Love

I took some cute pictures of the hamsters in honor of Valentine's Day.  😊  I think that if Míriel were in a relationship, her partner would be overwhelmed with the amount of attention that Míriel demands day and night.  She also seems to have a bit of an attitude problem, often biting things that she shouldn't (like my fingers or the cute knit blanket on the bed for example).  She's very opinionated and has no shame in loudly voicing her opinions.  But in spite of her many flaws, she is super cute, loyal to those she knows, and incredibly entertaining.  I love her so much!

I think if Elendil were in a relationship, he'd be the one to quietly sneak away from every gathering without even saying goodbye.  He'd always prefer to stay in rather that go out.  And while he'd quickly express his discontent in many situations, it would be under his breath and easy to miss.  But despite his flaws, he's utterly adorable, has the gentlest soul, and would never bite you.  I love him so much!

Winter Break

Today is the first really chill day Joe and I have had since Winter Break started.  Our main plan for today is to play board games.  But before we get into all that, I just wanted to take a quick moment to post these pictures.  

Míriel really does such a good job posing with costumes on.  They truly don't seem to bother her at all.  She may be very opinionated about literally everything else in her life, but she's chill when it comes to being a model, which I definitely appreciate about her.  Haha!

With the shorter days, I am able to catch more and more of Elendil already up running on his wheel before we go to bed.  He's definitely not as good as Míriel at being a model and none of the costumes I have come anywhere close to fitting him, but he is such a good boy.  

Santa Hams

 It's almost Christmas!  We have a lot going on, and I'm admittedly feeling like I'm barely keeping it all together.  Joe has been a massive help, but I still feel bad that I didn't plan better and that I need this much help.  I'm looking forward to having more time to relax and enjoy Christmas Break with him next week.  Also, we decided to just do white lights this year instead of colored and I'm in love!!  We probably won't be going back to the others again because I like this look so much better!

Míriel was an absolute gem!  I couldn't believe how easy she was to photograph with the hat on.  Isn't just amazing??!?!  I love her so much even if her personality is sometimes too big for such a small body.

Elendil is such a little sweetheart!  I didn't have a hat that really fit him, but we kinda made it work by just balancing it on his head.  I absolutely just love this little guy so much!

Snuggly Hams

 December is flying by!  Joe and I have been touring Indiana as we deliver trophies and medals to various schools across the state who won in the middle school and Unified competitions with Indiana Esports Network.  It's been fun going on these road trips with hours of great conversation and jamming out to Christmas music (mostly Tommee Profitt and For King & Country).  We have one more trip to take today, and then we'll be done with our part.  Very soon I'll be switching my focus to making tons of Christmas cookies and getting ready to host lots of parties!  💗

Míriel is a sweet girl, even though she's a bit crazy.  I keep finding new things she's chewing on in her tank that I'd prefer if she left alone.  She has so many chew toys, but likes to destroy other things instead.  I know I've said this before, but she truly has such a giant personality smooshed into a tiny body.  Haha!

Elendil is very elusive.  He's so quiet unless I'm cleaning his tank.  Then he quite literally squeaks at me to explain to me how upset he is and how much he disapproves of my actions.  While I know he's not happy with me, I cannot get over how cute he is and his squeaks just make me giggle.  Poor guy will never be taken seriously because he's too cute!  Haha!

Grateful

 I wasn't sure what Thanksgiving would look like for us this year, and for a while, it looked like it would be super chill the whole weekend with us only going to my sister's house on Friday for a few hours to hang out with family.  But then last weekend, we made new plans and the ones we had changed.  So our new plans are that we will be having our friends over on Thanksgiving, Friday we will host my family instead of my sister hosting, and then Saturday we'll have Joe's brother and girlfriend over.  I'm excited and a bit nervous about getting all the extra things done and about fitting 17 extra people from my family in our house.  But I'm also feeling blessed that we have a house and can host those we love.

Míriel ate her pecan and then immediately tried to eat the pumpkin in front of her.  She clearly loves food.  Haha!

Elendil was more interested in exploring than posing for pictures.  He finally sat still for a minute so I could capture his cute little face.  He's just so tiny!