Soooooo, this has got to be the best Christmas ever for me!
On Christmas Eve, my family and I went to my Aunt's house for dinner. We usually don't do anything Christmassy (no gifts, no big family dinners etc.) so this was a nice change. My mom, who has had a tough couple of years recently, hadn't spent too much time with my aunt in a while and I could tell that she really enjoyed herself. Heck, we all did! My brother and I haven't laughed so hard in a really long time, and my mom even said that she hadn't had so much fun in years. It really was a heartwarming night as my mom and aunt reminisced their college days and such. And there were many moments where I laughed so hard that I was in tears. The food was great, and it was an excellent way to spend Christmas Eve =)
Saturday, Christmas Day, didn't do much at all - just stayed home with my mom because she's sick and I didn't want her to be alone since my brother left for the weekend. I ended up going to Ruby Skye on Saturday night and.. well.. I had too much fun and called it a night around midnight. Although, for the time that I was out with my faaaavorite people, I had a blast -- as always. I'm so thankful for my wonderful friends and family and family friends. I usually feel very alone during the holidays, but this year is totally different. I'm glad that I'm alone because I'm surrounded by delightful company all of the time!
Today was a lazy morning/afternoon, but I got out of bed finally to hang out with the boys. We played games at Chad's place (Scattegories, which I have progressively gotten worse at) and some of us ended up drinking to a loss (or in my case, losses). It's not fun to lose for me, ever. I blame Chad partly, because we get the same answers a lot and I lose points because they cancel out!! Like "big boats" and "Murcielago", he needs to get out of my head!!! But anyway, we had family-style dinner at a Chinese restaurant and then went on to karaoke.
And now I'm going to go back in time to Thursday.. because for this post I am saving the best for last. On Thursday, I got off work early and went to visit BMW!! It was awesome seeing all of my old co-workers and catching up! I really miss the place.. but everyone seems to be doing well and it was really nice to be there again. I told Larry about the car I had my eye on and we discussed the process so I got a much better understanding on how to deal. It helped A LOT because I was so hesitant. And so after I left BMW I started to get the ball rolling... and soon enough..
ON CHRISTMAS EVE I GOT MY CAR!!! Chad is such a dear, he took me to the dealer in the morning. Less than an hour later I was driving off in my awesome new Volvo, that sexy beast. When I got back to the city I picked Chad up and we went to eat at Americana, where he is a total local celeb LOL. I can't describe the overwhelming anticipation that took hold of me the night before, and the morning of. And I can't describe the ridiculous excitement of driving the car around the city for the first time. But I can say that it was AMAZING, and I love it.
I'm so happy. This is the best Christmas ever, because I got myself the coolest present ever ever ever!!! When I drive it, things are just SO much more enjoyable. Pure bliss. My first big girl purchase and I couldn't be more satisfied. Alex got me my OWN NERF GUN as a car warming gift, such a sweetheart! I am just having.. the best.. December... ever.. and I hope everyone else feels the same. Happy holidays!!!! <3
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Love & Holiday Cheer
Awwwwwhhhhh, so the holidays have come and gone and come again, and here we are in the middle of the winter with the ones we hold dearest.
First off, I'd like to recap Carrie & Long's wedding! They had a reception banquet at Gold Mountain in Chinatown the second Saturday of December. I was nervous because it was my first wedding, I didn't have a date, and it was a Chinese wedding -- yeah, I don't speak Chinese.. at all. It turns out that I knew more people there than I had anticipated, and it was quite a delightful time :) Thankfully, Ann didn't bring a date either, so I didn't feel so awkward -- otherwise, I would have been the only one at my table without a date! It was a huge relief to know everyone at my table, and though we hadn't seen each other in years (literally) it was great to catch up with them.
The wedding was really cute! Carrie looked exhausted, but also VERY gorgeous. Loved all of her dresses, and I like the way she coordinated the colors for all of the decorations. When they were playing the love songs and I was watching the couple slideshow I almost started tearing.. so happy for those two <3 be="" br="" didn="" even="" for="" going="" happy="" i="" know="" most="" of="" on="" really="" t="" the="" there.="" though="" time="" to="" was="" what="">
This past Thursday was B's birthday, and he who apparently NEVER celebrates his birthday decided to finally go out! So we went to Slide, and got to see him drink more than two beers, which is a rare occasion in itself. We had a pretty good time even though it was house music. I guess it's a preview of what Tiesto will be like. On Friday I woke up with a killer sore throat. I thought I might have Strep Throat so I stayed home to rest. I pretty much slept the entire day and night, and I was so glad to wake up better on Saturday.
