Lesson #1: Spread cheer (Christmas and otherwise).

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”

Lesson #2: Make smiling your favorite.
“I just like to smile! Smiling’s my favorite.”

Lesson #3: Be yourself, even when it’s hard to know who you are.
“Actually, I’m a human, but I was raised by elves.”

Lesson #4: Give out compliments freely.
“Deb, you have such a pretty face. You should be on a Christmas card!”

Lesson #5: Take risks.
“Papa says my real father lives in a magical place far away… but the thing is, I’ve never left the North Pole.”

Lesson #6: Don’t give up.
“I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.”

Lesson #7: Speak your mind.
“If you can sing alone, you can sing in front of other people. There’s no difference.”

Lesson #8: Let life excite you.
“Good news! I saw a dog today!”

Lesson #9: Show affection.

“Does somebody need a hug?”

Lesson #10: Do what you love.
“First we’ll make snow angels for a two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse cookie dough as fast as we can, and then we’ll snuggle.”

Did you ever meet a special kind of man that makes you wonder why you stayed with the losers for so long?
I did.

Caught up with my old good fun friend Jemma and I finally met Bubba Kuchel and what a doll she is! Living in different states/countries makes friendship difficult sometimes but its always nice to simply pick up where you left things.

On a sadder note: My beautiful friend Nicole lost her precious Nonna this week. Its a sad reminder that life is short, life is precious and life is to be cherished.. every second we are granted. Make it all count. x

Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the 90’s, you have probably seen Pretty Woman a few times and love it…and whats not to love? Its the classic cinderella story all over again (well, if cinderella had briefly turned to street walking) – There is a rich man, a gorgeous girl who is down on her luck, they meet, she gets a makeover, they fall madly inlove, and live happily ever after *le sigh*