goodbye 2010

well, I started this year off by making yet another move, and ended up back here in NC. At first, I had wondered if I had made the right decision, but after the way my year has turned out, I am 100 percent sure that I made the right choice.
I'm extremely happy with where I ended up- I have a great job that I love, awesome friends, an amazing boyfriend, a loving family, and a supportive church....along with many other things- needless to say, I'm blessed!!


I'm very excited to see what 2011 is going to bring, but for now, I need to end 2010 with style: I'll be ringing in the new years in my favorite city, watching my favorite band, with my favorite person by my side....Doesn't get much better than that!




Happy New Years!
<3 LD

Christmas around the world.

Although it's been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you!

Now you can learn some of the other ways to say it....Who knows- maybe you'll run into an Albanian in the airport, and you'll thank me for the gift of how to say Merry Christmas in different languages.

¡Feliz Navidad! - Spanish (obviously)

Crăciun fericit!- Romanian 

1. Fröhliche Weihnachten!- German
2.  

Wesołych Świąt-  Polish

Gëzuar Krishtlindjet- Albanian 

1. Joyeux Noël!- French

Veselé Vánoce- Czech

Feliz Natal- Portuguese 

Sretan Božić- Croatian 

Buon Natale!- Italian
Nadolig Llawen- Welsh
Mutlu Noeller- Turkish

 

And, yes, I checked- all of the countries above celebrate Christmas!

Here are some awesome pictures I found from people celebrating Christmas around the world:



Sydney Harbor, Australia





The Bird's Nest- Beijing, China



Bavarian Highlanders in Schoenau, Germany





Beirut, Lebanon





Concorde Place- Paris, France





School children in Thailand





Cathedral of Virgin Mary- Moscow, Russia





awesome house in Melksham, England



Buckhan Mountain, South Korea





Palestinian scouts outside the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem





sand sculpture in India



US Air base in Afghanistan





Christmas tree at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.



Now, I must go so I can have an awesome breakfast at aunt Sharon's, then I am meeting the rest of Jonathan's family today- should be a good day :)

I hope everyone has a safe and very Merry Christmas!!

<3 LD

word of the week- oblivious

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "O"!

 ***Blogger is being weird about uploading images, so check back later for the sign language pic***

oblivious

\ uh-BLIV-ee-us \  adjective;

1. Lacking all memory; forgetful.

2. Lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge; unmindful

I began writing this blog on Wednesday and forgot about it. How appropriate! 

There are a lot of things I could go on and on about when it comes to people

being oblivious. My boyfriend, for example, is very sweet, but he is often

very clueless. Perhaps now I can start calling him oblivious to mix it up a 

little :)

I'm also a very forgetful person. If I don't physically write something down,

set an alarm, and get a physical reminder, chances are I'm going to forget 

what I'm supposed to do. Most people know this about me, so they don't 

take it personally when I forget something. So, for those of you who didn't

know, now you do, so take it easy on me when I forget something. 

<3 LD

not finished christmas shopping?

If you still have shopping to do, I feel sorry for you.

This is how I feel just going to the grocery store.

<3 LD

heads carolina, tails california

well, I flipped the coin some more and got heads all three times. I guess I'm stuck here for a while.... Sorry California, better luck next year.

<3 LD

word of the week- nosegay

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "N"!

nosegay

 \ NOHZ-gay \ noun;

1.

A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.

also, it is THE tobacco for pipe or cigarette.

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oops! I did it again (again)

Well, it's official- I've become far too busy to be able to promise a daily dose of trouble....but it's ok, because it's for a good cause. You see, I'm busy because of my new work schedule: 7am-noon and 3-6pm with my class of 13 three year olds. And, I couldn't be happier. I love these kids more than a fat kid loves cake. and yes, I'm aware that that joke is very old, but I feel it's appropriate for my given situation.


I'm very sad that I won't be able to post something daily, but I will do my best to share when I have the chance, even if it's just a silly picture or random ramble I have.


I would love to be able to keep up the word of the week segment, so I will do my best to keep that going, but no promises that it will be on Wednesday of every week.


Anyway, my horoscope was very interesting today, so I thought I would share it:
"Don't let negative thinking get you down; criticism on it's own sake is a waste of time. Ignore the negative, jealous remarks of others who would rather see you give up. "
Hmmmm, seems very fitting of the current situation I've been going through.


...well, I'm afraid I'm out of time for today, so I must end this now.


peace and blessings, peace and blessings.


<3 LD

Dear Jon(athan),

:)




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happy happy joy joy!

I'm so happy that it's Friday! And I'm also happy that there's only 15 more days till Christmas! and 18 more days until....well, something awesome :)

need i say more?

<3 LD

I can haz gooder grammar?

For Thankful Thursday this week, I would like to say that I am thankful for people who use proper grammar. I know that these days people like that are few and far between. Now, I'm not talking about the occasional honest mistake- because I know I get in a hurry sometimes and make mistakes. I'm referring to the people who do it on a daily basis- especially on Facebook. Nothing irritates me more about Facebook than reading statuses and every other word is misspelled and/or they are using poor grammar. It's bad enough that I am having to suffer through being part of the "txtng" generation, where everything is abbreviated, but as a result of that, it seems no one knows how to speak properly anymore. Now, I'm not a grammar Nazi by any means, it just annoys me slightly....but I have my connections. :)

 Oh, and I know I'm guilty of using LOL, but I just thought this was pretty funny.

<3 LD