merriment

Merry December 27, all! Aren't the few days between Christmas and New Years kind of awkward? You feel like you should be on vacation, but most everyone has to work until the 31st... It's kind of still Christmasy, but not really. No one knows what to do.

I act like I'm bound by some kind of "adult" schedule. I'm not. I'm just getting ready for the big move here in a few days. DAYS.

Anyways, you'll have to pardon my recent absence. If the cleanliness of my room is any indicator of how crazy my life is right now, well... you just don't want to know, but it's clearly inhibited my blogging. But to catch you up, there's been a lot of this going on:

It's not even January yet, and I've seen snow on three occasions. In all my Southern years that's more than I've ever seen in one winter! AND, in all my Southern years, this was my first White Christmas. So I obviously had to watch White Christmas. Twice. And not change out of my PJ's until 5pm. 

Judge me.

There's also been lots of fireside laying, peppermint schnapps drinking, mulled wine drinking, holiday sangria drinking, fireside laying and cookie eating.

Judge me.

What was your favorite Christmas gift? Mine was a Shark Iron. Man, I feel like a woman.

Judge me.

merry christmas!

all the way from africa!

christmas 2010 went down in the books for the gibsons. this morning we (being andrew, phillip and dad) successfully killed a chicken and then by dinner time, cassidy had fried up a batch of the Pioneer Woman's fried chicken and homemade biscuits. you can take the family out of the south, but you can't take the south out of the family, eh?

pardon my absence over the next week (and hollys too--apparently she's still busy), but we're headed off to kenya for a christmas family vacation. on the way back, we're picking up holly from the airport! woohoo. so, the next time i write, my bestest little blonde friend will be here with me. 

so much to look forward to!

i made it

i'm on a bit of sensory overload here. there are monkeys playing in the backyard and the sound of bota-botas all around. it kind of feels like im living at the barracks. except, there is no jack. or sawyer. 

but the gibson are finally back together. more pictures will come soon! 

celebration!

happy birthday to two very special people today...!

Cassidy--how are you 15?  Remember when you were just a small babe? gllllammmmour girl in those khaki pants!

but of course you were glamorous...you learned from the best...

and now your off being the coolest 15 year old in all the land...you are a sweet spirit with heckalota pizzazz and impeccable sense of creativity and fashion. 

you're the best little sister i could dream of and i cannot wait to spend the next 6 months sharing a toilet and hairbrush with you, sweet sweet sweet CASSIDY!

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now, to you who must not be mentioned, i want you to know that...

happy birthday, doc!

Lex + Lauren

I know that lately in this remote corner of the Internet there's a been a lot of talk about love, but do yourself a favor and watch this adorable video save-the-date.

a good friday.

i must note that this is a monumental time in the life of this blog...

I have never been ahead of holly in blog posts until now. her writing and time management skills are a
power couple that puts my blogging capabilities to shame. 

the race is on holls. 

too bad youre too busy falling in love* to blog anymore. in this case, your gain is my gain.

*not with a boy of course

today i am...

...fully immunized. despite my lifelong battles with trypanophobia, i did it. all by myself--i did it!

yesterday morning I was fully susceptible to yellow fever, tetnus, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, and malaria. today, I am not. 

2 lollipops, 1 fainting incident and NO TEARS later, I am alive and ready to go. 

freya

to you