Hope you had fun-filled holidays! I have had a few days off of work and promised myself I wouldn’t sit at the computer the entire time. Miss you lovelies! Happy New Year, see you soon.

{perfect photo by Amir K.‘s Flickr}

I am super busy preparing to be off work for the next week and a half, so this will be the last post on my regular schedule. Wanted to wish you all a happy and safe holiday season and give you best wishes for 2009! I can’t wait to catch up on my internet surfing time to read all of your blogs…

I also thought I might share with you our baby of the last 4 months:

Adam and I started this batch of home brew back in September when we returned from Alaska. Since then, it has matured into the most delicious beer I’ve ever tasted! I designed the labels using our family crest dating back to the 9th century and Adam put his fantastic writing skills to work on the back. They are on their way out of our home into the hands of friends and family as homemade Christmas gifts. I think the recipients will be really pleased with our hard work… Wish I could send you some through the internet!

Take care of yourselves.

I really enjoyed the Delivering the Mail post on Flickr Commons yesterday. There is something wonderful about snail mail!

The last remaining holiday cards went to the post office today. I was such a slacker this year, usually I send out my cards the first week of December!

How was your weekend?

This is the last weekend before Christmas!! Do you have all your shopping finished? I don’t. I find I work better under pressure… Anyway, these images are pretty cheery, wouldn’t you say?

Enjoy the weekend!

{photos via Jimmy Backius found via Bedlam of Beefy}

Just wanted to say thank you for all of the birthday wishes yesterday! I had a fantastic day… We are wicked busy at work today, but I hope I have a chance to catch up on all of your blogs.

I tried to upload a photo of one of my presents but blogger wasn’t being so nice. The chocolate caramels from Caramel Jubilee are amazing! I highly recommend them.

Have a good day.

Interrupting paper artist wednesday this week to celebrate the big two-six today! I always get really excited for birthdays, I know it’s just considered another day to some, but to me it’s a day to celebrate being here. So that’s what I’m doing…

{crazy awesome photo via randi brusokas}

I haven’t been able to stop dreaming about this office tour!

{found via Design*Sponge

I had a fun-filled weekend and am ready for a lazy Monday. Hope work doesn’t get in the way of my slacking today! While the LOLcats are a total guilty pleasure of mine when slacking, I am really enjoying the blog posted on A Cup Of Jo the other day. It’s going to become a slacking favorite! I have no idea why I find this stuff so hilarious…

Hope you had a fantastic weekend!

As much as I hate ice, it sure is gorgeous!

Have a wonderful weekend.

{found via another shade of grey and fun fun fun}

I am really enjoying the holiday commercial for one of my favorite beers- Stella Artois. Take a peek below:

You can also download paper ornaments from their site!

Get crafty with Paper Source holiday kits!

If I had a massive library and all the room in the world, this is exactly what I’d do!

Beautiful book sculptures by Tom Bendsten.
{Found via d.Sharp}

Some tree bling for you on this Monday morning…

Encrusted with 21,798 diamonds totaling 913 carats, 3,762 crystal beads and decorated with 456 lights., the tree is almost 20 foot tall and weighs over 7,000 pounds – Price – $1,005,000

Covered in 40,000 Swarovski crystals

Based on a design by Parisian flower boutique, Claude Quincaud, the tree stands just 16 inches tall, and is made from 400 diamonds costing $1.8 million.

4 kt gold diamond-studded tree weighing over 46 pounds and strung with pearls. Price – $1.48 million.

This was just too fun to not include in this post! Hey, it’s Christmas trees…

{From crazy expensive to just plain awesome, check out this post on Christmas trees and ornaments. }

Phew, another work week over with! This week has been crazy. I am really depending on the work of Fabio Zonta to take me to my happy place!

Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

{found via}

I was delighted to receive an email from JuJups offering you fantastic readers a 15% discount using code “xmas15jujups” until December 15th. How cute would it be to decorate your tree this season with your friends and family?

I’m thinking I’ll get ones for the hubby and I- as well as the pup. Wonder how that would turn out??

Also, they are having a Christmas mug design contest (open to everyone) — with an iPod Touch to the winner!