Cayman Brac here we come!

Just a quick post from the Grand Cayman airport... just incase you forgot we are spending New Year's on Cayman Brac Island at the Brac Reef Resort. I'm stoked about our trip and therefore bragging. I'm sorry, I'm no longer humble, I've had one fruity rum drink and I'm lost my damn mind!!! C was smart and just had a beer while we wait for our connecting flight... No, not me... I blame it on my Irish heritage. I can usually hold my liquor but apparently not eating much all day and only getting 4 hours of sleep the night before makes me a light weight. I'll catch up with you all next year!

Love,

@ noble

Merry Christmas!

I hope you all had an AMAZING Christmas!!

This Christmas was a lot of fun for me.  I, for the first time in my adult life have seen Christmas though a childs eyes.  I have three nieces, they are 17, 13 and 7 and it was great to see how each of them reacted to their presents.  By the time we were all done opening gifts there was a sea of wrapping paper, boxes and gift bags covering the living room floor.  My 7 year old niece then had to open every single new toy and try to play with all of them at once lol.  The 13 year old gave us a fashion show of all of her new clothes and the 17 year old went up into her room to txt her boyfriend, she finally came back a few hours later with one of her new books in hand.  Over all it was awesome to be able to spend Christmas with my family.

On a selfish note, I must brag about how awesome my husband is!! He actually got most all of the items on my wish list plus a few extras.  I was shocked at all of my Christmas gifts! The Hubs Rocks :-)

What were some of your favorite moments or gifts this year?

@ Noble

P.S. To all of the 1st responders and Service members: Thank You All for giving us safety & freedom, the best gifts of all!!

Twilight Much?

Sunday morning I was sipping my coffee, flipping though a magazines and cruising around on blogger when  I looked up at my TV and thought the color was going out on it.  We have some crazy HD/flat screen tv ( C picked it out and I don't know anything about it rather than how to turn it on).  We have only has this television for maybe 3 years so I didn't think the color would "break" on it this soon.  (side note, I don't even know technically if the color can fade or go out of a tv but for some reason I think it can lol)  I continued to watch the guy on Fox News in hopes it was something to do with their signal not broadcasting the colors correctly, then a new dude came on the screen and the color was fine... then it went back to the other guy and the color was jacked up again.  This when of for about 3 minutes or so, back & forth, back & forth, then finally both the guys were together on a split screen and it hit me... Holy Shiznit my tv is fine, that dude is just really really white... like translucent white... like Twilight white!!  Team Wallace or Team Ryan??

I wonder if he asked for Twilight makeup?

Chris Wallace Vs. Paul Ryan

This is pix is a bonus, just because I can lol

Are any of you into the Twilight series?  If so, did you read the books first or just watch the movies?  Which book/movie is your favorite?  And are you team Jacob or team Edward??  

@ Noble

Burrr

I moved to the South for a reason... it's warmer.  I would have moved even further south but A. my husband is here and B. I still like to see a little bit of spring, fall and winter.  I'm am always cold!  I (literally) get chilly on a tropical island when I'm in the shade on a 110 degree day.  So, the recent cold snap in Memphis is just mean.  I thought the South and I had an understanding... apparently NOT!  What the crap is up with the talk of freezing rain/sleet tomorrow?!?  Nothing is supposed to be falling from the sky in a solid form or freezing to anything until at least January, and then it should be melting a few days later.  When I saw ICE on the sidewalk yesterday, I almost cried.   I'm from Michigan and know all about winter.  Growing up where I did, I have become an expert in all things winter.  Also, when my brother was stationed in Fairbanks Alaska, we went to visit him in the fracking winter time.  The high most days was -36 with a low of -52.  I threw coffee outside and watched it freeze before it hit the ground... It may not be that cold in Memphis right now, but yesterday sure felt like it.

Sayonara Michigan Winter

My love for toe socks. . .  

Transformed into shoes

These shoes are so comfortable!! I haven't worn them outside yet, because I want their inaugural usage to be in Cayman Brac.  I love these shoes so much, I think I might even buy another pair for casual wear.  Just incase somebody actually likes these shoes (which I'm pretty sure nobody does) you can find them HERE!   

List of 4's

I just stole this super cute post from Jessi at The Juici Life!  

List of Fours

1. Four shows that you watch:
* The Bachelor/Bachelorette 
* Castle 
* The Office
* Anderson Copper 360


2. Four things you are passionate about:
* My Family & doggie Hershie
* Working Hard
* Blogging 
* Cooking 

3. Four words/phrases you say a lot:
* Sh*t
* Cheers
* Shalom B*tches 
* Ooohhh Frack 

4. Four things you've learned from the past:
* Karma is only a B*tch if you are.
* Honesty is always the best policy.
* Cancer is vicious. 
* The weatherman isn't always right. 

5. Four places you would like to go:
* Ireland 
* Hawaii 
* Vale Colorado 
* Napa Valley 

6. Four things you did yesterday:
* Worked
* Had my patients tested!! 
* Drank Wine
* Kissed my husband 


7. Four things you are looking forward to:
* Christmas with Brother & Family.  (I haven't had a christmas with him since he left for the Military when I was as 13 years old). 
* The trip to the Cayman Brac.
* Working ( I really love my job ) 
* Finishing reading a few of my books. 

8. Four things you love about Winter:
* All the Christmas Candy
* Christmas Music  
* Decorating 
* Winter Sports
* Playing in the snow (if we get any) and building a snowman. 


9. Tag 4 people to play along:
Nikki @ The Fashionable Wife
Amber @ Airing My Dirty Laundry, One Sock At A Time
Shannon @ Think Like Me
Lindsey @ The Amateur Wife
Chaz @ Koolade Mustache 

I really can count... I just wanted to add 5 people to my list :-) 


@ Noble 

Warm Winter Secret Swap!!

Today I went to work and saw that there was a package waiting for me on my desk.  (I work as a leasing agent at the apt community I live at).  I wasn't expecting anything to be delivered today so I was somewhat perplexed as to what it could be.  When I looked at the handwritten return address from Virginia I was even more stumped... then it finally hit me! It was from my secret santa from the Warm Winter Secret Swap!! Yahoo!!

My secret santa was Adrienne from Some of a Kind  She was the best Santa ever! I have attached a few photos of what she sent me and I can't wait to make her recipe.  Thank you Adrienne for the great care package and very kind words! Merry Christmas!

Apple Toddy

1qt Burbon

1qt Rum

1qt Apple Jack Bandy

1 large can of frozen lemonade

2 cans of water

1 lb of Gala Apples

Core apples and bake at 350 for 15 to 30 min.  

Allow apples to cool.

Mix lemonade and water.

Add liquors and apples

Marinate from Oct 1 until Thanksgiving

Reserve any leftovers for next years batch (refrigerate) 

I have a feeling I won't be having any leftover (this sounds so delish!!!) 

The amazing mug her friend made

This is to put the mug into perspective! 

Yummy Treats!!

Beautiful napkins too! 

Thanks again Adrienne! You Rock!  Everybody check out her blog Here!

@ Noble