So, I know I told you last post was the last of the year, but I really felt I needed to say this in 2008.
I want to thank all of you for reading my blog and giving me feedback, whether it’s commenting on my posts, emailing me or telling me in person (even you, Tad). [...]

So, I can’t believe it’s the end of 2008! This year flew by. I heard it only gets worse as you get older. Jeez.
We’re heading back to Shawn and Andi’s house for New Year’s. But screw Shawn and Andi, I can’t wait to see COLE!! I promise to take plenty of pics of his cute [...]

So, before I finish up my holiday weekend post, let me first explain the reason for my sparse posting — xbox and the game Neal bought me, Fable 2. It’s this game where you run around this ancient world and perform different quests and you can either be a good guy or a bad guy. [...]

So, I know it’s been a while since I posted. I’m sorry! My mom gave me shit for not posting for two days, so I knew I better get to updating my blog.
I might be brief in what I write, because I have tons of pictures to post. Here goes!
Christmas morning, Neal and I went [...]

From all of us in the E house — Megan, Neal, Ferris and Simone — we wish you a very Merry Christmas. We hope your holiday is full of fun, laughter and good wine.

First, before you read my post, go over to the links on the left of this page and click on The Bear Den, to see Andi’s German Shepherd puppy. It will melt your heart. But then come back here! I can’t be losing my readers!
OK, so I’m not sure I can compete with adorable puppies [...]

So Monday night, I went over to my parents’ house to bake cookies with my mom. We try to make time to do this every year around Christmas. We were cutting it close this year, but we did it!
I have made Emeril Lagasse’s recipe for raspberry lemon thumbprint cookies the last two years to give [...]

So, Neal and I gathered up the cheese ball, deviled eggs and our air mattress, said goodbye to the kitties, and took our Vue to Andi and Shawn’s house Saturday for a holiday party with friends.
We both had an amazing time. A-maz-ing. We haven’t seen some of the friends that were there in a while, [...]

So, I spent most of Friday, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon in the kitchen. Which isn’t a bad thing, since that’s one of my favorite places to be!
Neal and I are heading to a Christmas party soon, but I figured I’d blog quickly about what I’ve been up to so that tomorrow can be a [...]

My friend, Joan, posted about a little girl in Lititz, Pa., named Hannah Garman, who is five years old and was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Visit Joan’s blog post here for more info. Little Hannah’s prognosis is not good. Doctors have given her 11 months with radiation treatment. But one thing that [...]

So, I’ve said this before – I’m short. Very short. I’m small. I’ve been called a little person, carnie midget, you name it. The point of the following story is not to boast about what size clothing I wear, it’s to illustrate the frustration of having a 25″ inseam.
And for all you tall/large/big-boned people, I [...]

So, I know I’ve posted before about how Ferris loves to sit with Neal when Neal is doing work on the computer. Ferris lies in between Neal and the keyboard and looks perfectly content. It’s adorable.

Then he noticed me taking pictures, and decided to ham it up. Plus, he knows if he starts acting cute, [...]

So, Neal and I spent most of Sunday relaxing, recovering from our eventful day in NYC (see previous post).
The kitties missed us like crazy and bombarded us with cuddles and lots of purring in bed this morning. They didn’t leave our sides most of the day.

And I decided to make some chocolate chip cookies. I [...]

So, Neal and I aren’t the best travelers. We’re real homebodies. Probably the only trip we went on in which we didn’t fight was the honeymoon. It’s all “I don’t like how you drive” and “quit walking so fast” and “how can you not know where we are” and “quit asking questions” and “I’m never [...]

So, Neal and I love hot chocolate and tea. We have this teapot that we keep on the stovetop (which has made numerous appearances in the backgrounds of my pictures) and every night the line is “Do you want some water?” Which basically means, “Should I pour enough water in the teapot for you for [...]

So, this picture is for my dear friend and loyal blog reader, Mumfy.

See? That’s me. Putting a frozen pizza in the oven for dinner. I’m just like you!
OK, so since I hated it in middle school when girls never explained inside jokes, I’ll fill you all in.
See Mumfy (her name is Heather, but I call [...]

So, I’d like to revisit a photo I took a couple of weeks ago.

Here it is. The one where Ferris is making my nutcracker dance. After further review of this photo, I’d like to point out two things that really made me laugh. These things are also pretty indicative of anything that goes on around [...]

So, I came home from work today, walked in the door, and promptly stepped on our tree skirt.
I told you Ferris has an unnatural obsession.

Anyone that knows my house knows that after somehow dismantling the fabric from the tree stand, he had to drag it up a step, through the kitchen and through our living [...]

So, Sunday was fun. I met Andi and Amanda at the mall and had a nice lunch and a fun time walking around. It was funny, because we all went in with some gift ideas, but ended up puchasing no Christmas gifts, just things for ourselves. Oooops!
Neal had a good time working with the camera. [...]

So, Saturday was a good day. A really good day.
Neal and I woke up early, had a nice breakfast and headed to a local tree farm to get a Christmas tree. We spent a fortune last year on a pre-cut tree. So we decided to save $30 and head to a farm and cut down [...]

So, it just felt like a really long week this week. Not sure why, but it did. So I was happy when my dad emailed me and asked Neal and I if we wanted to head to my parents’ place for pizza Friday with my brother and his wife.
See, my family has this thing about [...]

So, the day has come. My new camera arrived. And I’m a happy girl.
I used my old camera to take a picture of my new one.

And here’s my new baby, a Nikon D60. Neal and I scored a huge deal on eBay. Everything’s new, and I got a boatload of stuff along with the camera. [...]