Last Minute Snail Mail

My sister sent out an amazing Christmas letter, and I know it's only a matter of days before I receive Dad's. I cannot let these two carry the Seibold tradition alone this year. So I "whipped up" this bad boy the other night instead of doing the dishes.

I think it was worth it...and hopefully by the time this post goes live these letters and my cards will be well on their way out into the world.

I believe in snail mail.

later loves

Christmas Cards - Spoiler Alert!

 I FINALLY ordered our Christmas cards! I got started ages ago online, and got frustrated. Really really super frustrated. Sometimes I think technology is out to get me. I'm in real trouble if Skynet ever becomes a reality. So I took a break, forgot completely about them, stumbled on a post from Elise, and then had a scramble moment!

My sister & I (but it was mostly Amy's idea) bought a family photography session for my Mom for her birthday. We wanted to take the pressure off of her shoulders, as she is usually the one taking our pictures in the fall. And Sheri did an amazing job. We all look really great on Mom's wall!

But I haven't done anything with the pictures since receiving the disc in September. And I'm a scrapbooker, for Pete's sake! We live for this shit!

So I spent some time last night on the laptop, eating ice cream, watching old Fred Astaire movies, and ordering photos. That's my kind of "me time". It was really easy to upload my pictures to the site, and change what I needed to change. And they have so many options for cards. And envelopes are included! A little less stress this time of year is always appreciated. The back of the card is the most adorable photo of Lucas I have ever seen in my whole life. The grandparents are going to enjoy that one!

I only hope they come in time! HA!

photography by Capture It! Photography

card from minted.com

And I don't get anything from anybody for this post!

later loves

Cranky Pants

I have been feeling really cranky and "down in the dumps" lately. I was working some silly long days, the weather has been getting colder, I wasn't making it to the gym...there were many external reasons. And to "cope" I started doing the things that I know only help in the short term. Dessert, garlic stuffed olives, wine...


Even the geniuses fall off the train every once and awhile.

So today I am going to focus on AWESOME and make these doldrums a thing of the past!

I get to see Nicole this weekend! And we are going to a dress-up party at the Jasper Park Lodge!

I am going to my company Christmas dinner tomorrow and plan to stuff my face full of as much Greek food as humanly possible!

BFF takes possession of his new place this week, so I have already purchased a food-based house warming gift and am getting excited to help him move!

Dude's Christmas Concert is next week, and he has already told me that he isn't just going to mouth the words to the song like he has in year's past! HA!

My tree is up! MY CHRISTMAS TREE! That's got to be some kind of Lisa-record.

I had a great hair day yesterday, and my boobs look great in this dress!

Lunch date tomorrow! Coffee date Friday...Candace?!

There is CHILI cooking in the crock pot at home right now, and my place is going to smell so delicious when I get home!

I finally figured out how to create a new layer in Photoshop! Well...sort of...hey, it's a steep learning curve!

There...that's better...

later loves