Just my luck

Last night's ugly sweater party was AMAZING! Everyone was SO festive in their hideous sweaters! There was a Watson-sized fire in their backyard, a candy cane forest in the foyer, Peppermint Patty shots made with chocolate sauce and Rumplemintz (thanks, Mike for that deliciously terrible idea), lots of dancing, fantastic company, and, as usual, the most delicious food you could imagine. What a great time.

I made my very own outfit complete with an actual tree skirt turned human skirt (with presents, naturally) and a tinsel garland-tree topper headband

Leah and I made/decorated cookies. These were two of my favorites!

Oh yes, did I mention that I lit up, too? Haha.

The other day I was texting my friend, Leah, and in that text, I was complaining about our realtor. I believe my exact words were "...he's an idiot and I hate him". After a while, I was wondering why she hadn't replied so I went to check the phone. Instead of sending this message to Leah, I accidentally sent it to my realtor! Talk about the most embarrassing moment OF MY LIFE. I was mortified. After crying (yes, literally) from a mixture of fear and mental discomfort, I sent him another text to explain that I was worked up over a lot of issues. I said that my hormone-induced meltdown was due to Adam being gone and the fact that I get overwhelmed easily. I apologized as politely as I could but the damage was done. I've never wanted to crawl up in a ball and die more than I did at that very moment. Everyone on the planet thinks this is hilarious...except for me (and I imagine our realtor).

The good news is that we're one step closer to buying the house! The sellers and we finally agreed on a price. Next stop: home inspection. I'm ready for this to be over so PRAY that there are no serious issues with this place.

I had a long talk with Adam's mother tonight. She was updating me on things that are happening on that side of the family and I was sharing our home-buying adventures.

I am fighting every urge in my body to NOT post the holiday picture of Adam and I since it's on the Christmas cards I've yet to mail; however, I CAN leave you with teasers of my adorable papillons...

I had to hold her in front of the tree cause she refused to sit still.

This guy was a little easier. All I had to do was put his squeaky ball on the coffee table.

I thought with Adam being gone I'd have TONS of spare time to do things I rarely get to do like take long relaxing bubble baths or read one of the many books I've been putting off or make myself a wonderful dinner or finally sand those chairs/table to refinish for our dining room. Truth is, I feel like I'm busier without a partner to share the responsibilities. I know it's only been a few DAYS and this is a lifestyle I'm going to have to get used to, I suppose, but it's more difficult than I imagined. Let's hope eventually I can make it look glamorous one day.

Poor Luca and Piper! I've been out late the past THREE nights. (Monday was the interview/dinner with friends, Tuesday I worked a double, and Wednesday was spent working/preparing decorations for Saturday's Ugly Sweater Party.) Whew. I don't want them to feel neglected so even though I work today but I plan on some quality fetch and snuggle time with my "kids" later on. Perhaps I could fold those clothes I've been putting off for a WHILE? Of course, catching up on How I Met Your Mother sounds good too.

I just found out the little brother has some broken bones in his foot from falling off a ladder six weeks ago. How his doctor didn't see this after a round of xrays baffles me but Alex is finally working with a doctor that knows what he's doing. Wishing him a speedy recovery!

Off to work soon. How I do love spending ALL my free time there.

It's been just over 24 hours since I last saw Adam and let me just say, I REALLY take him for granted. He does a lot more around the house than he gets credit for. Don't worry guys, I'm not going soft and I will continue to nag him to fold clothes until we're 80...but he truly does a bunch. Taking out the trash, feeding the dogs, washing the dogs, giving them their meds, cooking dinner, paying the bills, returning the Netflix movies, washing dishes... I know these tasks sound like things I would not or SHOULD not forget but I'm just so used to Adam taking care of them that it doesn't even cross my mind! I actually made a list of things to do while he's gone...partly for my sake since I don't want to be bored but also as a reminder. Adam is an amazing man and I hope his first work up is going smoothly. I can't wait to hear all about it!

Well, folks, that's about all the time I have for today. I'm leaving to go work a double...(might as well, there's nothing else to do). Thank you, Watsons, for feeding me last night. Cooking dinner for one was the last thing I felt like doing. You guys made my night!

PS. Still no word from Wells Fargo

I never know what to title these things...

The House-Saga continues. The one in Norfolk which we previously placed an offer on fell through. Long story short, I felt we were dealing with some shady people and Adam and I decided to not go any further. Feeling like we were never going to find the right house...EVER...we set out on the search again. Surprisingly, we found a few properties but one particular foreclosure caught our eye. We took our friend, Leah, to go see it with us then placed an offer on it the following morning. It's a cute house and it's a fixer-upper but we're more than willing to put in the work. We want a house desperately! Everyone wish us luck...then come over to help us demo/reno and/or landscape when the time comes :)

I'm currently creating Christmas cards (unintentional alliteration overload!) on Walmart's website and I can't tell if the have a serious lack of options or if it's just me being ridiculously picky. Probably the latter. Anyway, since Adam is shipping out an entire WEEK early, we had to do some last minute self-photography. What a whirlwind of crazy! First we had to find the camera...then the tripod...then the memory card. Then we had to find something remotely festive for Adam to wear since he has nothing either red OR green. Once all this was covered, we had to teach ourselves how to operate the timer function of the camera, keep the dogs from knocking over the tripod, and get a picture where both of us were semi satisfied with how we looked. It must have looked like a circus. Needless to say, a lot of love and effort went into these cards...so enjoy!

We FINALLY learned what Adam will be doing for his ship but, of course, you couldn't pay me enough to remember his job title. Ugh...Lord help me when I'm 80-something! I DO know it's a cool job working with the weapons systems, a huge responsibility and an honor for a noobie like Adam. In addition to that, they've asked Adam to be a sort of communications liaison between the helicopters coming on the ship and the ship itself. He seems to be pretty happy about all this, which makes me happy in return. This morning I drove our new SWO to base and dropped him off for his first work up. They're leaving for just over two weeks and (knock on wood) should be home just in time for Christmas. I'll finally have time to clean up around here...so lets see how that goes.

My Wells Fargo interview is at 5pm so hopefully I'll have an update on a new job soon. Fingers crossed!