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I spent most of yesterday helping Manny clean the house & get the food ready for the party. It pretty much sucked because Jae & I decided to pull an all-nighter because he had to be to work at 6am. I only ended up getting about an hour of sleep in before the party & haven't slept since, but I'm not that tired. The party went a lot smoother than I thought it would. Everyone showed up at different times, so my house wasn't overly crowded all night long. At some point I decided that since I wasn't going to be leaving the house, I was going to get fucking drunk. I only drink like twice a year & it's usually because our neighbors, Dave & Karen, come over with Captain Morgan & insist I start drinking it. Actually, it was Grandma that got me started on drinking this time, which is pretty funny. Dave & Karen did however show up with Captain Morgan & insist I have a few Rum&Cokes. So, yeah I was pretty drunk for most of the party. I'm sure there will be some awesome pictures of me being developed in the near future. The best part about the whole party was that the people I actually really care about in my family where there all night, it wasn't just some random relatives I barely know & hardly see. For the first time in years, I really enjoyed it.
Since my family does the same thing every year--party all night xmas eve, open presents after midnight--here's the run down on what I got:
- Over $400 in cash
- $300 in giftcards (AC Moore, Old Navy, Lane Bryant)
- Crochet hooks
- Knitting needles
- Other yarncraft acessories
- 5 skeins of yarn
- Make-up, nail polish, & other assorted girly things (stocking-stuffers rock my box)
& as if that wasn't more than enough to make me feel spoiled as all hell, it got better. I was talking to Pauline after opening my gifts about how I will probably spend a good chunk of my money on getting a new digital camera because I broke mine & have been using a shitty one that Jae & I had hanging around. After the conversation, she goes up stairs & comes back down a few minutes later & tells me to close my eyes. I do. When I open them, she's holding this camera. I was ridiculously fucking excited & started screaming & freaking out, in that good sort of way.
Since I was so excited about getting the camera, I started knitting a camera bag/cozy with some of the yarn I got.
I really should go to sleep soon, since I need to get up in a few hours. Jae, my dad, & I are going out to breakfast to Denny's because Pauline's working & its her birthday. My mom's going to show up with a cake & make all the employees sing to her. After that Jae & I are heading to CT to see his family. Traffic is probably going to suck rectum, so I'm not really looking foward to the ride. Since Jae will be driving, I'm bringing the supplies for the camera cozy project with me so I have something to do, but knitting in the car will probably just make me nauseous.
Since my family does the same thing every year--party all night xmas eve, open presents after midnight--here's the run down on what I got:
- Over $400 in cash
- $300 in giftcards (AC Moore, Old Navy, Lane Bryant)
- Crochet hooks
- Knitting needles
- Other yarncraft acessories
- 5 skeins of yarn
- Make-up, nail polish, & other assorted girly things (stocking-stuffers rock my box)
& as if that wasn't more than enough to make me feel spoiled as all hell, it got better. I was talking to Pauline after opening my gifts about how I will probably spend a good chunk of my money on getting a new digital camera because I broke mine & have been using a shitty one that Jae & I had hanging around. After the conversation, she goes up stairs & comes back down a few minutes later & tells me to close my eyes. I do. When I open them, she's holding this camera. I was ridiculously fucking excited & started screaming & freaking out, in that good sort of way.
Since I was so excited about getting the camera, I started knitting a camera bag/cozy with some of the yarn I got.
I really should go to sleep soon, since I need to get up in a few hours. Jae, my dad, & I are going out to breakfast to Denny's because Pauline's working & its her birthday. My mom's going to show up with a cake & make all the employees sing to her. After that Jae & I are heading to CT to see his family. Traffic is probably going to suck rectum, so I'm not really looking foward to the ride. Since Jae will be driving, I'm bringing the supplies for the camera cozy project with me so I have something to do, but knitting in the car will probably just make me nauseous.