I'm Back!

Oh my goodness. Did you think I forgot you? I most certainly did not! Everytime I check my email I look at that little shortcut up at the top that says "blog" and think "Oh, I'll do it later"... not anymore! It has snowed here for the past two days and I have done... you guessed it.. absolutely nothing. So now I'm in the "antiprocastination/don't waste time/get stuff done kinda mood".
I've decided, instead of writing a novel, I will share the past three weeks with you in pictures. Beginning with...
Christmas! We went to my cousin's house a few days early because her parents were going to florida. Me & my sister:

I'm very proud that I got her to actually smile in some pictures because she usually makes all of these ridiculous "scene kid" faces and I tell her to visit

antiduckface.com

haha but i love her anyways.

Before opening presents:

After opening presents:

Yes, it really was exhausting work, but someone's got to do it. I'm just glad we could help.

I really racked up in the present department this year. I don't know why, but I guess everyone thought I was extra good! My grandmother got me a crockpot (yay!), a cast iron skillet (im afraid of it, but that will be a blog all on its own) , new dish towels, and a red sweatsuit that I picked out when I went shopping with her ( I mean that IS the best way to get presents. No surprise there!) My aunt bought me a new coffee pot with a clock on it. I wanted this to help me get out of bed in the morning, I assumed it would be easier if there was already a pot of coffee calling my name. The first day I set it, I got a steaming hot pot of coffee at 7 p.m. sharp. Lovely. And the second day, I got none at all. But the battle rages on and I will continue trying. I shall keep my faith in the epic morning I wake up to my coffeepot servant, waiting on me, hand-in-hand with the sugar free vanilla caramel creamer. I shall keep the faith.

For christmas eve I went to my parents house. That night we each got to open one present.

Guess what mine was?!

I finally got my Garmin! Soooo excited! And so I spent the entirety of christmas eve staring at my wrist. I even got up and ran on christmas morning just so I could use it! And returned home with windburnt fingers. But it was totally worth it!

Every year my mom makes my sister and I get together to take a picture before we open our presents. These pictures are ALWAYS horrible. There is no reason anyone should have a camera within a 50 mile radius of me before a shower and a cup of coffee. But in light of the Christmas spirit, I begrudgingly let her take this one picture ever year.

This year's tops the chart, by far.

There ya go mom. There's your christmas pic. Cell phones in hand. Not even looking at the camera. Practically a Normal Rockwell moment, if i do say so myself. After we opened presents, we went back to Jonesboro and visited the grandparents. By this point I was pretty pictured out. Next blog: snowboarding trip and new years resolution. But school starts monday and I've got lots to do today!