Slacker!

Yes, I know! I'm horrible. I don't EVER write on this thing anymore, and that is the one thing I actually intended to do daily (well, that, and shower and brush my teeth and stuff) from now until whenever.

I do have a good excuse over the last few weeks, though. My stitched finger makes typing a HUGE nuisance! I mean, it's borderline hair-pulling. Thankfully, the stitches are out and all is healing very well. The scar will be gnarly for a while, but that's life. My left middle finger now has massive amounts of character. That's right ... character. I will set it off smashingly with the silver, chunky Tiffany ring my cousin, Crystal, bought me for Christmas.

So, today I am putting away Christmas presents and trying to organize the chaos that is our spare bedroom. As we don't have room for all of our combined furniture, 2 couches, a bed, a desk, and tons and tons of boxes are precariously placed throughout the room. It needs some work.

I do also need to add some pictures from Christmas. I'll do that tomorrow, most likely. But ... yes ... I AM AN AUNT!!!!!!!!!! (Melanie, not Colee ... so, I'm technically a second-cousin. We don't like that, though, because I was raised with Mel and Crystal and Mark. So, Aunt Sarah, it is!!)

I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Corinne Marie Timmons - aka - Rinny

Stitches

No move is complete without a little drama to bring excitement. Yesterday, I slipped with scissors and filleted my left middle finger. It was nasty, and stitches are a bit less than fun. I am definitely okay, but everything I do is awkward. (Never knew how much I used my left hand ... typing is very odd.)

Oh, and if I feel at all inclined to "shoot the bird" at any point in the next 10 days, it'll be a BIG statement!!

13 days until Christmas ... I seriously need to get on top of my shopping, like, today. It's a must. I might buy myself some kiddie cutters while I'm out and about. You know, the ones that have the blade guard. I can't risk losing function of any of my other 9 digits at this present juncture. ;)

Stay warm, be cool, and watch out with those scissors!!!

Happy Holidays!!

My, oh my ...

It's been a crazy month, and I have been severely slacking in my correspondence efforts!

Quick updates:

- Thanksgiving was AWESOME! Alex's mom met us in Lubbock and our mom's met for the first time. They seemed to hit it off and get along really, really well, so that is very good news. We spent the better part of a week hanging out at the house, eating, drinking, and being merry. Alex and I were able to break away from the family forum and partake in the Tech vs. Baylor game with Kala and Justin on the Saturday following Turkey Day. Blast! Cold ... but definitely fun.

- The day after we got home (Sunday), we were given the go-ahead to move into our new apartment. This one is just Alex and I, as Melissa is moving to Fort Worth to live with her boyfriend. Needless to say, things were a little hectic last week. The movers came for my things on Thursday, and Alex's storage unit on Saturday. Until yesterday, we were living in total disarray.

- We put up a Christmas tree!!!! Yes, it was the first thing we "unpacked." I think it was up before our clothes were even in our dresser drawers. :) We need to get to work on our "non-generic" Christmas ornament situation, but it's ours and it is beautiful!

- Today, I am finishing up the unpacking, running to random stores for essentials you don't carry over between apartments (scrubbers, trash cans, etc), doing laundry, and trying to get some studying in for the GRE. (I can't believe it's already 10 days until I take that nasty thing!)