From A-Z with Kelsey Lee: L is for Lollygaggin' Around the City

December is here; everyone is all wintery and Christmasy and cozied up in new sweaters. I have discovered that the dinky lights I attempted to hang up on my own, (very difficult for a 5-footer with no ladder), and mini Christmas tree on the coffee table, never get me as pumped for the holidays as the smells do. It's true. I have turned into an obsessed seasonal candle collector. For the fall, it was pumpkin spice and cider ones, but now I've got evergreen, and cinnamon, along with applesauce cinnamon gingerbread dudes baking in the oven. Now I know if I ever need a boost of some seasonal/holiday spirit, I will just light up. The candles. I wonder what smells go with Valentine's Day....

Speaking of love and mushy stuff. Last weekend Andrew and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary :) along with the OSU v. OU football game. I booked a flight without his knowledge, planning on showing up in Stillwater, where he was supposed to be watching the game, as a surprise. However, that is tough to pull off when you date someone who figures everything out. It never fails. He just asks the right questions at the wrong time! I swear I don't give the secrets away! Needless to say, when he suggested he come home to Seattle for the weekend, and I said nooooo thank you, the jig was up. At least he was still surprised. After a 5am flight, layover in snowy snowy Denver, and a few exhausting hours later, I arrived in OKC and got to spend a quick weekend with the manfriend.

We ate at a nice wine bar/bistro, and then watched the WONDERFUL OSU victory in the hotel bar. A quick weekend together was a great way to break up the monotony of being apart. It was certainly better than not seeing each other at all. Here's the only picture we took. MIND YOU I had been awake since 3 am. And wine was in my system. But I do look like a happy happy girl.

In more recent news, today I spent about 8 hours downtown today. True, part of that I was volunteering at the aquarium, but LOTS of that time was walking. And shopping. I didn't want to do too much Christmas shopping to avoid bringing home a whole bunch of stuff on the flight home, but I couldn't help myself. Giving thoughtful, wonderful gifts is the best feeling in the world to me. Andrew and I's first date involved driving around to look at Christmas lights, so this time of year it always makes my heart smile when I see the city lit up. Not too much longer though, and he will have a break from air drop school, so we can check out some together! Here's a little taste of what Seattle looks like this time of year....