Silent Sunday - Christmas Cats

Mr Jones and I are done with our Christmases...4 days, 4 Christmases...it was hectic to say the least! I'm thankful for the peace and quiet of a lazy Sunday with my husband and kitties.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Mr Jones and I are heading over to my brother and sis-in-law's house today for Christmas. I hope all of my bloggy-buddies have an absolutely wonderful day!

Just for fun, a few Christmas LOLcats... :)

Christmas Rule #1

Never trust a guy when it comes to the Christmas tree. They want big...the bigger, the better. Seriously. When a guy tells you "Oh, it's not that big...look, I can almost touch the top", don't believe him. He's lying.

Well, the good news is, we finally have a Christmas tree. And...it's huge. Thankfully, we have a vaulted ceiling in the living room because when the box says 9' Christmas tree, the box means 9' Christmas tree...not 8' with a foot long branch sticking out of the top like Mr Jones led me to believe. The tree and the ceiling have become best friends.

Yup, the tree is definitely that big.

You know it's Christmas when...

You know it's the Christmas season when you approach the entrance to your favorite store and hear the familiar incessant ringing of THE BELL!

We all know the Salvation Army is known for bell ringing...non-stop, deafening bell ringing. There have been times I was so teeth-gratingly annoyed by the sound in the short walk from my car to the store's entrance, I gladly dropped some money into the bucket just to get the ringing to stop. (Sorry, but it's true...)

Because of the toll it takes on the wrist (and one's sanity), bell-ringing shifts are usually short - an hour or two - before another volunteer takes over. This especially holds true in Michigan where the bell ringer is likely frozen solid after an hour or two. A frozen solid bell ringer is a useless bell ringer.

A shift change is quite a remarkable feat (in my opinion). Somehow, they are able to pass the bell to from one ringer to the next without missing a single "ding-a-ling-a-ling." Either they are professional bell ringers or they've been practicing...much like relay runners. Such skill and coordinated agility must take hours and hours of practice. Seriously.

Yup, there's nothing quite like the Christmas season.

The spirit of Christmas is about giving...but my question is: Do the ringers really need to deafen everyone who crosses their path??

Happy Holidays everyone!

'Tis the Season for buying gifts

...for myself?? Yup, you heard that right. I went out tonight in search of Christmas gifts...and walked out with a new winter coat and black flats for myself. Oops.


Will re-attempt Christmas shopping tomorrow. Fingers crossed it goes better than tonight.

Speaking of Christmas, Mr Jones and I realized the other night that Christmas is (much) sooner than later...as in 2 weeks away! We were so consumed with the wedding and the honeymoon, that this little fact completely slipped our minds. It's going to be an interesting 2 weeks as we scramble to get everything together in time for the holidays.

We did put up our Christmas wreath yesterday though. After all of the wedding DIY projects, we were feeling crafty so we headed over to Hobby Lobby and bought a plain wreath, gold pinecones, and some berries. I think we did a pretty good job...what do you think?