that’s why I’m going into the field I’m going into?

So I picked this beauty and I have named her Petunia.  She’s a Sony Vaio CW & she’s perfect. Her specs include :: She plays Blu-Ray, she has a Webcam, she has 4GB of RAM & I can upgrade her to 8GB if I’d like.  She also has Bluetooth, and a HDMI port, but most importantly, she IS PINK!!
Hurry UPS Man….

Ellie's Experience with Snow

I took Ellie out yesterday in the snow & she had a BLAST!  I don’t think she knew what to think about this new Winter Wonderland.  After awhile she got used to it & just went with the flow bouncing over the tricky places in the snow.  She was fun to watch, despite the fact that I had to give her a warm bath after our fun in the snow to wash all those snow balls off.  I’m thinking I just might make a snowman tomorrow…or an igloo.  We’ll just have to wait & see!
the First Real Experience
Crazy Dog & the Snow Balls

Kitchen Cleaning & Other Womanly Duties

I have been cleaning the kitchen for the past 3 hours.  I wish I could say that our kitchen was always clean, but it isn’t.  I have scrubbed more Crystal Light off the bar than possible.  I’m afraid of it staining the grout and thankfully none of it has.  I am nearly complete with this task of deep cleaning the Kitchen and then I will call it quits & head to bed.  I’m glad I’m finally making progress and getting things back in order just in time for school to start.

A minor mishap occurred earlier today.  Our Washing Machine broke.  I sure wish I was kidding.  I mopped up all the water that had leaked out of the bottom.  I pulled it out & left it alone for a bit…then took a long nap.  I managed to FIX whatever was broken.  After unplugging the washer & unhooking all the things that attach to it, I stuck my hand up under it (I’m brave) and tightened a few things – I’m assuming screw type things – and that fixed it.  I’m becoming quite the handy woman around the house these days.

Along with fixing things & cleaning I have gathered all the Christmas stuff up & will tackle putting it all away tomorrow.  I have to get boxes out of the attic & put everything back up.  I am very happy I didn’t drag a lot out, because I’m the one having to put it all away.

Just another few more weeks until school starts.  I’m looking forward to the end of this semester :-)   I will be graduating – just not “walking” which is perfectly fine with me.  Hello Associates, next step Bachelors….only a little over a year left of school & I’m DONE…..

well until I decide to get my Masters in something…..

Merry Christmas

I’ve been indoors most of the day, but after awhile I couldn’t take it any more & took Ellie outside to play.  She looooooooves the snow.  Despite sinking into the snow, she’d hop over the “mountains” that we accumulated yesterday.  When I brought her in she had all these snow balls covering her fur, so I gave her a bath & now she’s currently running through the house like a wild woman with her Christmas Bobo.

My laptop didn’t arrive in time for Christmas.  It may get delivered tomorrow, but I have to refuse delivery since it sat in the cold all night and is now at risk for condensation.  I’m still very frustrated with UPS about this issue.  I even have to send my wine fridge back because it was shipped broken.  For now, I’m just going to save my money – spend the Amazon cash on something else & keep on going.

We Got a White Christmas Afterall

Well it’s 8:00PM and it’s STILL snowing!  I could barely make it out my back door to let Ellie go out & do her business.  I had to shovel at least 30 minutes so her feet would actually touch the ground (I had already shoveled earlier today).

Ellie Romping in the Snow…

I wanted to see what Ellie would do in the snow, so I stuck her in it!