Sunday, December 21, 2008

Hodge Podge...

Thank goodness I'm on winter break! It was a long time coming and I even got an extra day tacked on the front end because of a wild winter storm. Don't worry, I get to make it up at the end of the year... boo.

A few pictures...
Last week, our bible study and another got together for a festive sweater party. It was quite an occasion. I forgot to get my camera out until the very end but was able to get one picture of my roommate Allison and I in our lovely sweaters. Allison borrowed hers from her co-worker but mine... mine is a true original worn by my mother in the early to mid 1990's.


Like I said, the weekend started early due to the winter storm. This weekend, we had planned for my sister Emily and her husband, Bud, to drive down and my dad to drive over from Chicago to do Christmas at my Grandma's in Knoxville. Because of the weather, Em and Bud ended up coming in Thursday night and we had a great slumber party here on 27th Street. Friday morning, we tried to go ice skating at Brenton Skating Plaza but it was unforunately not open because of the thick snowy ice combination. So, we went to Caribou instead and I took them on a short driving tour of my life in Des Moines. We headed to Knoxville that evening and decided to open presents right away after dinner!

Yes, that's really me and yes, my hair is apparently capable of being straight. My good friend Angela cut it on Friday and finds it to be a good challenge to blow dry it straight afterwards. She's a miracle worker - I could never do that myself! It's a nice change for a few days.