i promised myself i'd make good use of my break.. and so far, i've been doing pretty good!
christmas eve (continued):
went to aunt's house, overate, binge indulged in ferrero rochers. forever blaming PMS. played trumple, which left me short of a heart attack. unsteady hands, high strung nerves, and impatience. trumple is not the game for me. exchanged presents, and i got a robe from libby. i love it. i love being unnecessarily comfortable. went to look at christmas lights, per mother's request. they were disappointing. i feel bad for that woman. she doesn't ask for much, and she doesn't get much. eh. insomnia hit, as did my OCD and fear of clutter. i pulled an all nighter cleaning my room, doing laundry, and cleaning the downstairs of our house. it was a productive night to say the least. my room is the cleanest it's been in months. i've been living in a literal, complete disaster of a room this past semester. it's nice being able to walk in my room without being afraid of stepping on, and breaking, something.
christmas day:
got ready and headed over to b's so we could open presents with his family. got new boots, a lotion set, a book, and christmas funds from his family. it's nice having two families. b got me a new art book and art journal. the idea behind it was to revamp my creativity, and i loved it. i told him i didn't want or need anything, but he continued to surprise me with a jacket he knew i wanted previously. he doesn't surprise me often, because i'm pretty sure i'm telepathic and could read his mind.. but he got me this time! ha. we had breakfast with his family and then headed over back to my house to exchange presents with my family. i got an electric toothbrush, a new wallet, a lakers cap, and more christmas money. the dzou's are characters, that's for sure. b sat there, confused half the time, i'm sure. it's hard to know what's going on in this household. we're a hoot. we headed out to 7/11 to get snacks: nachos, chips, and ice cream. then we went to yosh, cause we decided we were hungry again. b downloaded the interview, so we were going to watch that.. but before the movie started, i fell asleep. go figure. i slept through the movie and more, but he woke me up so we could head back to his place. his dad made a turkey, so we ate some of that. instantly fell asleep again after that. three words that described christmas this year: family, food, naps.
the 26th:
was an adventurous day with siblings and significant others. went to ontario mills to return something for b. came up on new booties and new bras. oh, and popcorn. a large bag of doc popcorn. popcorn, forever the bane of my planned diets. then we headed to aldis' cabin. made a pit stop at a grocery store to get some frozen pizzas, ice cream, snacks, and such. got to the cabin, got situated, and played trumple again. practice makes better, i didn't lose a round. ate pizza, finished my snacks, and then fell asleep to the smell of fresh firewood. i love cabins so much. i love nature. i love being away from crowds most of all. we woke up from the nap and headed home.
the 27th:
cleaned my room some more, headed over to b's, and then we set off for a date. we went to look at the la zoo lights. it was nice getting out, walking around, and enjoying quality time with my beloved. the lights weren't anything spectacular, but it was nice getting a last taste of christmas spirit. then we set off to the americana. we stopped by the galleria mall nearby and bought me a new blazer. i wanted chocolate, so we stopped by godiva and picked up truffles. the salted almond truffle was my second lover of the night. decided i was still hungry so we got panda to hold us over til we found something better to eat. i wanted dessert after our mini dinner, go figure, so i got a macaron. singular. salted caramel will forever be my favorite. we finally ventured onward to the americana. the lights there were better than the la zoo lights. bought a lovely new dress from urban and decided that i wanted a beret to wear with it. maybe a smock too. i've been really digging that "struggling artist" look lately. hahaha. were lured in by the smell of pretzels, so we ended up just getting a wetzel dog. i just wanted the pretzel so b ate the weiner. i've never used that string of words in a sentence before. hahaha. it's a 4 AM recap of my past few days. i'm delusional. walked around some more, and then headed home. but of course, christine wanted to make a pit stop for donuts. so we got a dozen. puaha. watched some naruto, snuggled, and then headed home.. white eating donuts b packed to-go. that man is a saint.
the 28th:
finally got around to promoting the mountain high lift tickets i have. was all over social media for the beginning of my day, but with purpose this time! went to b's again, had a massive episode of thanksgiving dinner. ate more donuts. naruto, again. headed to ikea cause i really needed a mirror. i've spent the last semester without a mirror in my room.. which i wish i could use as a disclaimer to people who saw me on a day to day basis. i blame the lack of proper reflection for my sloppy appearance. actually, no. i kinda dig that look too.. the "struggling to stay alive" look. chuckles to self. ended up getting a new desk chair, mirror pieces (literally hexagon pieces), and a trippy snakeskin looking duvet cover. got anxiety cause there were a shit ton of people and a shit ton of lights at ikea. i needed to get out. b pushed me on one of the flight carts. my legs went numb. my social anxiety acts up every now and then, and i'm always thankful when he's there to help me through it. got ice cream and a bar of chocolate while waiting in line, because food makes waiting easier. headed back and spent the rest of the night watching big fat liar and responding to people about ticket sales. went home cause someone needed to pick up tickets tonight. was accompanied by brother bear, and we got tea bar. sold the tickets then headed homeward. had a long talk in the car with him. i really enjoy quality time with him, it's nice that he opens up to me every now and then. came home, watched himym, set up my mirrors and put my chair together. all without reading directions and planning, which i now regret a little cause my chairs kinda slanted and the mirrors aren't aligned. well fuck. hopefully when i wake up from my slumber, it won't bug me as much. blogging now and surprised that i remember as much as i do. i should sleep cause i'm meeting up with three buyers tomorrow morning.
glad i'm keeping track of my days,
i tend to forget.
christine
p.s. bugs can go to hell. i do not appreciate bug bites, or being itchy, or big swollen bumps on my face and arms.
