Snow Snow Go Away

My favorite Mama Jo was in town! So, Rachel always gives me a hard time for dressing up my dogs. She hates it when people dress up their pets! I thought it would be funny to send over Roxy to her house dressed up in a dress so her kids and hubby could pretend they got a new dog while she was away. I dressed Roxy up in a little Christmas dress with a jingle bell necklace. My accomplices sent me this while operation Roxy was underway:

I then got snap chats from Mama Jo:

She recognized Roxy as mine and didn't fall for it. Damnit,

We then discovered this new fun app and proceeded to insult each other via pictures.

We all have that one friend.

The next evening she made homemade tamales! And I am a sucker for tamales. We went to her parents house for dinner and I made some cookies. After dinner we played a game and it was time to say goodbye. She won't be coming out for a while now! Please pray they sell their house so the whole family can be together in Rhode Island! Buy this house!!

My loveliest friend Amy sells Lipsense. It is lipstick that is supposed to stay on your lips forever! In her Facebook group she was doing a giveaway and I won some fabulous eye shadow that is supposed to stay on forever. I got it this week and it really is fabulous. It upped my makeup game and made my eyes look amazing. It lives up to its name and stays put all day! I can't wait to buy me some lipstick. The only problem is there are too many pretty colors to choose from. I am such a makeup junkie. Check out Amy's page here: Kissable Lips By Amy

This week was finals week! This was by far one of my hardest semesters yet. My genealogical writing class was hard. Key word: writing. I am a terrible writer. I am pretty sure I'll end up with a B in the class because I have a issue with grammar. I speak hood and there is no use for proper grammar yo. Country Grammar ( if you were a teen in the 2000's you'd get it) I had to do a final project of compiling and writing a family history. There is a woman I go to church with who is a professional genealogist. I went to her house and visited with her for a bit this week so I could pick her brain about the trade and told her my concerns and frustrations. Some people don't understand my choice for genealogy as a profession, but it really is a career and you can make money doing it. People are interested in who they are and where they came from and they would hire me to search out their ancestors for them. It is like detective work. One time I had a friend of mine who wanted me to search out her father for her. She didn't know who her dad was and only had a name. I figured I search for dead people, why not try my hand at some living people? I did some work and found a name and phone number. I gave her the information and told her this is what I found that matched the given information and I wasn't really sure if it was him or not but to give it a try. The guy was on the other side of the country but she gave him a call. It was her dad!! I couldn't even believe it! I found her dad! This work is amazing and I am so grateful I have the love and talent for it and I am excited to help other find their family. The woman I visited with calmed my fears and gave me some tips and guidance for when I do start my own business. I am so grateful I know her and that I can turn to her for help.

There were many faces this week during my last week of classes.

One: What am I doing with my life?

Two: Hallelujah I made it!

Three: Please leave me alone while I hibernate till next semester

This week it snowed. A lot. We got 17 inches in some parts of the county. It snowed so bad that we had a leak at my office and my boss was out of town. Clearly mopping isn't part of the trophy receptionist gig.

It snowed so much and it was so cold. If you follow me on Snapchat you witnessed my distress. We had a family party to attend on Saturday in the next town over. You have to drive down country roads to get there. The roads were terrible. Completely covered in snow and ice. I cried the whole time. I had a mini panic attack and told Chris he had to pull over. My plan was to get out of the car and start walking home. It was really bad and I haven't been like that in a long time. By the time we got to the party I was so worked up I made myself sick and had a miserable time at the party. The whole time I keep thinking about the dreaded drive home and how I was going to die. I didn't die, but I''m pretty sure that is the last time I ever want to drive in the snow. Ever.

We did some more "Light the World" this weekend. This time I stuck $5 in a Christmas card and wrote "buy yourself a movie treat" We then taped it to the Redbox outside the gas station. We waited in the car for a bit to see if anyone came but after 10 minuets it was way too cold and we went home.