You watch football... I'll go to target

Currently sitting at my parents house finishing #4 of 4 loads of laundry. The TV is showing the Browns game and the radio is playing the Steelers game. I grew up in a house divided: Dad is a Browns fan and Mom bleeds Black and Gold. I'm willing to watch both, but I lean more towards the stillers. I enjoy watching football, but all you crazy Browns fans I just drove by while passing the Stadium are nuts! I mean its like 10 degrees outside. Than again, our touch football team practiced yesterday for about an hour in the same weather - first game is this Saturday!

So instead of watching the first half of the Browns game/listening to the Steelers game, Madre and I went to the local Target. Steffie and Chase came along too! It was a family affair at The Bullseye. I got some rugs for the kitchen, mom got some things for the house, and Chase got a new dinosaur coloring book. The kid loves dinosaurs!

He also loves my socks. Chase is my nephew for those of you who aren't familiar. He is also one of my god sons and the smartest 2 year old I know. Here he is lounging on top of my funny purple socks.

Tonight, I have big plans and they involve an Elliptical. Anyone have song suggestions to add to my new work out mix??

Enjoy the evening!

-S

I think my Christmas tree is leaning; but I don't care

I'm still putting the finishing touches on my Christmas decorations at the apartment. But so far I'm pleased! The Christmas tree purchased at target ($25 mind you) is holding up wonderfully and was super easy to assemble - even for me. The candles everywhere add a soft touch, unfortunately last night one had a bit of an accident....
.... I came home yesterday to a freezing apartment. Seems that I left the front window open, mostly because I couldn't shut it, while on my trip to Texas. I was so cold upon my return, I turned on every radiator not thinking of how quickly they heat up. After an awesome dinner with ATF, I returned home and fell fast asleep; mostly a bi-product of the 6 pack I drank and the fact that my apartment was a heated incubator.
While moving Christmas decorations around after a shopping stint at the bulls eye this morning, I realized my awesome three wick candle is now a pile of wax due to its bad placement on top of the radiator shelf. It literally melted from the bottom up! Luckily I was able to salvage most of it.
The rest of the decoration are still in tact.. aside from the two candle light bulbs I broke while cleaning.... :)