the holiday seasons hath invaded!!!!
friday my mom and stepdad bobby came in to visit me! i was stressed out a bit because my mom had said they were coming in saturday, and then thursday night informed me they'd be there a day early! after a stressfully busy week, that news was not well received.
but we had good times. and they took me to lowe's and got me a CHRISTMAS/WINTER SOLSTICE TREE and all the Trimmings!!! yea'! i adore russian/german esque ornaments, you know, the ones that look like upside down minarets?? and i got beautiful beaded garlands to wrap around my tree! its pretty fantabulous. i'm going to sew a tree-skirt out of pretty fabric from jo-ann fabric's or panasch's or somewhere. ((i thought panasch's had closed, but their sign is still up, so i need to investigate)
my favorite ornaments are little ice-frosted (look like they are) apple ornaments!!! ive always thought snow and ice glazed leaves, branches, fruits, etc. are so ethereally beautiful in wintertimes..add this to the fact that im going to be a teacher, and SPLADDOW! i had to have those ornaments! im also going to make ornaments this year, because its my first christmas tree that is for My Home!!! any ideers?? ive got a few already! and i want to order some ornaments from pancake meow that are adorable!
the reason my living room is being besieged by two hollydaes is that i still have my harvesty/halloween decorations up, but my parents and i wanted to start decorating my christmas/Winter Solstice tree together!! and since i wont see them again Until december 18th, we had to do it this weekend. i dont mind, but i know that a few of my friends would cringe at the mixture. I DO WHAT I WANT. hah hah ;) although after halloween, im taking down my pumpakins and putting them outside-theyre starting to attract fruit flies anyhoo, and i DO NOT WANT buggies in my home. [[har, har, the spellchecker didnt correct 'buggies' ..now im picturing little horses and buggies ;) ]]
im excited about matt-san coming to visit!! i still don't know what day he'll be arriving, or even if he may have changed plans and will be coming in another weekend...but i'm beginning preparations! if anyone has an air mattress i may borrow for a night or two or three, please contact me! my couch is comfy for me, but i'm only 4' 11" tall! we're prob going to check out the alice in wonderland-y bar at some point ((as long as its free to get in!!! or relatively cheap))
bobby got me a cable for my tv, and now i can watch 10 channels!!! im not much for most tv, but its nice to be able to catch up on the weather report and to watch saturday cartoons.. and PLUS teh olympics are coming up soon, and i AM SO EXCITED! i got to watch the figure skating and gymnastics grand prix something or other in russia! awesomeness personified! Winter Olympics are definitely my favorite!!! AND i got to watch Halloween On Ice, which was woefully subliminally advertised, but at least the sponsors were musselman applesauce..i can agree with the over-plugging of applesauce ads..especially compared to beer and tampon ads..sheesh ;)
AND i will get to see all of the HOLIDAY specials!!! i heart those!! charlie brown and claymation=wonderful ((to me)) a lot of people hate the holidays...but i still love them for the same reasons i loved them as a child. Yes, i know about all the commercialism and the hopelessness, and how people seem to only care about those in need around the holidays..
ALSO as a child my holidays were Always extremely busy, harried, and stressful. as an only child i had to split my christmas eve and day up between 4 different families (my grandparents are divorced and remarried as well).. and there was Always guilt and pressure (whether unconscious or not on my parents part) to spend more time with this parent, or that grandparent.. imagine all that for a 4-18 year old! finally, when i went to college, i got more say in what i did..jeeze oh man..
However, that doesn't mean, at least in my opinion, that i need to become jaded about the things that ARE special about this time of year. so i won't be jaded. and that's that.
christopherson is coming in this weekend and we are going to celebrate t-thugz' bday and Harroweens!!! yeayuh!! hopefully there will be some spooky baking and baked goods involved as well!!
p.s.
random aside:
my loaf of wheat bread goes bad today...off to the grocery!! :D [[i heart teh grocery]]
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