Christmas Hair

Wow it has been almost 3 weeks.  Time flies when you are having fun and life is good and CHRISTMAS was here.  So I'm pretty much a bah-humbug kinda person.  Not really into the whole Christmas thing because Christmas means Winter and Winter means COLD and I HATE COLD!  Well this year the week before Christmas it got up to almost 70 degrees and I loved it.  I enjoyed this Christmas, I tried to think about the small things, enjoy the time with family although it was short, enjoy party time with my friends although it was short.  Did have an awesome engagement party on Dec 23rd with lots of friends and good to see them over Christmas break.  Not really much of a break anymore, more like a Christmas long weekend.  Oh how I miss the times when you get like 3 weeks after exams and before you had to be back at school/college... those were the days.
I hate to say my best Christmas story is a not so nice one, but it ends up good and could only happen to our loud talking family.  So I have a sister that has a new hairstyle when she came home for Christmas, was a little bit of a shocker.  She had long blonde flowing curls the last time I saw her, now long straight black with straight across bangs.... shocker.  She can wear any hair style and still look good, but it was just the shock of change.  Well it started with my mom saying it wasn't her most flattering look, can always count on mom for honesty.  Then we take a car ride on Christmas eve to my dad's and on the 20 minute ride Jane I piss Julia off so much that she refuses to speak to us....Great, just great on Christmas....we know if our dad gets wind of this it's going to be bad.  So we put on our happy faces and gather round for some present opening.  Well Julia get these Glitter "Tranny" shoes, she said those my words not sure exactly, but they were out there.  She puts them on and says she is wearing them to church for xmas eve service... and I simply respond with "well no one will notice your hair".  Ohhhh wrong time for that, it erupts again the upset-ness (new word), yelling, more yelling by my dad telling and us to be quiet and we are so mean.... yeah telling a Royall girl to be quiet it like saying please continue to OVER TALK EVERYONE ELSE UNTIL OUR POINT IS PROVED... yep and that is what happened between my dad and sister for a few moments, quite entertaining.  So we settle down have dinner get things back on track apoligies, accepted apoligies and try to remember the xmas S-P-I-R-I-T! 
So we go to church and sit with our aunt, uncle and great aunt who doesn't hear very well and speaks loudly as her normal voice.  Oh no she's spotted it, the hair question is about to come out of her mouth and she turns to Julia and says "what did you do to your hair" (where everyone can hear), no real response, so she then turns to me and says "it's hideous, does everyone else like it but me" fighting back laughter I lie and say "yes", Julz leans over and says "NO, and that is not very CHRIST like of you to say"....oh man really holding back the laughter.  Then out of all things, when we sing silent night at the end and all light our candles, I got the fake kiddie light candle and it didn't even work, guess that is what I get for being mean to my sister.

But all love has been restored, hair color has not been restored, but I'm more used to it now and it's her hair and she can do what she wants.  I'm having the opposite problem I don't like my hair cut and everyone loves it or they are LYING!!! So be truthful to your friends if they have bad hair, but not TOO truthful!

Happy Holidays all!



Just kidding



Here's her beautiful hair!



mini beer, mini haircut





Ballons in a blanket or something like that?

As many people are getting ready for Christmas and saving to spend money and buy presents I like to think this is as the BEGINNING.  The BEGINNING of Jesus' life yes and also the BEGINNING OF wedding season, soon after the new year begins the showers, bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinners and WEDDINGS are here sooner than you realize.  Although I said this blog isn't about weddings and babies but other things in life.  It seems my life is about my friends weddings, who is engaged, when are their parties when are there weddings, where are we staying, who are we taking, are we getting our hair done, our make-up done, etc. 

So things started a little early this year with two Christmas engagement parties.  Which is great for me because I'm kinda a scrooge and could do without all this Christmas stuff, but am excited about the parties.  I tell myself every year I'm not going to get so involved, I'm not going to throw a party/shower etc and every year it comes that time to plan and something inside me screams ME ME ME ME please let ME ME ME plan something for you.  I know how bad I stress out, how pissed I get at people that don't want to help and how I wish I was just at home getting ready for the party like everyone else, but yet I always volunteer.  It was a great party, had a great time.  But the days events leading up might not seem so.  We were supposed to get in at 2pm to decorate for a 7pm party, got a call we can't get in until 3, supposed to meet the girls at 2, can't meet til 230 (no biggie because we can't get in til 3 now).  So I decided to go get Balloons early, go to a store other than my usual because it's closer.   In this store if you weigh more that 100 lbs you would have trouble fitting down the isles in this store, plus there were lots of over 100's in there.  I was only looking for BALLOONS, how hard could that be.  Go to the party isle... NOPE.  Go to decoration isle...NOPE.  excuse me excuse excuse me as I pass not 100lb people with my not 100lb butt.  Still no BALLOONS.  Finally to the register where now all the people in the store are standing and one check out.  I just NEED GOLD and SILVER BALLOONS... finally make my way to the front, only person in the store that is white besides me is the cashier.  I ask her do you have gold and silver balloons, NOPE, we just have a mixed pack with all different colors, does that pack have gold and silver in it, not sure.... THANKS, BUT NO THANKS.   So I wiggle my not 100lb butt out of there, head to the store next door, where the lady was so nice, filled up all my balloons for 99 cents each, tied them with coordinating ribbon and bagged them for me.  THANK YOU KROGER LADY ....and you SUCK DOLLAR TREE.
So I made it home, we decorated, came home got ready. Burned not one but two batches of pigs in a blanket (and if you have to ask what that is like the yankee in my office, you don't deserve to know), finally an edible batch...SCORE.  Hair is doing good, THANK GOD, make-up good, dress BORROWED (SCORE, money saver) shoes great!
Party is an awesome time, drinks, food and fun times with friends.  And the saga continues next weekend with another engagement party, hopefully not nearly as stressful.
So Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Wedding Season!!

Making Moves

This day in age ladies we've got to MAKE MOVES.  Whether it's making a move on a guy, movin' up at work or movin' our butts to the gym.  I'm convinced it is all about the moves.

So there's a hottie, for some reason guys these days think since you are independent and can provide for yourself you would also like to ask guys out...NOPE!  But maybe if you don't want to be single forever we should invest in making some moves.  Maybe we can ask for digits, we can shoot a text (not 20 unanswered) or suggest coffee/drinks.  These are little moves that women these days just need to get used to.  I know it sucks ladies, where is that prince charming that rides up on his white horse or range rover, ask for directions, your phone number and your hand in marriage in one convo..ahhhhhh.  Sounds perfect to me. 

Yeah at work gotta make some moves, have to bust your butt to show you really want the job and you are willing to work hard.  Because guess what there is someone else waiting in line for that job that has been sitting at home on unemployment and ready to show how hard they can work.  So leave the drama with yo mama and move your little butt up that corporate ladder.

NOW the really hard one, moving your BUTT, literally getting your ass in shape.  Ladies guys don't like a lazy slob (me these days) they want a hottie on their arm.  So get your butt moving at the gym, around the neighborhood, to Wii dance or any other cardio activity and keep that butt cute enough for the fellas check out.

So get out there and MAKE MOVES!!!!

--Anyone wanna work out, I need motivation...haha