Home.Relaxing.Family.Holidays.

Our $15 Christmas tree we got at a parking lot :)))

So in the past few days I have basically gone from going 100 miles an hour every second of the day...to about 5 mph (which is a stretch). Therefore, I have already complained to my mom several times of being bored! And I have only been home officially for 2 full days! I suppose I need to learn how to relax and allow myself to do nothing! So yesterday after my mom and I spent 5 hours setting up the tree, we laid on the couch and listened to the David Archuleta Christmas CD TWICE. And as usual, within a day or two I'll be busy catching up with friends and family as they come into town for Christmas!

I came home to a puppy :) Liana is a foster parent for a puppy for 2 weeks. It just got rescued and cannot be adopted because it is too 'hyper' for a house so they are trying to help her adjust by putting her with us for 2 weeks. We haven't had a dog around for at least 6 years so it is quite the treat. We named her Lady Doga/Bella and she is a mix (Great Dane and German Shepard). Basically, she doesn't weigh too much less than me! We call her our Christmas puppy :) Her behavior is like Marley from the movie Marley and me!Meet Bella..and our neighbor cat Daisy that thinks it lives with us!

I had a special visit with Claire last weekend in her apartment! It was so wonderful to finally get to see where she lives and where she works! Wilder is soooo nice! We enjoyed wine, thai food, starbucks and FRIENDS (all the essentials)! It was so nice to catch up! Wednesday I'm heading up to Edmonds for the day to see Jimmy which should be fun! Anyways, I miss you all and hope you are enjoying the Holiday time with your families!