An accounting of 2012

2012... A pretty happy year (well, happier than 2011)

In 2012:
- I went on a Disney Cruise to Mexico
- I went to Disneyland
- I went to Walt Disney World
- I got new carpet in the apartment
- I finally replaced my work purse
- I was called to be a Relief Society teacher (which made me love going to church again)
- I only finished reading one book, regrettably (but I did start several books. I have a recently developed habit of not finishing books I get bored with)
- I watched both the first and second seasons of Star Trek the original series
- I only bought 1 new pair of shoes (I do not know if this is a good or bad thing)

Goals for 2013:
- to be a more positive person, inside and out. I need to keep my opinions and cynicism to myself; negativity is a poison I need to expell out of my life.
- try something new I find on Pintrest at least once a month
- do my visiting teaching


PS: this is my 102 post of 2012. I wrote 101 post in 2011 and 100 posts in 2010. My goal is to post 103 times in 2013

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Happy New Year 2013!!!!

Saturday Seething, part 57 of a 444 part series

This is the last Saturday Seething of 2012!!!
The post Christmas grumpiness is something that always annoys me. Yes, I'm a little bit grumpy most of the time, but it always is difficult when it seems everyone else is grumpy too. We spend 24 days spreading Christmas Cheer and then by the 26th it's all gone. It's odd but very true.

On happier thoughts...

The best way to spend the last Saturday of 2012? Watching Lord of the Rings at the cabin of course!!
After seeing The Hobbit, a lot of things make more sense and the beginning is rather clever in details mentioning what happens in The Hobbit. I'm always a fan of cleverness.

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Christmas + Cat Nip = This

Millie couldn't stop rubbing her face on her new perch from my mom and Fiona was literally drooling. SO FUNNY!!!

Crazy Christmas 2012

So family photos were not a total failure- hooray!!!!!!!!
Half way through the shoot we did a silly face photo and turned out to be my favorite, mainly because all the kids are looking at the camera (miracle!!!).
Merry Christmas from the Deyhle, Dawson, Beach, and Powell Family

Stockings are hung by the fire with care

Thanks Cinnamon Santa

Cinnamon Santa says, "Let your Christmas Vacation Begin!!"... Well that is what I think he said. I couldn't really hear him that well as I ate his head.
Merry Christmas!!!

Saturday Seething, part 56 of a 444 part series: 198

I have worked 194 hours in the past month (only 4 more to go for a total of 198!!!!!!!).
I have 38 hours of over-time coming my way so I'm not too upset about it but I am thoroughly exhausted.
This is my fourth Christmas at the gallery; I hit the wall about 2 days ago but the season does get easier every year. I have only cried once, so far, and still feel charitable and semi- filled with the Spirit of Christmas (which is first in 4 years).
I am very much looking forward to the next 3 days that I have off from work and taking family pictures at the cabin. Fingers crossed that the kids behave and the adults don't hate me for bossing them around.

Merry Christmas!!!!

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My continued battle with Christmas Music, 2012 Edition

The most efficient music to drain a person's will to live is The Carpenters Christmas played over and over.

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Happy Hobbit Weekend!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtCOQMfNaLQ&sns=em


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Vicious Cycle (Diet Dr. Pepper)

I had a large Diet Dr. Pepper at 1 pm yesterday and I am still wide awake at 2 AM. I haven't had a large caffeinated drink in a long, long time- maybe a month or so. It never used to affect me but now I feel old. I can totally see how it can be a vicious cycle: you are tired so you drink a little in the afternoon, which perks you up but then you can't fall asleep so you stay awake which makes you even more tired tomorrow. Agh!!! Too bad I still LOVE Diet Dr. Pepper :)
It is 2 AM and so far I have watched ALL The Office Christmas episodes, a Star Trek TOS season 2 episode, an episode of Khloe and Kourtney Take Miami (all thanks to Nextflix), plus some beauty tutorials on You Tube, and I still can't calm my mind down. I will be suffering tomorrow!! It's that vicious cycle.

PS: I'm really bummed I forgot to blog on 12/12/12. It is probably the last triple digit date I will experience in my life and I forgot to mark the occasion on my blog. That makes me sad.

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Saturday Seething: part 55 of a 444 part series

The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that majority of sadness is due to un-met expectations.
We plan, we dream, we set expectations and when things do not turn out how we imagined, we are disappointed.
It is really hard to deal with the repercussions of un-met expectations but then you can't stop dreaming and planning of the future. No matter how sad and disappointed you may be, it is important to keep dreaming; keep expecting good things will happen.

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Happy Christmas 2012!!!!

This video is the perfect way to kick-off Christmas!! It is Jimmy Fallon and Mariah Carey singing her hit "All I Want for Christmas" with The Root accompanying them with classroom instruments. It is BRILLIANT!!!
Happy Christmas!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWEfszb9h8Q&sns=em


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Saturday Seething: part 54 of a 444 part series Agh!! Late posts

So I posted my previous post on Thursday morning but it is just now showing up on the blog- agh!!

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