sarahmichigan | beer & free internet access!

I'm posting from The Corner Brewery. My sweetie & his pals are gaming on a big table and I'm cuddled up on a couch with a microbrew and the laptop.

In other news:

-When posting something your editor wrote to the Web, it's probably best NOT to misspell her name. D'oh! I have been rushing and getting sloppy and need to slow down and do it right the first time.

-J & I are about 3/4 of the way through our project of laying down wood laminate flooring in the living room, and will hopefully finish it (all except putting in new moulding) tomorrow. We ripped out old, spotted white carpet in order to put down the new flooring and I am SO glad to be rid of that crap. It never looked clean, and flat non-carpet surfaces are better for our allergies anyway. I think it's going to be beautiful when it's done.

-My holidays were good, but not as restful as I'd have liked. We were working on home improvement tasks and hosting family and driving to visit family, so I never felt like I got a ton of time to relax, but it was good. Family has gotten more important to me as I've gotten older, and I'm making an effort to reach out even when it's hard or inconvenient. I wrote Christmas cards to elderly aunts on my Dad's side I haven't talked to in years and got answers back from all, which was awesome. My oldest brother and Mom visited us for one night and the next morning on their way to my other brother's house for Xmas. We had J's siblings and their families over on Xmas eve and had dinner with my uncle and cousin on Xmas day. This was actually the first Xmas in about 7 or 8 years that we didn't go out to a movie and Chinese food. I kind of like that tradition, so maybe we'll get back to that next year. ;)