{Happy Holidays}

To me the saddest day of the year is the day after Christmas. After all the build-up and excitement, the shopping and the parties, and the spending time with love ones, all for the best {in my opinion} day of the year - it's a little sad once it's all over. I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas - I sure did...if you haven't heard yet ~ Santa brought me an iPad!!!!!! I am so in love with it ~ I have to keep remembering to spend time with the family I only get to see a couple times a year and stop downloading apps, lol! It really is a genius piece of technology - it's amazing all of the things it can do. Thank you Santa!

In addition to being at home for the holidays, I haven't been feeling to well. I have a "stomach thingy" that no doctor has been able to figure out until this past Thursday when I spent all day in the ER. I went first thing Thursday morning - and then went back late that evening. All I can say is THANK GOD I was home, and THANK GOD for my mom. I don't know what I would have done without her, it proves that no matter how old you are, and how grown you think you are, you still need your mama. I have another appointment tomorrow at 9am, that will determine what the next steps will be after that. I have New Year's plans, planned to leave Ohio on Wednesday, and am scheduled to go back to work on January 3rd - but we'll see after tomorrow. Until then - keep me in your thoughts and prayers...{sorry to be so vague}

For the next week, I will be popping in and out here on Flourish - and will not be posting full time again until January. Thank you all for your kind words, comments and emails of support and shared enthusiasm during 2010.  I'm so looking forward to meeting back here in January, but in the meantime have a fantastic time and enjoy the festivities of the season.

Computer Issues...

I'm having computer issues so unfortunately I will it have a post today. Have a fab day and I'll try again tomorrow...(gotta love it)

{On The Road Again...}

Again ~ as you are reading this, me and Addy have crammed ourselves into my car {not quite sure how I got everything in, but I did} and are driving up to Ohio for Christmas. I'm super excited to finally get there because finally we will all be together - the last time we were all together was last Christmas. Once I get there, I'm sure my mom will be putting me to work ~ baking cookies, wrapping presents, and getting the house prepared for our annual Christmas Eve party. After that {per the usual}, I plan to sit back with a glass of wine, kick my feet up, and just enjoy being at home.

If you're traveling to spend the holidays with loved ones...take your time and be safe! 

{Happy Early Friday To Me!!!}

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Today is my last day at work until after the New Year – and I couldn’t be more excited!!!  {insert happy dance here} Oh yea - it's my last day ~ oh yea - it's my last day!!! I definitely am ready for a break, and really excited to go home! My post today is a little short only because I have a ton to do in order to get ready to pack up and leave…so until tomorrow, have a fantastical day!

{Christmas Wrapping: Brown Paper Packages...}

As you know ~ me and my sisters always compete to see who will have the best Christmas wrapping under the tree. I've been planning what my wrapping would look like for several weeks now and this weekend I got all of my wrapping done and I have to say that I love it! This year I wanted to go with  the brown craft packaging paper but wanted to add a modern twist to it. Below I have provided the step by step process and I must say that it was super cheap...super easy {and when I say easy I mean you don't have to have a single artistic bone in your body to pull this one off}, and really fun. Eat your heart out Martha...

So.....what do you think? Easy right?