NOT ME Monday

Good Monday to all you sweet blogger friends! If you live up North, I hope you survived the snow. If you live anywhere else...I hope you just stayed warm. MckMama is the mastermind behind this wonder and FREE therapy gig we call Not Me Monday. SO click on the button above to see more NMM posts.

** I do not have Christmas shopping left to do and I am not not stressed about it! Honestly...I have a list and I am checking it off person by person!

** This past week I did not get into it with my sister and repeatedly say "It's gonna be a long month" since we were arguing, yet again, with each other. We are not both home from college :o

** I did not spend the weekend watching GREAT movies on TV and watching football.

** My dad did not say that he would not not go to the "yahoo" church service yesterday morning. The yahoo refers to the non-traditional church service.

** I do not have PJ pants that have small holes in them and I refuse to throw away the said pants because they are THAT comfy. Nope...not me!

Have a fabulous Monday!!!

Sisterly love...HA!

Hope your weekend has been grand. Can I tell you a secret? Sisterly love is non-existent right now and I would LOVE for it to come back soon.

You see, my sister and I are both type A people who have "issues" with people micromanaging our lives and we don't like being told what to do. Well Miss E, that would be me, has a motherly instinct to her and usually tells people what to do in a nice, sweet way. Well Miss C, sister, is stubborn & goes for MY jugular every single time we get into a tiff. She does not do this with her friends...she just does it with me and I do not appreciate it! I have NO PROBLEM at school without her, but when we get home, watch out world! I am usually pretty nice, unless I get mad, but C is so matter of fact with me that it is tough to live with sometimes. C & I really do love each other...but when her temper and my sensitive feelings get in the way...it could lead to a WWIII.

For instance, tonight I said I was going to take a shower and she said "don't get any more water on my carpet since it has been wet every time this week." WELL EXCUSE ME...C (who said it in a mean way), the carpet was wet when I was in there last night and her response was...Did you hear what I said? UH...I can't win!

She pushes my buttons and is MEAN sometimes...and I am still trying to love her!

Break down the walls

This morning in church our pastor preached about the walls we all put up. Walls could be put up to avoid a certain "friend" or family member. Walls could be put up to attempt to keep something out of your life. Walls could be built for any purpose. But he urged us to break down the walls and to face what is coming at you.

So...I am breaking down my walls that I have toward those people and will be brutally totally honest with them.

Do you have a wall to break down?

Facts about me

To give you a little pleasure, I thought I would tell you a little more about me...

** I just found out today that I made a 4.0 this semester while taking 19 hours as well. I am on cloud nine!

** I don't do crowds...period!

** I LOVE going driving around and looking at Christmas lights.

** I LOVE watching sunrises and sunsets (yes I am up early enough to watch the sun rise.)

** My younger brother, who is 14, is bigger in height and weight compared to me. I am 6 foot and he is 6 feet and one inch.

** Most of the food I make is from scratch.

** I am persistent and know what I want in life.

TGIF!!!

Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays

As I was driving home from collegetown and got near the BIG city...a conversation arose on talk radio. The talk show was talking about the meaning of Christmas and how some people say "Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays." In my opinion, I am not bothered if someone tells me "Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas." BUT apparently...a few callers did not appreciate taking Christ out of Christmas and got really offended. Christmas is not the only holiday around December and I do not believe we should be limited to saying just Christmas.

Some people who celebrate Christmas even say "Happy Holidays." I do not believe that saying "Happy Holidays" will take Christ out of Christmas and I am certainly amused at people who think so. If you know the person then I do believe you should say Christmas/Holidays, but honestly...there are bigger fish to fry and I choose to skip this battle and say both!

What do you think about saying Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays? Does it make a difference which one you say?

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!

Thankful Thursday

Good Day to you sweet people! Thankful Thursday is up and ready for duty ;) I know the holidays can be STRESSFUL, I know since I am still Christmas shopping, but TT gives you an opportunity to reflect about what YOU are thankful for this week. So either link your blog to mine or leave your thankful list in the comments section.

I am thankful that I can be relatively healthy this Christmas season (fingers crossed).

I am thankful for sweet people!

I am thankful to be able to have a nice, long, and much needed break from school.

I am thankful for those who give advice.

I am thankful to see the holiday/Christmas spirit in SO many people's eyes and their hearts this year!

Have a GREAT Thursday!!!

Just Believe

"There is a Santa Clause," my brother C, said two years ago. Some boys and girls had lost their faith in Santa and thought they knew the "real" truth. But those children lost something that my brother had and that was hope and joy. C now knows the truth but says that "you just have to believe" and he is SO RIGHT!!

So as a reminder to all of you who read...just believe and see Christmas in a whole new light.
If you have children, see Christmas through their eyes.
If you watch the Christmas movies...just Believe!
There is nothing wrong with believing!!!

Just Believe!!!