Eva was my little hugging buddy yesterday and kept asking me to play with her. I had to explain to her that I was there to play with her mom, and eventually she accepted that. She did try to make off with some of my fabulous Paper Source goodies though, confirming her good taste and solidifying her status as one of the Creative Friday gals.
Michelle was busy making lots of her fabulous Christmas tags. She's really onto something with those, they're great.
After our brief Creative Friday, I picked the kids up from school and then took them out to freakin Eagle Mountain so they could spend the night with Robyn's kids. Randy and I had to his work Christmas party (#$@!$), I hate these things so much and am so glad it's over. I am small-talk impaired and felt like I was surrounded by computer nerds and had no business being there. Grim.
**Any guesses on my new calling?
Could Eva be cuter?
How do you feel about office Christmas parties?**
Could Eva be cuter?
How do you feel about office Christmas parties?**
27 comments:
I'm going to have to guess YW presidency since you've already wowed them at camp.
Eva could not be cuter. I'm glad I've seen her cuteness.
And, we're skipping John's work party at the Marriott tonight. I'll have to explain that one later.
Hmmmm. I'm thinking Laurie's on to something because it sounds like you're expected to hit the ground running on Sunday!
It may be primary presidency if you have already had a 2 hour meeting! Primary has a lot to getting ready at the beginning of the year, so that's my guess. We skipped Rich's company party this year, but I'm with you on the geek talk, Rich is a programmer and they might as well be speaking Japanese for all I understand of their conversation. Luckily there are a few fun wives to chat with. Good luck with your new calling! Oh, PS I put you on my list of blog faves and then realized that I had done so without asking, is this ok? I love checking in with you to see what's up in your world, your blog is so much fun to read! :)
We've already endured 2 office parties this year, with one more to go next weekend - we are skipping the rest. They aren't my cup of tea either. I'm okay with the office party for my full time job (plus the steak is always fabulous) but the contract job Christmas parties and drug company parties, I could take them or leave them. This year we "left" them!
I am intrigued by the whole concept of "calling" that your church has and I'd like to learn more. In our church, only we ourselves decide what our calling from God is, but I'm assuming that in your church someone else tells you what God is calling you to do? I always enjoy it when you and Kristi post about your church, because in some ways it is greatly different from mine yet in many ways the same. (I am Episcopalian.) That is one of the things I love about "meeting" people through blogging, being able to celebrate our similarities and differences.
Whatever you are called to do, I am sure you will pray about it and will do it well. From what I know of you, you don't do anything just half way!
I think a creative 2 1/2 hour day sounds like heaven, even if cut short and I think Michelle should put her tags in an Etsy shop. And Eva is as cute as they come.
You know how I feel about office parties- BLAH even though ours wasn't as bad as usual this year.
2 hour meeting- hmmmm. sounds like a presidency for sure. I hope it's YW just because you would be great for them!
Michelle has great taste & is so good at putting colors together & I don't even know her. she's got a gift.
I have a friend who wants to start having a creative day with me after the start of the new year. I am so excited. Except it can't be on Friday's because that's the dreaded early out day here.
I am so bad a guessing...but I was going to say Young Woman because I know you have already been in primary for a while and they loved you at camp!! I am excited to hear what it is!!!!!
All of our friends have had "work Parties" to go to, but since Brandon works for himself we haven't had one. I would feel left out, except that every wife I talk to HATES them and DREADS them every year!!
I guess primary presidency... 2 hour meeting.. that sounds like primary.. especially this time of year!
eva is adorable..
I love your wall.. really... it is awesome! I love your J's!
I'm glad you deemed it worth it to come, even just for 2 1/2 hours, because it's totally worth it to me! You were a champ to let Eva sit on your lap so much and try to make off with your goods. (She's a badger, but if you keep saying no enough times, she eventually will give up.)
I'm excited about your new calling and I know you will are perfect for the job!
