Tidbit Tuesday #103

I’m the girl who starts Christmas shopping in September. Well, usually. This year, I left it until the very last minute – at least for me – with Half-Christmas in only FIVE days. But it’s all good now, because I made it my mission to finish my leftover online shopping by midnight last night. And BAM. I did it! And although I was THIS close to getting my dad this semi-cheesy corkcicle because men are SO hard to shop for, I can only hope the choices I made were wise ones. P.S. If you need help shopping for the men in your life, you MUST check out Cool Material’s gift guide. And with that, I’ll tone it down with the capital letters.

Last week I took care of a very sick Dylan, not stopping short to feed him grapes by hand. Okay, that’s a lie, but I’m VERY good at bringing him water. Something I’ve learned I’m not so good at? Making oatmeal. (Those are Dylan’s words, not mine.) I for one, think you can’t possibly screw up oatmeal. But after I made Dylan his usual breakfast with water instead of milk, he took two bites and put it aside. I then remade the oatmeal with milk, went about my daily business, and then found it barely touched on the kitchen counter. I believe “UM, WHAT IS THIS DOING HERE?!” were the exact words out of my mouth. ;)

Once Dylan felt a bit better and made his own third bowl of oatmeal, we went to see the new and BRILLIANT Muppets movie. I kid you not, Blogosphere, it was the best movie I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I have never smiled so big for so long. And I certainly have never felt the need to stay in my seat until the very last of the credits rolled. Though that was more on account of not wanting all the 4-year-old kids there to see my mascara all running down my face. What can I say? Those Muppets play the nostalgia card HARD… Plus, singing and dancing puppets are clearly the way to my heart. PLEASE SEE IT.

I have a very sensitive olfactory system. Know how I can tell? Well, I can just SMELL January coming. There’s something about the fresh new start each January brings that inspires me so intensely. It will definitely be time to update the 101 in 1001 and even tweak it a bit. Some new goals I want to accomplish in 2012 specifically? Teach Sully how to skateboard. And turn 24. The latter should be easy enough. But I have to admit, I’m a bit overwhelmed by the former… QUESTION (because it’s fun to think about and hear what others’ goals are!): What are some of YOUR goals for 2012 and beyond? YAY!!

Song of the Week: Tongue Tied by Grouplove. It’s indeed a fact that I get most of my music choices from commercials. I’m sure you’ve heard this week’s song in THIS super catchy iPod ad. And after adding it to my Spotify playlist, I can’t get enough. Fun tidbit: I could have SWORN the beginning of the second verse was “Take me to your best friend’s house. Marmalade, we’re making out. Ohhh yeeeah.” But when I sung it in the car yesterday Dylan made me question my certainty. I for one love marmalade and believe it’s totally make-out-able. But “marmalade” is actually “normally.” Whatevs. Listen HERE to get what I mean. :)

We’re excited to share Tammy and Sonny’s wedding this week on the blog! It was our first traditional Vietnamese wedding ever, and was such a sweet experience to be a part of. Here’s a quick sneak peak of one of my FAVORITE images. And if you’d like to see sneak peeks immediately after weddings, be sure to like our Facebook page HERE! :) (So much for toning down the capitals…) Be sure to tell us your goals in the comment section below!!

Happy Tuesday!