Walking through Midnight Mass.

It's a new Mooradian tradition to go to Midnight Mass, let me tell you how it goes.

You walk into Church, all the lights are out and you see the decorations.
                        
It's all so amazingly beautiful!

You are there an hour or two early because we have to have good seats, so now you wait and wait, and wait.
                       

The priest comes in, the song starts and it seems like nothing could be more right in the world right now.
                     

Pretty soon a little sibling or two is asleep, so you have become a headrest.
                  

It's past Midnight and you are straving.
                           

You get home, the kids are in bed, but it's to early in the morning to fall asleep, so you just watch a movie until the kids do wake up.
( you might look a little like this)
                    
But in the end, it is all worth it, every bit of Midnight Mass is glorious, it gives you enough fuel to face the coming day, I mean coming year.

Merry Christmas and Whistle while you work,
Emma

Christmas Eve: What to expect this Christmas.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
                               
Man I wish that my Christmas Eve's went like the poem, but they don't. Christmas Eve's at the Mooradian house are pretty crazy. The kitchen is full of delicious smells and messes of dirty dishes.
                                       
Gifts are hastily being wrapped, it's not too pretty, but it works we still love opening the gifts the next day.
                                       
Naps are being taken so that we all stay awake during midnight Mass.
                            
Outfits are picked out for Mass, discarded, picked out, discarded, and then picked out again, just to be thrown into the closet, and finally the perfect outfit is picked out.
                           
Presents are put underneath the tree, and finally it's time for bed, ( after Mass that is) Everybody bundles up in blankets and pj's all going to the same bedroom for one night a year. So this is how our Christmas eves go.  On to what to expect for Christmas, the gifts and the food it's all great, but it's not what Christmas is all about.  There is one thing to remember for Christmas and that's Christ.

                       
Christmas is all about Christ's birth, His coming into the world and saving us all. The only happiness one can find on Christmas is through the Savior of the world. Tear into your gifts, and your food, but give thanks to God for His Son and for your blessings, and your family.

Merry Christmas and Whistle while you work,
Emma

fan-girl reactions

To all of my nerdy fan girls out there, this is for you,


When you make a joke or reference that nobody gets because it is something nerdy only people in your fandom would understand.
                                              
                               " I was the only one who understood that, yay me!"

When you make a joke or reference that someone does get because they are part of your fandom.
                                            
When someone asks about your fandom and you get to explain everything to them.
                                           
                          You now have a chance to open their eyes to your world.

 You are excited, but you got to act cool so as not to scare them away.                                
                            
                             *hides excitement and tries to act professional.*

When you miss a joke or reference to one of your fandoms.

                         
                                         I am so disappointed in me.

When you find a bit of trivia or some cool fact about your fandom you didn't know before.
                                      
                                              *fist-pump* YES
Hearing a phrase, and breaking out in song, for example, when a nerd hears, " Let's get down to business." We think,
                                 
                     To be honest, singing this song helps me be more productive.

A new episode of your favorite show comes out.
                                 
                 
When a new episode( season) of your favorite show doesn't come out, I'm looking at you BBC Sherlock.
                   
              Now I have to wait, and wait, and wait for the next episode.

Watching dozens of episodes/movies back to back.

                
                                      This is the life.
Coming out of a movie marathon.
             
             I'm pretty sure at least a few years have passed.

Well, that's it for now! I hope you enjoyed it :)

Whistle while you work,
                               Emma