Tis the Season...

... for BAKING! Its time to make all my lists for all the cookies I'll be baking. Oatmeal raisin, ginger molasses, and chocolate chip for work stuffs, gooey butter for hubbs, Andes mint and probably ranger for in-laws. The weekend is all about softening butter, mixing dry ingredients, cooling, and trying NOT to burn them!! Hehe. Thankfully one thing I don't have to worry about is keeping the cat off the counters. Poor thing can't jump that high. 

Being all cute after a morning of being a menace!

It has become cold enough that I was able to get out all of my cold weather stuff. Sweaters, ponchos, hoodies, thermals, boots, all the best stuffs for keeping warm! Which is good because my hubby runs hot and so is loving the cold while I already run cold so I'm SUFFERING. I even got out my shark onesie from Halloween 2 years ago. 

I bet hubbs is happy he married someone who likes the seggsy sleepwear. 😁 

Work was work again. Tho I'd really like to put this as my automatic response to emails.

Thing about working in Healthcare, its NEVER time for a break. Lol. I am SO looking forward to being OFF for Christmas/New Years.

I am quite annoyed with my car insurance app. We had a concert and drove home at 1130 PM. I open the darn thing the next day and it says "late trips may affect your score." Late. Trips. BITCH, I drive in the metroplex!! I face some of the worst roads for drivers on a daily basis, AND I have yet to use your damn services. Don't threaten me because of ONE late night trip HOME from house of blues. I am a DAMN good driver and you don't deserve me. Sigh... such BS. 

Anyway, this week kind of morphed into a "be kind to myself" week. I went to yoga, but didn't do cardio first (as I have been). One day I went to the grocery store, one day I went to the library with my journal, the other days I went looking for stocking stuffers. I treated myself gently and kindly and it was really quite nice. I must get better at being nice to myself. In fact, one of the yoga instructors said to be kind to yourself and listen to your body and I went "I'm working on that!!" Cuz I have hurt myself by trying too hard. I tend to think I can do all the things until my body goes "we don't bend like that!" I have been enjoying starting the Christmas movie watching... thankfully my poor hubbs doesn't have to watch them ALL with me... tho he probably would. 

Suddenly it's the Dec 'teenths and I'm going "CRAP! I MUST DO ALL THE THINGS!" I've got 2 work pot lucks, one work gift, and I'm VERY happy that I don't have to hide Ace's presents from him (stoked to give him his shark cat bed). The aforementioned cookie baking must commence and at least one trip to Costco must happen before Christmas. I'm also in countdown to vacation mode cuz I'm taking the week after Christmas off. You know, for some "get ready for 2026" R&R which may involve a grinch margarita at a place in Fort worth. 😁

Hubby and I put up the tree on Saturday after we went to the farmers market and checked out the new Buffalo bros in downtown. It was a lovely date day.

Tree

We got Ace this when we were in Lawrence. So cute!!! 

No lasting I'll effects on the kitty, tho he does prefer to be nekke.

Sunday is baking at least 3 kinds of cookies, assuming the butter ever softens. When hubbs goes to work I'll wrap the presents for him that won't fit in his stocking. I'm excited. 😁 most of under the tree is the tunnel for the cat, but we can stack some presents to the side. 

I hope all of you are doing well. Much love from TX. 🥰🥰 miss all of you!!