Little Miss Suzy Homemaker

Yes that is what I go by these days, or just last night.  Urban dictionary (told you I love this site) defines a Suzy Homemaker as someone who is awesomely funny and good-looking, and would make an awesome wife, but is not yet one.  Yeah thats about right.  

First, I decided my apartment needed a little Christmas spirit so I went out to purchase a tree.  Finding a live tree in the city is a lot harder than it should be.  Correction, finding a reasonably priced live tree in the city is near to impossible.  I heard that the Home Depot a block from my apartment had trees for a pretty good deal, so to HD I went.  Not only were they reasonable, they were huge!  I debated between the 6 or the 8 footer for a while until I realized I would be spending $80 bucks on an 8ft tree that I would only get to enjoy for a week before I return home for Christmas.  So I go up to pay for the 6ft tree and here is how the next 5 minutes of my life goes:

HD Cashier: Well go pick one out and bring it over here. 
Me: Uh...like pick it up?  Someones overestimating how strong I am now aren't we? 
HD Cashier: Well how else did you expect to get it home?  We can deliver for $20.
Me: No, I can do this.  Delivery is an unnecessary expense.


So I go over to the tree thats already wrapped up so I couldn't even tell you if its a real beaut or not, barely get my arms around it and with all of my force pick it up.  It gets about 7 inches off the ground and I put it back down before me and the tree fall over.  I call my roommate Andrea to talk some sense into me (she's been pretty good at for the past 7 years) and shes short of calling me an idiot.  So I walk back to the cashier with a baby tree that is about 3ft tall.


HD Cashier: Couldn't pick it up could you?
Me: Big trees are overrated and messy.




Once I got home I went to cleaning and decorating.  Here is the finished product:

Chevy Chase is looking a little creepster in Christmas Vacation.


I then spent the rest of the evening cooking.  On the menu- Salmon, roasted vegetables, heinie lights and chocolate chip cookies.  In my vegetable assortment I included butternut squash which I learned is a total pain to peel.  No wonder my mom cusses me when I ask for it.  However there is a trick to getting this yummy veggie peel free, a potato peeler.  Worked like magic and also saved some fingers. That is my only tip for the day.  Overall it was a perfect night in and I have done enough suzy homemaking to last me a solid week or two.