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!!!