Christmas was great. I got so much stuff that I never thought I needed but apparently other people think differently. A tie rotator? Who needs a tie rotator? Of course I acted surprised (shock was more like it) and I told them that I loved it. I loved it....I can be such a good actor sometimes. I also got a food processor. Is that something you give out at Christmas? That I kind of like...but I am not sure if I would use it.
I am sure some of the gifts I am gave out to people are going to end up at the back of their closets and will never be seen again or they will be given to the salvation army where a homeless person is going to pay .50 for a smoore maker (that is something I got also). Like they really need a smoore maker....or a trivet. But I am very grateful for everything I got, some of it wasn't expensive, some of it was just silly, but it shows that I have tons of people that are thinking of me this holiday season.

Some of my family has gone back home but I still have a lot of people that come over to visit my parents during the day. Sometimes I just need to get away so I go for drives......maybe I should go to the library and study for the LSAT...that could be a good idea but I had not thought about that until now......Action Item Number 1: Study for the LSAT. Anyway...the point was that I need to get away at time so I leave the house and just hang out somewhere else.

Over all it was a pretty normal weekend. Since my dad is in town we worked on the house and tried to fix a few things. We installed new awnings and trip to the exterior, new gutters, shutters, a new door for the garage, painted the awnings and trim, and he fixed my shower. When I say we what I really mean is they. My brother in laws, my brothers, and an uncle. All I really did was watch, pay for the supplies they need and make comments. I am not very good at the manual labor thing, what if I got a blister? Who would have taken care of me? Who? All kidding aside, every once in a while I do enjoy manual labor but for the most part I try to stay away from it.
I also wanted them to redo my restroom. I want a new garden tub, new tile, a new cabinet, and a new faucet but my dad didn't think he was going to have time to do all of it before he had to leave. I take what I can, I would rather have the free labor than have to pay for some complete stranger to do it for me. The point of my little story is that I spent a lot of money this weekend but it was all worth it.

In other news: I decided that that I wanted a corduroy jacket and a denim jacket. When I went to the mall to get them the prices just shocked me. How could a denim jacket cost $200, $120, and $80? That is a huge price difference. I can't see myself paying that much money for a jacket I could get for $10 at a thrift store....so that started another adventure. I went to one of the local Thrift Stores to find my denim jacket and all I could find was really old (1920's) jackets that I would never wear. Is it worth paying $80 for a jacket?
I did find a brown leather jacket for $49.25 that I totally wanted. I tried it on and it fit me perfectly. This place only takes cash and I only had $50 and didn't have enough to cover the tax. So I went back home to get cash but after telling my family about it they thought I could go to a leather good store and buy a new jacket for about $100. I am going to go and check these leather shops out but the reason I wanted the one at the thrift store is that it had character and it would have completed that vintage look....a look that I hardly ever pull off. Actually, that would have been my first vintage item ever....and I already had some ideas about what I was going to wear the jacket with.
I am going back after work, if they still have it and if I can get them to take off about $20 off the price I will get it.

Life is great!!!

It is turning out to be a Christmas to remember!!!
Yesterday my stove broke and we had to go out and buy a new one, today I got a call at work and I had just purchased some stuff to decorate the house for all of the people that are coming into town and the kids that are visiting have torn/broken/damaged a few things. I was not very happy. I realize now that I will NEVER EVER want kids of my own. I love them when they are someone else's but if I was to have them full time then I would probably loose my patience after a few minutes. One of my friends tells me that he would not trust me with a plant, and he has every reason not to, I have killed so many plants in my life. I am not the most patient person in the world, I will admit that. But these kids...gesh...do they listen?
Anyway, a few things were broken and now I have to go and replace them.

Work was great today. I got SOHO much done. With everyone being out of the office this week and me not having any meetings I started to clean and organize my desk. I think I can finally see a piece of what use to be my desk top. I knew that under all of those papers there use to be a desk but it had been a while since I had seen it. By tomorrow I am going to make so much progress that even I am going to be impressed. I am also starting to delegate more stuff that I was holding on to. This will free me up to work on other things that I have pending.

Not a very eventful day by any means but productive nevertheless.

I woke up this morning and it feels like I only slept for 15 minutes. I went to bed and I could not fall asleep and after I did, I tossed and turned all night. I had some freaky dreams last night, more than usual. I woke up this morning right on time and I took a shower but I didn't have the motivation to get ready for work so I just went back to bed. It felt great. I am so glad that I have a job where I can come in whenever I want and nobody even notices.

I am suppose to take a friend to get his guishe pierced, Ouch!!!!, but I would rather just go home and sleep. Who knows, if I go along I might end up getting something pierced too. That is how it has always worked in the past, I go with a friend to get a tattoo or a piercing and I end up getting a piercing.

I did get to see the love of my life on t.v. this morning. I woke up to David Muir on ABC news. David Muir is the anchor for ABC's World News Now and World News this morning. I like to wake up and watch him give his brief summary of the events going on in the world and then when he does the closing and he has his little smirk/smile....it just does something to me. Here is a link http://abcnews.go.com/sections/WNN/WorldNewsNow/muir_david_bio.html
I have not been able to find a good picture of him (not that I have looked very hard).

My statement of the day: Sleep is Good!!!!

I have THE traditional Mexican family. The holidays are here and I have A LOT of family members visiting from out of town. I thought it was going to be GREAT to have everyone together again but after a few days of spending time with them I realize that as much as I love them I love my "Me" time more. Don't get me wrong, I love the parents, the siblings, and nieces and nephews but after a few hours of visiting I think it is time for you to go home. When you come over for lunch and you are still around for dinner.....that is way to long. I always say I am going to go on some exotic vacation during the holidays but it never happens. I think of all of the fun I would have missed out on and at the end I decide to go where the family is. How can one miss out on all of the food, the laughter, and the look on the kids faces when they open their gifts on Christmas eve. Those are just some things I can't pass on. Not yet anyway, perhaps when I have a family of my own it will be a necessity but until then I figure that I might as well enjoy it.

I am glad they are here, I have not seen my parents in a few months and I have not seen one of my sisters in about a year. I love the time I can spend with my brothers and sisters without their husbands and their kids. It reminds me of the days when we were all young and use to have so much fun together. Whenever we get together we bring up all of the mischief we use to cause and everyone always walks away the pain you get in your stomach from laughing to much. Do you know that feeling?