Thank God That's Over

Okay, I'll admit it the holidays stress me out!! Rance and I were playing the "well known" characters of Rocky the Reindeer and Tammy the Christmas cowgirl during the holiday weekends at Marshall Field's for their Breakfast with Santa events. Since we were at the Woodfield Mall in beautiful Schaumberg we decided to go shopping for Christmas after one of our gigs. It was torture!! People everywhere, so much to choose from and an overwhelming desire not to disappoint which of course leads to the inevitable dissappointment which I caused this year by not even sending out the gifts I did manage to get.

Rance did end up spoiling me for the holiday; he got me some new makup brushes and a KitchenAide counter top mixer. You know the kind that does it all. I made home made cinnamon rolls on Monday and they were delish.

Rance and I will be heading out to Portland, OR the first week of January so we'll have Christmas with family and friends then.

Speaking of going out to Portland. On one of my corporate gigs I got bumped from a flight and got a free travel voucher which I was hoping to use for this flight. Of course with the stress of the holidays I waited until the very last minute to book the flight and when I did they said I had to go down to the airport to get ticketed. What in the hell? Go to the airport on the day before Christmas Eve, one of the busiest travel dates to one of the busiest airports to get ticketed? There's no way in hell I'm going to do that. Fortunately, through my searching I found that Southwest was having an awesome sale on flights and I got a ticket for $190 to Portland which is the cheapest I've seen in a long time. Take that free ticket. I'll save the voucher to go see my dad in Arizona in February.

Baby It's Cold Outside

This morning when I woke up it was 6 degrees outside. A friend of mine emailed and asked if I wanted to go for a walk. A walk in six degree weather? Maybe to the car but that's about it. And then I went outside to the mailbox and was amazed and how beautiful a -3 windchill day can be.

I remember before moving here how nervous I was about surviving Chicago winters. But what I wasn't taken into account was the bluest of skies and sun for as far as the eye can see. Something that is rare once the rainy season starts in the Northwest. So yes, it's unbelievable cold outside but it just doesn't seem that horrible when you can still fill the warmth of the sun on your face.

My hair is significantly shorter today than it was yesterday. I wanted something a little sassier and I was afraid I was getting stuck in a look that I've had for a long time. The last two times I've had my hair cut and colored I've gone to a place called Big Hair and I love it! They don't usually take appointments for hair cuts; they're on a walk in basis only. But if you're getting your hair colored you can request a specific person. The best part is because they don't normally take appointments when you do need color you can call and get in right away. Oh and did I mention they're extremely reasonable on their prices? Need a haircut? Get there.