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Looking over my laptop and seeing this cat on the footstool between my calves is a little heart wrenching, especially since her preferred seat is precisely where my lap desk is sitting. Although, since my feet and calves were starting to get a little bit chilly, I am not feeling sad enough modify the situation. So we'll just go with this until something better comes along for her, like another lap - preferably one without a lap desk sitting on it. Sorry, not sorry.
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Looking at my wrist and seeing this information on my Apple Watch actually does give me the warm fuzzies despite the clouds and 13 degree temp staring back at me. Because not only is the weather completely blah-like, but I also have NO MORE EVENTS planned, a total excuse to use the whole rest-of-the-day to enjoy some serious Me Time and dream about that trip to Italy still hanging out in the back of my brain. Let the fun begin.
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But when you score 158 points with a double-triple word (plus a double letter bonus on "C"), you pretty much own bragging rights. So with my college peeps emptying the next again soon, leaving me with a big Scrabble win seems like the legitimate way to go.
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Cooked up all kinds of goodness to ring in 2018 including Crab Rangoon, Wontons, Bruschetta, Italian Pigs in Blankets, and Stuffed Mushrooms. Not pictured: Korean Beef Lollipops - except without lollipop stick skewers due to the lack of beef skewer volunteers. Everything was absolutely scrumptious and with tons of leftovers to snack on for the next couple of days, if it even lasts that long. Best. Tradition. Ever.
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When the college peeps return to the homestead, guess what happens? Board. Games. And to my utter delight? THIS particular game has been chosen as the starter of our festivities - SCRABBLE! (Little do peeps know... I've been playing Words With Friends for YEARS and have a leg up on them all, skill-wise. Ok, so they know but are just feeling brave - HA!)
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Typically I prefer straightening my naturally wavy hair, but Christmas called for a special hairdo - hence the waves. Unfortunately this particular "wave" resulted in a neck burn since I'm not all that accustomed to my curling rod, so I'll be hiding a hickey-looking neck burn spot for several days, as a result. But it was a fun diversion from the usual hairdo, if anything. Cheers!
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Our plan was to have the College Peeps all home by Friday and eating my famous lasagna by Saturday. And guess what? It all worked out, and with all of us going back for 2nds and 3rds! We'll be eating 4ths tomorrow after Christmas Eve mass, so it's the "Gift that Keeps on Giving." Praise be to God.
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This is how the CSM IT Team completes their holiday celebration - by sharing not only ONE but THREE types of desserts at Johnny's Italian Steakhouse. I shall never leave this team, God help me.
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Sometimes working in a college marketing department requires an employee to complete other duties, as assigned. This photo is one of those fateful moments! Yes, this is a picture of the back of my head sporting a graduation cap, one that belongs to an actual CSM graduate since I did not actually earn a degree this time around. But I am so adding "Graduation Cap Model" to my resume for future photo-taking opportunities, because you just never know when another chance like this will present itself again. *wishful thinking*
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Photos taken from my Sony Cyber-shot digital camera do not do justice to the spectacular-ness of my last visit to Italy, hence the need to return for a refresher. And I do believe in the Fontana di Trevi legend stating that throwing a coin into the fountain ensures a future return to Rome. Except, next visit? Nikon photo-taking. Totally.
