lots of randomness

ok... there's been a lot going on lately and not enough time to get on here and cover it. so here goes...

first of all, merry christmas! tonight was the first christmas eve in about 3 years i didn't have to close at work... zak, ken and i celebrated our christmas this evening b/c tomorrow i leave for ohio and zak will have to work anyways (yes, poor ken gets left behind with the day off!). it was magical to me. we all bustled around the house getting things all prepped and ready and made ourselves dinner and exchanged gifts. to me the greatest gift was the the feeling i had once all the food had been made and we were all about to sit down to enjoy it together. call me old-fashioned, but that was really the coolest. christmas has always been about coming together with those you love, but i had never really had to do it for myself. my family normally does a traditional "no meat" slovak dinner with sour mushroom soup and pieroges. well, zak's idea of christmas celebration is steak.... so we compromised and cooked steaks on the grill and i made the soup and pieroges. ken of course ate chicken and french fries.

second, i apologize to those that i haven't really been responding to lately. i have been very sick the last few days and last night i had my worst night! i went home from work early for the first time ever and then passed out on the couch. i slept for about 12-13 hours with a minor interruption from zak with some soup and cold/flu medicine. i also apologize to miss kate michele as i will not be visiting your new home while i'm in town unless it's by drive by... i will NOT compromise the health of those little ones! you've got enough health issues to deal with with them. also, i will call you with the details from the previous post.

third, a few days ago i received our first wedding gifts! my cousin and his wife from new york sent us a few things from our registry! how exciting was that!?! it's kind of starting to set in... especially how close we're getting!

fourth, we found out penn state was going to the outback bowl and of course we had to buy tickets... well, now i have to work and can't get out of it. so, if there is anyone that would like to use my ticket and hang out with a couple guys that are penn state fans, please let me know... the cost to do so would be $65 for the ticket and whatever you need for travel, etc! hehe. although with the guys you'd be going with i might have to GIVE the ticket away and PAY for travel expenses... hehe. j/k.

fifth, did i mention i'd been sick and am going to be traveling tomorrow?! i need to finish my laundry, get packed and get some sleep!

so... merry christmas to all and to all a good night.