Tonight, my roommate and I went to the store and picked up a Christmas tree and some decorations. We found a very inexpensive tree that fits perfectly in our apartment. We had fun picking out the decorations and actually decorating the tree.
Here is our tree all lit up.
This past Saturday, I woke up at 5:30 am, which is obviously very early. Why did I decide to get up so early? Well, I went down to Brookings, South Dakota for the NDSU vs. SDSU football game. My roommate, Alex, and a few other people were on the road by 7 am. It snowed most of the way down, so I knew that it was going to be quite chilly. We got to Brookings at about 10 or so and walked to the football stadium. The game didn't start until 1 so we had to walk around for a while, which was ok with me. About an hour before the game, the stadium was over half full of people who came down from Fargo to see the game. 
This is what happened on Sunday. It snowed. Although it didn't stick around, it still was not very exciting. But atleast I had the day off. I made Manicotti on Sunday night and my roommate and her boyfriend came and ate with Alex and I. It was a very good meal, and they brought some pretty interesting wine. It was a nice night.
I dropped Alex and his brother off at the airport today. They are heading to Seattle to visit their parents. Alex bough me this really pretty poinsettia last night, along with some truffles. I was pretty happy that he remembered when I told him that I actually liked poinsettias. 
Last week, I got a slow cooker in the mail. I got it for working at the same place for 5 years. As you can see, it already has food in it. I decided to try it out and make some chili. I'll have to let you know how it tastes since it wont be done for a few more hours. But I can't wait to test it!
This past Saturday, my good friend Trudy came to Fargo to visit her nephews. I also got the chance to visit them, along with Trudy. This is Kolby. Me and Alex had brought Starbucks over, and after we had finished, Kolby's dad Aaron, filled the cup with water and gave it to him. So it looked to us at first, that he was drinking a cup of coffee. It was pretty cute. Kolby will be 2 years old on December 31st. He's very cute, very loud, and pretty darn funny.
This is Trudy, holding her youngest nephew Caleb. Caleb is 7 weeks old, and was just baptized this past sunday. He is also a cutie pie. When I was holding him, he started pooping, so I gave him right back to Auntie Trudy. Kolby doesn't really appreciate the baby, he says quite often "Go Baby." He also likes to headbutt and scream at the top of his lungs, but Caleb sleeps through it all.
We were sitting on the floor watching TV, and Kolby goes and grabs a book and sits right on Alex's lap. They are pointing out all of the different animals in the book. Kolby ended up spilling half of his water all over Alex's leg.
At the end of the night, Trudy and I gave Kolby a bath. His bath water is colored red, because they have these tablets that you can put in water to change it colors. It was a very fun night hanging out with Trudy and the little boys.
It doesn't seem that long ago when I first started working at the Kmart shoe department. But believe it or not, but it has been five years. My anniversary there was actually last May, and it quietly passed, so I just assumed that they had forgotten. But when I got to work today, I recieved this certificate was waiting for me. I also got a pin and a brochure to pick a present from. I'm a little undecided about what I want right now, but some of the presents include a toaster, blender, slow cooker, speakers, a watch, or a ring. It's going to be a tough decision.
