We went to the brewery for a tour today SO COOL!

Christmas Survey

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper unless I'm really desperate, I like to make it pretty

2. Real or Artificial tree? right now... fake, but I love real trees, cept that I'm allergic :) and the needles suck to clean up

3. When do you put up the tree? haha before Thanksgiving!! I love coming home to Christmas decorations, it just seems to put you in a good mood no matter what your day has been like

4. When do you take the tree down? usually before the new year

5. Do you like eggnog? yup :)

6. Favorite gift received as a child? hmmm... i always enjoyed the clothes, and my digital camera is definately one of my favorites, I have so many memories preserved because of it

7. Hardest person to buy for? rich :) actually I've managed to find unique gifts so far

8. Easiest person to buy for ? my brother or nephews

9. Do you have a nativity scene? yep a metal one, it's actually pretty cool

10. Do you mail or email Christmas cards? this year I actually made cards, but have yet to mail them :)

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? nothing I can really think of... the worst Christmas was in 2003 though...

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? christmas vacation, christmas story or the grinch

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I at least start to think about what I'm going to get in November, but actually getting them dpends on when I have money :)

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think I have

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? cookies!

16. Lights on the tree? I like white, cause I like uniform colors, I also like when people use uniform colors on their houses I think it looks r3ally cool

17. Favorite Christmas songs? my absolute favorite is emmanuel by amy grant, also carol of the bells by anyone - I love that song, or sleigh ride because we played it in band

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay close to home, don't really travel far, usually within 50 miles

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet, cupid, donner, blitzen, rudolph

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? i have a star on my tree, but I love angels too

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We have a large family gathering for Christmas Eve and exchange a few gifts there, but the one’s from Santa aren’t opened until Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? the traffic...

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? my favorite colors are red and gold and almost all of my stuff is in the color theme

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? doesn't matter to me

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? doesn't matter as long as I get to go home, and I'm healthy and so is my family

Me: by google.com

1: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search
*Jessi needs a comment from someone who loves her.
(hehe)

2: Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search:
*Jessi looks sweet and innocent.
(that's me :)

3: Type in "[your name] does" in Google search:
*Jessi does indeed rise like the Phoenix from the ashes
(sweet!)

4: Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search:
*Jessi hates all things macho, but loves academics and the fine arts.
(what's funny about this one was it's about jessie from saved by the bell :))

5: Type in "[your name] goes to" in Google search:
*Jessi Goes To North America
(I just liked it cause it has my whole name in it)

6: Type in "[your name] loves" in Google search:
* jessi (loves someone).
(i'm sure you already know who! :D)

7: Type in "[your name] eats" in Google search:
* Jessi eats chocolate sprinkles on her ice cream 6% of the time and caramel. syrup 20% of the time, and never has them both at the same time,
(a clip from a word problem :)

8: Type in "[your name] has" in Google search:
*Jessi has a type of paranormal strength
(told ya! ;)

9: Type in "[your name] died" in Google Search:
*Jessi died her hair dark brown, she is smokin hot!
(not as morbid as the rest)

10: Type in "[your name] will" in Google search:
*Jessi will be hidden
(cause i'm sneaky sneaky :)

11: Type in "[your name] {your choice}" in Google search:
*Jessi wants all the attention for herself and doesn't want to share the spotlight
(this totally sounds like me :)

Update

Rich's friend went back to the Dr. and now they think the baby's in a position where she might be able to carry it! She's going to go to another Dr. to get a second opionion but at least there's some hope!

One of Rich's friends just found out his girlfriend was pregnant. They've been together for years and already have one kid so they were happy about it.

But they found out yesterday that it is either an ectopic pregnancy (which means that the egg implanted in the fallopian tube and not the uterus) or a cyst. Either way she'll probably have to have surgery. If she is pregnant they will have to abort, because an ectopic pregnancy cannot be carried to term without killing the mother. There is not room for the baby to grow and it would rupture the tube.

Just thought we could send up a prayer, even though they had just found out they were both excited and had been wanting to have another kid.

Thanksgiving

I meant to put this up yesterday, but I forgot.

Yesterday was the 13th anniversary of Grandpa North's death. I can't believe it's been so long already. I was only 10 at the time, but it was my first funeral of someone that I knew well and I remember it pretty well. I actually remember the night he died more vividly, because I knew... I don't know how but I did. We went bowling that night with some of our cousins and I just felt so sick to my stomach and when we got back we found out he had passed away. I had the same feeling the days Grandma North and Grandma Robey died...

But on a happier note I am so excited about the North family Thanksgiving! The last time I can remember so many of us getting together was Grandma North's funeral... ummm 11 years ago? It will be great to see almost everyone again. Can't wait!

Quotes

So I was just looking through one of the many catelogs I've gotten in the last week :) and found some interesting quotes I thought I'd share:

"Enjoy the little things in life for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things"

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul" Dickinson

"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling likethe dickens underneath" Michale Caine

"When I was your age, pluto was a planet" :)

"vocatvs atque non vocatvs deus aderit"
"Bidden or not bidden, God is present"