It's beginning to look a lot like...

 CHRISTMAS !!!

Every one of these pictures has a cat in it.  Not because I'm obsessed with her, but because she is obsessed with the tree and claimed it as her own from the moment I opened the box.

 She's crazy.

Here it is with just the lights.  They were actually sold out of the ones that were pre-lit, so I got a taller, more full tree for the same price and had the adventure of lighting it myself!  Just don't look at it too closely.

Here are some of the ornaments on it:

 You may recognize some that I stole from your Christmas box.  I hope that was OK.  Also, I bought some silly knitted animals for me, and some Charlie Brown Christmas ones for you.  The cat likes them all.  Especially the ones that dangle low enough for her to reach.

 It's not finished though.  I want you to choose the topper and put it on when you get home Christmas Eve.  It can be anything you want.  You can order it or send me out to buy it, but it has to be your choice. 

And then the tree will be perfect.

Merry Christmas, sweetheart.

I love you.

Please? For me?

Dear Shane,

                  I hope you will make this face:

At least once today.  Even if I don't get to see it.

                                                         It's one of my favorites.

                                                                                                                    Love,

                                                                                                                                         Nora       

I got you something!

It's a 3 to commemorate our 3rd mensiversary!  

You're welcome.

(Don't forget to feed him!  He likes poptarts.)

This was interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL8ANySuSuk

We saw this in class today... gotta love "news" channels.

Someday...

... when we're in Wichita Falls, Oklahoma, we're gonna go to the McBride Land & Cattle Co for dinner...

... and we're gonna eat some...

... delicious...

... sizzling...

... breaded and fried...

... frog legs!

You in?

Yay for presents!

 I got a new present!!  

It's a hat, scarf, and mittens all in one!  

Cunning, ain't it?

It's from Kim.  

I'm pretty much gonna wear it everywhere I go this winter.  

Maybe even in the summer.  

Who knows.   

Hope that's cool with you.

'Cause I don't want you to be too surprised or frightened when 

you see THIS  --->

picking you up at the airport.  

I stole something...

The allure of luxury in my otherwise trailer-park dormitory existence was just too powerful to resist...

Remembering isn't all that hard, you know...

Dearest Nora,

You're beautiful. You make me smile all the time... except when you make me laugh. You're brilliant, talented, witty, and clever. You make me dinner sometimes... and you put the milk away when I "make" myself breakfast. You handily put up a towel holder and a picture in the bathroom, and the way you attached the fan blades to the fan was phenomenal. You have a wonderful plan for the future with our children and our goat, and you kindly let me share in the dream. You're so very responsible. My world is a better place with you in it, and I love to laugh with you about silly, stupid things. And I never, ever, EVER want you to feel bad.

But (assuming a power draw of 2,000 Watts, a rough estimate based upon comparably-sized heaters on today's market), you owe me $1.47.

All my love,
Shane

(Just remember you love me...)

Dear Shane,

Tonight I made a very expensive mistake.  (you think I'm pretty)  Remember how I called you around 7 and said I had just taken a shower?  (I make you laugh all the time)  And how later, around 9, we were talking to your parents about the wall heaters and how expensive they are to use?  (you agree that I am a smart person)  Remember how I sheepishly admitted to using the wall heater in the bathroom every time I take a shower?  (I make you dinner sometimes)  And you said that a short period of time is probably OK.  (I'm a handy person to have around)  After we hung up, I watched a movie on Hulu called Harold.  (this should bring up thoughts of our future goat and all the other wonderful plans we've made together)  The movie was pretty awful, but I stuck it out.  (I am a very committed person)  And around 11, I decided it was time to turn in.  (it's so responsible to get a good night's sleep)  And that's when I opened the bathroom door...

Long story short, the toilet seat could have melted flesh and the toothpaste was so warm it exploded out of the container when I opened it.

So what's the price tag on heat like that?  1.3 kWh x 4 to 5 hours...  I guess what matters most is that the cat and I are safe, right?  (your world is a better place with me in it)  And remember when you said we would laugh about things like this?  (you might not have meant things exactly like this...)  And how you never want me to feel bad?  (you may not have actually said this one at all, but I'm sure it was implied.  definitely implied.)  Well, I'm gonna stop feeling bad right now and look forward to our call tonight when we can laugh and laugh and laugh and then forget this ever happened.

Until we get the bill.

=D

Love,
Nora

I'm In!

And now you have to deal with that fact. ;)

Love,
Me

I'll share with you, I guess

Dear Shane,

I saw a falling star on the drive home tonight.  It was so bright and clear that I doubted it really was a falling star at first.  I suppose it could have been a falling satellite or some other kind of space junk, but the point is, something burned out in the atmosphere and I saw it so I get a wish.

The thought occurred to me almost instantly that we are married, so you probably get to make a wish too.  So here I am informing you that you have 1 wish to your credit.

You're welcome.

Love,
Nora