Oh, the Digital Age

This is a modern take on what Jesus' birth would've looked like if it were 2010.

Merry Christmas EVE!!!

Seasons

I love the way that seasons change things. They take something familiar and breathe another quite familiar life into it. We know it gets hot every summer but for some reason the heat that starts to show up around May always comes at such a pleasant surprise. The most simple and common example of this is to look at a tree and see it's change over the course of a year.

The other day I found these pictures of Amsterdam in the winter and quickly rifled through my very similar pictures to find the ones that I took of the same city this summer. Isn't it great how so many things in life that are predictable and routine can be turned into such producers of joy?

O, Hey--

In case you guys didn't know, Christmas is 4 days away. Um....when did that happen? I should've known better. Christmas always seems to creep up on me, but nothing like this year. This is the least Christmasy Christmas feeling week of my life! And not for lack of trying. At home, the house is decked out with every bit of decoration. At work, 103.5 is constantly playing it's holiday tunes. And as a matter of fact, even the weather has cooperated in making this winter actually feel like winter! I think what's throwing me off is the fact that Christmas is on a Saturday. Who does that? Saturday? Really?

I feel like I'm more prepared for New Years than Christmas. Odd. And maybe that's because my New Years has a weird connotation attached to it-- departure. First of all, our over 5 year tradition of spending the evening with the Page family is being broken and Dress Brigade won't be happening on New Years day because I'm leaving! But don't fret, not all hope is lost; Mom, Kaitlin and I will be enjoying popovers and quiche in the warmth of a big fluffy bed as we watch the Rose Parade. Some traditions can't be broken.

Today, I will focus on getting the Christmas juice to flow within me. Correction: Today, I will focus on getting the Egg Nog to flow within me. Better, right? Yeah. That's Christmas.

J.CREW

Nothing makes me happier at Christmas than seeing the J.Crew ads. Their campaigns are always the perfect combination of festive and chic and evoke the holiday cheer that lives inside my fashion self. Pairing my military jacket with a sequin vest? Why didn't I think of that?!

Wish List

I want this so bad. That way, I can finally use this that I already got for Christmas.

Seeester

I can't wait for Kaitlin to get home this weekend. Even though she's been living at school for the last two years and I've been somewhat of an only child here at home for a substantial amount of time, I've been really really missing her since I got home from school. As we've both gotten older, the petty fights have gotten fewer and farther between and we're able to just enjoy each other so much more. It makes being around each other simply more fun. Kaitlin has such a great sense of humor, awesome style and copious amounts of wisdom that I can glean so much from.

So hurry up and get here, you little pipsqueak! Making fun of mom and dad is just not the same without you.