Hee!

In an octopus' garden.

I just need to record this monumental occasion:

I have officially won my first game of Monopoly. EVER. Not just Monopoly, either. Beatles Monopoly. I was the octopus!

Vomit.

Went out for a nice dinner last night, and promptly came home to throw it all up. Isn't it the worst when you hurk food that you really enjoyed eating? It's like you watch it going "Nooo! Come back!", and it tastes awful on the way back up, so it ruins the memory of your enjoyment just a short time before.

Or that could just be me.

Happy Christmas!

All in all, it went well this year. We stayed home and my family came over for christmas eve, where we did all of exchanging. It was a bit of a hard christmas for the whole family, since no one is in the best financial spot. Thankfully, we can all manage to have a good time together and make the most of everything that we do have.

Christmas morning was nice, just leisurely opening the remaining presents. I got some pretty bitchin' shit, if I do say so myself (Can you say heart rate monitor? oh my goodness and gracious) and it was great just to spend the day hanging around with no responsibilities. Today of course I have to clean up and get ready to find a way back to the real world by Monday....but even that can be put on hold for a little bit.

Cold.

I have a headcold and all I would like to do right now is sleep. Thanks to all the snow, I haven't been to the gym in about a week, and I'm actually kind of antsy to get back. Of course, I will have to go clean off my car in order to even get home.

Dear snow,

Please stop ruining my life.

Love,

Tina

Oh my snow.

For anyone who lives in the northeastern US, how fun was last night? End count, Portland got 13" of snow. Holy whoa. I worked yesterday, but ended up deciding it was best if I leave early and go to the grocery store to grab some food for dinner. The roads were drivable (I have been doing this for almost ten years now), but I still went about 20 -30 mph the whole way, including when I was on the interstate. I wouldn't mind as much if I could just go play in it, but I still have three days of work and it makes it harder to get there with all of this crap. I'm currently waiting for Jason to come pick me up on his way in, because I'm a sweet talker like that and he had already cleaned off his car when I had called him. Lazy? Or smart like a fox? You decide.

Rush.

With Christmas just a week away, I feel like most people around here at work are either rushing to get everything done or they are procrastinating in ways never heard of before. I'm both at this point. But I also don't have all the vacation time that they do, so I''m not as worried because next week and the week after I'm going to be all by myself and I be as leisurely productive as I'd like.

The guy from Maine won Survivor! That makes me happy for several reasons: 1, He's a mainer. 1, He is the sweetest nicest most productive member of society ever and 3, I saw my Hannah on TV talking about him because he teaches at Gorham HS! What more can I possibly ask for?

I need a new car. Or to actually put a LOT of money into the one I have for repairs. If I had better credit, I would look into getting something newer...but it is not in the cards right now. Save save save.

Christmas cards got sent out. They are 'awesome' this year. The people who have gotten them already are happy with what I did, so that is good enough for me.

Why is there so much chocolate around Christmas?

PRESENTS!

Christmas Eve is two weeks from today. Holy crow.

My family is coming to spend it at my apartment, which will be nice even though we only have a three foot tree. And it's fake. But I like to think that it makes it look like we have even more presents than we actually do.

Also, I'm not solely materialistic. I do enjoy being with my family, and playing games and in general having a good time. These things are also good. But opening presents is sweet. The best part about online shopping is that I get a present in the mail, and then it goes to someone else. Two for one!

It's five and I'd like to leave work. So...I think that I just might. I have to get here really early tomorrow anyhow, so there's no reason not to just go home when I'm feeling burnt out.

I love you!

Competition, you say?

So, Kim at work would like to have a weight loss competition with me. I know, you're thinking why would tall pretty blond Kim want to lose any weight? But she says she's put on some pounds and she'd like to get it off. I'm down. There's nothing like a little competition to spark the motivation in me. I say bring it.

Christmas shopping starts tomorrow for me! I'm super pumped. Then Saturday. And then I want to be done. Did you hear that someone got trampled to death on Black Friday? That is just plain ridiculous. Uh uh. No thank you.

Tina is in town and we are hanging out tonight. I just love her to pieces. It's good to have people in your life that just make it a happier place. I have a lot of those people, and I need to not forget that.