‘Tis the season!  And all you naysayers who say “nay” and declare that Christmas celebrating should not take place before December, well I am a naysayer on you and say “nay” to that and will continue spreading Christmas cheer for a full 2 months beforehand.

Enjoy the redcups at Starbucks.  Smell the cold in the air.  Wear a peacoat.  Put up twinkle lights.  CHRISTMAS IS COMING!

I had a wonderful Christmas.  My most favorite gift is my new pair of Nashville Predators pajama pants.

I haven’t been posting here often because I have been incredibly busy planning this.  If you happen to be in the Knoxville area for New Year’s Eve, please come by and see what I have worked so hard on.  I have 4 more days of very hard work before this happens, and I’m just taking a deep Yuletide breath before I finish.

Also, I graduated college two weeks ago.  I don’t really know what I am doing with my life once I am done with this job next month, and that’s okay.

I have found myself quite preoccupied as of late.  But today I had quite a few moments where I was able to snap out of it and get back to the little things that make me… me!

• At a restaurant for lunch, I remembered that I have a lot of wonderful friends and while keeping up with them is hard, it is not to be skipped over.
• At the gym, I remembered what it was like to love exercising, especially how I feel afterwards.
• At Target, I remembered how much I love Christmas time as I browsed the cards, stockings, and lights.
• At home, I remembered that I was a girl and painted my nails.
• On the internet, I remembered how much I love Ryan Adams as I listened to his new album– Cardinology.

Now over the next week I hope I can snap myself out of it long enough to remember that I am graduating in December and should be looking for jobs.  Oh economy, please recover so that I may be gainfully employed.

Things that make my happy today:

1. Someone picked up my shift next Thursday night, which means I can go home a day earlier than expected. I’m going to surprise those crazy parents of mine! Unless they read this. Oops.

2. I completely forgot about the due date for an assignment in Finance, but my teacher is letting me submit it late.

3. This weekend will be comprised of doing a whole lot of nothing. I’m looking forward to it.

4. I’ve been catching up on Gossip Girl. Shut up, it’s pretty!

5. I turned in a 12-page paper today. Take that, employment law!

6. You guys, it’s almost Christmas!

Thanksgiving this year… in a word? Deep-fried.

Circuit City on Black Friday… in a word? Frustrating.

Predators beating the Red Wings… in a word? Satisfying.