Well I have wanted to put on my top ten favorite Christmas songs but there are just way too many to only list ten, and I can't put them in order because I could never pick the best. I like all of these songs for different reasons. I included some of my favorite memories with each song title. I also have made links so you can look at the lyrics just in case one or two of these get in your head. Enjoy!
Angels We Have Heard On High This song is probably the reason I wanted to play the French Horn. I also remember loving playing the French horn to this during midnight mass.
Auld Lang Syne Just love the tune, have no idea what it means, but Bob thinks it is the worse song to sing about forgetting old acquaintances.
Last Christmas –Wham I believe we had a keyboard that had this song as a pre-set. It drove my mom crazy.
Deck The Halls This song makes me laugh because during A Christmas Story the Asian men sing farahrahrah.
Feliz Navidad Love it only for Taco John’s Nacho Navidads.
Frosty The Snow Man Comes from my favorite Christmas cartoon. I love Frosty.
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Because Christmas is really the most wonderful time of the year.
Jingle Bell Rock
Rocking Around The Christmas Tree Both of these songs were ones that I did baton recitals for at the nursing home when I was little. I still remember my x-large t-shirt with a stenciled Christmas tree on it, white itchy tights, and tinsel as my costume. Thanks Mollie's Twirlers.
Carol Of The Bells I love it from Home Alone, it is just a beautiful song.
O Come, All Ye Faithful I tortured my college friends with this tune because I had my own version of lyrics in made up Latin. Est to mey nee pahh too…..Christe atoo.
Over The River And Through The Woods This reminds me of 4th grade music class with Mrs. Glade, I believe I may have sang this for a concert.
Sleigh Ride The ultimate song to play in S-O High School Band. Love it love it love it.
White Christmas Bing Crosby, Christmas classic and you have to think of Kevin in Home Alone putting on the after shave. Ahhhhh.
Winter Wonderland I had to add this one because the lyrics are really odd, who is Parson Brown and why are we calling our snowman that? Also who just gets married when we go to town?Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer Always thought this song was funny and thought of my Grandma Judy getting run over after our Christmas Eve.
Happy Christmas (War is Over)- John Lennon Just a good song, nice calm lyrics, this had to be on the list.
Song For A Winter's Night -Sarah Mclachlan I ran across this song and I fell in love with it, makes me want to curl up next to a fire with some hot chocolate and think of the good times.
Let It Snow Because it needs to snow for it to feel like Christmas
Mele Kalikmaka This song makes me want to go to Hawaii, Merry Christmas to you!
The Chanukah Song- Adam Sandler For all of the Jewish people that read my blog…favorite lyrics are, "O.J. Simpson, not a Jew But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew- he converted"
Little Saint Nick-Beach Boys The old Coca Cola commercial with the polar bears, makes me want to get up and dance.
All I Want for Christmas (Is You) - Mariah Carey This song is God awful. It haunted me one Christmas, I heard it at least 4 times a day. Hate it. But now you can have it in your head.
Baby It’s Cold Outside I love this song when it is in the movie Elf. Kind of a naughty song, but a fun little duet.
Christmas -Blues Traveler I could rock out to this song all year round, so many vocal parts and a fun message about what Christmas has become.
I'd love to hear what some of your favorite Christmas songs are...please?
Friday, December 12, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
To be continued.
So I am back to finish out last week. I realized that pretty much all I talked about was the food. Yes this is the highlight of my life. You don’t get to look this way without loving the stuff and when we go back to visit we are guaranteed some good food.
So. Monday-Thursday I honestly cannot remember what we did except for work and school. I know that is pretty lame. I did have my one year anniversary on Wednesday of that week. I had a performance review which went fantastic. I was a little nervous my boss had caught on to my complete lack of motivation to go above and beyond but I did exceed expectations on many categories so we are good to go. Bob started respiratory and was excited to have one of his favorite professors from last year-sense the sarcasm.
Friday I only had an hour of work left so I stayed home and made use of my day off by working out and then hit many stores for some shopping. Unfortunately it was not a good trip as I only accomplished one thing and that was a pair of shoes for myself. Oh year Christmas is about giving… Friday evening Bob and started our Christmas tradition by watching some of our movies. We watched National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. What a funny and great movie.
Saturday was like many other Saturdays. Bob woke up to go to school to study and I went to my water aerobics class. It is funny I didn’t want to take water aerobics and then Jamie and Angela started so I went with them. Now both of them are unable to attend on Saturdays so it is me. Oh well the work out is great and it is funny to see all of the old ladies in the class. Saturday afternoon I had another Christmas tradition by being a bell ringer for the Salvation Army. I rang outside the hardware store by our house from 1:00pm-5:00pm. I dressed warmly but after the first hour I was unable to feel my toes and by the time I came home most of my body was numb. I like volunteering as a bell ringer because I know that I am able to do some good with my time. It is also fun people watching. Saturday evening Bob treated me to the Olive Garden to warm up and then we did get a little shopping done after.
