MTV News' Woman of the Year! Who Me?

I have had a pretty crappy December so far and it didn't really look like it was going to look any brighter anytime soon. I mentioned in an earlier post about my ill fated car accident earlier this month. Well, my car was declared a total loss this week. This was really bad news as getting another car will prove to be a bit difficult and my take some time. I won't bore you with the details, but it has made me quite depressed to say the least. Merry Christmas to me!

However, today I found out that I have been named MTV News' "Woman of the Year"! Well me and the legions of other Twilight fans out there! This is our grand introduction to this great honor:

“When Hollywood dismissed “Twilight” as a “one-quadrant” niche film, you responded by giving it a bigger opening than “WALL-E,” “Chronicles of Narnia” or “Star Wars: Episode 1.” When Harry Potter fans looked down their noses, you fired back by standing in midnight lines for hours to help “Breaking Dawn” rock the publishing industry. You took over Comic-Con, Westwood and the rest of the world.
If you’re one of the millions of women who live and die by “Twilight,” please take a quick glance into the nearest mirror — because MTV News’ Woman of the Year is you.”

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So ladies....take a bow! We are quite the women and I am so honored to be counted among you all!!! How does it feel to be woman of the year? Absolutely fantastic! :)

Holiday Eating Tips

My sister in law sent me the below email. I thought it was very humorous so I'm sharing it with you all! :)

HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare.. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made> > with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

8. Same for pies. Apple,Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of> > each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? LaborDay?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

Have a great holiday season.

The Doghouse

A friend of mine sent me the following link. I tried to embed it on the blog, but for some reason, it is not working. It if very funny! Enjoy!

http://bewareofthedoghouse.com/videoPage.aspx

confused and contused!

So I have had quite an eventful couple of weeks! Some of you already know about it, but here is the run down for the rest of you! :) Last Tuesday morning I woke up on the floor by my bed. I was in the throws of a pretty bad insulin reaction and must have tried to get up earlier and ended up on the floor. I was able to stumble to the kitchen and chug some OJ! Gotta love the OJ. It ended up ok, but it was scary for a few moments. And of course, I have no idea why I dropped so low...diabetes is such a fun disease! Anyway, luckily everything worked out ok.

Then on Saturday, we had our annual work Christmas party. This year we had it up Little Cottonwood Canyon at Snowbird. It was a lovely party, and a beautiful setting. Unfortunately, it didn't end all that well for me. While traveling home from the party, I believe I hit a patch of black ice. My car spun out of control, crossed the other lane and off the road nearly rolling over and down into the river were it not for some strategically placed trees (and perhaps some very diligent guardian angels as well). I was and am a very lucky lady. I didn't really feel the need for an ambulance at the scene, which I got a lot of crap from from several directions, not the least of which was coming from my mom. :)

I did go to the ER on Sunday and got all x-rayed and so forth. I was officially diagnosed with "a contusion of the right hand" and a sprained back. They gave me a prescription of ibuprofen for the day and loritab for the night. I would like to officially go on record to say that loritab works GREAT! And ibuprofen is a poor substitution. :) All in all I am healing and am very grateful for people around me who have taken such good care of me and for my loving family, as well as for guardian angels and most of all strategically placed trees! :)

I have not heard what the insurance company's verdict on the car is...I am hoping it can be fixed...I do really love my car. I will keep you posted. :) Everyone say a little prayer for Flower, my Honda Civic!! :)

Now that's what I call Christmas lights!

So I have recently discovered that i am a bit of a Chriatmas decoration nut! I just LOVE Christmas decorations!!! I have about 10 to 11 boxes of just Christmas decorations. For a single girl, that's quite a bit! I live in a basement apartment this year so my outside decorating is going to have to be pretty creative. But here is a video of some pretty awesome Christmas lighting! If I could, I would totally do something like this! :) Merry Christmas!!!

Twilight: The Puppet Saga

Ok, so I'm not going to go into the many disappointing aspects of the Twilight movie. It was ok, but not the amazing tribute to the book that I had hoped for. However, here is a pretty funny puppet version of the movie for your entertainment! Enjoy! :)

Hitler's response to BYU's lose to the Utes! :) GO UTES!!