I spent the earlier part of Saturday preparing shrimp ceviche for the Holiday Potluck. It was my first time making ceviche, or actually making anything for a potluck, and it turned out to be a success! I was worried that the final product was too sour.. but everybody seemed to genuinely love it. At first I thought they were just being nice.. but people were eating it all up!!! There was LOTS of great food there, and Alex even brought a whole slab of prime rib! Tiana made us cute little party favors with bells and our names written on them, I got a snowman. SUPER CUTE! Lots of good eating for sure, and as always excellent company.
After the Holiday Potluck, we left Henry's to go to the Ugly Sweater Party. Somewhere along the way, the guys got the idea to do red-light musical cars (we had three cars). So if I remember correctly, my car had 3 rounds of new people. I wish the car I was driving had automatic locks though, I couldn't control the doors fast enough to lock anyone out LOL. When we got to the Ugly Sweater Party I felt a bit awkward because I didn't know the other people there. But an hour or so later I loosened up and ended up having a great time :) I met some new people, got a double kiss under the mistletoe from two lovely boys at the same time! There were even super cool fake tattoos.. and I wish I had gotten the ferocious-animal-hand one like Alex's but I was content with snowman. All in all, December has been a great week thus far! And we're only halfway through... Chad is back, Menie and Charles will be back in town later this week and I'm really just loving this holiday season and all of the loving people I've been spending it with.
First off, I'd like to recap Carrie & Long's wedding! They had a reception banquet at Gold Mountain in Chinatown the second Saturday of December. I was nervous because it was my first wedding, I didn't have a date, and it was a Chinese wedding -- yeah, I don't speak Chinese.. at all. It turns out that I knew more people there than I had anticipated, and it was quite a delightful time :) Thankfully, Ann didn't bring a date either, so I didn't feel so awkward -- otherwise, I would have been the only one at my table without a date! It was a huge relief to know everyone at my table, and though we hadn't seen each other in years (literally) it was great to catch up with them.
The wedding was really cute! Carrie looked exhausted, but also VERY gorgeous. Loved all of her dresses, and I like the way she coordinated the colors for all of the decorations. When they were playing the love songs and I was watching the couple slideshow I almost started tearing.. so happy for those two <3 be="" br="" didn="" even="" for="" going="" happy="" i="" know="" most="" of="" on="" really="" t="" the="" there.="" though="" time="" to="" was="" what="">
This past Thursday was B's birthday, and he who apparently NEVER celebrates his birthday decided to finally go out! So we went to Slide, and got to see him drink more than two beers, which is a rare occasion in itself. We had a pretty good time even though it was house music. I guess it's a preview of what Tiesto will be like. On Friday I woke up with a killer sore throat. I thought I might have Strep Throat so I stayed home to rest. I pretty much slept the entire day and night, and I was so glad to wake up better on Saturday.
I spent the earlier part of Saturday preparing shrimp ceviche for the Holiday Potluck. It was my first time making ceviche, or actually making anything for a potluck, and it turned out to be a success! I was worried that the final product was too sour.. but everybody seemed to genuinely love it. At first I thought they were just being nice.. but people were eating it all up!!! There was LOTS of great food there, and Alex even brought a whole slab of prime rib! Tiana made us cute little party favors with bells and our names written on them, I got a snowman. SUPER CUTE! Lots of good eating for sure, and as always excellent company.
After the Holiday Potluck, we left Henry's to go to the Ugly Sweater Party. Somewhere along the way, the guys got the idea to do red-light musical cars (we had three cars). So if I remember correctly, my car had 3 rounds of new people. I wish the car I was driving had automatic locks though, I couldn't control the doors fast enough to lock anyone out LOL. When we got to the Ugly Sweater Party I felt a bit awkward because I didn't know the other people there. But an hour or so later I loosened up and ended up having a great time :) I met some new people, got a double kiss under the mistletoe from two lovely boys at the same time! There were even super cool fake tattoos.. and I wish I had gotten the ferocious-animal-hand one like Alex's but I was content with snowman. All in all, December has been a great week thus far! And we're only halfway through... Chad is back, Menie and Charles will be back in town later this week and I'm really just loving this holiday season and all of the loving people I've been spending it with.
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