Merry Christmas!

Well things have been fairly uneventful but I figure I still owe my trusty readers an update. My trusty readers = grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles.

I assure you that I'm alive and well! December has been good to me...where has the year gone?

This was an interesting Christmas. I spent it alone, crying in a corner in my apartment. I'm kidding...I'm KIDDING! Well, I was alone but it was a pretty good day. I slept until 11:00am, ate and headed out to get a massage at Happy Feet. I think it's going to become a Christmas tradition. It was so nice (but I won't lie, there were moments where I was biting my lip in pain)! After that, I headed up to a friend's house because I said I would take care of his kitties while he's away on vacation. I have mixed emotions about cats since I used to have to handle and deal with them at the veterinarian's office. The thing I don't like about them is that they are so freaking moody and they don't even give you a warning sign before they lash out at you. I've been bitten twice, but I don't hold it against the cats because both times were in scary situations. So maybe dealing with my friends' cats will help me overcome that bias. I came home and ended the day by seeing a movie with some friends. I saw Tangled which was pretty adorable. I'm glad to see Disney getting back on it's feet. I remember when I used to REALLY look forward to see the Disney feature film each year. And then it just spiraled downhill with Treasure Planet, Atlantis, Home on the Range, and Chicken Little.

The nike shirt is a gift from my friend Crystal. :) I am lucky to have such good friends in the area but I'm a little sad that a lot of them are away on vacation! Some of the other pictures that you'll see are from a night out with friends at some fancy lounge, followed by an ice skating excursion that our team went out. Actually our entire team had a half day, so they took us to see Tron at Imax which was pretty awesome, followed by ice skating, followed by dinner and drinks at Jillians! Did I mention that I have an amazing job? I'll never take it for granted.

Next up is a picture from the Nutcracker. Crystal and I had wanted to see the Nutcracker so we were deciding where we wanted to see it. The dilemma was that we could go to some smaller company and it would be much cheaper, or we could splurge and see the San Francisco Ballet, who apparently started the whole Nutcracker tradition. The kicker was finding a deal online AND free cookies on opening night. Yeah...we splurged for free cookies. But it was worth it. The show was amazing. And not only did we get free oreos, but Capri Suns too!

The following pictures are of the Sharks vs. Wings game at the arena in San Jose. I've been wanting to see a hockey game. Growing up in Michigan kind of automatically makes you a hockey fan whether you like it or not. ;) I always used to watch the local college games, and I would travel around the state with my friends to watch our high school games. I can't say I'm a die hard fan, but I do enjoy a good game. And the wings killed the Sharks 5 - 3. My friend wasn't so pleased about that, but I have to say that it kind of makes the game more fun when you are rooting against your friends haha.

So life is good. This week is going to be a little slow I imagine since most of our team is off on vacation. I've just been running a lot in my spare time. I'm dealing with some major burnout so I might ease off for a week to see if I can get my motivation back. I've been taking this new bootcamp/cross fit class and it's totally kicking my butt. I'm not used to that kind of work anymore! It's been fun though. I need it. I'm getting chubby. Gotta lay off those Zynga dinners.

Friday is going to be an interesting day. I have the day off but I'm heading up to the city to check out an apartment. I've been looking for places closer to work, and there was a listing for a roommate in the Potrero area. It seems like a good deal so I am going to meet up with the girl and see if my dogs get along with her little one. *crosses fingers* I hope my dogs behave. Afterward I am going to get my hair cut and highlighted. Looking forward to that. :) I feel kind of sloppy lately. Then I'll probably go somewhere low-key with a few friends to spend the New Year. :)

Anyway that's about it! I will try to post again sooner than later.