poker night @ chris & fenner's: i finally achieved a years-long goal of hustling people!! well, semi-hustling, since i didn't really win the whole poker game. but i made it to the final three & won my money back; plus everyone playing was shocked at my prowess so I feel that it counts. also, it was the first party of the holiday season -- everyone i like was there, there was lots of good food, and i had a really good time (all of which i can remember, so another success!!) we also did our WiiFit ages (i will not be sharing mine, but it's considerably older than my real age).
festivus: this most hallowed event began and ended on monday. we were snowed out! we did get our t-shirts (i'm wearing mine right now in rememberance) and a live musical performance of the brand new, custom made Festivus song. the finale has been rescheduled for when we get back to school in january, so i'll let you all know how it goes.
snow days: we had three in a row! michael got home just in time, so we just sat around the house; watched movies, went for walks, and cleaned. the amount of snow that we got was insane - it's probably the most i've seen at one time since i've lived here. pictures will be coming shortly.
pre-christmas dinner at josephines: if you live in flagstaff, you just can't go wrong with eating at josephines. it's expensive, but *so tasty*. or even just getting the creme brulee (which is why i chose to go there). michael & i used to go out to a fancy dinner before we seperated for christmas each year, so i decided to treat him again. mostly it was the brulee though.
our tiny christmas party: on thursday, we had anna mae, john, and krista over for a mini-christmas dinner. michael roasted a whole chicken -- el salvadorian style & man was it good! and easy -- you just pull out the guts, slather it with seasonings, and put it in the oven. i made mashed potatoes (also fricken easy) and they brought the rest. since festivus was canceled, we made Jell-o Towers of our own. it really was fun and hard! anna mae & michael tied with aobut 4 inches each.
girls night: all my friends from high school got together for a christimas time girls night. i really only see these girls twice a year, but it's always so much fun & we end up talking for like 4 hours before we realize what time it is (and then we hang out some more). we ate at the cheesecake factory & got a Navajo sandwich, which was yummy, but not like the Navajo taco i was expecting (god i love navajo tacos!). jen made a ridiculously delicious cobbler, which we stuffed ourselves with and then laid around with our bellies full until 11:30 at night. thanks for having us over, jen! I really liked seeing everyone (especially that baby randee!)
a visit to cabelas: okay, so this has been a highlight for me! i've never been inside a cabelas & thought "oh blah blah, camoflauge pants & camping chairs, big deal". but they had more taxidermied animals than i've ever seen before!! they had an animal museum with squirrels, lots of big game, a freaky badger, and a marmut. there was an elephant who may or may not have been real, a lion "protecting" his friend the zebra who was "sleeping" (as john so nicely put it), & an elk being attacked by a mountian lion. I LOVED THAT PLACE.
surprise christmas party at rickys: ricky was down in peoria from napa valley, so he invited us to come hang out at his parents house yesterday. they made us some seriously good appetizers (chipotle meatballs, green chili dip, blue cheese croutons, and grandma kazmer's cheesy-mayo toast thingys) i've really missed ricky's cooking!! big rick & janet are really nice, i love getting to hang out with them. we played giant jenga (jenga made out of 2x4s) which i was surprisingly good at. on top of all that, we got to see little pedro the chiuaua and i couldn't love him MORE! he was completely adorable & i want him with me always now.
which brings us to the big christmas eve day. i'm always pissy on christmas eve (i don't know why), but i'm hoping that some lunch and a good blog will keep me happier. check back for some good pictures soon -- HAPPY CHRISTMAS
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