Love Always, The Lipman's

The Christmas Survey

I was tagged a while ago by Jenny, but just now had the chance to sit down and complete the "tag" :) And just in case you forgot....only TEN days until Christmas!!!!!!! Are you ready?!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Definitely wrapping paper...and it all must coordinate so that it looks just perfect under the tree. This year I got my paper in Canton and it's too cute!

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial...allergic to the real thing.

3. When do you put up the tree? The day after Thanksgiving...though this year we were a bit delayed in decorating as we were getting mom and dad settled into their new house Thanksgiving weekend!!

4. When do you take the tree down? Normally on New Year's Day or soon after.

5. Do you like eggnog? Ew sick, absolutely not!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Oh my gosh, let me think...my grandpa made me an absolutely fabulous doll house, Uncle Craig got me a remote control barbie car that was way cool, mom and dad got me a microphone on a stand that sister and I performed MANY concerts with as well as a NKOTB doll that I loved, nanaw gave us precious pictures of our Papaw after he passed away...those are just a few that stand out :)

7. Hardest person to buy for? Hum, probably our dads...but I like to think that I do a pretty darn good job buying for everyone :) I love love love giving and buying gifts for the ones that I love!

8. Easiest person to buy for? Probably sister...she basically likes anything I would, so she is so easy and fun to buy for! Mom comes in a close second! :)

9. Do you have a nativity scene? No, but one day we will!

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail for sure...mine went out at the beginning of December :)

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Oh gosh, I can't think of one! Does that mean I'm spoiled?! :)

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Old School - Miracle on 34th Street, New - probably Elf

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I like to get it done as early as possible to avoid the masses at the malls that wait until the last minute!

14. Have you ever re-gifted a Christmas present? No, and if you have shame on you.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Oh this is a hard one...monkey bread for breakfast Christmas morning :)

16. Lights on the tree? A MUST! White/Clear only.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Winter Wonderland, Nutcracker medley, Joy To The World, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause (for a "fun/silly" one)...I could go on and on and I can't really pick a favorite, I love all Christmas music!

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home...we are so blessed to have all of our immediate family in the Dallas area!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Sure can...Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph!!

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star, but I love angels as well.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We get one present on Christmas Eve...its always jammas so that we look cute for Christmas morning!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Not ALL people get into the Christmas spirit, it's always annoying to run into a grinch while out shopping.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Our tree is White and Silver...it just reminds me of Christmas and puts me in the spirit.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Why turkey of course!

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Ipod Boom Box, Single Serve Coffee Maker, NorthFace fleece, Tiffany's necklace, clothes, Versace perfume, CoCo Mademoiselle perfume, clothes, I made a Brighton wishlist, cute winter pj's, black tall boots, red flats, David Cook and David Archy CD's...and the list could go on :)

I am tagging...Emily, Natalie, Rachel, Kendall Stoy, Kendall Allen, Jen McCradey, Leslie, and Nicole.

Merry (almost) Christmas everyone!!

Welcome To The Big 2-5

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday my sweet Em,
Happy birthday to you!

Wishing you an extra fabulous 25th birthday sweet girl! I am so very grateful for you and for what you mean to me. I love you and can't wait to see you soon!

...Started off as college roomies...ended up lifelong friends :)

It's Like Heaven In Your Mouth

In my 3 o'clock meeting today I was introduced to the ever so delicious candy cane kisses!!! I had 4...and I could have eaten more (but I tried to have some self control! haha) You MUST run out and grab a bag of these yummy sweets to try!

B E W A R E

...of the Mary Kay ladies! Apparently they are out in full force these last few months!

After being approached by a Mary Kay lady not to long ago while shopping at Target...Yesterday I was at Stonebriar mall during my lunch hour doing a little bit of Christmas shopping :), when all of a sudden, as I was approaching the Gap, I hear an "excuse me excuse me excuse me!" So after realizing that the "excuse me's" were for me because they were not stopping, I turned around and was greeted by a lady (who was cute and dressed nicely). Might I also add that she was completely out of breath because she literally chased me up the stairs! She told me that she thought I was just precious and so put together and she just had to come and talk to me (I knew she was up to something). After her speech of "I own my own business and am always looking for confident women"...it came out that she was a Mary Kay consultant.

Not that I was every really interested in what she was saying, because I knew from the beginning that she was up to something...selling something, a consultant, a recruiter, or something of the like...but when Mary Kay came out of her mouth I completely turned her off. So I politely listened to the rest of her speech and then she asked for my name, which I gave her my first name. And then she asked for my number, which I gave her!!!??! WHY WHY WHY DO PEOPLE ASK FOR YOUR NUMBER?! They must know that I am to nice to flat out say no. When people ask me for it, I automatically think there is NO WAY that I want this person to have my number, but I don't think fast enough to give them a wrong number and I feel like it would be rude to just say no. I know it wouldn't really be rude, and I'm sure that she get's a lot of no's...but none the less, I gave her my correct number and then walked away KICKING myself for doing so. Needless to say, I'll be screening my calls is in the near future!

