I'mma do the things i wanna do

I don't particularly feel like posting a legitimate blog post tonight so i'll just be all thankful.





1)rockband
2)things to look forward to
3)options
4)vacation
5)going out to dinner with my love =)

Christmas!

As expected, it's been a beautiful two days of christmas celebration. it's funny how as you get older, your outlook changes slightly every year. I wish i could say that the childlike wonder and innocence is still there but of course, as a product of the "teen years" it has dimmed slightly. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Christmas and will continue to my whole life. But every year, your eyes open a little more. there are more distractions and thoughts buzzing inside of your head and, for me, i sometimes find it hard to be in the moment. nevertheless, i will always maintain the wonder and beauty of christmas in my heart. because what's life without christmas?

On christmas eve, we went down to my aunt and uncle's house in north caldwell NJ, which is always a great time. their house is beautiful, the food is good and, of course, you're around family. unfortunately, it was raining the whole trip down, which washed away most of the snow...it would have been beautiful to have fresh snow on the ground christmas morning. Since we're being thankful this season (really, it should be all the time) i'd like to express my thanks for my siblings. we argue. a lot. but we're also each other's lifelines, best friends and party buddies. if all else fails and we know no one at a party (which wasnt the case for this party), we stay close to each other and have fun amongst ourselves. we were taking crazy pictures and eating a lot and playing christmas trivia games with my crazy godmother/aunt. on the way home, we were getting tired. but midnight mass still loomed ahead of us. i absolutely love midnight mass. it is by far the most beautiful part about christmas, for me. because the church is silent, softly lighted, the altar is decorated with vibrant poinsettas. there aren't the distractions of gifts or secular things. father bob, our new priest, performed his first midnight mass and he did so well. getting home at 1:00 in the morning has become a christmas tradition. the upside is that it forces us to go right to bed so that santa can come ;)

christmas morning dawned 40 degrees and sunny. blech. but there was still a tiny bit of snow on the ground and the sky was a beautiful blue. so i couldn't complain. my brother woke me up, like always, but this year was frustrating because my mom chose to sing at the 8 am mass, so we, being good and patient children, waited until she got home to open presents (she likes to be there to see what "santa" brought) so the three of us partied in mariel's room until mom came home. as soon as she walked in, we sprinted downstairs. and santa treated us very very well. the beauty of christmas morning never looses it's spark for me. the lighted tree, the warm fireplace, the sun shining in the windows and the brightly colored wrapping paper. the material aspect is obviously not the most important, so i wont list what i received. lets just say we were all very happy =)

as also is tradtion, my grandparents and my aunt and uncle come to our house for christmas day. so we spent the beginning of the day preparing and cleaning. and once everyone showed up, the house looked beautiful, we had christmas music playing and the food was all set up. i absolutely love spending time with my family. we have so much fun together. of course, there were more presents ;) overall, the day was beautiful and i think we kept the christmas spirit very much alive. i love this post-celebration feeling of satisfaction.


my thankfulness list is extremely long, but i'll keep it to 5.

1) spending time with family
2) being happy
3) our cozy home
4) having the rest of the vacation to enjoy
5) the spirit of christmas

affirmative. i poked one. it was dead

1)snow days
2)supportive best friends
3)flight of the conchords on DVD
4)baking christmas cookies
5)snow day



thank you!

beautiful.

now THAT'S dedication <3333

here comes the luck of the draw!

i'm blogging now even though i'm not finished with what i have to do because..well, i feel like it. weather.gov has been checked so frequently by every student that i'm surprised it hasn't overloaded. just like everyone else, i would love a snow day. but, as usual, i'm setting myself up for a let down.


1) chai tea
2) slipper socks
3) phone coversations
4) expressing a thought
5) 8th period lessons

some joker put my smile on upside down

i feel rather accomplished, in spite of my breakdown. i was able to do the french homework, write a ballad, work on christmas presents, work on my portrait, update my ipod and (in a few minutes) study for math. i flexed my creative muscle quite a bit today, which i'm happy about. it's so stress relieving to express yourself through art or sometimes, a suicidal ballad =)
this is the home stretch guys!! one week, give or take two days (which hopefully will be stress free) until christmas break!!! i know i'm excited. since i'm clearly procrastinating, i'm going to leave you with a list. it's a nice close.



1) new music (the rumble strips)
2) mariel getting into college. congrats sis!
3) our decorated christmas tree =)
4) being productive
5) teachers postponing tests

still sick =(

i apologize, i will make up for my pitiful posts tomorrow


1) connecting with family
2) advent calendars
3) friends who stop by to check up on you =))
4) thinking its sunday when its really saturday
5) flirting ;)




good night!!