FROM | US | TO | YOU

 Season's Greetings to you all !

Just wanted to share a piece of me + my boy's lives with you today . 

Here is the Christmas-card-poster-style-masterpiece 2 0 1 2 :

 

I do hope you were able to decipher the intended message . It took some family members O T H E R family members' assistance , like a little Christmas puzzle , to put the words | phrases together . If not a Christmas card , than at least it's a mind game . 

May these words be bright in your heart today . X O X O

x x x

I guess I can be T H A N K F U L that on this very last day of the month ,
I was busy having too much time to write about anything here .
Christmas shopping .
Tree up .
Decorations out .
Garland up .
Window lights up .
Nativity centerpiece up .
New tree skirt found .
Candles in window .
Spiced Apple + Cinnamon scent sprayed .
Parade of Lights enjoyed .
Friends loved .
Laughs had .
Table dancing successful .
A   S P L E N D I D way to end this sweet month .
Now, O N W A R D , to a new beautiful month .
With Holiday Handmade + ugly sweater shopping + Christmas card printing + white elephant gifting
A L L  H A P P E N I N G   T O M O R R O W  A L O N E .
L O V E   I T .
Thank you for joining me in one very thankful month . More to come . 

x x | | | | | | | | |

T H A N K F U L  for Thursdays that are actually like Fridays . 

No work tomorrow for me ? 

Why ? 

| Shhhhhh . Because the substitute teacher system thinks I may be sick |

Well , there is a T R E E to be decorated . 

There are W R E A T H S to be hung + G A R L A N D to drape .

I must find an U G L Y   S W E A T E R . 

And browse for the perfect G I F T ideas which have not yet arrived to my head . 

And that deserves a hard day's work . 

Y E S . Can't wait for that glorious last day in this T H A N K F U L month . 

x x | | | | | | | |

T H A N K F U L to have a H O L I D A Y market to be a part of . 

Mark your calendar . C O M I N G  U P . 

x x | | | | | | |

T H A N K F U L for the fact that : 

N o . 1 :  It's November 27th + I just bought my boy a Christmas gift . That N E V E R happens .

Until today . 

N o . 2 :  B E A T R I C E + W O O D S L E Y happy hour shortly . If you live in Denver + haven't been here, get there . If you D O N ' T live in Denver, get here + go there . 

N o . 3 : Today marks No . 2 2 for my sister.in.law Linnea - thankful for her too ! 

T H R E E things for this day 2 7 . O N W A R D . 

L O O K B O O K | N O . 2

x x | | | | | |

Thankful T O D AY that the official 

M Y . B O Y . H E A R S . F R O M . S O M E . D E N T A L . S C H O O L S

is down to O N E  W E E K from today . 

I should make a paper chain . 

My boy ' s been quite busy these past two years now with every kind of science + language.I.could.not.possibly.begin.to.comprehend type classes + last January he took a big Get.Into.Dental.School type test + last June he Spent.Our.Life.Savings.Just.To.Apply.To.Schools + this Fall season he has been Spending.Whatever.Is.Beyond.Our.Life.Savings | my work bonus, I suppose | to fly to 5 of the 12 schools to officially interview + 

N O W , 

in one week from today , we shall hear the verdict . 

At least from these five schools : 

Marquette // Case Western // University of Michigan // University of Minnesota // Columbia University.

Yes , Colorado is not even a choice @ this point , so a move may be approaching | mixed feelings | , but time will tell .   Furthermore, to make everything just a little more complicated , some schools will interview in the Spring only, so we won't know about those schools yet + at least one school will accept applicants without even interviewing, so we may not hear from that school until later on in the 2013 year + everything can most definitely be up.in.the.air // bound to change if certain chances arose later , B U T 

N O N E T H E L E S S, for N O W, 

| H O P E F U L L Y | 

at least O N E choice will make its way to us in O N E week . 

And for that , I'm T H A N K F U L .

x x | | | | |

Thankful to be B U R N E T T E once again .
And so is my love . Like way too much .
Apparently my red hair was much worse than he ever told me .
H A .
But I'm back to natural , or as close as I remember it naturally being .
Thankful , nonetheless .

x x | | | |

Gosh . 

What am I  N O T  thankful for today ?

Is it the fact that we were going to leave our mountain escape to come back home + we still haven't ?

No . T H A N K F U L for that . 

Is it the 2nd Annual  | Illegal | Christmas Tree Cutting Adventure we had ourselves that evening ? 

No . T H A N K F U L for that . 

Is it the great father.in.law I have that we phoned to wish a Happy Birthday ? 

No . T H A N K F U L for that . 

Is it the hot tub time we had out in the fresh mountain air ? 

No . T H A N K F U L for that . 

Is it the book that I finished within two days time + really enjoyed ? 

No . T H A N K F U L for that . 

Is it the piles of leftover turkey + gravy + stuffing + potatoes we have consumed every meal since Thursday ? 

No . T H A N K F U L for that . 

Is it the crazy news that I am going to be an  A U N T  again this summer ? | j + l |

No . Thankful for that , obvi . I already set aside a day simply to be thankful for babies . 

Guess I'm just T H A N K F U L for it all . 

x x | | |

F O N T S + M A I L united . 

T H A N K F U L for that . 

A note to all ofY O U today : 

It's true . I'm T H A N K F U L for you . | And those J F K words again |