Christmas was spent at my parents house just like old times. We spent the day lounging, visiting with my grandparents, playing a mean round of dominoes and ending the evening with a fabulous meal my mom made. To top it off my brother and dad checked everyone's blood pressure before they left. Long story, short version we have recently had a few incidents with high blood pressure and for some reason we decided to check everyone right then. It seems like it could become a family tradition...There was only one other bad incident and that was when my puppy and my brothers dogs got into a fight probably over all the roast they thought they were going to get. Anyways, my dog ended up biting me on accident :( which actually has turned into a pretty cool little bruise. Needless to say they had to be separated because we didn't want anything more happening with all the food around.Other than that it was a perfect little family Christmas. It's extremely rare and nice when everyone in my family can get together. I hope to have more of this time in the New Year.

One word sums up this past weekend: Sore. I had my first full day back at Ultimate Frisbee, that means I spent four hours Saturday running around. It was fun being back and even better, we won both games, which is good for my competitive nature. Along with actually playing some decent soccer Sunday, it turned into a pretty nice little weekend. I can't say the same energy carried over to Monday though. When things don't go right in my world I turn to music to mellow me out. Here are a few songs that are currently keeping me sane and happy:

Most of the blogs I read these days are similar in content: fashion, food and their lives. While I like these blogs because each adds its own flare they really are far from the life I am currently living. This is the first Friday where my weekend isn't jammed pack, so how do I spend this evening? I go to Walgreen's grab a pint of Cookies and Cream ice cream, a red-box movie and head home. Once home, I pop in the movie take a few scoops of ice cream and drink the rest of an already opened bottle of red wine. Yes, you read that correctly. Even better I drank it straight out of the bottle. Now this is not my normal weekend but man it feels great to veg out. However, this doesn't need to become a thing. I am trying to get in shape and this is not the way to do it. I will now be turning to Pinterest for inspirational ways to eat healthy and motivation for workouts.

I am finally home for a month with no plans to travel and I couldn't be more excited. This means decorating for Christmas, spoiling my dog, and getting goodies to prepare for the new year. I already started by finding my planner for 2012 on Etsy. I am obsessed with office supplies and it makes me happy being organized and put together. My planner is cute and perfect to put in my purse and take with me when I am on the go. Another goodie came about when I went to Chicago. I wanted to get a mini replica of the Bean and was saddened when I was told they didn't have anything like that. That was just unacceptable. It lead me to get on Etsy and purchase a cute silver bean shaped necklace that I will be receiving in the next few days. Got to love Etsy it has been coming in hand lately. Now if only tomorrow wasn't jammed pack with activities I would be one happy girl. Instead Frisbee starts back up, I have to attend a bridal shower, and end the evening at my company Christmas party. I am sure it will be a fun day despite all the running around. But I will be looking forward to spending Sunday at home picking up the house and relaxing for once.

The new planner I bought arrived!