Is this a THING!?

First things first. Our first Christmas together was quite nice. We got up, did stockings, had coffee, made mimosas, did presents, cleaned up, had breakfast, watched some movies, talked to my people on the phone, and then went to his sister's house for his family's white elephant gift exchange. It was simply lovely. Now, on to the weird....

One of the most interesting things about being in a serious relationship is how much someone else notices. For example, my fiancé told me the other day that he is mentally logging all my sighs so that he'll know what all of them mean. He says I have a tired sigh and a hungry sigh and an exasperated sigh, and each are different. He wants to log them all so that he'll know what I'm feeling without me having to tell him. The thing is, he's right, but it's strange to me that he cares enough to want to decode me!! The man notices EVERYTHING. He JUST asked if I'd wake him up when I refill my coffee in about 20 mins... I'm not at ALL used to ANYONE paying this much attention to me. On the one hand I'm kinda more aware of the noises I make (I've lived alone for a LONG time, so there are noises), on the other hand I think its adorable that he notices these things, let alone he wants to know what they mean. Its just... I've never been with someone who cares enough to a) notices, b) say anything, and c) want to decode me! Weird.

Anyway, A came for a few days this week. We did papa murphys and movies on tue, fort brewery and the lightscape at the botanical gardens on wed, and then she took off for home on thurs. Here's some pix for ya!

The wrap with arugula... the meal that made me realize I have a sensitivity to arugula.

Shoulda gotten a pizza.

Guess who likes beer and who likes wine. Hehe.

Lightscape was soooooo cool. Here's just a few highlights

They change the lights every year, so it might be kinda fun to go back and see the trail next year. They also had food and drink stalls all around with options for adult beverages. It was pretty awesome. We had a good time.

Its been nice spending so much time with the fella. We went to his sister's again yesterday for his nephews 30th bday, then I ended up going with him to his D&D group. He bribed me by taking me to half price books and buying me 2 new books. The man KNOWS me. We have no solid plans for NYE, but we did buy some champagne glasses since the champagne in the mimosas went pretty flat pretty quick. Good news was we got them on sale at target, so yay for affordable glassware. We both go back to work on Tuesday, so my brain is already shifting into work mode. Thankfully it's a short week. Looking forward to 2024 and all the changes it will bring. Its gonna be stressful, but in a good way. AND I'm gonna be closer to HEB! Hehe, it's a TX grocery store (best grocery store, IMO). Hugs and love to all for a blessed, uneventful new year!!! MUAH!!!