Spoiled

I'll admit it. I'm spoiled. Not only do I have everything I need and most things I want, but just thinking about all the wonderful gifts I received for Christmas this year confirms it. I have a very generous family and husband. Among my favorite gifts were the adapter to connect our blu-ray player to the wireless network (yay streaming Netflix!), the Garmin Forerunner, the cute bucket hat, the books, and the Eclipse blu-ray. Of course, the gift cards and cash weren't so bad either. Yep, I think that shows how spoiled I am.

Our Christmas was wonderful (minus the cold that came on Friday) and snowy. We were able to spend a good amount of time with our families and enjoyed visiting and, of course, eating with them. I am returning to work tomorrow for two days before a holiday on Friday for New Year's day. We are now looking forward to ringing in 2011 with friends with a game night on Friday evening. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday!

Me and the Mr. on Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

It snowed a bit over night and started back up again this morning with big, fluffy flakes. It is still snowing, but smaller flakes. I'm wishing for a majorly white Christmas, so I hope it keeps coming down!

When I got back from the gym this morning I decided to shovel the couple inches off the driveway. I also decided to play a bit.

 Merry Christmas Eve!

The Hour that Lasted Two

It has been 9:30 for two hours. Not really, buy it sure has felt like it! The office is very quiet today. You see, our agency's president generally closes the office at noon the day before a holiday and since tomorrow is our Christmas holiday, today is a short work day. The short work day, coupled with the Christmas season makes our relatively small staff even smaller. There are only about 20% of the normal staff here. While it's nice to have the office quiet when finishing up year end reports and other tasks, it also makes the day dddddrrrrrraaaaaagggggg. Hence, why it has been 9:30 (well, 9:45 now) for two hours.

I completed the things I needed to finish first thing this morning and even though I have other projects I could be working on, it is hard to start something when I know I will be out of the office of the next five days. So here I sit, blogging and thinking about our Christmas plans. I am looking forward to Christmas, although not as much as usual. I have no particular reason to be in this funk, so I need to drag myself out of it. I am hoping that some exercise this afternoon and a big gooey horseshoe for dinner will do the trick. If that doesn't work, I might just have to uncap some of the booze my boss just dropped off at my desk for Christmas. Later tonight, or course *wink wink*.

Hey, look at that, it's 9:50 now. So, time is still moving.

One Hippo?

Two Humans, One Hippo is a new blog. It is not my first adventure in blogging, however. I have tested the blogging waters in the past, but have only gotten my feet wet. With Two Humans, One Hippo I am hoping to jump all the way in. I'll admit that most posts will be mundane, but I hope that not only will someone find this blog interesting (and if you do, leave me comments because they make me happy!), but that I will also enjoy writing it and, most importantly, keep it running.

Two Humans, One Hippo will mostly chronicle the happenings in my own life and household, which is inhabited by (you guessed it!) two humans and one super fantastic hippopotamus. Confused? How about you sit back, relax, and read a short story about how the two humans and one super fantastic hippopotamus can to be a family.

Six years ago two humans met at work (yes, that's me and the Mr.) and became work buddies. Both were dating other people at the time, but as time went on those relationships fizzled and the two humans began dating. A year later the Christmas season came around again and I was often heard singing the tune "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". The Mr. did not realize that I was simply singing a well known Christmas song and, while he thought my desire was a bit odd, he decided he would find me my very own hippo since I seemed to want one so badly. Imagine my surprise and excitement when I opened the box and found my very own hippo. That was truly the best Christmas present ever and cannot be topped. Since that first Christmas together, the Mr. and I have gotten married, bought a house, and have enjoyed life and the hippo has provided warm cuddles, comic relief, and the inspiration for this blog's title.