so i guess christmas is around the corner! it always seems to sneak up on me, christmas. but it's exciting. tonight it's the family and fondue, which sounds promising. becca's starting to get sick though and she's still housesitting whereas i am feeling pretty good and having to take care of the zoo here at the apartment toute seule...i might hang out with her, which sounded fun a few days ago but now that she's sick doesn't sound quite as positive an experience. then tomorrow i am definitely a happy girl because tomorrow is actually CHRISTMAS which means CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST AND MIMOSAS. seriously, i don't even need presents, as long as i have breakfast. christmas breakfast is always the bestest. that almost rhymed and yes, i intended for it to do so.
nate also comes home tomorrow, which makes me even more happy, because even though i like having alone time, to an extent, i miss coming home to my best friend every night and i don't like coming home to such a quiet apartment. it will be a relatively short reunion though, as i have to get myself down to hilton head the day after christmas for a short and sweet grandparent visit...evidently i've been volunteered to attempt fun phyllo dough creations while i'm down there, which is fine by me, as at least there's something to DO!
after that, i have one more day off, and then i suppose it's back to 'normal,' whatever that is.
i hope that everyone who reads this has an exceptionally happy holiday and enjoys it to its full potential. know that you are surrounded by love. be positive, be happy, revel in the hustle and bustle and energy of the season. and if you have snow where you are, PLAY IN IT FOR ME.
la vie est belle.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
lame.
britney spears' SIXTEEN YEAR OLD sister who LIVES WITH her NINETEEN YEAR OLD boyfriend is PREGNANT.
and their mother was trying to hawk a parenting book a couple months ago?! really?!
and i guess britney went out that night and partied like usual, and apparently kevin federline knew even before the magazines and the blogs broke the news while britney didn't, etc. etc. etc. i just keep reading these things and i think it's sooooo lame.
silly.
and their mother was trying to hawk a parenting book a couple months ago?! really?!
and i guess britney went out that night and partied like usual, and apparently kevin federline knew even before the magazines and the blogs broke the news while britney didn't, etc. etc. etc. i just keep reading these things and i think it's sooooo lame.
silly.
Monday, December 17, 2007
project runway post
in response to katieoh:
all time favorite contestant=JAY. i absolutely adored him, his designs and his clever one-liners about cigarettes ('they're like little sticks of salvation!' or something to that effect). to this day, i can watch re-runs and i still laugh at jay and i remember hanging out in my room with xiao back at randolph macon and watching it with her and debating the best designs each week.
these days, it's a bit more difficult as we haven't seen QUITE enough of the contestants' work and personalities. yet. i'm quite fond of crazy elisa and 'fierce' christian makes me laugh. fatboy chris march got to come back, which i thought was sweet, but i'm not sure he and his flamboyant costuming mindset will go too far. i like kit, she seems relatively down to earth and smart. however, in general, i'm all over kevin for the win. i love him, i think he's great, and i want to go to lunch with him after he wins and talk about how awesome i think it is that he hasn't been bitchy or dramatic (yet, i guess...)
speaking of bitchy, not a fan of victorya, jillian (IS SHE HIGH? ALLLLLL THE TIME?!), and rami. they all seem very 'i'm better than you' la di dah, obnoxious and petty. and ricky is a crybaby who's not good enough. i feel sorry for him, but he also really grates on my nerves.
so. that's that.
prediction for this week: ricky's out.
all time favorite contestant=JAY. i absolutely adored him, his designs and his clever one-liners about cigarettes ('they're like little sticks of salvation!' or something to that effect). to this day, i can watch re-runs and i still laugh at jay and i remember hanging out in my room with xiao back at randolph macon and watching it with her and debating the best designs each week.
these days, it's a bit more difficult as we haven't seen QUITE enough of the contestants' work and personalities. yet. i'm quite fond of crazy elisa and 'fierce' christian makes me laugh. fatboy chris march got to come back, which i thought was sweet, but i'm not sure he and his flamboyant costuming mindset will go too far. i like kit, she seems relatively down to earth and smart. however, in general, i'm all over kevin for the win. i love him, i think he's great, and i want to go to lunch with him after he wins and talk about how awesome i think it is that he hasn't been bitchy or dramatic (yet, i guess...)
speaking of bitchy, not a fan of victorya, jillian (IS SHE HIGH? ALLLLLL THE TIME?!), and rami. they all seem very 'i'm better than you' la di dah, obnoxious and petty. and ricky is a crybaby who's not good enough. i feel sorry for him, but he also really grates on my nerves.
so. that's that.
prediction for this week: ricky's out.
