*[ 2 January, 2008 ]

a laptop, some gingerbread mitts and some keepable resolutions…at least i think

The day has finally come. laptop day. (y’all remember back in November when that infamous shitty blue screen of death combined with a husband who NEEDED to wait until boxing day left me laptopless?)

the first day of 2008 is ending in pure bliss. i’m lying in bed, watching one of the last episodes of season 4 of OC (the one where Ryan tells Taylor that he loves her! Squee!) and trying to catch up on my 1,098 unread posts in my bloglines…oh bloglines how i’ve neglected you. and no, that number is NOT an exaggeration. it really is that high.

We had a party of sorts last night. lack of babysitter was going to equal lack of new years plans so we decided to have some people over. the husband made his infamous gourmet pizza and we had a cookie exchange (see how clever i am? tell people they have to bring cookies for your cookie contest and then you don’t have to worry about dessert…)

i made these

homemade gingerbread mittens. i’ve never made gingerbread before, and was a little nervous. but they came out a-freakin’-mazing. (which does nothing good for my lard-ass, i’ll tell you)

another thing that did nothing good for my ass…all the rest of the entries…because, damn! they were but good!

well…officially, i have a few new years resolutions….last year i got all introspective and deep. This year i’m getting straight to the resolutions i might actually be able to, um, you know, DO…

1. i will drink more water, less diet coke

2. i will not talk about moving to thornhill woods more than once a day

3. i will not buy any more turtlenecks. 37 is enough.

4. i will obey Mari Winsor 3 times a week…and actually try to get into the v-sit position instead of sitting on my ass and laughing at her while her assistants do them

5. i will remove ‘My Humps’ from my 6-year-old’s ipod

6. i will call my mothers more often

7. i will attempt to rid the world of the word ’LOL’

8. i will try to, for once, think of a password that i can remember

9. i will fill up the gas tank before i’m completely empty and running on fumes

10. i will forgive Will Smith for the whole hitler-gate thing. i mean, after all, the ADL forgave him and he IS legend, right?

my niece Keira and I wish you all a happy new year…her picture gets posted because she looks WAY cuter than i do in the hat

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LESS Diet Coke?

BITE YOUR TONGUE!

:)

But I promise to partner with you to rid the world of LOL. Can we add ROFL to the list?

Happy New Year!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

i will also help with the anti-LOL campaign. i’m only for ROFL in so far as mrs. chicky uses them for the monthly awards.

good luck with your resolutions! :)

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Love the list. LOL. (sorry couldn’t resist)

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Wow!! Sweets and a Sweetie! Gonna be a banner year with a start like that:)

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Happy New Year!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Adorable niece and great resolutions. 37 turtlenecks? I think it’s time for a scarf.

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Happy New Year Ali!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Add “I will buy a Mac, because they don’t taunt me with blue screens of death” to your list. :)

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Happy New Year!

Now, what kind of laptop did you finally get? Was it worth the wait to get the better deal?

(And, did he try and get it Christmas Eve from Future Shop’s website? Because that’s how I got my Rebel XT… but it wasn’t pretty.)

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Happy New Year…Love those Mits!!!!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

I second you on the LOL situation. I HATE it!!! Especially when people put it both in front and back of something like
LOL Happy New Year’s LOL.
Grrrrr…. No one laughs that much.
Cute picture

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

That Diet Coke/water thing? Yeah, me too.
Okay, that baby is FREAKING ADORABLE. Oof, my ovaries.
And those mitt cookies are so great! Good job!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Those cookies look delish! I am seriously drooling over here.

Happy New Years!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Good luck with those resolutions! Happy New Year!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

you need to put a link to the juice on your page. perhaps under the “my other blog” heading?

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Nice cookies! I’m with you on the LOL. It has to go!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

it’s probably impossible to believe…but the cookies taste even better than they look- and they look amazing!!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Great resolutions! Your new laptop is gorgeous! And your gingerbread mittens? They are adorable!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Would you be willing to share the recipe for those DELICIOUS looking mittens??

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Man, I am hungry - missed lunch - that food looks good. Any leftovers?

I’m inviting people to a little give-away that I am having. No gmicks, just my way of celebrating one year of blogging. Please come over and sign up.

http://organizeddoodles.blogspot.com/

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Just let me know what I can do to help out with the whole LOL thing. What about those damn little smiley things? Can they be banished as well? Can we just ASSUME that if I say something that offends, I was ATTEMPTING humor, and didn’t really mean it?

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Hey, girl! Happy New Year! Congrats on the laptop! I, too, am trying to get back into blogrolling. I am so far behind in people’s lives, its not even funny.
If you have a free moment, would you mind sending me the recipe for the gingerbread cookies? They look divine, and I’ve never made homemade before, so I’d love to try yours!
Sounds like New Year’s was a fun one for you. Hope to hear from you soon!

[ 02 Jan 08 ]

Congrats on finally getting the new computer! I have to say I got a giggle out of your 6 year old and ‘My Humps,’ My 5 year old niece is partial to Weird Al’s White and Nerdy.

[ 03 Jan 08 ]

New laptop? You’re set girl! Good idea on the cookie exchange too. Would it be tacky of me to incorporate that into upcoming birthday parties we throw? LOL :)

[ 03 Jan 08 ]

If you can rid the world of LOL, I will declare your birthday a national holiday. (I can do that, you know.)

[ 03 Jan 08 ]

Ooooh. Lose the weight in ‘08. I’m on board for that! But now your second post has inspired me even more. If I lose my twenty, I get a Coach bag! I like it. I think I’m doing it :) - cause Lol is NOT allowed.

[ 03 Jan 08 ]

What you gon’ do with all that junk?
All that junk inside that trunk?

EAR WORM, Darn you, Ali!

Happy New Year to you & your lovely lady humps.

Alli Lurves some Ali!

[ 03 Jan 08 ]

good luck with all those resolutions Ali….you wouldn’t believe all the stuff on telly i’ve never watched…those cookies look so delicious…what the heck does ROFL mean? and your niece is so precious….

[ 03 Jan 08 ]

I will assist in ridding the world of LOL. It makes me want to chop off the right ring finger of everyone that types it.

[ 03 Jan 08 ]

Good luck on the LOL thing. I prefer SQTM - snicker quietly to myself.
Do you think that will catch on?

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