It Isn't Brain Surgery: Long Time Gone

Holy Absence! I have NOT been writing at ALL! I apologize!! I started out feeling too busy to write around the holidays, then it was that I was too tired from the holidays, then it was honestly just me being lazy combined with the fact that I don't always want to write about something that seems negative. BUT I have strapped on my Big Girl Pants, feeling a little more ready to take on the world, thus making something of myself.

Because I haven't written in a long time, I feel like I have a little bit of catch up to do. I will start with the holidays. As we all crave spring, reflecting on the Holiday Season isn't really ideal, but it was a mild accomplishment for me that I feel like addressing.

The holidays were a success for 2 reasons: 1. dealing with the holidays with this whole brain injury thing (only feeling one side of my body, struggles with walking, and major problems with balance) and I was still able to do entertain, travel, remain "on" for longer than one would think humanly possible, basically appear pretty normal throughout a trying time! and 2. Hosting and participating in my first holiday season as a married lady! The combination of those 2 things was a big feat, but I chose to succeed.

On Thanksgiving we, pretty unexpectedly, had 14 people over for dinner. We had VERY little furniture, and rushed to get more food (which wasn't even a slight problem). My awesome husband brought home 4 or 5 folding tables to set up for dinner and buffets, table cloths, a ton of chairs, and 2 industrial size trash cans. That one's such a planner! (side note: I was placing all the food on a folding table for dinner and the table collapsed. Yes, I lost it BUT by some miracle, every dish landed upright, only spilling the vase of flowers that were on the table. As my husband said, "We must be livin' right.")

Thanksgiving. I was the hostess with the mostest.

Thanksgiving appetizers and finger foods. Please note the cowboy hat chips and salsa bowl.

Thanksgiving dinner; waaaay too much food.

I will say, that I was pretty proud of myself after Thanksgiving. As anyone can see, I cooked, KIND of decorated (barely), hosted, even survived a collapsed table! I had a lot of help, mainly my husband's uncle, who helped me with every little thing, and my friend Jaimi, who made some key dishes, and provided some serving-ware, and leant a lot of moral a support.

Christmas was much easier and just fun. We got our first Christmas tree, I took a little trip to my mothership (NYC) with my sister and one of my best friends, and went to both Odessa TX (husband's home town) and Los Angeles (my home town)