The Humboldt Chalet

looky looky.

here's a little keepsake from my friend Andy's christmas party a few weeks ago.

there was a real christmas tree at that party

and it smelled real good.

there were also real deer antlers just sittin' on a table

and i alllllmost stole them

since real deer antlers to set on my coffee table/bookshelf/desk

 are the only thing my heart really truly desires.*

but i didn't.

*i would also take this pretty blouse if anyone is interested in making my dreams come true.

christmas eve eve

We're back from our little vacation with Ryan's family, but I'm still feeling vacation-y. The house is a mess, and the fridge is empty, and I don't want to unpack! So, instead of catching up around the house, I'm catching up on internet stuff. 

We spent Christmas Eve Eve making preparations for Christmas day. Ryan wrapped my presents while I baked cookies. He got all fancy and wrapped one gift in actual Christmas lights, which was mostly adorable and only slightly irritating, since it literally outshone all the gifts I worked hard on wrapping. He was way proud of it.

I've got lots more pictures to go through, so I'll be back later with little blurbs about more Christmas stuff and our vacation in Mishicot.

coolest christmas present ever.

the story of my baby and my christmas tree

is over on nat the fat rat's blog.

i am so excited.

the whole thing made me sweaty.

i am so happy that she shared my story.

it's not an easy thing to talk about.

but i'm so honored

that she helped me honor my little baby girl 

in such a cool way.

super, super cool.

and it's made me even more excited about this whole blogging thing.

ryan, too.

neat, huh?

we're in mishicot with ryan's family for a few days

and internet is hard to come by,

but when we get home i think i'll keep this up!

scroll down to find a picture of me in a nightgown i've had since high school!

Another eve, another Advent calendar activity.

This time we determined that microwave mug brownies are 

3 billion times more delectable than microwave mug cakes.

Oh yes, and also that nightgown picture:

Novum Christmas party 2011 and this is what we wore.

Records show that Ryan's work Christmas party always happens on the first bitterly cold day of the winter, and I am never wearing pants. 

Last year, the party was held at Miller Park. It was real fancy. There was a fancy chef wearing a fancy chef's hat carving a fancy beef cut. And there were cheesecake bites! Well. This year was not so fancy and I'm wondering if it's because it was held at the Harley Davidson Museum, but I'm not entirely sure? (They served apple pie squares, and they were not good.) I also ended up sitting next to a cute, pregnant wife of Ryan's co-worker, so there was some pouting. I'm not proud of it.

Here are some things I did enjoy: 

1.) The slideshow on the big screen included a photo of Ryan wearing a hard hat! I pointed and clapped every time it appeared, like a good wife should.

2.) Ryan's description of one of his co-workers: "She's a runner. She runs a lot. Like, down the hallways. Everybody laughs."

 And now, more photos!

*BONUS*

Novum Christmas party 2009!!!

we were in college

Advent date number...

...what number are we on again?

Ok. We've hit a little roadblock.

Mostly just because I'm forgetting.

Two nights ago I sat down to enjoy a clementine

and realized we hadn't had an Advent celebration yet that day.

So we split the orange and declared it date number six!

I do think that oranges are the most Christmas-y fruit, 

so there's that.

We've got a pretty festive weekend coming up, so things should be back to swingin' in no time.

ta daaaaa.

All done! 

(Well, except for the drawer liners. I'm still not sure about which paper I'm going to use.) 

I think she's a beaut. And she's come a long way from this.

our little bedroom is getting there.