Sunday I was still too cold to try to go to a bar to watch the Vikings and I knew it could be a disaster so I stayed home to watch the game on my computer. Not quite the action you are used to but I was able to clean the house and do some laundry during the game. The game was a typical Vikings Lions game and I am happy we squeezed that out again. Bob was at school studying again, I feel bad that most of his weekends are spent at school.
Monday. Just so you know Bob did great on his respiratory quiz and we went out for Indian food with Cassy and Megan from his class to celebrate. And yes this is it, I am talking about food again-it was great!
So we both had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I am thankful for all of my friends and family, my wonderful fiancé, a roof over my head, a job to go to, a car to take me there, my health, and of course FOOD to eat.
So. Monday-Thursday I honestly cannot remember what we did except for work and school. I know that is pretty lame. I did have my one year anniversary on Wednesday of that week. I had a performance review which went fantastic. I was a little nervous my boss had caught on to my complete lack of motivation to go above and beyond but I did exceed expectations on many categories so we are good to go. Bob started respiratory and was excited to have one of his favorite professors from last year-sense the sarcasm.
Friday I only had an hour of work left so I stayed home and made use of my day off by working out and then hit many stores for some shopping. Unfortunately it was not a good trip as I only accomplished one thing and that was a pair of shoes for myself. Oh year Christmas is about giving… Friday evening Bob and started our Christmas tradition by watching some of our movies. We watched National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. What a funny and great movie.
Saturday was like many other Saturdays. Bob woke up to go to school to study and I went to my water aerobics class. It is funny I didn’t want to take water aerobics and then Jamie and Angela started so I went with them. Now both of them are unable to attend on Saturdays so it is me. Oh well the work out is great and it is funny to see all of the old ladies in the class. Saturday afternoon I had another Christmas tradition by being a bell ringer for the Salvation Army. I rang outside the hardware store by our house from 1:00pm-5:00pm. I dressed warmly but after the first hour I was unable to feel my toes and by the time I came home most of my body was numb. I like volunteering as a bell ringer because I know that I am able to do some good with my time. It is also fun people watching. Saturday evening Bob treated me to the Olive Garden to warm up and then we did get a little shopping done after.
Sunday I was still too cold to try to go to a bar to watch the Vikings and I knew it could be a disaster so I stayed home to watch the game on my computer. Not quite the action you are used to but I was able to clean the house and do some laundry during the game. The game was a typical Vikings Lions game and I am happy we squeezed that out again. Bob was at school studying again, I feel bad that most of his weekends are spent at school.
Monday. Just so you know Bob did great on his respiratory quiz and we went out for Indian food with Cassy and Megan from his class to celebrate. And yes this is it, I am talking about food again-it was great!
So we both had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I am thankful for all of my friends and family, my wonderful fiancé, a roof over my head, a job to go to, a car to take me there, my health, and of course FOOD to eat.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Our Thanksgiving. A little late.
Hmmm,
Well I said I was going to blog about my Thanksgiving, and now it looks like we are really a week over due huh? I guess in essence that means I was kept somewhat busy at work that I did not get a chance to blog. Don’t get your hopes up I was pretty bored but at inopportune times to blog so here is a recap of things that happened and things going on. I’m sorry if I forgot something or did not dwell on something that we did.
Wednesday, 11/26/08, Bob and I drove up to Minnesota in perfect weather. The whole time he was driving I was in charge of changing the music, but most of the drive was spent staring out the window looking for deer. I really wanted to see some deer galloping along the road nicely not getting hit by cars. Needless to say this did not happen. We arrived at Bob’s house and were greeted by his parents who are so great to be around and treat Bob like the true prince of the house. He really likes being treated that way I think. We went out to eat at The Caspian, a Persian restaurant that is closer to their house. We were joined by Sara, Aaron, & Addy for dinner. It is fun watching Addy pick and choose what she wants to eat and telling everyone no by shaking her head. It is so cute.
Thursday, 11/27/08, Thanksgiving Day. I could not skip my family tradition so I made Bob wake up, bundle up and go out for a Turkey Day walk. We definitely needed the walk as we ate so much. We enjoyed watching the Macy’s Day parade and getting all of the food ready for Bob’s family to come over. Everything was delicious and a huge thank you to Bob’s aunt & uncle on his dad’s side, and Bob’s aunt & uncle on his mom’s side for the food that they brought. After eating and cleaning up we were able to play some Catch Phrase. Later that evening after the family had left we took the Azar family picture for Christmas and a few pictures of Bob and I that could potentially be used for an engagement photo, thanks to Aaron who is a great photographer.
