December:

Christmas is the name of the game folks. Tonster and I have been shopping like all the malls in the world will dissapear tomorrow. We always find ourselves spending more on Christmas than we really should. Why do people feel the need to do that?

The annual Lopez Christmas party is upon us. I convinced myself I'd make one recipe per night, starting tonight-- so that Saturday morning I could clean. So far so good, one recipe down, 5 more to go. Tonight was Peanut Butter Blossoms. Basically peanut butter sugar cookies with a hershey's kiss stuck on top immediately after baking (to maximize the whole melty yummy chocolately thing).

In other news I've quit smoking. I've been nicotine free for 38 days now, I guess. I just had to count. I'm not counting the days individually this time. Yeah, THIS time. I've probably been trying to quit smoking since I began smoking. Hopefully this time it sticks. I'm really tired of quitting and starting. And I know I'll be better off. It's hard to give up the oxygene breaks at work though. And the withdrawl... yeah, that's no good. Let's leave it at that. ;)

So we aren't exactly religious in the strictest sense in the Lopez houshold. But, we're definitely spiritual. May the peace of God be with you, the love of your family around you and the light of the stars in heaven (I like to think of them as guardian angels) guide your path always. :)