Brushing up on my French...

Some of you may or may not know I have a little obsession with foreign languages...
(Mostly cuz they sound so much better than ours!!)
Haha, but seriously, I collect almost anything that's not in English, from candy wrappers to CDs, and everything in between. And one of the things I've been meaning to get is Disney's Beauty and the Beast...or 'La Belle et la Bete.' I saw it in my French class way back during my sophomore year, and while the English version does have a French language track, it's just not quite right without the French titles and credits as well. So I've been looking for it, and I found it...only it's 45,00 euros, which is over sixty American dollars...Christmas present maybe? But I can't afford it for myself, not when I need extra cash for school this spring. So, looking on, I discover that Disney has French versions of quite a few princess movies...one being 'La Belle au Bois Dormant' or, my favorite, Sleeping Beauty. And a heck of a lot cheaper...it'll arrive in about a week, delivered from France as it is, and I just can't wait...it's Christmas early for me! :)

And speaking of Christmas, first, it's snowing!! And sticking, too, it looks like, so YAY!!! I love snow...or at least the picture. Guaranteed I won't go out in it, but it's just not December, not Christmas, without snow...
(How do you handle it Grandma??)
Though on that note, I should say, I'm going to visit my grandparents down in Florida over the holiday, for the first time in years...I think the last time I went was Liberty's first Christmas, but I can't really remember that far back...
But, if there's no snow, at least I will have family with me, and that's what it's all about, right? Fellowship and all that jazz...
Love it!

Another special Christmas occasion, there is a Ladies' Tea tomorrow morning at my church. It's an annual get-together, ladies of all ages, and there's a little shopping from ladies in the church, crafts and such, and there's music and teachings, and it's just a lot of fun--plus the men have to serve us, which is nice! ;) This year, however, Mom forgot to purchase the tickets, and so we figured we'd have to pass this year. Only, we both volunteered to help set up, myself yesterday, Mom today, and the lady in charge told Mom that OF COURSE WE SAVED A SPOT FOR YOU!
We volunteer for everything, see, and we go to everything as well, so they assumed we'd want to be there this year as well, and it just slipped our minds...
I love my church!
(And now I'm wondering how I'll get along without them??)

Reading back over this, I notice how there are reminders--for myself, at least--of things not-so-cheerful in each of these things, but I kind of like keeping things on a positive note...
Especially since one of the Things N-S-C is already taken care of...
You just can't be sad during the Christmas season, really...

Hope all's well for the rest of you, love you all, have a great weekend!!