The holidays seem to be busy for nearly everyone. It's interesting to me how some years people plan parties and gatherings at the beginning of December yet in other years the events come later in the month. This year is definitely "late" for Randy and me. We had a couple parties last weekend - both fun! :) We have 5 holiday-related things this week - whew! I'm glad I don't work next week. :)

The other thing that keeps people busy this time of the year is shopping. YUM! For Randy and I, as I mentioned in a previous post, it was car shopping. I always love getting a new car, but almost always wish we could get something just a "little" nicer. We did buy a car last weekend, and although it could be "nicer" it's really the best car we've ever had and really MUCH nicer than we need. :) It's a 2001 BMW 530i. YAY! Here's a pic:

My new "store"

For those of you who have nothing to spend your money on:

Homes for Atlanta

Enjoy!

Why engineers shouldn't name things

An upcoming conference at Georgia Tech:

XXX Pan American Convention

Gosh, it's been a while since I've updated my blog. December has been a really busy month for Randy and me. :)

We hosted a "small" party at our house (maybe 50 people) on December 3. We "lit" (very unceremoniously) our tree at 9:05 p.m. Overall we have about 3500 lights in our house. I usually don't really like to decorate, but this year I wanted to - I think partly because I knew we wanted to have a party - gotta look good, ya know!

Then last night we helped host a big party (over 300 guests) at a friend's loft in Castleberry (a cool warehouse district just south of downtown Atlanta). We devoted several nights to help decorate for it - fun fun.

I think the last biggest news is that we've decided to buy a new (to us) car. The internet makes car shopping *SO* much easier. We've test driven 3 used cars - an Audi A6, Mercedes C Class and BMW 5 series. We've settled on the BMW. Overall we think it's sportier and we like the amenities. And, realistically, a 2001 or 2002 model is fairly affordable. Now we just have to find the right color combination. When we get one I'll post a pic.

Ta for now - off to a Keller Williams Holiday Party!