Lunch dates are great for catching up with friends

Had lunch with Tammy and got to catch up on everything. Its hard to believe we need these kinds of lunches -- we used to spend 40 hours a week together. Kind of sad that we don't see each other on a daily bases anymore but its nice to be able to have lunch dates.

My mom took me shopping @ Target this afternoon and we hit up Sonic for a Rt. 44 Diet Coke on the way home.

And then Andrew and I played Mario, ate some fabulous roast beef sandwiches with the fam, and packed for our trip to Cape tomorrow. My outfit is so cute. Wait till you see it. Its ba-na-nas. I die.

3/4 of the Order

Tuesday



I've been shopping for clothes with my mom the past couple days. Got some pretty cute stuff. But so far, my favorite thing is this bracelet. It makes me happy. I have been wearing it everywhere.

Got to hang out with Kat and Kristin tonight. We finally did our Christmas gift exchange and went out for dinner @ Sticky Fingerz where I'm pretty sure this drunk guy tried to hit on us but Kat ended up giving him hair advice. It was pretty entertaining.

Then we played this couples game that Kristin got us and it was cracking me up.

And then Andrew and I played Mario. We are getting pretty good at it. We almost have it beat.

Monday



This was my first full day as a 25 year old. Don't I look it? Not really. But atleast I don't look 14 anymore.

Happy Birthday Tammy! I hope your birthday is super fun.

12/27

This picture was taken today, 23 years ago. It was my 2nd birthday and my brother's 4th. This was always our tradition: share the day, share a party, share a cake. This year I have decided to start a new tradition: The Kindness Project.

If you didn't get the email and don't know what its all about, its basically a worldwide movement that encourages you to perform acts of kindness for strangers as a way to honor the memory of someone. Its a way for me to share my brother with all those who never got the chance to meet him.

So every year on our birthday, I'm going to participate by doing an anonymous act of kindness for someone and leave a little card behind so that they know that his life and death continue to matter. And I encourage you to join me. Not just on our birthday, but throughout the year, because every time you participate, you allow my brother to touch the world again.

For more information and ideas about what you can do, please visit http://missfoundation.org/kindness/index.html

The day after Christmas is reserved for laziness.

We spent the day after Christmas hanging out, eating, playing with toys, and catching up on sleep. Andrew had to go to work this morning but came home early enough to sneak a nap in between dinner and watching Star Trek.

And we got to open some Christmas presents that arrived late. Andrew got me a bottle my favorite perfume and he got I Love You Man on DVD.

Oh and I got to see Laura for about 5 minutes today which was nice since she now lives in Florida.

And now we're settling in for a little more Mario before bed.

Good Day.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope your holiday was as good as ours.

We are filled with warmth and cookies, our eyelids are heavy, but we are very happy.

Tillie is the most worn out that I have ever seen her be. And Andrew is enraptured with his new video games. And my thumbs hurt from playing too much Super Mario. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

And apparently this year was the year for starting all kinds of new traditions. But I think I am okay with that.



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Twas the night before Christmas

Santa is coming tonight!

Leave out some cookies and milk and get to bed early so he can do the creepy Santa thing and come down your chimney and sneak around in your living room while you're asleep.

And to Rim, who is on the other side of the world and has been celebrating Christmas for almost half a day now, I hope you're having a very Merry Christmas!

I hate waiting

The last few days before Christmas are the worst. I hate all the sitting around waiting. I just wish it would hurry up and get here so we could all get on with our lives already.

So to pass the time, I've made even more cookies and finished Tillie's stocking.

Oh and 500 Days of Summer is a good movie. You were right Kat, I did like it.