Merry Christmas to ME!

Oh yea, baby.  My new iMac. I keep saying to Jason, "Isn't it pretty?"

So, as I have mentioned (usually in my frustration), my beloved laptop has been having issues.  The issues continue to get worse. I have talked to the geek squad and they will need it for a few weeks.  However, the real problem is that I am pretty sure I work a laptop MUCH harder than was intended. I have spent many, many hours on this computer and it has been loved dearly.  However, doing some things has become extremely difficult, and because I use it so much, even after fixing it I will still more wear and tear on it than it really deserves.  So, I started thinking about a new computer.  Just thinking.

The problem is, I HATE learning new things.  Actually, I love learning, I just don't like feeling like a hopeless and incompetent person.  So, learning anything that takes time makes me want to run away.  I have heard such good things about Macs, especially from you die-hard Mac fans in the digi world, and I am generally aware of their superiority in many ways. But then I would have to learn something new.  And remember, I don't like that.

Actually, I learned computers on a mac.  But, when I got to college 12 years ago there wasn't a mac to be found so I was forced to learn a PC.  And in those 12 years macs have changed A LOT.

All that said, when it came down to looking at new computers there wasn't much of a choice.  If I bought another PC I would probably rip my hair out due to its many issues AND I would have to learn Vista (which I haven't heard anything good about).  So, if I have to learn something new I might as well learn the best. And thus the iMac.

I hadn't planned on doing it so soon, but Jason really wants my laptop and would like to get it before I kill it completely.  So with his encouragement I went ahead and bought one. It's so pretty!

I bought it on Friday but knew I wouldn't have time to do anything with it. So, like a good girl I kept it packed safely away in its box and waited until Saturday to see it in all its glory.  But after I got my desk all cleared off, moved my shelf up for its huge screen, and was ready to learn, I opened the box and realized that they gave me the wrong keyboard and mouse. Ugh.  No time to fix that.

So yesterday we went back to Mac store and after a few scary moments where I decided that maybe I wouldn't be a Mac lover after all, they gave me a new keyboard and mouse AND gave me the other ones back.  So now I have two keyboards and two mice, with the option of being wired or wireless.

So last night I finally could turn on this beautiful piece of machinery. Now mind you, I have no idea what to do with it, but I can turn it on. I haven't been able to get the internet hooked up on it, I can't figure out where all the options I used to be able to right click for are located, and I haven't been able to determine exactly how my external hard drive is going to work into all of this, but I can turn it on :) And I did get Photoshop installed, which we all know is one of the most important things :)

So if any of you Mac geniuses out there want to be my go-to person for help, let me know.  I will need plenty of advice!

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So, as promised, here is the "recipe" for brownie balls.  Actually, I heard about them last year from Andrea, but she talked about cake balls. I changed things up and turned them into brownie balls and they are beyond yummy!

Credits: pink paper by Shabby Miss Jenn, staple by Shabby Princess, notecard by Christy Lyle, fonts are Rebekah's Birthday, Mom's Typewriter, SP Wonderful Wendy, and Century Gothic.

And HERE is a full-resolution copy for you to DL if you want.

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And before I go, here is one LO I did this weekend.

Papers by Tracy Ann and Shabby Miss Jenn.  Alpha also by Shabby Miss Jen. Staples by Shabby Princess. Stitching by Lisa Whitney. Note paper by Christy Lyle. Date stamp by Amber Clegg. Font is Mom's Typewriter.

Have a great Monday!

Comments

[Hollie]

Wow Janet--awesome gift! I'm sure you'll love it! I considered the switch, but I just couldn't get past having to re-buy all my software and then on top of it, learn a new thing. But it tempts me from time to time, I'll admit:) Hope you are doing well--feeling well, and enjoying the holiday time.

[Leslie (lhaslem)]

yummy - those look delicious - I'm not much of a cake girl, but BROWNIES - oh yeah! Downloading that recipe now:)

Congrats on the mac...in my former job at an ad agency we used macs and I LOVED them....that 20" screen is awesome! I'm not really an expert at the logistics or anything, so good luck!

[Brooke - in Oregon]

Hey thanks for the recipe and for making it downloadable too! You rock GF!!!!

I would so change to a Mac if all of my Computer fixer guys weren't PC guys! My SIL loves her Mac but she is in Arizona so a bit to far for help! lol

Enjoy and yes it is BEAUTIFUL!!

[Melissa]

It IS pretty!! I know nothing about Macs, but my brother-in-law and sister have several! Hope you're able to learn and have a blast with it!

[Shabby Miss Jenn]

We LOVE all our macs! They are super easy! Setting up airport and internet is super easy. Feel free to bug me if you want. Susan from Lifts with a Twist is really a mac expert! :) CONGRATULATIONS and love your pages girl! :)

[sarah vrolyk]

Enjoy your new computer!

LOVE the pages (of course) .. and thanks so much for the recipe. My boys will LOVE making those! :)

[Emily (skrpbkmom)]

Congrats on the new Mac!! :) I love mine! If you need any help...my email's skrpbkmom at yahoo dot com.

[Rona]

congrats on the new Mac! We're the same---I learned on a Mac, loved it. WHen I started teaching a decade ago, the school didn't have macs, so I was forced to use a PC, too! LOL!

Now I just got an iMac and I haven't used it yet since everything is still on my old laptop, hehehe. Am I lazy or what!