I feel like I really got away with something since we skipped out on Marc's work party -- I dread those like nothing else, and that is really saying something.
p.s. I forgot to mention that all of our other self-portraits were blurry. (not that I'm complaining! :)
I would also guess some kind of presidency calling.
Love the picture of you and Michelle.
It is so strange, but we don't have one Christmas party to attend. Adam's work party as actually in November and is so terrible that NO ONE goes.
Oh missy I have no idea...I just know you will do a good job. I love your creative fridays and was so pleased I could attend a couple three of them...and oh.... I love parties, too bad I am not invited to not even one this season....Alf nor I have anything to attend to...snif. I love those things...I just love putting on a cute sparkly dress, makeup, hair, shoes, purse, good food or bad...at least some sort of setting and i guess it is just human nature, those that don't have it want it and those that don't want it have it.
GO figure. I loved natasha's comments.
i can't even begin to guess but can not wait to find out!!
It definately sounds like a presidency calling kicked off with a marathon presidency meeting on Friday.
I always dread Ken's office parties, but I always have an O.K. time once I'm there.
Those tags are fabulous!
Luckily Jim's Christmas party is just a family reunion of sorts...because his entire family works for the same company and the party is always at his parents' house. So if I need to disappear from small talk, it's totally do-able.
I'm very excited to hear about your new calling. You seem to give your all to all you do, so I'm sure you'll be amazing in it!
Can't wait to hear about your calling. You and Michelle look so cute with the tree behind you.
Eva is adorable holding all your Paper Source goodness. Think of the creative wonder that girl will be having grown up in the glow of Creative Friday!
As far as your new calling -- it sounds serious for them to have you in a big meeting before you're sustained. So, I will guess Primary Presidency? They seem busy this time of year.
I really hate office parties. I don't think Keith is having one this year. But, I'm a terrible enough wife that one year I feigned illness to get out of one. True! I should feel ashamed, but honestly, I don't. Those things are torturous!
I'm guessing YW. Yep. YW all the way. Eva could certainly NOT be cuter! Look at her face, how badly she wants your paper source goodies!
I'm a party-lover, but not of office parties. I like hangin' with friends, not forcible fun.
I love that I know the calling... I hate being out of the loop.
That picture of Eva is so cute.
We have NEVER had an office Christmas party... losers. I was invited to the one at Ensign but no paycheck, not an employee, didn't go.
Eva is a crack up. She is too cute and hard to refuse.
Am I the only one who enjoys the office parties? I just really enjoy a lot of the people Linc works with, they always have great food, and a hilarious white elephant exchange. This was our third year and it did not disappoint! The summer party is even better. He loves his job though and is friends with a lot of the guys outside of work- so maybe that makes a difference? I don't hate small talk though...
Love Michelle's tags! And Eva's cuteness! At least you still got some creative Friday in.
I'm thinking presidency also. Can't wait to find out!
I guess YW too. Or visiting teaching supervisor.
so it is 5:30pm and my kids are going crazy up stairs hungry from church and we just walked in the door and i said, wait i have to run downstairs and see what jill's calling is... i guess it is better that i will have to come back and check since i need to feed my kids.
don't forget to tell us!!
Am I going to be the only one to guess RS Presidency. You are so aware of the needs of others and have so much charity-- I would like to be in you RS!
what a lovely pic of you and michelle. you are so lucky to have one another.
and miss eva, in training for creative friday, what masters she will learn from!
Hey, the good thing about being around nerds is all you have to do is say, "What do you think about the W3 Committee?" or some other computer thing you pick up somewhere and then all you have to do is smile, agree and drink your punch. They will do the rest.
I love Jeremy's company holiday parties! Maybe it's different when you own the company and that I know a lot of the employees. I don't know.
That little Eva is such a cutie! I love her little voice and the way she talks.
so funny- i saw eva's picture and thought to myself "Could she be any cuter?!" then i read your question. :)
could you be any more creative?! seriously- i need to hang out with you and hope that some of your brilliance rubs off on me!
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