Meowy Christmas

Every time Christmas rolls around I still can't help but laugh at my friend's ugly Christmas sweater choice one year... Meowy Christmas with a bunch of ugly cats coming out of Christmas presents. It was even better when she woke up on her the morning after her 21st birthday with the shirt on. Classic!

I have a 10-12 page paper looming over my head but I thought catching up on the blog seemed like a better idea. My classes are all finished and this paper is the last thing I have left for the semester so I'm feeling pretty good. I only have a few pages left and a bit of editing. I found out a few days ago that I passed my PRAXIS test for Missouri teaching certification. I'm so excited. This makes me feel like I should probably stay to teaching MO for a few years after graduation. I'll probably take the MN PRAXIS in the spring so I'll have that one under my belt as well.

We're looking forward to Christmas in West Point, IA this year. A BIG change for me. I don't do change very well but I do like to try new things. Go figure how that works. Between Christmas and moving on January 1 we're not really decorating for the holidays. We put up a wreath on the door, but not tree or stockings. It's kind of sad. But I have an evergreen candle burning and bought a $1 tree from the target dollar section - it's cute enough :)

Deren's pretty pumped about his Hawkeyes. We're excited to be in our new place on January 5th with our big screen watching Iowa crush Georgia Tech (hopefully). Anyone who wants to come over and break in the new place with us is more than welcome!! We'll probablly have our annual superbowl party too, this year will be way better because we'll have more room, more seating, better viewing, etc, etc. I'm so excited to move...get me outta this APT!!!

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!!!!