Let me first say I’m sorry to all of you who wanted a white Christmas
– for me, such a concept is overrated! I was completely happy to see temperatures
creeping up on the 60s on Christmas Eve – it makes my life a little easier.
Of course, things got a little dicey on New Year’s Eve, when
everyone wanted to be outside watching the ball drop (or guitar if you were in
Niagara Falls). I stayed in, wondering if work was in my future…
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December was all about the holidays – getting together with
family, decorating, gifting, indulging (for which I need to get back on track
in January!) and lots of time off from work. One of my indulgences was going to
see Lorrie Morgan at the Seneca Allegany Casino at the beginning of the month –
because the package included a casino buffet! After lunch, I ate nothing…
Then I got to meet one of my all-time favorite Buffalo
Sabres, Clint Malarchuk, at a book signing at Barnes & Noble – check that
out here.
I also made it to my fourth movie of the year – which is
unheard of, it used to be one movie every four years – when I went to see the
third installment of The Hobbit, which I pre-gamed for by watching the first
two in the series, and post-gamed with the Lord of the Rings trilogy on
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This sudden onslaught on movies I want to see
continues in 2015 with a new Terminator film, the final Hunger Games installment and the new Star Wars franchise (at least!).
I also got to see my little cousin and future all-star play
hockey for the first time – for someone who just started skating in September,
I’m impressed!
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| Future all-star! |
And finally, I got to the Botanical Gardens for the Poinsettia Show – so much color and too many decorating ideas!
