christmas 2014

I always look forward to our annual Christmas gathering with my mom's side of the family.
At some point in the evening we usually take a few pictures by the tree. Here are a few of 'em!

#throwbackthursday

Does anyone remember back in the days of MSN messenger when group emails and those super long questionnaire surveys were ALL the rage? This was what we did before the existence of Instagram, Snapchat and Vine, dear children.

I remember getting so many from different people and even multiple ones from the same people but I never really bothered doing them myself. Ain't nobody got time for that! Err...apparently everyone else had time besides me, who deliberates far too long over the perfect answer and worries how someone could interpret it. I mean, how can you even pick your favourite song when choosing between top hits like, Hollaback Girl, Drop It Like It's Hot, and Beautiful Soul back in 2005?

But there was one evening that I finally sat down and spent ages hemming and hawing trying to fill one out. I triumphantly hit "send" only to have a big internet fail, which deleted the last hour of my life. I didn't try again. That was a life lesson right there, somewhere.

I have since come to believe that spending time thinking about and discovering what you like is not a waste of time at all and it's fun seeing how your interests change. Thinking about all of this came about because I was browsing through my neglected hotmail account and came across some old ones from Janessa and Sarah, smiling to myself reading their old answers and seeing how those answers have changed; feelings on tattoos, clothing styles, and favourite foods. I kinda wished I had given the list driven time capsule another shot!

In the spirit of Throwback Thursday, I decided to fill one out and share it here, with some minor additions and alterations. I figure in a decade or so, in a fit of nostalgia I'll come back and enjoy these delightful answers.

Click below to check out the survey.

getting in the spirit

...with some painting! Trying to work on a few homemade cards this year. I have made it my goal to send more notes and letters to friends. Christmas is one of the best (and last) chances to make good on it. Tell me yer addresses by's!