Friday, 11/28/08 Bob and I did some of our first steps of wedding/marriage planning. We met with the Deacon at the Cathedral of St. Paul to start the process of Catholic marriage prep and planning at wedding at the Cathedral. It made me nervous and excited all in one.
Later that day we met up with Tony and Mesa for some great friend time. I just have to say I love hanging out with them. We actually did a little shopping on black Friday and then we hung out with them into the evening where we went bowling and out for dinner at Bonfire on Grand. Oh how I miss Grand Ave. We ended the evening at their house where Tony and I had some drinks, Mesa slept and Bob sneezed from cat hair. Needless to say my pictures are not great from this night so I will not share!
Saturday, 11/29/08 Saturday we were able to relax with Bob’s family. We were again treated to lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, Everest on Grand, which is a Tibet, Nepal restaurant that is delicious. We went with Bob’s parents and then headed over for some Greek coffee in Minneapolis-I can’t remember the name of the place, but it was great. Homayoun and I enjoyed Greek coffee and Bob and Judi had their regular “weak” coffee. Later that evening we met up with Bob’s friends Krista and Nick for Thai food, and some major Rock Band playing at Nick’s house. When I get a chance I will post a picture of Bob concentrating so hard while playing!
Sunday, 11/30/08 After one last Persian meal at Bob’s house we left to come back home to Omaha. We were of course disappointed to leave the Twin Cities, all of our friends & family, and wonderful food-we ate too much. We knew reality had hit and we had to head back to school and work and long for Christmas to come so we can do it all over again. We were able to come home in time to watch the Vikings kill the Bears. That was a fun game.
Well more to come about this past week. I promise it will not be this long.
Well I said I was going to blog about my Thanksgiving, and now it looks like we are really a week over due huh? I guess in essence that means I was kept somewhat busy at work that I did not get a chance to blog. Don’t get your hopes up I was pretty bored but at inopportune times to blog so here is a recap of things that happened and things going on. I’m sorry if I forgot something or did not dwell on something that we did.
Wednesday, 11/26/08, Bob and I drove up to Minnesota in perfect weather. The whole time he was driving I was in charge of changing the music, but most of the drive was spent staring out the window looking for deer. I really wanted to see some deer galloping along the road nicely not getting hit by cars. Needless to say this did not happen. We arrived at Bob’s house and were greeted by his parents who are so great to be around and treat Bob like the true prince of the house. He really likes being treated that way I think. We went out to eat at The Caspian, a Persian restaurant that is closer to their house. We were joined by Sara, Aaron, & Addy for dinner. It is fun watching Addy pick and choose what she wants to eat and telling everyone no by shaking her head. It is so cute.
Thursday, 11/27/08, Thanksgiving Day. I could not skip my family tradition so I made Bob wake up, bundle up and go out for a Turkey Day walk. We definitely needed the walk as we ate so much. We enjoyed watching the Macy’s Day parade and getting all of the food ready for Bob’s family to come over. Everything was delicious and a huge thank you to Bob’s aunt & uncle on his dad’s side, and Bob’s aunt & uncle on his mom’s side for the food that they brought. After eating and cleaning up we were able to play some Catch Phrase. Later that evening after the family had left we took the Azar family picture for Christmas and a few pictures of Bob and I that could potentially be used for an engagement photo, thanks to Aaron who is a great photographer.
Friday, 11/28/08 Bob and I did some of our first steps of wedding/marriage planning. We met with the Deacon at the Cathedral of St. Paul to start the process of Catholic marriage prep and planning at wedding at the Cathedral. It made me nervous and excited all in one.
Later that day we met up with Tony and Mesa for some great friend time. I just have to say I love hanging out with them. We actually did a little shopping on black Friday and then we hung out with them into the evening where we went bowling and out for dinner at Bonfire on Grand. Oh how I miss Grand Ave. We ended the evening at their house where Tony and I had some drinks, Mesa slept and Bob sneezed from cat hair. Needless to say my pictures are not great from this night so I will not share!
Saturday, 11/29/08 Saturday we were able to relax with Bob’s family. We were again treated to lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, Everest on Grand, which is a Tibet, Nepal restaurant that is delicious. We went with Bob’s parents and then headed over for some Greek coffee in Minneapolis-I can’t remember the name of the place, but it was great. Homayoun and I enjoyed Greek coffee and Bob and Judi had their regular “weak” coffee. Later that evening we met up with Bob’s friends Krista and Nick for Thai food, and some major Rock Band playing at Nick’s house. When I get a chance I will post a picture of Bob concentrating so hard while playing!
Sunday, 11/30/08 After one last Persian meal at Bob’s house we left to come back home to Omaha. We were of course disappointed to leave the Twin Cities, all of our friends & family, and wonderful food-we ate too much. We knew reality had hit and we had to head back to school and work and long for Christmas to come so we can do it all over again. We were able to come home in time to watch the Vikings kill the Bears. That was a fun game.
