Christmas Time

Wishing you a very merry Christmas!

xo. Steve and Liz

{sigh}

i apologize for my lack of postage...

with the holidays, a week of sickness and a death in the family {my dear aunt melodee}

my mind has been racing when it should be resting, which makes me super tired and also uninspired. thus, no blogging.

like, a newborn, i need at least 1o hours of sleep a night.

but... i have noticed that as my sleep levels decline, my annoyance levels go up.

which means...i have complied a list of complaints for your reading pleasure.

To Whom it May Concern,

I realize right now times are tough, economically speaking, but as an employee of your company I do expect a certain amount of consistency, respect and etitquette.

For example, do not give your employees a paid holiday year after year then, one week before said holiday, tell them they will no longer receive that day off. And just so you know, telling them "we will close at 3:00pm instead of 5:00pm that day" does not soften the blow.

Another bit of advice, don't threaten your entire team with being fired on a weekly basis and tell them "there are plenty of people lined up for your jobs." That does not necessarily make me want to work harder. I'm just saying.

Finally, I know that "the company" can't really control this last complaint, but maybe there is something that could be done. I have a hard time working with someone that I just saw zipping and buttoning up his pants, while walking out of the restroom into the main hallway.

And just one more thing, as a side note, if someone could invent some sort of teleportation device, that would make my life a lot easier.

Sincerely,

All Employees Everywhere

if i had a million dollars

my first stop would be here. no question.

then of course, i'd give the rest to charity. i promise.

happy veterans day

veterans day facts:

• U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919
• In 1953, an Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner named Al King had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who served in World War I.
• The holiday is commonly printed as Veteran's Day or Veterans' Day in calendars and advertisements. While these spellings are grammatically acceptable, the United States government has declared that the attributive (no apostrophe) rather than the possessive case is the official spelling
• I passed 39 american flags on my drive to work this morning.

i have a deep gratitude for those who have {and still do} serve our country. i have gained a greater respect these past few years as i have learned more about all the sacrifices that are made in the pursuit of freedom.

all the recents events, including Fort Hood and the Afghanistan War casualties, make me so sad... i think of all the families losing loved ones....people who are willing to give their lives for others.

that's heroic.

i believe in love

this week i've been thinking a lot about how grateful i am for my {excuse me if i sound "seriously so blessed" here} wonderful and amazingly hot husband. one year ago, november 8 2008, is the day that steve asked me to marry him. in a photobooth, in kmart. it was so perfect.

you can read about the actual proposal here.

i will always remember how happy {and slightly shocked} i felt in those beautiful moments that happened all too fast...

thank you baby, for asking.

"the way i fell for you, i'll never fall that way again"

xo. me

halloween {observed}

i lovelovelove halloween at work. it reminds me of elementary school.

also. am loving this webcam.

so much.

happy halloween weekend!

the trouble with facebook is...

most people don't know how to use it.

or...maybe most people are just not very smart.