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Re: B&M Monday
We will do a combo of both I'm sure. I just had an initial freakout about the ornaments! We've even talked about putting them on the mantle so that may be an option.
We do a big breakfast at my parents' house on Christmas morning. I love it. We used to open gifts then make breakfast, but last year we did breakfast first, and it was wonderful. Everyone gets to pick their favorite breakfast thing and we have massive amounts of food - muffins, waffles, pancakes, biscuits, bacon, sausage, eggs... I think that might be it. Can you tell we like bread? Anyway, it's one of my favorite things about Christmas. Please forgive my ignorance, but why couldn't you still do a big Christmas Morning Breakfast? Or maybe a Hanukkah Breakfast?
That's exactly it for us too. We're not extremly religious either, but its so fun to teach all of the different ideas and ways to celebrate to Cadence. We're making our own traditions and that's what makes the holidays so special!
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Jaymi - I'm with the others. You guys should figure a way to do both. I am religious so for me we had this whole day of stuff and it was very symbolic to have everything. Now since I won't be spending all morning on Christmas day at church with my folks, DH and I will start something new. Even though I love Christmas, I'm on the wait until after Thanksgiving boat.
I'm googling Body bugg. I honestly all weekend felt like I'm getting massive so I'm ready to check out anything.
Edit: Did we want to do the Ornament exchange again this year?
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Tiffany, this totally made me smile!! How exciting! I really want to get a "just married" type ornament now.
Also, I normally don't like to see Christmas stuff in the stores yet, but I did find the most perfect stocking holders last week on major clearance! I'm super excited to decorate our mantle now!
My B&M, I'm super tired today and I fear it's going to be a long work week. I went to bed late then couldn't fall asleep.
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Not a lot to B&M about today. I slept great but woke up feeling like I got hit by a bus. I think I'm more tired this trimester than last.
It's going to be an emotional week for my family and Kidd Kraddic didn't help this morning. My sister called me crying and I was already crying from listening. Good thing milkshakes seem to help me find a happy place!
My B&M is that DH's friend came over at 11am yesterday for football....and stayed until 10PM!!!! Seriously. They definitely weren't in the way, but I had some work and other things I wanted to do around the house that made it hard to do. I know he's excited we live by each other now....but I think we need to do a better job of setting some boundaries. Which will not be easy.
Funny to hear all of the Holiday talk. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I always go a little crazy, so I've been debating whether it's too early for me to start decorating. I thought I was ahead of schedule!
I'm pretty sure we will be mixing the two somehow. Just the initial shock of "No ornaments??" All is good.
We got married at the end of 2009 and we were at Hallmark a week or so before and they had a "First Christmas" or something on clearance. It wasn't until this past year that I got a real good look of the ornament and it says something about our First Holidays Married, 2009. Well no, our first Christmas was in 2010. Oh well. We got a good laugh out of it.
My B&M is that my H went back to work yesterday (he was on a 12 day vacation from the move) and now I am stuck with his parents all. day. long. I have no idea what to do to get me out of this house. I've been to 8 malls, the movies twice, and countless trips to Target.
And then I got suckered into going to a dinner/church event with my MIL tonight. She knows I have no life right now, and making up an excuse would have been awkward.
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LOL that's quite funny!! :~) Nothing like making good memories!
It's too bad we can't have a GTG every night, Jenn!
@Jaymi - (I didn't want to do the quote thing 'cause it's too long) - I'm confused as to why you would do Hannukah? At first I thought Marcus must be Jewish but then you said something about his family doing Christmas. ??
As you all know, Ben is Jewish but I still do everything--tree, I host Cmas Eve for my family many years, he attends everything with me. I still get him 8 gifts for Hannukah and I let him open a few but I make him save 1 or 2 to open with me on Christmas morning. I get him a stocking and he loves that. We celebrate Hannukah at his parents' house.
Last year, I told him I was going to Cmas Eve service at my church and he was like, "Hey, I'll go with you." I loved that he was there with me.
ETA: Julie how was the GTG? Sorry if I missed a post but I'm busy and was just skimming...
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Just do it!
I would be up for the ornament exchange again! That was so fun! I definitely don't put up any decorations until after Thanksgiving!
So I am really disappointed that I don't get to do TTD pictures anymore :-( DH just wouldn't cooperate and so we had to cancel them. I am hoping I can get him to do them for our anniversary or something at least.
Today really hasn't been that eventful, thankfully. I am excited to do the Jailbreak this weekend! Yay! It will be fun! :-)
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Yes his family does Christmas as does my family; I love my grandparents Christmas Eve service they do at their church and of course we will go if we are there. Marcus has been aligned with Jewish thought for quiet some time well before we met (I was completely aware of this) and we just started attending church regularly a few months ago and of course they promote Hanukkah. We have not converted or anything like that.
When the holidays roll around we will figure out a balance and Marcus is really flexible and whatever we decide, he will be cool with. Prior to last year, I did not feel the need to decorate and get a tree because it was just the two of us and we were not even at home. Last year I only did it because we had a new house and it was our first and I love the smell of Christmas trees.
So this is old news probably but I just saw it on another board. Did you know the Teen Mom girls make $280,000 a year? WTF?!?
I really, really, really have to stop biting my nails.. at least for the next two weeks.
Home Remedies anyone?
That bad tasting stuff doesn't work, neither does slapping myself on the wrist with a rubber band. I don't really have a trigger that causes it, I do it unconsciously all the time.
The only thing that worked for me was to have acrylics put on. Sometimes I even bite those, but rarely.
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
Oh yes, I think I've asked this before because I remember that. Acrylics sort of work for me.... once they start to grow out even a tiny bit though I start picking around the edges.
I am supposed to get the gel manicure for the wedding I'm in next weekend.... so I need to have at least a little bit of length so I don't look ridiculous.
Easier said than done.
Not old to me... I had no idea. That's just stupid.
Yeah me too. I slather my cuticles in Vitamin E oil every night.
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
Hey Ladies!
Checking in a little late here, but thought I'd say hi. Not much to B&M about. This weekend was awesome!
@ Leslie - $280k a year?!? each???
@ Tiffany - I always keep a pair of cuticle nippers and a file with me. In my desk at work and home, in my purse, etc. This way as soon as I start picking, I can either file the rough nail or clip the cuticle that is bothering me. It helped me out, but I guess you do have to be conscious about it.
@ The Christmas discussion - I LOVE Christmas and can't wait to decorate. But I never start until after Thanksgiving. I think stores go way overboard and start to early. However, I am okay with craft stores starting to put stuff out now because some people take the months before to create things for their decorations. That is the only exception.
@ Stephie - The GTG was a lot of fun. I was the last person there about 6pm and we stayed until about 9 chatting.
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I had a blast on Friday - it was lots of fun
I tend to decorate for Christmas the weekend before Thanksgiving, but that's because we leave town for TG and I love coming home and feeling like Christmas threw up in my house
I have been having lots of indigestion lately - only at work though, and it lasts all afternoon. I eat lots of different things for lunch - Subway, the cafeteria, sandwiches from home, frozen meals... so I don't think it's a particular food. It's just been the last couple of weeks. It really makes working late miserable!
Friday's GTG was a lot of fun!!!!
We buy our tree the day after Thanksgiving so that we can try to get everything up before I have to go back to work. Last year, we got it delivered and it was worth the $25 that I think we paid for the service.
I know! Not only did I have a great time that night, but you all were my saving grace! Only three more day until we can move into our place! I'm counting down the hours.
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