Week 15 Famous Last Words

Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday and I can't wait for school to be finished so that I can fully devote myself to it! When I am not overwhelmed by school, work, and applying to graduate school, I do something special for every day of December. This year we haven't been able to do much except go to the Midwest City Christmas lights display and see Santa.  I am counting down the days until Thursday (my last final) and then it will be all Christmas 24/7 until St. Nick comes!

(Personal Photo of me at work)

Here are some of my favorite things to do!

We love to go to Chickasha to see the Festival of Lights. Last year we rode a camel! If you get a chance, I definitely recommend it.

Midwest City has a smaller but still great Christmas Display called the Holiday Light Spectacular. We love to go because its right around the corner from our home!

(Holiday Light Spectacular, Personal Photo)

Of course, you have to go see Santa! Here is my son with the Santa from Penn Square Mall. This is the same Santa from two years ago!

(Taken by Noerr Photography, rights purchased)

Ice skating is a must! I'm not sure if my mending leg is up for it yet but it's too much fun not to try. You can go indoors at the Blazer's Ice Center or head downtown to the Devon Rink!

The Devon Ice rink is part of Downtown in December which is a month long celebration in the Bricktown area. There are truly too many activities to list but it's worth checking out!

We also love to make cookies and homemade cocoa while listening to Christmas music! 

Don't forget to make a gingerbread house!

It's also a great time of year to think of others. Volunteer or donate to the City Rescue Mission. Find a child on the Angel Tree or donate gently used items to Goodwill.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thanks for a great semester and good luck with school in the future!

Week 11: Famous Last Words

This week is been really hectic. With a stomach bug going around the house and both my brothers birthdays this week, I've been very busy. I also have a new addition to my household. My younger sister is now living with me so now I have a two-year-old and a 17-year-old.  I also bought a brand spanking new Mac computer. So that's really exciting for me. My old computer was on it's last leg and I didn't think it would make it through the semester.

I was also able to speak with the great artist about using his work in my story book. His name is Henry David Johnson and you can check out his work here.

Yesterday I went to the Oklahoma Science Museum. I haven't been there in years and it was so much fun. I went with my husband son older brother and nephew. We read segways, climb through the odd-ity tower, and watched the planetarium show. There were so many things to do we needed a whole day. It's so much different from when I went as a grade school student. It's fun for all ages and I encourage you to check it out yourself.

(My Nephew Hayden riding a Segway, Source: Personal Photo)

This week I read Blake's story book. It's called It's Time to Learn Your Werewolf History and it's well worth the time it takes to read it. He does a really great job and the writing is beautiful. I definitely recommend it for your project feedback post.

So that was my week I hope yours was great as well and maybe a little less hectic.