Oh, DVD, Oh, DVD...how lovely are thy branches...

So! I have not been blogging a lot lately but that is because I have been busy, busy with everything Christmas-related. Christmas shopping, Christmas cards, Christmas present projects, Christmas parties, Christmas thoughts...

My biggest time-consumer has been the dvd project I am working on for my dad. I am transferring all of his 8mm video camera tapes onto dvd. This sounds like no big deal, but it has been the biggest pain in my you-know-what (yes, elbow) and it's been one problem after the other. After many failed starts, I finally found a way to transfer the tapes and have been slowly making progress. Did I say slowly? I meant, SLLLLOOOOWWWLLLYYY. Seriously, it would have been faster if I had built a time machine, gone back in time with a current video camera, and retaped all of our family memories. And maybe while I was there, I could have given younger Erin a clue about her hair, clothing, and nerdy tendencies. Well, maybe just the hair and clothing. I have yet to get away from the nerdy tendencies.

While watching all of these old family movies, it occurred to me that I'm really glad there was no Myspace or Facebook when I was growing up. Someday, kids today are more than likely going to regret having their awkward years so well documented.

Anyhoo, onto fun holiday pictures...

Me and Miss Sarah Noel at Dawn & Scott's Holiday Extravaganza in Livonia...

Kitchen Chaos @ Dawn & Scott's (with Bill in the middle, of course)...

Kyle and Nicole helping each other potty....

Dani, me and Bri at Cory's mom's Saturday night holiday party...

Bobby Thunder & me at the Saturday night holiday party...

Dawn waging a broccoli war around 5 a.m. Sunday morning...

Anyhoo, Christmas is 3 days away, which is insane! I hope you all have wonderful, happy Christmases!

Today is me and Cory's 3 year anniversary, ooh-la-la! Lovey-love!

Merry Christmas!

At Last!...Some Jo-obs Have Come Along!

Today I get to start off with some really good news!! Cory and I both got new jobs! Cory starts tomorrow and I start at the beginning of January, which is fine with me cause that means I still have the holidays off, which is always nice. I'm super excited!! Being unemployed is terrible and uncomfortable and having 2 people in the same household unemployed is worse. Things are really looking up! Hooray for 2009, I think it's gonna be a great year. :)


Now for a quick Thanksgiving trip recap:


We went to visit Cory's aunt and uncle for Thanksgiving, like we do every year. We went to see the movie Twilight (totally my idea, I read all the books, I am 16 inside). I loved it, which is cool cause I expected to hate it, cause movies made from books are usually a disappointment and I was unsure about the actors. But, yeah. It was a really good movie and now I'm super excited for the next 3. Especially the 4th one cause the 4th book was my favorite and was the most vampire-y.


We went to Philadelphia, where I got to go to the Mutter Museum of Medical History, which was a little gross but mostly super interesting. Loved it. Highly recommended if you ever find yourself in Philadelphia. To further entice you, the mannequins in Philadelphia look like this:




You know, in case learning isn't enough to get you there.



We also went to the Yeungling Brewery in Pottsville, PA. This brewery is the oldest in the U.S. Yeungling is delicious and the brewery guy said they are trying to start selling it in Ohio soon, which I'm all for.



Mural of disgruntled Yeungling workers (you'd be disgruntled, too, if you had to work in a hot, unventilated room in those outfits):


Me, Dawn, Cory and Colleen in the old keg filling room:

The trip was a really good time and Cory's aunt and uncle are always the best hosts. They go out of their way to take us places to do fun things, and his aunt is a great cook, and everyone knows Erin loves delicious food.

And now it's Christmastime! I love Christmas! I already have my tree up and stockings hung, and I've watched The Grinch and visited the Manor House Homespun Holidays with my mom. Next up, Lights at the Zoo.

Darren was in town this weekend, and we got to hang out on Friday and go to Lauren's 'Tis the Secor art show. Very good times, and Lauren's art, as always, is amazing. I highly recommend that everyone keep an eye out for shows at Secor Studios, the place is full of awesome artists and the shows never disappoint. Especially when you visit Lauren and Jerry (Quest for Fire Studios) on the 7th floor.

Hope everyone is having a happy holiday season or at least, a happy Tuesday. :)