Month: December 2003

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Well the Christmas stuff is officially packed away. Actually, Joe got a little antsy and suggested I do it while the kids were here yesterday so we did. It feels much less cluttered in here now. Frankly, I am ready for Spring, but then again, it’s my favorite season so that’s no surprise.

This morning after dropping off the kids we did some after Christmas shopping. Target had their Valentine’s Day decorations out already so I got a cute tablecloth. I now have a tablecloth for just about every holiday/season. I’ve got a general summery one, two Halloween ones, a Fall one, a Winter one with snowmen on it, and now the Valentine’s Day one. I am such a goof, I know.

I also got a few discounted Christmas things (tissue paper, cards, stockings, etc.) including a very cute candle set that will be someone’s gift next year. It was such a steal and it’s so cute! Candles never go out of style and it’s nice to have something on hand in a pinch.

We also got a nice suitcase and luggage tags. Believe it or not we didn’t own one – we just threw our stuff in various bookbags. I can’t believe all the places we’ve visited in the three years we’ve been together. It’s really cool how much stuff we experience – it keeps our relationship fun and interesting (not that it needed any help, of course, but I think you get what I’m saying).

So that has been our day. We got home around 11 am and have been putzing around ever since.

Friday Five

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1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year? Getting out of my hell hole former job.

2. What was your biggest disappointment? Not being able to move into a house yet.

3. What do you hope the new year brings? Health, wealth and happiness.

4. Will you be making any New Year’s resolutions? If yes, what will they be? Not really. I don’t wait for a new year to make changes in my life.

5. What are your plans for New Year’s Eve? Relax and be with my sweetheart as it’s our 3 year anniversary.

Doing Nothing

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Yep, that’s what we’re doing all day – nothing. We’re still in our PJs … Joe playing a game, me surfing the web. We reorganized our dvd collection earlier and put away our gifts. Now we’re just waiting for “dinner” to be ready … which should be shortly as I put our very tiny ham in the oven 45 minutes ago. I am so hungry but I want ham, not cereal. It’s past noon, so it’s all good. :)

What are you up to today?

Merry Christmas

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This is how it used to work when my grandparents were still with us – Christmas Eve we’d (meaning my brothers, parents and me) would open our presents after dinner sometime between 7-8 pm and then we’d go to Midnight Mass. On Christmas day we’d go to both sets of grandparents for dinner and more presents. Times have changed, though. And maybe that’s why even though we had a great day, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas to me.

We slept in, then started cooking; we made mashed potatos and broccoli/cauliflower casserole. Half of it was to bring over to my parents’ and the other half is for our intimate Christmas dinner for just the two of us tomorrow.

Around 2pm we left for my parents’ and arrived just before 3pm. For two hours we ran back and forth working on my brothers’ computers. Joe ended up reinstalling my one brother’s Windows XP entirely because he had too many parasites that couldn’t be removed. We keep telling him it’s because of the porn sites that he visits, but I guarantee you he’ll screw up his machine again. My other brother had a few minor issues with some programs – his AIM is acting all weird and even uninstalling and reinstalling wasn’t helping so I introduced him to Trillian. He was really mellow and pretty entertaining as he was doped up on Vicadin from the oral surgery he had earlier in the day.

We ate dinner around 5pm, and in usual fashion, there was plenty to choose from – lasagna, fried chicken, three kinds of potatos, my casserole, meat loaf, salad, corn, peas, potato salad and more. It was all delicious too! We sat around a bit more and then opened presents.

Much to my surprise, my brothers seemed to actually enjoy their presents, which I think I mentioned before were books. I got the older brother “Idiots Guide to the Internet” and the “Odd Todd Handbook”. The youngest brother got “Faster Smarter Windows XP” as well a book on photography and another book on playing the guitar since he wants to learn. I gave my Mom season 3 of MASH on DVD, my Dad some pajama pants and a Beach Boys cd, and my cousin a Blockbuster gift card.

Between everyone I got – way too many candles, the complete first three seasons of Friends on DVD, a Target gift card and money. Joe got candy, a Speedracer DVD, a Target gift card and money also.

When Joe and I got home we made hot chocolate and opened our presents from one another. He got me the fifth season of Friends so now I need season 4 to make my collection complete (until they release the other seasons anyway). He also got me Wipeout Fusion for the Playstation 2 which is my favorite game. I got him an Indiana Jones box set and a headset to use with his Socom game on the PS2.

And now I feel like a 10 year old going on and on about what I got for Christmas. LOL! So I leave you with a photo of my parents’ house decorated for Christmas. Goodnight!