Beware of the MK ladies! Coming soon to a mall near you!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

I don't know about you...but after this holiday weekend I am NOT in the mood to be at work today! During the whole month of December it is hard to be in the mood to work! (well at least for me anyways) All I want to do is play and enjoy the holiday season!! Last night I picked up our Christmas cards, and even if I do say so myself, they turned out pretty durn cute! I can't wait to get them all addressed and sent out to family and friends.

On a side note, WE MOVED MOM AND DAD INTO THEIR NEW HOUSE THIS WEEKEND! It is a beautiful beautiful home and we can not wait to get them all settled in and decorated up! I will post some pictures soon, promise :)

Four things on my "holiday to-do" for today:

-decorate our house for Christmas

-decide on a Christmas ring tone and download it for my iphone

-decide on holiday outfits because Christmas parties start THIS weekend!

-find a Christmas "ticker" to add to my blog

Happy holiday season everyone! I am counting down the days until CHRISTMAS! It's only the most wonderful holiday of all!!!!!!!!!

Side note: I realize that in my last post I wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving and now I am already onto Christmas....but in my world, the day after Thanksgiving, it's fair game to start getting ready for Christmas! :)

happy birthday meredith kay

Thanksgiving Day Is A Happy Day When We Say Thank You God

...Remember singing that song when you were little?!

Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving holiday! I hope that you get to spend it with the ones you love most!

On a side note...mom and dad CLOSE ON THEIR HOUSE TOMORROW!!! We could not be more excited! It felt like this day would never come, and now it is finally here! Needless to say, this weekend we will be helping them get all moved in, decorated, and celebrating their beautiful beautiful new home! What an exciting thing to be thankful for!

Elf Yourself

Dad made this and sent it to all of his girls....tooooo cute!
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/KKnfyPlQ4rxeFISXv8Ah

My List of Sevens...

I have been a HORRIBLE blogger lately! So, to get back into the swing of things, how about a fun lil' post :) I was tagged by both Natalie and Kendall, so I guess that means I better do it :)

7 Things I Want To Do Before I Die...
1. Be the best wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandma, mother-in-law, friend (and the list goes on and on) that I can be
2. Travel the world with the ones I love
3. Deepen my love and relationship with the Lord
4. Renew my wedding vows with my precious hubby at a destination location (such as Hawaii) :)
5. Own a cute little boutique...It's always been a dream of mine
6. Be more willing and daring to try new things
7. Have no regrets

7 Things I Can Do...
1. I'm a good gift giver and I love spoiling the ones that I love!
2. Organize, organize, organize
3. Eat mexican food almost every single day
4. Shop my little heart out!
5. Sweet Treats...it's horrible, but I love sweets
6. Accessorize :)
7. Look at pictures all day long

7 Things I Can Not Do...
1. Go backpacking with my husband...I can camp with the best of them, but something about having everything that I might possibly need over a weekend on my back is unappealing (possibly because I'm not the lightest packer? hehe)
2. Cottage Cheese, Bologna, Avocados, Milk
3. Travel for long distances in the car (road trips and myself do not mesh well together)
4. Scary Movies...I use to watch them all the time, but they scare the heck out of me now
5. Cook/Bake as well as I would like to
6. Text on my iPhone while driving
7. Blood, Guts, Puke and Injuries (let's all pray for me when I have kids!)

7 Things That Attracted Me to My Hubby...
1. His loving heart, he would do absolutely anything for me
2. How he always always always tells me that he loves me before we hang up the phone or before one of us leaves the other
3. His laid back personality...he has helped mellow me out and has shown me how to slow down to enjoy the little and simple things
4. His smile
5. His cute little tush (or lack thereof) :) It's so cute
6. His love for his family and for mine...I love that he is a family man
7. How when he knows that I am upset, he will not let it go until he has done all that he can to make it better

7 Things I Say Most Often... (ok it was hard to get to 7 here!)
1. Baby/Drew (I use them interchangeably) :)
2. BoBo
3. Love You/Love You Back
4. Good morning/afternoon, this is Jennifer
5. I'm hungry for a sweet
6. I'm tired
7. Oh my gosh!

7 Celebrity Crushes... (aka - ones that I would love to meet)
1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Jon Kate and all of their Eight
3. Jennifer Aniston
4. Matthew McConaughey
5. Tim McGraw
6. Rod Stewart
7. Jessica Simpson

7 People I'm Tagging...
1. The Canady Family
2. The Countryman Family
3. The Gooch Family
4. The Herweck Family
5. The Siegel Family
6. Briffany Pelf
7. Jenny M

Ok, that list was way harder to come up with that I thought it would be!

Happy Friday everyone! I am off to College Station at 4pm this afternoon to spend a weekend with my precious little sister!

Miss You Mom

I got this yesterday while I was out and about running errands and attending a baby shower. The caption with the picture was "Miss You Mom!"

How stinkin precious are my two boys!