So, today I went to Ed and Debbie's for their annual Advancement Christmas Party. It was as wonderful as ever, and I enjoyed the company of some of my best friends. I honestly consider some of my co-workers to be some of my closest friends. We all sat and enjoyed wine, fine food, and great conversation. A lot of laughs, and a lot of special bonding time.

One of my favorite parts of the party is when we all gather in Ed's living room by the Christmas tree. His house is from the 1800's and it's so beautiful and full of history. We talked about the house a lot... Ed and Debbie are so passionate about their home. I love to see that. Taking pride in your home is so refreshing. They've done so much with it, and they are always so proud to share with us. Such fantastic hosts.

Tomorrow we'll be getting up really early and hitting the road for some Christmas shopping. We'll be going into Philadelphia, which is not our usual. There's a cool place to check out about 40 minutes from here. I hope it has lots of gifts for the kids. I have nothing accomplished, so my plan is to get a bulk of my shopping done tomorrow. Of course I'll be watching out for some great stocking stuffers, my favorite thing to shop for. I try to be as creative as I can be! Let's see what I can come up with!

Tomorrow night we have Meaghan and Ryans party. I plan on letting loose and really enjoying the evening. I spend about half of my life with Meg at work.. she's like a sister to me. I absolutely adore her. She's really excited about hosting this party, so I know it will be a good time. Plus, it's been awhile since we've been out, so we sure could use a nice party night. I think I should drink a lot of water tomorrow... hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

Tonight we're taking it easy. The kids each have friends spending the night, so as always, the house is full of energy and noise! I am happy they have some great friends that love to be at the house. I am especially happy they are here so I don't have to worry about where they are and what they're doing. I worry a lot about them when they aren't home. Having teenagers is not an easy job! And I thought having small children was a little tough! That was nothing baby!

Probably not going to watch a movie tonight. I think we're going to get some rest so getting up at 6:00 a.m. isn't so painful! Maybe I'll sleep in on Sunday. Funny.. sleeping in for me is like 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. I'm getting better and better at doing early mornings on weekends. I have decided I don't want to sleep my life away...

However, when I'm off for that whole week between Christmas and New Years, I am having one day that I am going to declare Pajama day! Maybe a day when it's just me here. I'll sit and drink tea and watch girly movies with my snuggie and a few cats. LOL

That's about it for now. I am relaxing, watching American Pickers (History Channel). I am pretty beat, and I know Fred is too. He laid a little heavy on the beer last night and didn't get a great night's sleep. Tonight he's chilling pretty heavily.
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I got my new coat today. I love the way it fits but I'm not crazy about the weight and the quality. I hope it keeps me nice and warm. If not, I'll return it and back to the drawing board I go in search of the perfect long wool coat!