(not our photo sent with cards, but a cute one nonetheless)

2010 is winding down...just a few days left. our family christmas was wonderful, complete with time with family, gifts, a roaring fire, and..snow! as the year comes to a close, it remains to be one of reflection and optimism. i'm sure the next few days will be filled with joy and a lot of thinking/planning about what 2011 will hold. i am still holding out for a planning gig--i still haven't received a thin white envelope from the one i REALLY want..hopefully they're just teasing me! :/ and, i've just sent off 2 more packets (transylvania county/brevard & albemarle) and will be sending two more (edenton & pa) before the year is over (& maybe an online app to il)...so we'll see what the new year will bring!

i hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is enjoying the snow! :) i did finally get ALL of my pictures ('cept the new ones) put on a cd, so the new year will be filled with posts with pics! (a new year resolution for sure!) hope you enjoy the end of 2010 and ring in 2011 with the ones you care about most!

nc state plays tonight & ecu plays tomorrow afternoon (military bowl, dc @ 2:30pm). GO PIRATES!!!

merry CHRISTmas!
(courtesy of craftily ever after)

today is monday. i woke up early...to the muffled sounds of my parents getting ready for work..yet managed to stay under the covers until ~ 8am. there's just something about being under the warm covers, with the sun filtering in windows with a touch of frost.

today, i unpacked, sorted, and repacked my kitchen..into 8 boxes. i didn't pack most of those boxes during the move in mar/april so, for the most part, i didn't know what each box contained. now, dishes/glasses/etc. are more carefully packed (with bubble wrap), numbered and ready for the next move.

tuesday, after i meet with a lady at my dad's office, i will tackle what is currently holding residence in the breakfast nook (what was taking up residence in the living room for the past 6 months). after that, i will carry the boxes up to the bonus room, to live in the window nooks until the next move. that will clear the first floor of my "crap" after...7 months. ;)

wednesday-thursday, i will be in charlotte & then fayetteville for interviews. the fayetteville one is a follow-up (2nd round) to last week's phone interview. please say a prayer (+)!!

friday, my dad's supposedly going to be on vacay...so i'm gonna use this day to decorate the house for christmas, minus putting the ornaments on the tree. that's a family tradition. :)

that's the way i have my week planned...hopefully, it'll work out just like this! :)

december

~ job (i had a phone interview today and have another one next thursday)

~ massages (plenty to have before the end of the month!)

~ decorate (this weekend! i made space for the tree yesterday)

~ sort/purge/repack (living room & bonus room will be ready by christmas!)

~ gifts (i am ALMOST done!)

~ bowlin' in dc (pirates take on an acc opponent in the military bowl, 12/29 in washington dc)