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It's a Starbucks Tree!

I went to Target this afternoon (while Tim was home watching the Washington Redskins football game) and got another artificial tree. This one's sole purpose is for Starbucks ornaments, cardboard wrappers, and yes, even the tree topper is a holiday Grande cup from Starbucks. Oh, and yes, I do have this year's holiday ornaments, thank you very much!

The holiday decorating has begun. I usually do it on Black Friday, but was not in the mood this year. I guess I have too many other things on my mind, like wedding things and such. I think what got me in the mood today was the Hanging of the Greens at church this morning.

Anyway...
Just wanted to share a pic of the tree. If you get a chance, come see it. Tim says I need to take the pic into Starbucks to get recognizion. Yea, whatever!

Hope you have a great week.
Oh, and Kaz, I'm working on the "7 things you didn't know about me", I promise.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gobble, Gobble!

It's Thanksgiving Day and our day is in full-swing. As I type, I'm watching the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. (My dream one day is to see it live in NY.) Later this morning, Tim and I will be going to my parent's for Thanksgiving dinner. My sister, brother-in-law, and niece came in late Tuesday night. The tradition continues this year. We have all pitched in and are in charge of part of the meal. My task this year...the pumpkin cheesecake. Yummm.... My mouth is drooling already!

Later tonight, it's the Univeristy of Texas and Texas A & M football showdown. May the best team win. (Go UT!!!!)

Anybody going out shopping in the morning? I've been seeing the ads on TV and seems like one could start shopping as early as 4 a.m.! Not me. I'll still be in bed, thank you very much.

Hope everybody has a great Thanksgiving.

Shower Time!

Saturday afternoon was the first (of three!) bridal showers. Pictured below are Gran, my mom, and Tim's mom.

Pictured below here are the three hostesses and my mom.

We all had a great time and it was such a surprise to see an old college friend there. She drove in all the way from Austin just for the shower. She deserves a prize for coming the farthest. Thanks Susan!

Julia Grace (my flower girl) was at the shower, and she was as funny as usual. It took her about 3/4 of the way through opening things to realize what I was doing. She helped me open the rest (of course I didn't care!). In one of the packages was a wire whip/wisk, and she said, "Look Ms. Julie. It's a whisker!" Then later we opened a lemon/lime juicer, and she called it a lemon-lime squeezer. At one point I unwrapped a griddle (and pictured on the box was three pieces of bacon, three eggs, and four pancakes cooking). I asked her if later we could cook hamburgers on it, and she told me no, it's for cooking breakfast!

Thanks everybody who was there.

Hope everybody has a great week!