In which I am a tiny bit stressed out, but in a good way.
I didn’t think I would say this this year, but I am a little stressed out. Hence the lack of posts. The sh*tload of work I have to do at work is not helping either....
Category: holidays
First Sunday in Advent
Advent starts on the 4th Sunday before Christmas, which means TODAY. It also marks the day for me to get out my Christmas decoration. Despite all the holiday music and decorations at the stores (which...
The first fake turkey dinner prepared by moi
Well, this was a fake turkey dinner, because it was not a turkey. It was a chicken. There was no way I was going to cook a whole freakin’ giant bird for just J and...
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful for – my husband – healthy parents – my sister – the rest of my family – my two godchildren – my dear friends – a great job – my blog –...
“Erntedankfest” is not Thanksgiving
Even though those two German and US “holidays” are loosely connected, they’re not the same. “Erntedankfest” means Harvest Thanksgiving Festival which is usually “celebrated” on the first weekend in October. I put “celebrated” in quotation...
The holidays, and with that I mean Christmas
So, Christmas is only a month, 4 weeks and 1 days, away and here I am, all excited about the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with my family. There is nothing in the world that I want...
Christmas Card Exchange
It is this time of the year again. Christmas is only 36 days away and I wanted to remind everyone that I am doing the Christmas Card Exchange again this year. Yes, I am sending out...
Happy Halloween!
I wish this was the pumpkin I carved. Unfortunately, ours is still sitting here in the corner waiting to be “halloween-ized”. I know. We should have done it last weekend, but we just didn’t get...