Holiday no-no's

Ahhh, so the holidays are pretty much over and the new year will be upon us. Some reflections on this holiday season, well more things that boggle my mind really...
(please note this might offend some and in no way means I am talking about you)

I first am wondering if people forget that Christmas is the same date every single year? No, really. I mean if it comes every single year on the same date then how come people can't get gifts out on time and cards? Don't get me wrong, I understand the meaning I am just pondering the little things. I am a busy person as well and I seem to be able to get out stuff in plenty of time for people to enjoy their cards BEFORE the actual day. What am I going to do with a Christmas card after the fact? It goes directly in the trash. And no, sending them on the 20th or any day after it will not get across the country in time. That goes for gifts as well. If your going to send something then have it to the person in time for the holiday for someone to enjoy on the day it should be there for. Oh wait, I am sorry, thanks for the thought...the after thought.

Now, on the same rant as above I am wondering why people wait to see if I am going to send a card before they send theirs? Or don't bother sending a card at all. I am in a real tight money crunch as well but manage to buy cards, stamps without ending up on the street and I take the time to personalize each card and send them out three weeks before! Yet seriously, I got not even an email of wishes from some people on my list that I should of been on theirs for sure (say family members as an example). All I can say is, I will be saving just a few bucks next year on cards and will buy myself a candy bar or two. Just an FYI, not that these people read this blog or know it exists but you can buy a box of cards at the dollar store! Where the ENTIRE box is just one dollar! Wow.

Third and final mind boggling issue, have you ever re gifted a gift? I don't mean a nice gift that you just can't use or a gift that someone would actually like or use. I am talking about a gift that you don't want to buy so your rummage through the crap you already own and give it to someone. The gifts that when this person opens it they try so hard not to make that face. You know the face, the face where you want to say, "are ya serious? but try to use the manners your mother taught you so you put on that fake smile and say, "gee thanks, I can really use this...uh" (stalling while you try and figure out what 'this' actually is) and end up just saying, "uh, this. Thank you." Notes to take if you are one of these horrible re gifters, make the gift look like it wasn't re gifted or something you didn't want. Don't make it look like you didn't want to spend the money on the person and you picked through your gift trash. I seriously think that gifts at Christmas should come from the heart and have some thought into them, if not don't bother. Glue still left on gifts that were once attached to other things as another gift set and now found there way into my gift makes me think you kept what you wanted from someone elses gift and gave me the crap you didn't want or could use. Could ya at least of taken the glue off? Think about this, if you don't want it and would rather throw it in the trash what makes you think someone else wants your trash? I don't understand it. Oh sorry, I am supposed to be thankful...so thank you for the thoughtful gift that has now become MY trash or someone elses future gift. ;) Haha

So has anyone gotten or given a poop-o-gift before that you know was re gifted?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!

I don't even think my daddy-o reads this blog any longer but I still have to give the old man a shout out! I love you dad! Hope you had a wonderful birthday and I am just kidding about the old thing. ;)


Obviously this was not a picture from today. It was from fathers day a couple of years ago.

Graduation Part 2

I got to explore El Paso a little bit this weekend as well as, Carlsbad and Artesia, New Mexico. My mom and I flew into El Paso on Friday afternoon to meet some old friends of my dad and hers. Side note: my parents met here and got married in El Paso, so it was a bit fun to see where it started. Ryan drove in later that night and it was so good to see him. We spent Saturday driving around to Missions and well, exploring. Sunday was spent visiting an old house and then off to Carlsbad to see the caverns, which were simply amazing! We ate there and continued on our way to the lovely town (sarcastic) of Artesia. Ok, I will give them a bit of credit, it wasn't as bad as Lordsburg, NM that we spent the weekend in two weekends before. That is not saying much. Then we bummed around with a trip to Wal-mart AND K-mart before Ryans graduation on Monday. Yep, that was pretty much all there was to do. I would love someone who has grown up in a small town like these to tell me what it was like and what the heck they did to pass time. Anyway, he graduated and that was great! I got to see where he has been spending the last few months and see my hot man in his uniform! ;) Then Tuesday morning it was off for a 3 1/2 hour drive back to El Paso for a flight home. I am exhausted!


At a mission.


Us again outside a mission in El Paso.

Now my favorite picture...


Ryan getting into character for his new life living in the wild, wild west!

I will post some fun pictures of the other stuff later.

Graduation

It is official, I am dating a Border Patrol Agent! I couldn't be more proud of him and all his hard work.

God Bless the East Coast

Ok, so PA drivers are horrid but you AZ drivers are NUTS!

Four lane highways might sound amazing during rush hour but I think not when I got some loony bird who forgets his exit is passing and by passing I mean the entrance is no longer available, so he decides to cross over those four lanes going 90 miles an hour! Which brings me to the next thing. I have soiled about a dozen panties because of how fast you all drive! Not only do you drive fast but you drive on peoples behinds. By this time I am shaking, peed in my pants and all I want to do is get off the freeway, so I naturally put on my signal. Oh, yes a car turn SIGNAL. Ya know, the thing to signal to others you are changing lanes or turning a corner. Oh wait, you wouldn't know because this state doesn't use that! That is right, these AZ drivers just stop at 90 miles an hour and turn, no warning to others behind them. Oh, I can feel the heart palpitations starting back up. Anyway, I put my signal on thinking that the far right lane is for us slow East Coast drivers and the idiot behind me decides that my signal is giving him the permission to pull in that lane before me and then race me so I can not get over, leaving me stuck in the lane I shouldn't and don't want to be in! So once I finally get off the freeway I find myself yet again in a wrong lane. Lanes in AZ just seem to end abruptly without any warning. Lanes tend to just merge into another. Lanes also tend to all of a sudden switch to a turning lane only. I am betting you are thinking, surely there are warning signs for these things in AZ...NOPE! I swear they do it on purpose to rid the state of the snow birds and scare them to death into going back their home state. But I beg you all that some of us are not just snow birds. Some are just confused girls who are just trying to get home because the freeway just made them wet their pants and now they find themself back in a lane that has just magically changed into a turn only lane but no one will let her over even with a her turn signal on and a sweet smile on her face because they are so entertained watching her drive in a made up lane that doesnt exist but then see her lisence plate that says PA and then shake their heads in their cars and think, "those stupid snow birs that can't drive". (uhhh, long winded sentence) It isn't us, I swear to it! God Bless the horrid East Coast drivers.

A snoozer

I haven't had much to say lately, nothing that seems that important to post. I have also been looking at all these past posts and I find that I am a boring blogger!

The solution: I need to find some juicy topics to blog about or I am in serious need of a more exciting life.