Blogging Christmas Card {2017}

My dear friends,

It is Christmas time!! Can you feel it yet? Have you had any snow? Do you have Christmas lights strung upon your house? (You should!)

This year has been quite a deal. I've suffered a few mishaps and struggled through a problem or two (or twenty), but I'm finally slipping into the Christmas spirit.

As I've done previous years, here are a few little things book and movie wise that I've experienced this year.

Now, remember, I'm a bad "new reader" and I don't mention all the books I might have read.

New Books Discovered

Entwined // Cloaked // Rilla of Ingleside (that's right, Rilla is a new read. Oops)

Movies discovered

Spider-Man: Homecoming (ehh) // Wonder Woman (:D) // Beauty and the Beast (ehh) // The Lego Ninjago Movie (tried to be funny) // Dunkirk (fascinating) // Cars 3 (much improved from Cars 2) // Rogue One (liked it WAY more than expected) // Hidden Figures (fantastic!) // Easy to Wed (classic, what more can I say?) // Jane Eyre (I have yet to finish it) // A United Kingdom (intriguing, though I haven't done the historical research to confirm accuracy...I rarely put that kind of energy towards a movie) // Coco (spectacular!!) // The Man Who Invented Christmas (as a writer the movie did a really good job of catching what it's like to have characters always, ALWAYS, on the brain) // Star Wars: The Last Jedi (still working my thoughts out...I'll admit that I liked it better than Force Awakens)

You can't tell that I'm a visual person at all, can you? ;) Oh, and I didn't even try to list all the Hallmark movies that I've watched...no way!

As I mentioned earlier, this year was a big deal. It has been "a change" in many different ways. We, as a society, have endured record-breaking tragedies in the form of violence and natural disasters. Which puts my own struggles from the past year into perspective a tiny bit. :) However, with all this, my outlook on life hasn't darkened. At least not for long. *nervous and somewhat guilty grin* True, I don't want to relive another 2017 and I'm very much looking forward to the brand new year but I can't help but mention a few fun things that happened to those of you that I'm blessed to call my friends. 

Rae moved and is experiencing new things and some serious life changes. I hope it's going well, Rae!

Miss March is so busy taking all the jobs it has left Natalie in a lurch concerning her own search. ;) Hahaha. I hope you know I'm kidding, Miss March. Still referring to these two terrific people, they got to meet up!! What lucky ducks!! 

Rosie McCann and Miss Woodhouse opened blogs!! :D 

Heidi had a baby!!!!!!!!!

Meredith created another blog for her movie watching & reviewing needs. 

ANNNNDDD, Hamlette published her book, Cloaked!

*clapping for Hamlette*

So my year wasn't a total let down. I did do a thing or two of a noteworthy nature. Sort of. <<how's that for conviction!

A few things I accomplished this past year:

I got a raise at work (not a huge deal but it's a raise) // I opened and started to author another blog // I attempted a short story (that is now in a rewrite instead of an edit because there's too much construction to edit right now ;)) // I married Mr. Darcy ;) (with the help of a boardgame) // I almost bought a car (I'd given her a name and everything..but alas, I was too slow!) // Went to see "Hello, Dolly" at a local playhouse (I'm hoping to go to more plays this coming year)

That's all that comes to mind for now. Before I wish you all the merriest of merry Christmases, I want to give a general heads up. There will be some changes coming here for the blog. My focus and intentions are shifting slightly and I didn't want any of you taken off guard when you happen to check in when the blog has changed.

Now, in the meantime, have a very, very, Merry Christmas with as much family and as many friends as you can!!!

Yours truly,

Cordy

P.S. Before you go, just watch this for me. It's one of my favorite scenes in movie history. That's right, as in one of my favorites EVER.