Life with Gling

1. Hot chocolate or apple cider?
Apple Cider…with caramel sauce in it…yumm.

2. Turkey or Ham?
Spiral Ham…all the way.

3. Do you get a Fake or Real cut it yourself Christmas tree?
I always had a real tree growing up….but Jared and I have stuck with fake trees since we got married…much easier to take care of!

4. Decorations on the outside of your house?
Yes…because I finally have my very own porch to decorate! I put up greens…and bows…and little trees….and garland…I love it!

5. Snowball fights or sledding?
Sledding…bring on the snow!

6. Do you like hanging around the fireplace because it’s warm?
Absolutely!

Hello…this is ME we’re talking about!

8. Favorite Christmas song?
O Holy Night (I cry everytime I hear that song.)

10. How do you feel about Christmas movies?
Love them! In fact…I can’t wait to start watching my favorite picks.

11. When is it too early to start listening to Christmas music?
well normally i don’t do anything before Thanksgiving but there’s a radio station that’s alread playing them and I couldn’t help myself…

12. Stockings before or after presents?
Always before…while I was waiting for my brothers to get out of bed.

13. Carolers, do you or do you not listen to them?
I love listening to them…and being one of them if I get the chance.

14. Go to someone else’s house or they come to you?
We love to visit our family during the holiday…but I love having people over as well. (Gives me a chance to use my Christmas dishes.)

15. Do you read the Christmas Story the night before Christmas?
Sometimes….I go to church on Christmas Eve…and they usually re-tell the story there.

16. What do you do after presents and dinner?
Hang out with family and enjoy being together.

17. What is your favorite holiday smell?
Apple Cider and Cinnamon

18. Ice skating or walking around the mall?
Ice skating…as long as I don’t fall down too many times.

19. Favorite Christmas memory?
Getting engaged on Christmas Day….that was a great gift!

20. Favorite Part about winter?
Snuggling up in my flannel jammies…and watching Christmas movies…and SNOW!

21. Ever been kissed under mistletoe?
Yes…I put it up in our house every year just to get more kisses from my hubby!

22. Did you believe in Santa when you were younger?
Yeah…however…I did ask Santa for his autograph one…and wouldn’t you know it…he wrote like my mom!

23. What do you want the most this Christmas?
To see all of our family…be able to relax…and enjoy some quality time with Jared….to get to meet my new niece…to eat more ham than thought to be humanly possible…and to share the true reason for the season.

It’s been a great weekend. To start to things off…I got my hair chopped off. Not all of it…but quite a bit of it. It’s definitely the shortest my hair has been since I can remember. I absolutely love it though…it makes me feel all funky and very chic. Kudos to my amazing hair guy for the great work he does!

Friday evening I headed home for Lauri’s (my sister-in-law) baby shower. The weather was crazy-go-nuts on the way home, and Jared wasn’t with me (he had praise band practice). I hate driving in crappy weather, but I hate it even more when I’m driving alone. I made it through by listening lots of 80’s music and singing (extremely) loud along with it. The loud singing helped me not to focus so much on the terrential downpour that was engulfing my car. Anyway…I met up with my mom for supper in Springfield. (We had Smokey Bones…mmmmm…BBQ….)….and then I followed her back to Emden.

Saturday I got the chance to sleep in a bit…and then we headed to El Paso for the shower…which was adorable. I can’t wait to meet our new niece! We’re so blessed with an amazing family, and it’s so great to see it grow.

I drove home late Saturday night…got home around 11:00. I was completely wired, so I watched Men In Trees (one of my all-new favorite shows). I figured I’d never get up this morning…but I did. It was actually sunny for once…and the sunshine made waking up that much easier.

Church was great…as always. It was kid’s church today….which is always a nice treat. Watching little kids sing always makes me smile. After church we picked up some new paint for the upstairs bathroom. (Robin’s Egg Blue…with new white trim paint…yay!) However, the best part of the day was a visit with my college roommate, Janet. She was visiting for the weekend, so we got a chance to catch up. (She’s from Arizona…so I don’t get to see her very often.)

Anyway….I need to clean up around the house a bit before I go to bed. Adios!

So this weekend I decided to surprise Jared with a trip to St. Louis. We haven’t gone away and just had a weekend to ourselves in awhile. So I made some plans…packed our bags…told Jared to get in the car and not ask questions…and went to St. Louis. (Granted, we don’t live far from the city…but it’s still fun to stay over there once in awhile.) The weekend was full of lots of fun things….

-Crazy movie
-Yummy Pointer’s Pizza
-Red Robin (best burgers ever)
-City Museum (like a huge jungle-gym for adults)
-Plasma tv in our hotel room
-Quality time with my hubby

All in all…it was one great weekend away. We got to visit some new places in the city…and just get away from Greenville.

Yay for great weekend….adios!