the most wonderful time of the year...

over the last few weeks, i've had fun exploring all the wonderful neighborhood boutiques for our christmas presents. it has been so wonderful to support the local businesses instead of the big man this year.

and yesterday i finally road the bus...after becoming comfortable with MAX and the street car...i finally ventured out to the bus system. (i just had to get that one last gift in the hawthorne district...it was a strong motivation to figure out the bus lines.) and it was so easy...it will open up a whole new world for me.

but today, i pulled probably my most moron moment...

i carefullly packed all of my fragile presents in my carry on luggage...i didn't want the wine, jelly, and honey to spill out all over my checked luggage. I took my little zip-lock bag of liquids out of my backpack, went through security...and little did i know that EVERYTHING in my carry-on suitcase was LIQUID. so i had to go back to check my suitcase, missed my flight...and now i'm waiting on the next flight that won't leave for another 7 hours!! this day has started out superb. at least i can laugh about it.