Confession

Ten years ago Santa approached me and asked me to join his company, North Pole Limited. After completing an extensive elf training program I was assigned to the Minnesota territory.

Until now, I haven't told anyone about this, but now that the elf is out of the bag, I want to invite you all in for a glimpse of what my life is every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.

For proprietary reasons, I can't let you inside my workshop, but there are no rules about showing you the outside.

It's a myth that all the work is done at the North Pole.
There are actually mini-workshops all across the world
and I am the Director of Gadget Creation in the
Minneapolis Division.

Not to brag, but you can thank me for SkyMall.

My friend Jana tried to get a peak inside, but I caught
her in time. Someone just got added to the naughty list.

I rarely go out in to public wearing my uniform,
but I really needed to talk to my boss and I heard
he was at the mall.

These four are elves in training.

Every elf 's training starts out as Mall Santa Security
Guard. It gives Santa a chance to see how they work
with children. Only 1 in every 1225 applicants
make it to the next step in the training program.

T-minus 22 days until Christmas...

Love at First Sight

It wasn't until it happened to me that I believed it existed.

Go back with me. December 1990. I'm sure it was a cold and snowy day, but my heart was melting the moment I first saw him. The shaggy hair. The high pitched scream. His blue eyes. My first crush.

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so what better way to express the love that continues to beat inside my heart for Macaulay Culkin.

My parents may not have blue window frames,
but in a pinch, blue painters tape will do.

And now for a special message to Macaulay, in case you happen across my humble little blog...

Every time I look at him, the song  
My Heart Will Go On plays in my head.

...no matter how much your life spirals out of control, I will always love you, Macaulay Culkin.


T-minus 23 days until Christmas...

25 Days of Christmas

December is here which means the countdown to Christmas officially begins today.

To officially kick off the next 25 days of Holiday Antics, I decided to start with the most 'serious' photo before escalating to some more awkward (maybe even a few creepy) holiday antics.

This first set of photos are titled:
I don't have a boyfriend, but apparently a dog is just as good.

...and if the title of these pictures are confusing to you, then click here.

This first picture is the one that made the Christmas card cut...

Nothing quite like torturing Reilly.

...but this one came in at a close second.

He looks so happy to be dressed up.

Little did he know what else he was getting in to...

On an unrelated note, does anyone else find the Kay commercials where the woman say, "Ohhhh, Santa...." disturbing at all?

T-minus 24 days until Christmas...