merry christmas and happy new year!

so this is a wee bit late... my apologies, it's been a busy season! My christmas gifts included a wii (extremely entertaining), tiffany necleck and new guitar strings! i now can play various taylor swift, nickelback, and justin bieber songs but my favorite is "her diamonds" by rob thomas thanks to 911tabs.com, i've always wanted to learn how to play guitar, it sounds so pretty :) and i'm thinking my lessons will be starting soon!
the week of the new year celebrations was spent with family, and on new years eve my cousin (a year older) brought her soon-to-be boyfriend for us to meet. before going to her house for the party, my other devious cousins and i decided we'd each call his a different name whenever we spoke to him. by the end of the night i honestly couldn't remember his name! a favorite of his was "george" (mine). he really was charming though, not too bad looking either lol.

sorry for my slacking! happy 2O1O!
- alyssa

{let it rOll}

my dOggie needs a sweater

isn't this dog precious? :)

from now until christmas, i vow to spend free time searching for a perfect sweater for my 4 year old brittany spaniel, tucker. today i took him on a walk and decided to put my old north face on him, and he just loved it! i was always worried he's cold, and now that winter's coming, i've concluded he needs a sweater or jacket of his own - and it's my job to provide him with that. brittany's are a medium-sized breed, around 40 lbs. i really want to find a cute knitted one. i would make one myself if i could figure out how to do it! (trust me, i've tried) my cat's former owner gave us some of her clothes, most of them meant for yorkies and chihuahuas. while i was looking, i found these:

i haven't yet told my dad about tucker's christmas gift, i'm sure he'll make some remark about him bing "worried" that tucker would ruin it. oh well, as long as he's not chilly.

- alyssa

{let it rOll}

i hOpe you had a happy thanksgiving!

i meant to write this on thanksgiving, but we just got home from my cousins' after eating a large dinner and watching Elf to get into the christmas spirit! :)
this thanksgiving, i am thankful for opportunities. they shape who we are and help us become who we want to be. i'm also glad to live in america, the land of opportunity, and to have the opportunity every day to meet new people. what are you thankful for?
- alyssa

{let it rOll}