This will be my last post of 2012! What a year!
NOW...
Let's talk about this crazy-busy Christmas that just flew by!
I made those banana bars and cookies I talked about in my previous post.
The banana bars were soooo moist and sooo delicious. The icing was killer! I couldn't stop eating it!
I left Joplin on Christmas Eve Eve and got to have dinner with Mallory!
no she isn't bald
love you Mal, lol
Christmas Eve was different for us this year. Since my dad is not at home, and I had to leave the lake around 2pm on Christmas, we decided to have Christmas Dinner on Christmas Eve. Needless to say, it was pretty lonely without my dad having dinner with us.
But Santa Bonz cheered me up!
Christmas morning my dad got to come home to open presents and relax.
He thoroughly enjoyed witnessing my horrendous Christmas.
What better to wear with my red sequin Uggs than an oversized, sequined, old lady sweater straight out of 1985?
Christmas night I made it to Joplin with enough time to stop at Tyson's before we went to his sisters for dinner. Of course he had my amazing bright orange luggage setting on the pool table! Then he told me to "shake" one of the bags. I was so confused... so I shook it and nothing really happened so I unzipped it a little and pulled out a dollar bill.
I'm all like...
WTF?
While he's sitting there grinning ear-to-ear.
So I open my suitcase and it's FULL of dollar bills with a print-out that says "Invisalign"!!!
THIS GIRL'S GETTING INVISALIGN!
or something of that effect
He said he couldn't think of a better way for me to open my "grand-finale" Christmas present.
I think it was pretty clever.
I have been wanting some orthodontic work for a while but it is sooo expensive. I've had one consultation but didn't care much for the doctor so I've been shopping around for a different doctor. Now that I know it's going to cost me well over $5,000 dollars, I want the best doctor for my money. I watch YouTube videos of peoples' experiences with Invisalign. Basically, I'm obsessed with getting my teeth straightened.
I can't wait to get started!
Anywho... after all that awesomeness, we went to his sisters for dinner. It was very fun opening gifts and drinking wine!
The next day, his sister and I braved the mall and Target for some post-Christmas bargains. We scored some great goodies! I also ordered Tyson and I new stockings from Pottery Barn.
Two velour stockings with names embroidered from PB for $32 doll-hairs.
YES PLEASE!
I got these totally cute ornaments from Hob Lob today for 66% off!
Anything nautical/fish/boats... I'm in!
One of my Christmas presents was a cute monogram bracelet. It makes for some great armcandy stacking!
And I got the Lorac palette with a gift card from Ulta. If you don't have this palette, and you like nude/natural eye shadow, go get it, RUN!
After some deep thought and a few returns, I invested in my first pair of Sperry boat shoes.
Which is perfect because tomorrow I am going to Miami!
Out of the blue. I know. It was for me, too.
Yesterday, Tyson came in the office and talked my ear off about hauling boats to Chicago, Texas, St. Pete, Miami and driving and flying and engines and all this crap for ten minutes before he cut to the chase and told me we were going to Miami with Jim on Saturday morning...
at 8am...
Gee. Thanks for the early notice.
I'M KIDDING.
I love flying with Jim!!
Don't have to go through security...
No smelly people...
No layovers...
No lines...
A little getaway sounds great right now!
So I won't see talk to you guys until 2013!
Be safe and have a Happy New Year!