A Christmas Miracle

A couple of weeks ago, my reindeer van shed one of its antlers. I was sad.

Tim didn't care - he thinks they're stupid.

Then I realized I had made a bank deposit earlier that day and it most likely popped off when I had rolled down my window at the bank drive-in. Maybe it would still be there?? So I went back to the bank at about 10pm that night, looked around, but alas, no antler. I was sad again.

I've been driving around town for the last two weeks debating about whether or not to just take the nose and lone remaining antler off, because it just isn't right without the other one.


Yesterday, I needed to make another bank deposit. I rolled up to the drive-up sucky machine and, after waiting a minute or two, the teller came on the little tv screen.

She said, "Hello".

Then she smiled really big and said, "Are you missing an antler?"

I said, "Yes".

She said, "We found one in the parking lot a while ago...I'll bring it down to you."

Seriously? Who finds a stuffed antler in their parking lot and keeps it for two weeks in the hopes that they might find the single-antlered vehicle roaming around?

It made my day.

Quote of the Day by Tim

The other day Tim and I were talking about some of our friends and their characteristics and comparing ourselves and how pathetically mellow we are, almost to the extreme. And the conversation ended like this...

Liv: "Well, you do have a little bit of a grumpy streak. Especially when you've had a bad day at work."

Tim: "I know! I hate being grumpy, it makes me mad!"

I almost peed my pants. Not so much what he said but because it took him a second to realize what he'd just said. It's my new favorite quote.

Haircut

I haven't had my hair professionally cut in probably 16 years. Mainly because my hair is fine and flat and crappy and I could never find anyone who could figure out what to do with it. And also because I don't really care. I'm not a girly-girl by any means. But recently my hair had gone beyond frumpy, even by my standards, so I decided I needed to take better care of myself. My sister in law had recently had her hair cut super-duper cute by a childhood friend, Sarah, so I decided to give her a shot. I LOVE it! It is sooo easy to style and the messier it is, the better. I finally found someone who knows how to cut my hair...and she informed me she is moving to California in April. CRAP!!!

Not the best front shot, it looks pretty standard, but trust me, it's CUTE!

Seriously, my hair has never looked this full in the back!

Thank you, Sarah!

Quote of the Day by Andrew

Last night, Andrew was laying in bed telling me about sliding down the stairs at his friends house. I told him about the big house I grew up in that had lots of stairs and the plastic mat we would use as a taboggan to slide down and crash into the wall at the bottom. And the banister we would slide down. We compared stories and reminisced. I smiled and said, "I wish I was a kid again."

Andy: "Why?"

Me: "Because it's a lot more fun."

Andy: "Oh yeah...you have absolutely no idea how fun my life is."

I wish you could have heard his intonation and seen how big his eyes got when he said that...it was priceless.