Reflection

Looking back, 2007 has been one jam-packed year! Since I'm a fan of lists, I shall present to you the ABC's of 2007.

A - After Eve - I love that our church is a hub for awesome events!

B - Babies - This was the year of the baby. Not our baby, but lots of friends now have babies (14 couples to be exact!)

C - Chicago - Our Chicago friend is getting closer to deciding it's time to come home!

D - Doves - our neighbor has doves. There were 6 when we moved in, now there are 4.

E - Eating - As always, the Bings ate...a lot this year. Go figure. A favorite would have to be the Chocolate Evolution dessert, or perhaps some Lancaster ham loaf...mm mm good...

F - Friends and Fun - So many friends have come to visit us this year, and that always means lots of FUN!

G - Grandpa - Got to accompany him to the 60th reunion of the 1947 Maryland Terps football team and watch college football live for the first time since 2004.

H - Homeowners - In May, we bought our first home.

I - Ice Cream - This is the year that the Maggie Moo's obsession began (also the year the American Idol ice cream debuted).

J - Jealous? - Best Wife Ever = new flat screen TV for Christmas (that makes 2 TV "Christmas" presents for the 3 Christmases we have been married...but who's counting!)

K - KPMG Friends - So thankful for the friends that stuck with me!

L - LOST - Rocks my world...yet again...with their best season yet!

M - Mountaineers - In August we officially added one more Mountaineer to the family.

N - Nine:Thirty - With the arrival of one of the Bests to DC, a Guster concert at the 9:30 Club was in order.

O - Old - Sometimes we feel old...sometimes we are reminded that we act "old".

P - Pears - In November we learned that Husband is also allergic to pears.

Q - Quit! - As in, "Quick baking cookies before I get fat!" Husband did not understand that perfecting the chocolate chip cookie would have such dire results!

R - Red - Obviously my favorite color, now emphasised by my 2 new pairs of red shoes this year!

S - Small Groups - We said "good-bye" to one and "hello" to two other this year!

T - Ten Years - In July, Husband and I celebrated our first meeting, 10 years ago in 1997.

U - Ugly - The original paint choice for our main level was not cool.

V - Virginia Tech - In April, we all were Hokies...

W - Weekend Get-Away - We discovered Hershey Hotel...and the Circular Dining Room as an amazing weekend get-away in March...and in September...

X - X-tra Time - The new job cut my commute by 2 hours per day!

Y - Yay - We had a ton of fun this year, that deserves a big, "Yay!"

Z - Zero - As in the number of Metro rides I took in 2007 =)

Celebrate

I Celebrate the Day
-Relient K

With this Christmas wish is missed
The point I could convey
If only I could find the words to say to let You know
How much You've touched my life because
Here is where You're finding me
In the exact same place as New Years Eve
And from the lack of my persistency
We're less than half as close as I wanna be

And the first time that You opened Your eyes
Did You realize that You would be my Savior?
And the first breath that left Your lips
Did You know that it would change this world forever?
And the first time that You opened Your eyes
Did You realize that You would be my Savior?
And the first breath that left Your lips
Did You know that it would change this world forever?

And so this Christmas I'll compare
The things I've felt in prior years
To what this midnight made so clear
That You have come to meet me here

To look back
And think that
This baby would one day save me
And the hope that
That You give
That You were born so I might really live
To look back
And think that
This baby would one day save me…

And the first time that You opened Your eyes
Did You realize that you would be my Savior?
And the first breath that left Your lips
Did You know that it would change this world forever?
And the first time that You opened Your eyes
Did You realize that You would be my Savior?
And the first breath that left Your lips
Did You know that it would change this world forever?

And I
I celebrate the day
That You were born to die
So I could one day
Pray for You to save my life
Pray for You to save my life
Pray for You to save my life

Doodle

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Keep checking back folks, nothing says "Merry Christmas" like the annual Christmas Google Doodle! Today is Day One. If you're not checking the blog "today" then just click on the Google logo to see the whole series of doodles. I'm not sure how long they will be posted, but they always give me a giggle.

I love Google.

Arby's

This blog is dedicated to the Arby's Beef and Cheddar Sandwich.

Arby's, oh Arby's, how well you know me;
Open late, what a great date, for me and the Hubby.

Arby's, oh Arby's, your beef and your cheddar;
Lots of BBQ and an onion bun, what could be better!

Arby's, oh Arby's, once the new year diet begins;
We will have to say good-bye, until the craving sets in.

Cards

I think I send out way too many cards. I just love getting things in the mail (that aren't advertisements for house painters or catalogues intended for the previous owners of our house) and apparently I think that everyone likes getting things in the mail. Is that so terrible?

I guess when I start spending more money on stamps than on Christmas presents for family we will revisit the situation...but for now I think I'm okay...Husband may think otherwise, but the arrival of the new TV today is sure to cloud his judgment on my Christmas spending habits, if only for a little while.

Right?

Fifty

50 degrees certainly feels different in December rather than in September. In September 50 meant that a coat was virtually unnecessary when making a lunch-run outside the office. In December, 50 still implies "coat weather" simply because it's December. Now as I sit here sweating in my wool sweater and boots I am reminded that perhaps months aren't really what I should go by when dressing myself...perhaps daily temperature forecasts should play into this preparation a bit more...

Simpsons

Today,The Simpsons Movie comes out on DVD.

It is a happy day knowing that this means Spider Pig can now make an appearance on the "big screen" in our home =)

Don't judge us based on the fact that The Simpsons are our guilty pleasure...it could be worse...we could have celebrated our anniversary by seeing the movie in the theatres.

...oh wait...we did =)