The 12 Days of Stressmas
For the 12 days of Christmas, my Nerd Horse gave to me…
12 Christmas Pug Vines,
11 prose revisions,
10 Tinder creepers,
9 festive light shows,
8 Snapchat filters,
7 MFA apps,
6 cocktail parties,
5 GLASSES OF WINE!
4 work dramas,
3 wild dogs,
2 Thoroughbreds,
and a festive Quail Manor house!
Though we are not quite up on Christmas yet, I am in my last sprint of productivity for the year. I leave on Thursday afternoon to visit my family in North Carolina for Christmas before I skip to the other coast to meet friends for New Years in California. It’s going to be an awesome time, but I have a lot to finish before I go. So for now I’m signing off on this blog for 2016. I’ll greet you again next year with some photos and stories from my future adventures.
In the meantime, I hope everyone has a happy holiday full of ponies and puppies and prosecco and all the things that you love. One of the things I love is my blog readers, and I really appreciate y’all sticking with me in the past year of ups and downs. Currently I’m pretty optimistic about 2017, and hoping to share mostly ups with y’all next year!
31 thoughts on “The 12 Days of Stressmas”
Have a wonderful Christmas!!! And a happy new year!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! <3
Have a merry xmas!
Merry Christmas and a happier New Year. <3
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Safe travels!
Have a wonderful holiday and safe travels!
Stay optimistic and it will happen! Enjoy!
Enjoy your travels! Merry Christmas!
I hope you have a great Christmas, new year, and birthday!!
Have a Happy Christmas!
Wow, you look GORGEOUS! Have fun and Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas! Happy travels!
Not sure where you’ll be in California, but I am only 90 miles north of LA. Message me if you need anything. :0)
Going to be in San Diego for a night or two, and then to Joshua Tree National Park! 🙂
That sounds like a lot of fun. South of where I am, but only by a couple of hours. Enjoy your visit to sunny California, and again, message me if you need anything. :0) – Karen
happy holidays and enjoy your travels!
Merry Christmas and have a wonderful, healthy, happy New Year!
A very Merry Christmas to you, your critters, and one heck of a happy new year!
Happy holidays, killing it with the Christmas song and festive Snapchat filter. See you next year!
Merry Christmas! I’m a reader from Australia, love your blog. Enjoy the holidays and looking forward to hearing from you next year!
Enjoy the end of the year! Hope you have a wonderful trip. We stayed at Spin and Margie’s Desert Hide out this summer, it was the most perfect place to stay close to Joshua Tree – Sigh. I think I’m jealous now. Or maybe just happy for you and thankful to have been there.
Thank you for reminding me of some good time’s in 2016 and may 2017 be a peaceful and cozy year.
oops – good times…
Safe travels and happy holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!
I loved his Thoroughbred. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and happy New Year!
Your house looks so Christmasey and pretty! Merry Christmas and have fun in Cali. It’s raining today but historically the weather is beautiful around New Years (hence the reason the former Midwesterners who settled in the Pasadena area started having the Rose Parade about 100 years ago–they were trying to show off their beautiful new climate to the folks back home).
Merry Christmas 🙂
Merry Christmas!!!
There’s so much to do!!!!!!!!! OMG. I’m trying to get it all done too.
Have a wonderful holidays and can’t wait for you to come back in the New Year!
Happy Holidays!
Hey Lauren, I have never commented but felt pulled to today. I am not sure how I found your blog (I know absolutely nothing about horses), but I do know great writing, appreciate dry humor, and have walked through some grief. And I just wanted to tell you that your blog is lovely and it’s a pleasure journeying along with you. Hope your travels were smooth and that you ushered the new year in with some people who make you happy. Hoping that 2017 is nothing but kind to you.
Kelly