Opening Christmas gifts...

I love 'em!
Jason, me, his dad Al, mom Janette, Ana, Maggie, Graham, & Cathy

OMG...have I got the cutest nieces or WHAT? Ana (short for Anastasia) is the oldest; Maggie the youngest. We all went to the manatee park and the girls loved it. Jason's brother, Graham, is like SO Canadian it ain't EVEN funny.

The best Granddaddy in the Entire World...and oh so handsome. Me and the ever-so-cute Blazze, my stepsister.

Christmas Eve at Dot and Granddaddy's

Dot and G'Daddy's for Christmas Eve

I love them so much. Shoot honey, I ain't gon' lie to ya.

I love my daddy too even IF he thinks t-shirts with naked girls/wolves/etc combined with motorcyles is dead sexy AND appropriate for Christmas.

Good Times...

Me, Elizabeth, and Susan eat dinner at the Zen House after Christmas; Jason & Micah were there too. It was so good seeing my good friends again...I miss our SNC nights!

I also ran over a doggie tonight on my way home before going to dinner...it was AWFUL to say the least. People need to learn responsibility when it comes to pets!

APICOECTOMY

I had an apicoectomy yesterday afternoon. For those of you who don't know what it is...

An Apicoectomy, or Root-End Resection, is the removal of the root tip and the surrounding infected tissue of an abscessed tooth. This procedure may be necessary when inflammation and infection persists in the area around the root tip after root canal therapy or root canal retreatment.

Dr. Etherton is a great dentist...so hat's off to both doctor and his assistants. He has like the most awesome bedside manner ever. BUT, I am swollen like Anna Anna Anna Anna Nicole and am sore too. Of course I was presribed some pain killers, but if you know me, I don't fair so well with those things. I did take 1/2 one last night and slept like a baby. This morning though, I was nauseous as ever. I dry heaved, gagged, then felt better about 5 minutes later.

So, bottom line: no pain, no gain. And, I did not hurt during the actual procedure, only felt nauseous and crazy a little from the gas. That stuff is crazy man!

I plan on taking some pics of my swollen face and 1/2 moon cut and stitches (5 in all) to post later hopefully. For the time being, I just want to sleep...maybe in about 6 hours, I will be able to.

Our 1st Real Christmas Tree...weighed down with about 1,000 ornaments...LOL. Man was it ever messy taking it down...pine needles still stick me in the feet!

Beautiful Umeki

What a hot mama...I pay tribute to the artists at the mall...hats off to MAC!

The Amazing Jason

Jason continues to wow me in his skillset. It's as if I've discovered a new husband actually. While in Florida over the holiday, he actually purchased a hot pair of shoes (& picked them out himself) that are absolutely to die for. THEN, he bought a hot Pierre Cardin green/white striped shirt that I could just, well, be a thankful wife for!

One of my all time favorite desserts is the Cranberry Bliss Bar at Starbucks. Needless to say, they are 90% of the time out of them. Never to fear...Jason made some last night that are even BETTER than the original. AND, he made shrimp alfredo...yes, and not to mention Monday...oh Monday. To my girls, you know what I mean ;)

InterCall Christmas Party Pics

Hope everyone had a marvelous Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It's been in my heart this past year to add more entries, but I've been really busy with work, etc that I had no chances. So, here's some updated pics from the Christmas party. Needless to say it did not feel/seem the same without Archie being there.

Pic 1: Me and Jason
Pic 2: Me and Umeki Staples
Pic 3: Me and Jenny Batson.
Pic 4: Zunkieri, Brandee, me, & Umeki