Friday, December 14, 2007
progressions
last night i came home from a relatively un-lucrative shift at work, but still in a good mood.
i'm not the kind of girl whose mood is controlled by money or lack thereof. there's still time for this to change, but i hope to keep it the way it is, because i admire it in myself. there are too many more important things about which to fret, in my opinion and while i'd love to have more money and have that be a complete non-issue and while there are a whole slew of things i would be able to do and opportunities that would present themselves with the presence of more money, i maintain that life, and one's good mood for that matter, is not not dependent on the presence or lack of dinero.
to continue. i came home in a good mood, kind of wanting to go out and celebrate that, but totally fine to just hang at home with my boyfriend, some beers, a couple smokes, and the animals. which is what happened and it was spectacular. there's something to be said for being able to come home from work on any random day and just kicking back and having that be the highlight of your week.
work's been slow lately, which to some extent i can understand, certainly not wanting to go out to eat myself these days and holiday preparation taking up a lot of mindspace, yet it's still disappointing, especially when coworkers who have been here for at least a year comparing it to the success of last year and what sounded like a really busy, fabulous, exhausting, and super-lucrative time. meanwhile during the day, i continue to just sort of run my errands and hang out and that's all fine. the gym, taking care of our pets, shopping for gifts, writing, etc.
basically, yes, this is a blog about how happy i am where i am. again. i'm just feeling really positive these days, and optimistic, and content. inside of work, outside of work, whether i'm hanging out with nate, sitting on the balcony having hours of really amazing conversation or i'm with relative strangers, joking around about the weather at one of my tables at work. whether it's with my mother picking out a christmas tree, or going out and just letting loose with friends, or talking with caitlin on the phone on a sunday afternoon, i'm a very happy person. and i'm a very lucky girl.
la vie est belle.
i'm not the kind of girl whose mood is controlled by money or lack thereof. there's still time for this to change, but i hope to keep it the way it is, because i admire it in myself. there are too many more important things about which to fret, in my opinion and while i'd love to have more money and have that be a complete non-issue and while there are a whole slew of things i would be able to do and opportunities that would present themselves with the presence of more money, i maintain that life, and one's good mood for that matter, is not not dependent on the presence or lack of dinero.
to continue. i came home in a good mood, kind of wanting to go out and celebrate that, but totally fine to just hang at home with my boyfriend, some beers, a couple smokes, and the animals. which is what happened and it was spectacular. there's something to be said for being able to come home from work on any random day and just kicking back and having that be the highlight of your week.
work's been slow lately, which to some extent i can understand, certainly not wanting to go out to eat myself these days and holiday preparation taking up a lot of mindspace, yet it's still disappointing, especially when coworkers who have been here for at least a year comparing it to the success of last year and what sounded like a really busy, fabulous, exhausting, and super-lucrative time. meanwhile during the day, i continue to just sort of run my errands and hang out and that's all fine. the gym, taking care of our pets, shopping for gifts, writing, etc.
basically, yes, this is a blog about how happy i am where i am. again. i'm just feeling really positive these days, and optimistic, and content. inside of work, outside of work, whether i'm hanging out with nate, sitting on the balcony having hours of really amazing conversation or i'm with relative strangers, joking around about the weather at one of my tables at work. whether it's with my mother picking out a christmas tree, or going out and just letting loose with friends, or talking with caitlin on the phone on a sunday afternoon, i'm a very happy person. and i'm a very lucky girl.
la vie est belle.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
we don't care about the old folks...
so i was looking through some OLD pictures the other day and decided to put them online, via facebook. turns out, putting pictures of the kids i knew when we were truly KIDS is a fantastic way to get back in touch with those people! everyone likes a little 'time machine moment' to quote one of the aforementioned kids.
it just makes me happy to put a smile on the faces of people who i haven't been able to see in years, sometimes even since that time. one guy commented on a picture, saying, 'how did you recognize me?! i don't think i would have' or something to that extent, provoking my response of, 'well, that's easy, since i haven't seen you really since you looked like this.' i mean, i wouldn't recognize him NOW necessarily, funnily enough!
there may be more where those came from, i'll have to see...i'm the kind of girl who has a massive hatbox full of these kinds of pictures, strewn around in absolutely no order, so it's always fun to look through and discover and remember and laugh.
it's funny, because i look through these photos and it strikes me that there were years where some of the most important people in my life were completely uninvolved. i was eighteen when i met caitlin. i was twenty when i met nate. and i don't want to sound dramatic, but i think it's amazing that i lived an average of nineteen years without them! because they're so much a part of my life now, and they're soooo important to me and my happiness, it's interesting to look back and think, 'i wonder if i knew there was something missing then.' because i think there was. and not to detract, so to speak, from the validity of everyone else i've known--i think you are all fantastic and am so pleased that i've been able know you and wish that we could get togethe
r these days and catch up, not just post comments and messages on facebook about our good times together when we were fourteen--but th
ere was a small hole in my life before nate and cait were in it and it's filled and i'm complete, to sound compleeeeetley cliched.caitlin called me the other day (and by other day, i mean saturday) and we had a short conversation filled with 'i love you, i miss you,' la di dah, all that nice stuff, and then she said something about how she wants to be just like me, which was the sweetest, especially considering that for years i admired her, and i always thought i sorta looked up to her more and between last year and this, it's been a far more mutual admiration, just this, 'i think you're amazing because you're living in new york city, you have a great job, you're doing so well, i'm so proud of you,' and 'you're doing so well with nate and the job you love and you're so responsible.' it's just really nice. these things make me happy. life makes me happy. these are very upbeat, optimistic blogs these days!
live.it.up.
em.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
picture post
'some moments last forever, some flare up in love, love, love'
my goodness that's a cute little (?) cat
free advertising for daddiO. saratoga: perfect from start to finish.
delicious cofffee only comes from my saratoga mug :)
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