gingerbread cookies

Jeff and I made gingerbread cookies this past Sunday and yesterday we frosted them. It is something that I grew up doing this time of year. My mom and I would get out the millions of cookie-cutters that she had accumulated over the years and make cookies to send to all the family. We weren't so ambitious this year, we will eat them all ourselves (which I guess is actually pretty ambitious)....unless people come visit... :)

last night's dinner

I thought this dinner deserved recognition it was so beautiful (and good to eat). Jeff made tuna cooked in white wine and garlic, butternut squash and asparagus. Yum :)

for sale: new blue guitar (yamaha)

I am sure there is more to it, but I don't know a thing about it. Here is a pic:Yamaha

some lyrics i wrote a while back...

I was generally drawn by the dismal, miserable…
I was generally known to be blue
I cared only for lost causes
So naturally I found you

I knew things could only get better
I glimpsed unusual probabilities
I was a hopeful pessimist
So naturally I reached with both fists

With careful nonchalance I gathered you up
I allowed myself to like you
I advised you to run away
So naturally I gave you cause to stay

I painted you sunny days
I even sang for you
A new person walked out of the mist
I became a gloomy optimist

a job

I am now among the employed!! I will be working at Northwest Hand Specialist (www.nwhand.com). Mostly at the Everett office and sometimes at the Shoreline. I will be doing everything from reception to aiding the occupational therapists. 30 hours a week.
This is the job that I wanted to have...and yes, it is my first job. I always claimed that I would never have my first employment be at one of the following: McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell or Jack in the Box. Not even Wendy's. And I have succeeded! I skipped that 'essential' step.
I am excited!
This is a great job, because I want to become a OTA or a PTA (occupational or physical therapy assistant). This is relevant job experience!
Yah!

well, I was sitting on the couch...

and i thought that one corner of our living room looked picturesque, so i got out the camera and took a picture of it...but i didn't stop there.

the corner:

I couldn't decide which I liked better of these next two photos so I included them both.
The lights above the sink:

My newest painting, dubbed 'the joy of paint' with our tree:

My lovely glass head:

a memior of the celica

Today we sold the celica.
I never thought that I would be sad to see this car go, but there it is. The car that Jeff would pick me up in when we were dating. The car that I told Jeff all of the reasons that I thought I shouldn't be dating him...but I was anyway. The car that I just started learning to drive last month. The car that I so hated to ride in because it was uncomfortable, loud and smelled funny.
Jeff will probably miss it, since now we own two trucks, neither of which even come close to a sports car (unless we go off-roading, that is a sport yeh?).