tis the season

i am so excited. i am going to the ballet tonight. to the nutcracker. it will make it start to feel a lot more like christmas. i will have the songs in my head for days. father and i will probably start singing them on the way home. annoy mother. and then sing some more. i am also excited because its the moscow ballet on tour at ft. leavenworth. now if only i could have stuck with ballet. i would love to be up there dancing with them.

2 days

move over erin andrews. a new blonde. with great hair is moving onto the field. as a sports commentator. not really. i dont know how much of the big 12 championship game i can relive. i was in shock. my heart was smashed. but i know its nothing like what the boys in red were feeling at that very moment. as smokin joe put it nicely. there were a lot of what ifs and would haves left out on the field. the biggest i would say is that cursed 1 second that somehow made it back on the clock. after colt mccoy threw a pass out of bounds with my friend suh about to clock him. again! i will say this. i was so proud of the team. they showed up to play. they showed up to win. and in my opinion, they did. (refs were paid off - keep the bcs from going into chaos). the blackshirts dominated the game. nebraska hasnt had an offense all year. they cant do squat in the red zone except maybe kick a field goal. so i cant say texas defense really did more than any other defense NU played this year. i feel like the game gave the respect back to the program that has been missing the last couple of years. and it shut up the haters down in texas. writing articles that NU didnt even deserve to play on the same field as the horns. i believed in the huskers every step of the way. just like the rest of the fans. i respect the pelini bros and love their passion. and as i told a coworker on friday - who was trying to hate - we were going to grab lil' colt by the balls and swing him around. at least rough him up a little to let him know what it felt like to play football. oh and have i ever mentioned how much i love watching ndumakong suh play. he was on fire on saturday night. i wish him the best of luck in the nfl next year. but i doubt he needs it. now onto the holiday bowl. and watch overrated texas get plowed in the big show. roll'em tide!

so after pouting about the game. and dwelling on it a little more at brunch. i decided to cheer up and get into the holiday spirit. i didnt feel like putting up a traditional tree. no one sends presents to my home. so a tree is not always practical. and i have some ornaments. but they can be displayed other places. i had my dad help collect some branches. found some fake greenery at nell hills. and behold. my tree this year. i also added some other decorations. tried to spice it up a bit and not be the same display as last year. (because i just know people will notice).


i finished the weekend watching the movie seven pounds. it had come from netflix atleast two weeks ago. i put it off. put it off. watched other movies. and just looked at the red envelope sit on the coffee table. thinking maybe tomorrow. i knew it was going to be sad. but mother said it was good. i just had to be in the mood to cry. i always cry in movies. i might not shed a tear in other real life scenarios. but put me in front of a sad movie. and it will be water works for sure. i am not a will smith fan. call me crazy - but i think it was the men in black movies that turned me against him. never did like those. and then all the hype that soon followed his career. but this movie i felt like i wasnt watching will smith. he actually became a different character. couple of tissues later. i enjoyed it. good movie.

the nose

i have a sensitive nose. always have. and i am pretty sure. always will. i embarrassed my parents many times when growing up. i had no filter on when you dont say what you are thinking. out loud. so if we walked into a smelly place. i would yell out. it stinks! with all our travels. this happened more times than not.

i now have the filter. but still the nose of a - hmm, maybe bloodhound? on wednesday before thanksgiving mother was making german food. it was delightful. pork loin. knodels or dumplings. gravy. red cabbage. a cold salad with belgium endive. while watching her prepare the food in the kitchen. she started to cut up cilantro. i knew it. i could smell it. i asked what she was going to do with that. she said i am cutting up parsley for the dumplings. and in her fashion, ended it with, you gotta problem with that. i said no. but thats not parsley. its cilantro. she remained chopping. and started to sprinkle the leafs onto the dumplings. she only did half. turned around to the refrigerator. opened the door. then the drawer and pulled out the remaing bunch of her "parsley". and said see, look on the lablel it says...cilantro. whoops. well why didnt you say anything. i screamed i did. i did. i smelt it and told you. she then rinsed them off and put the real parsley on top. she looked over at the stock for thanksgiving and said, well there is cilantro in that now too. ha. the nose never lies!

bumper sticker xxix

spotted sunday afternoon. on my way to run errands - with everyone else in the city. this made me laugh. if you cant read it - the sticker says: low standards.

the moon that is new

another thing to be thankful for. robert pattinson's character in the twilight saga. my heart melts over this love story/saga. as does half the world or more. i will just say it. robert makes the world go round. i predicted it about a year ago. he is the next johnny depp. in about 20 years. we will see if it comes true.


i ended up skipping the midnight showing of new moon. which i have been told, was probably a good choice. my lil sis from bbbs asked me to take her on friday night. so i bought two tickets online prior for the early evening show. we got there in plenty of time. had great seats. and enjoyed the people watching prior. all the many t-shirts. and outfits. my lil sis would not however agree with this post. she is a werewolf or team jacob fan. and would give shout outs to the other girls with their shirts on. and cat call when he came on the screen with no shirt on. which was most of the movie.

the movie new moon, was everything i had hoped for and more. the actual movie i thought was very well made. and would appeal to an audience that didnt read the books. and those who have. i wasnt as annoyed with bella's character as i had been while reading the book. edward as mention was so dreamy. i melted in my seat, but had to keep somewhat of a composure with my lil sis. his sweet nothings. and cute smirks. i feel like i am 13 and have my first real crush again when watching him on screen. i like to think its the romance of the books/movies that put you in that mind set. it also has a pretty good soundtrack which gives it another edge. so go see it. suck it up. and see what all the hype is about. i love it, i love it, i love it. (imagine me sitting in a chair. kicking my feet up in the air. and shaking my head and arms. - i love it!)

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thankful

as a part of the thanksgiving week. i thought i would share a few things i am thankful for this year.

the first thing that comes top of mind is that nebraska won the big 12 north! whoot, whoot! i say this with not only the fact that my favorite team won. but this also brings peace within my family. we had a couple of days where the tension was a little thick. there were a few days that you might call depression. but those days are behind us. and we have moved on. moved on with new superstitions that seem to help the team. my favorite blackshirt t-shirt stopped working mid season. found something new. i cant reveal any of the new ones. we still have three more games. might jinx the team!

second, for my family. i am so excited to have granny, and i guess bruno come down for turkey day. haha. i do love the man. he will help keep things entertaining. although he has yet to meet zola and he isnt a dog person. he didnt really like cory that much (how could you not), so meeting wild & crazy zola will be a test. but i am thankful i have grandparents alive that i can spend time with and that can still drive to see us!

third, i am thankful for zola. she has really become a sweet girl. and special part of the family. she will never replace our angel cory (who i still miss all the time), she has brought back the spark to our family. i love her kisses and snuggling with her as a part of her 20 minute greeting when i walk in the door. although she can not fit into her new mrs. claus outfit, i will add some fabric and as tim gunn would say make it work!

fourth, i am thankful for all my friends who have found their soul mates. i had three friends get engaged this year and another entered wedded bliss. (i speak about them like they arent the only ones who read this blog). i am so very happy for them. it has been very special to be apart of the love stories and share in their journeys. i am very honored to be apart of the three weddings next summer and help with the planning. and i am lucky to not even compare to the movie 27 dresses, so far i only have 2 dresses for 4 weddings!