Shawna’s Whimsical Weblog

Holiday madness

What a crazy last two days. On Monday, I went to pick out my wedding dress with my mom, Angela and Michelle. I had been shopping twice before, so this was just supposed to be a showing of the 7 dresses I had narrowed it down to. My friend Wendy had mentioned to me that most people end up picking one of the first few dresses they try on. And I did… after trying on about 50 dresses, I ended up going with the third dress I tried on. I guess it goes to show that you should go with your gut instincts. I also had a lovely dinner with the girls (sans mom) and Nicole and Ryan. I love the holidays. It’s so nice to be able to visit with the people you are most comfortable with. It’s sad that distance keeps us from doing it more often, but perhaps I wouldn’t appreciate the time with them if it was so readily available. Naaah, that’s a crock. We’d have SOOOO much fun if we all still lived in the same town.
Then on Tuesday, Angela, Michelle and I were off to try out facials at Anatomy Day Spa in Hillcrest. I had picked the spa because I had heard good reviews, and it was one place that still had availability on a week’s notice. My esthetician was named Debbie and was very nice. I was scrubbed, extracted and soothed. It was interesting, but I’m not sure if I notice a real difference. Perhaps it takes time. She gave me some general advice and I bought into their product line (I’m such a sucker). Perhaps I’ll give it another go in a few months, like they suggested. I had dinner with Angela’s family, which is always nice. You have to keep on your toes with Angela’s family. They are so well informed about current events. Perhaps I should arrange to have dinner with them more often, then I’d have a clue as to what is going on in the outside world.
And today I leave for Idaho, for a Hamon X-Mas family reunion extravaganza. I don’t think I’ve ever had a white Christmas. Idaho should be beautiful.

Peace.

Welcome to my blog. I don’t know if I can truly state this to be the first blog entry. My interest in blogs has been around for a few months. I actually posted my first (and only) weblog over on www.blogger.com last Sept. I feel I better re-post it here for posterity’s sake.

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[ Fri Sep 26, 07:50:42 AM | Shawna Sullivan | edit ]
So I’ve decided to try my hand in the world of blogs. This comes about because I don’t have a current project to work on and I think it might be cathartic to write out some of my thoughts. It comes with the added bonus that my wonderful friends can catch up with what is going on in my head at their own leisure. True, I do have some background projects: finishing up my B.S., getting married next year, but nothing going on at this instant. Last night I was pondering going to massage therapy school. Who doesn’t enjoy a good massage after all? I imagine that the students work on each other. Thus, you’d get lots of massages while training. If I end up doing this, I bet it would be the most relaxed period of my life
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Mmmm…. massages. *drool* Funny, I still think about going to MTS, but work has been so busy as of late, I haven’t really been thinking about any other projects. I’m really looking forward to the holiday break. Sure enough, I have packed plenty of activities into the upcoming days before we leave for Idaho. I hope I will have time to check back in here to post my thoughts about it. So, thanks for stopping in. I hope this weblog will make an interesting read.