Well more to come about this past week. I promise it will not be this long.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Happy Birthday Tom
Well after the long weekend of fun and family it is back to the grind at work. Before I get too excited about everything this past weekend and post pictures I need to wish my Brother-In-Law a very happy birthday!
Happy Birthday Tom. I am so glad that 11 years ago you joined in the Fleming family, of course at first we were like, really Becky, Tom the guy that wore purple jeans to church? But then we realized that this Marine was a true softy at heart. You have really grown on me and I am so happy to have you as my only brother-in-law. Without you I wouldn't be the proud aunt of Cole, Merrick and Macy. You are such a great father to those kids and you are exactly what Becky needs to keep her life in order.
Happy Birthday-hope you enjoy your day.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Making Turkey
Ok, so I am not making a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, but I did make turkey cookies! I am a little proud of these guys so I thought I would share them with you-a picture that is not the actual cookies. I will be bringing these up to Minnesota on Wednesday for the festivities at Bob's family's on Thursday. A few broken turkeys did make it into the bellies of Bob and Ashley this weekend and boy were they good.
What a bunch of Mavericks
Bob and I went to the University of Nebraska Omaha hockey game at the Qwest Center last night. I know that Bob really misses being able to watch hockey and I am really starting to like the game, and it was something for us to do last night.
We knew we could just buy tickets when we arrived because we went to a game last year. So when we go there we were able to snag some really good tickets. We were in the 8th row on the side right by where the players came out.
3 of the starters are from Minnesota and actually the goalie for UNO went to high school with Bob so it is fun to hear Roseville, MN down here in Omaha.
Both teams were not very good but UNO beat Michigan State 3-1, Bob said that both teams played some sloppy hockey and even I could tell with my minimal knowledge that they were not very good. Here are some pictures of the game.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Fun weekend with the Bob
I guess I didn't realize how much he really does study during a normal weekend, until this week. Bob recently started behavioral medicine (psychiatry pretty much). This has never been one of Bob's favorites. When he took psychology in college he hated it because he is more of a hands on type person and this subject just does not interest him. The other thing is that Bob naturally understand behavioral medicine and he feels it is not as complex as say cardiology. So bonus to me he doesn't need/want to study it as much. This made this weekend absolutely awesome. Not only did Bob not have a quiz today -it is on Wednesday though-he really did not study all that much.
On Friday afternoon Bob and I began our quest on the Wii Fit starting our fitness regime. After both work outs and realizing we need to get in shape we headed out for some Little King Subs-a great sandwich, (way better than Subway, but I still love Jimmy Johns) we headed to to the new James Bond movie. We enjoyed some popcorn and the movie was not awful but it was not a good Bond film. We came home to play some more Wii and watch TV.
Saturday Bob got to do something he loves but does not get to very much and that is sleep in. I woke up went to water aerobics and came back to find that Bob had just woken up. What a sleepy head. He did study a little that afternoon but then accompanied me to the grocery store, something I dread doing these days. Saturday night was filled with making some gingerbread cookies, playing Wii and Wii Fit and watching the Wizard of Oz as it was on TBS this weekend.
Sunday we also slept in and then we went to a bar to watch the Vikings loose. It was sad. And now being 5-5 and tied for 1st in the NFC North is quite the embarrassment. Hopefully we can knock down Jacksonville this weekend and Chicago on Sunday night football.
Any way I am just way lucky to have been able to spend the whole weekend with Bob. I didn't realize how much I missed those weekends like we used to have before school started. Oh I really do cherish our time together. Guess it is a good thing I am going to spend the rest of my life with him huh?
On Friday afternoon Bob and I began our quest on the Wii Fit starting our fitness regime. After both work outs and realizing we need to get in shape we headed out for some Little King Subs-a great sandwich, (way better than Subway, but I still love Jimmy Johns) we headed to to the new James Bond movie. We enjoyed some popcorn and the movie was not awful but it was not a good Bond film. We came home to play some more Wii and watch TV.
Saturday Bob got to do something he loves but does not get to very much and that is sleep in. I woke up went to water aerobics and came back to find that Bob had just woken up. What a sleepy head. He did study a little that afternoon but then accompanied me to the grocery store, something I dread doing these days. Saturday night was filled with making some gingerbread cookies, playing Wii and Wii Fit and watching the Wizard of Oz as it was on TBS this weekend.
Sunday we also slept in and then we went to a bar to watch the Vikings loose. It was sad. And now being 5-5 and tied for 1st in the NFC North is quite the embarrassment. Hopefully we can knock down Jacksonville this weekend and Chicago on Sunday night football.
Any way I am just way lucky to have been able to spend the whole weekend with Bob. I didn't realize how much I missed those weekends like we used to have before school started. Oh I really do cherish our time together. Guess it is a good thing I am going to spend the rest of my life with him huh?
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