Some pictures

Tom James Company Christmas Party (Nacho Ordinary Christmas Party):
Ben, Chad, Todd, Steve, Samantha, Nick, Jen and Tracy (Norfolk and Richmond offices)This is the new guy in Norfolk - Joey and his wife, Rebekah. Now go make us some money, Joey!!

Nick and Steve rockin' the molestaches. If you knew Steve, this outfit would not have surprised you.

This was Gracie's humiliating haircut that I later paid for by her running away and making me the maddest that I've ever gotten at another living being.

Christmas pictures will be next....Sorry, but I've been really lame at updating this blog. I'm not even sure who I'm apologizing to because it's not like I get comments saying "Sara, I'm dying to read your next post and see some more pictures...please hurry!"

Miss me?

Ok, I'm back. You can breathe a huge sigh of relief. That dark cloud I mentioned before didn't really last that long, I just haven't had much blogging time. Here's what has been going on (without pictures though because I don't have my camera/computer adapter - I will add them later).

We went to Nick's company party a few weekends ago. It was surprisingly fun although it didn't seem promising when the invitation asked me to dress up like a Mexican and participate in "Nacho Ordinary Christmas Party".

Gracie got this humiliating haircut which she later got revenge for by running out of the house and making me chase her for 10 minutes one day before work. First degree murder was almost committed that day.

We had a birthday party for the best dad that ever lived (mine). That is another post for another time because I want to write a small tribute. He's worth it.

My mom and I went to Oklahoma to visit my grandparents last weekend, and we had a fabulous time with lots of laughs. My grandma can't say "esophagus" so she says "you-sock-of-us". We made her say it over and over again while we laughed and laughed. I also got to see my uncle, aunt, cousins, second cousins, cousins by marriage, etc. Would have been a perfect memory had it not been for the airport nightmare that I survived. I would tell you about it, but I've found that I still can't talk about it.

We spent Christmas Eve and part of Christmas Day with my family before heading off again to Georgia for a few days (where we are now). Too bad I don't have pictures, because this is a really boring post without pictures.

Ok, next time I post, there will be more pictures than you know what to do with.

dark cloud

I am sick.
I have been sick for 3 straight days.
I had to cancel my flight to Ohio this weekend.
I'm missing Holiday Sweater-Fest with my best friends.
Nick is snowboarding in fresh snow.
This week has not turned out how I thought it would. At all.
I went out to do some Christmas shopping.
I spent $200 on myself, knowing I will probably return $180 of it.
I had to come right home after an hour because I felt nauseous.
Not a good start to the weekend.....

I can't always be positive, can I?

I had a dream...

I sometimes have some very vivid, strange dreams that make me laugh. This was a good one from the other night:

I found out that I was pregnant, so I went to the doctor. The doctor confirmed that I was indeed pregnant. He said that the good news is that I'm also ready to deliver right then and there. I remember feeling really relieved because I had this little pooch belly that I thought was from all the holiday eating, but now I had something to blame the extra flab on. I asked what I was having and the doctor told me I was having two sets of twins (not quadruplets, but 2 sets of twins). So they deliver the first set of twins and put the babies up near my face. Both little girls were Asian, one was about 3 years old with glasses and a cute bob hair-cut, and the other was about 3 months old with a physical handicap and coke-bottle glasses. Then it was time to deliver my twin boys. The first boy came out fully dressed and ran past me on the floor beside my bed. He was also about 3 years old and had very long (like a girl) dirty-blonde hair with bangs that covered his face. The doctor said that the other boy was fine staying where he was in my womb, so I went out of the hospital to run some errands. That was it! That was my dream. Weird.

For the record, I'm not pregnant....I suppose I just had something crazy to eat before I went to bed.

oops!

I forgot to add the video of the kids singing a birthday song to Jesus. Am I obsessed with them? Maybe.

So live your life....ayyyayyyyayyyy

Thanksgiving turned out well despite the drive that I mentioned previously. We spent Thanksgiving on the Sunday before with my family at my parents' house. I didn't get pictures of everyone, but here are a few of Michelle, my mom, Madison (my niece), Oliver (her dog), and me. I take fewer pictures of my family because I see them more often, so I'll have to make sure to get more at Christmas. Otherwise, they will think I love them less. Then on Wednesday came the dreaded drive which I wrote about before. That was not an exaggeration - I didn't even mention that I also had a cold. But once we got there, it was all fun, games, monkey bread, and turkey. Here are my niece and nephews - Annabel, Jack, and Bennett (6, 4, and 2).

Annabel and I played this game where I would call out a word and she would have to make the expression before I took the picture. Here is "confused" and "stuffed"....not bad! She is much better at this game than me. Yes, my grown friends and I have played this...often.

The kids loved to wrestle with Uncle Nick. Meanwhile, I sat on the couch imagining one of them splitting their head open on the fireplace and bleeding all over the carpet. It was quite stressful for me, but they loved it of course (and no injuries!).

The turkey-carver and the cook, Dan and Sandy. SOOO much food and deliciousness....six pounds worth according to my scale.

Nick smashed some pumpkins....ah, country livin'.

Jack and Anna picking up acorns and putting them into a container. I call this game "Acorn Pick-up".

My awesome sister-in-law and mother of the 3 puddin pops, Andrea. She and I made spectacles of ourselves playing "Mother May I?" in the front yard with the kids while the neighbors drove by. That's love, my friends.

Dan just got a new motorcycle, so we all got to take a spin on it. That is Gabe and Bennett on the back. Don't ask me why the adults got the helmets and the kids got to fend for themselves.

Jack and Bennett playing "Caws" (cars).

Love them snuggle bugs!!!

And now, back to life in the 757....