Just a quick update. I'll post about Christmas later, but I've been sick since Saturday so I haven't been doing much but sleeping, blowing my nose, wiping my watery eyes and not having an appetite! It's annoying and I can't wait to feel better!

We almost have all the presents underneath :) Just a few more to go and we'll be done :)

Since I'm off today, I'll do a post. I'll probably blab about a lot of different stuff so I'm sorry lol.
Let's see... I have to go get another Christmas present for Josh today.
I wish it was as nice as it has been the past 2 days but looks like the cold is back.
It got up to 70 degrees! I loved it!
At least I got to enjoy a little bit of it though.
Anyway, back to the present. I don't want to say what cuz I don't know if he might read this.
I still have to do some last minute shopping also. Not much, but a couple things on Christmas Eve, so hopefully I can get Ross not to schedule me the whole day so I'm actually able to.
I did most of my shopping in stores, and a few things online. So I'm hoping those will get here in time. They should, because they have already been shipped.
We both made Christmas lists, but I'm not just getting him stuff on his list because then he'll know everything he's getting and surprises are always fun :)
So I hope he likes everything he didn't ask for. lol

I don't know if I already said this in another post but we're not having the "traditional" dinner for Christmas. Julia doesn't want turkey again so we're going to do steak. Hopefully Filet Mignon :) Along with that baked potatoes and I don't know what else. It's really just way too much food for only 3 of us and that's why we're sticking to steak. It was different for Thanksgiving because there were 3 extra people. Cassie (Josh's sister) & her boyfriend and Josh's Grandpa (Julia's dad). He was too funny :) When I first met him he said he couldn't hear me well cuz he's deaf and he needed new batteries for his hearing aid. (which he wasn't lying about) haha

I was doing this survey yesterday about Christmas... and one of the questions was "What was your favorite gift received as a child?" I had to call my mom for that one lol. She said either my lite brite or my "My Kid Sister" doll. And then she told me all these different stories about when I was little. I asked her if they ever told us that their was a Santa Clause, because I don't remember ever believing in him and I've told Josh that I don't want to tell our kids there is one. My mom said I believed in Santa til I was 4. Because that's how old I was when we first went to church and she said I wasn't very happy. haha I love hearing stories about when I was little. They make me laugh. Me and Michael went with my Grandma one year to California and Caleb was still really little so he stayed home with my Mom and Caleb went in my room and brought one of my socks to my Mom and said, "Mommy, sissy's sock." haha hard to believe he use to be such a nice little brother. Now he's evil! lol. I know she told me more stories than that but I can't remember them all.
I asked her to send me any home videos she could find, cuz I can sit and watch those all day. :) Plus all of them have my Grandma in them and I miss her. She was the best Grandma ever. She always knew how to keep a smile on your face.

Well looks like I've blabbed enough. I'll probably end up writing more later. Gotta go grocery shopping when Josh gets home. Probably go to Target to get some Christmas cards to send out too. I got one so far. From Stephy and Alvin. It's a picture of them and it's so pretty :) I should just tell Josh all I want is a card for Christmas and I'll be happy cuz I looooovvve getting cards. lol I'd be happy if I didn't get anything cuz I'm sure there are plenty of people in this world who are getting exactly that. And they are probably the most appreciative people you would ever meet. Here I go blabbing again.
Really though I've had a lot of Christmases where I didn't get anything but it didn't matter to me, because that's not what Christmas is about. I'm just happy to be around people that I love. This is mine and Josh's first Christmas together. I mean we were together last year but we didn't spend the holiday with each other. But I'm going to have a very good Christmas this year although I miss my family, I'm definately going to have a very Happy Holiday.
and I hope the same for all of you
Ok, I promise I'm done now. lol

Here is the nice big tree they put up in the galleria. Just thought I'd share it :)
It's a little crooked but oh well. The galleria is 4 floors the first floor is the ice skating rink. That's where they put the tree.

Well I don't really feel like posting and I haven't felt like it lately either. But I suppose I will just for a quick update.
Been working of course and that's why I haven't posted much lately. It's just been so busy so by the time I get home I'm too tired to do anything.
I'm actually going to bed right after this. It's already almost 10 and I wanted to be sleeping already but oh well.
Gotta open in the morning so have to be up bright and early.
It's finally starting to get cold here (unfortunately), which Josh is happy about but I could have summer all year long and be satisfied. :P lol. I just can't stand to be cold. brrrrrrrr.
We got the tree up as you can see in the picture... I'll take more later and just make a nice pretty slideshow. Got a few presents under the tree so far, not much but there will be more within 2 weeks. It will be overflowing and Josh will want to rip his open already.
I wanted to talk about something that happened at work today. It was rude but funny at the same time. Some grouchy guy came through one of the other lines, a lady named Jackie was the cashier at the time. She speaks english, but not very good. Anyway, he was returning something without a receipt, so he was getting store credit. Well she didn't tell him that although that was his problem, he should have read the receipt and known he wouldn't get cash without a receipt. DUH. So he got mad and we called the manager up front. Well she is hispanic. So Nancy starts speaking to Jackie in spanish and the guy says ENGLISH! ENGLISH PLEASE. THIS IS AMERICA.
He ended up just taking the store credit after all the complaining and after he had said he would just go home and get the receipt. So obviously he was going to spend it anyway so what's the difference. lol
Just thought that was funny although I felt bad for Jackie. But then again, he's right.

This is Kelly and the choir at her church. Just thought I'd share cuz I thought they did an awesome job :)

AAAHHHH

The sound in my head. SCREAMING!!!
(and I'm not talking about the screaming kids, that's me screaming!)
Any young person that hasn't worked yet, don't EVER work retail.
At least not at Ross. lol
you are in for your worst nightmare if you do.
lol
Today was the craziest day.
We were soooooooooo busy.
And it's only going to get worse as we get closer to Christmas.
My oh my did I want to whoop some kids today.
Reminder to self:
When I have kids, they are not going to be spoiled little brats and get everything they want, because once I say no they will throw a fit and I'll have to whoop em.