chirstmas!
so christmas has come and gone and i do feel like it's time for a quick
i got home the night of the 15th after spending a long day in the airport. i came home and basically crashed.
the 16th, i went out with my dad and got new ice skates. then ay came and picked me up and we went to derby shops, i picked up my work schedule, a few hours for the 17th and the present for the yankee swap she was hosting. we had to make a run back to my house, though because i had left my camera in my room and i obviously needed it. so we got back and i walked in the door and doad was standing there! i was so confused! excited, but confused. so after much hugging, i was like "um... i need to get my camera... i'm going over to ay's..." and i go to go get my camera. and as i walk through the kitchen, there's food and drinks out for a whole bunch of people... people as in people my age. and i was like "wait... what???" and i turn around and look at ay to figure out what's going on and she gives me a look like "yeah... that's right... you can figure it out!" and i was like "OOOOOOOH!!!" and becca and maureen run downstairs and give me a hug! i was so excited that she threw me a surprise party. a couple of them were concerned i would figure it out, but seriously... it's me. at least i know linds would've done the same thing :P but it was fun. we did a yankee swap and ate food and watched movies and talked and katie gave me a hat she made and a couple of the girls spent the night.
work on the 17th was alright. it was nice to have a short 3 hour shift to allow me to get my bearings back and remember stuff around the store.
i worked a fair bit that week. i went to a mother/daughter dinner thing that sucked... A LOT. brian came in on the 20th and it was nice to see him. the bunz family got in a couple of days later (maybe the 23rd?) along with my aunt and they stopped by at work which was AWESOME. it was so nice to see them... i haven't see the bunz's for like 4 years! kathy and don got in the 24th and richie got in on christmas. lord knows what everyone was up to because i was working waaaaay too much.
work has ended up as quite an ironic mess. driving home from work the night of the 21st i believe, i ran into the curb and blew 2 tires and killed 2 rims. and it's quite possible i bent the frame of the car. as of now, the total cost is about $800. thank god dad feels bad and doesn't want to wipe out my savings and is only making me pay half of it! but had i not been working, i wouldn't have killed the car and i would've gotten to spend time with people (namely mike and my brother)! (i worked 40 hours in one week!)
christmas was great. i made an apple pie that turned out okay... i don't think i cooked it long enough :-/ i got a some clothes, a crapload of french stuff, some cooking stuff, and a few books :) the yankee swap was fun, too! there were some awesome gifts! i ended up with a wicked powerful flashlight (very useful as i walk around campus at night by myself with a rapist on the lose) that doesn't take but a mere few cranks with it's crank to charge and last forever! christmas dinner actually wasn't bad... venison and various other things... i don't even remember anymore.
the 26th was a major planning day as far as cars went. marie and brian went to the city, chris and mike went on a drive with my dad aroudn the south shore and then into the city with my mom (who needed to go to the airport) and my uncle, and i had to work. so dad took one car and i took the other and drove marie and brian to the t and went to work from there. it acutally worked out okay.
the 27th i had off so i could have my day with marie. we were supposed to go into the city, but she was tired, so we ended up going to randolf and seeing dream girls (it was actually pretty good!). after the movie, we drove back, i dropped her off to get some sleep, and went to the airport to pick up my mom. i came back and marie and i figured we should go out to eat locally so there would be a car so someone could pick up chris and mike when they got back from the city. had marie and i gone to the city, we would've met up with chris and mike and gotten lunch or dinner with them.
the 28th i also had off, so mike, brian, and i went to harvard square and went shopping after grabbing a vietnamise lunch. it was a fun day! we went to newbury comics, urban outfitters, and various other little shops, include a guitar store where mike played guitar... and played really well! i took a video so i can always remember it :P we came back and picked up some margaritas on the way home (hooray!). dinner was pretty bad... my uncle made dinner to celebrate my dad's birthday and somehow he managed to take everything i don't like and put it in one meal. oh well... the real party started after dinner! brian broke out the margaritas, which he, mike, and i drank while everyone played scategories. i lost (or came close), not that that's a surprise :P then we pulled out connect four. i kicked mike's butt (most of the time without realizing it right away) and brian and i went back and fourth between who won. then we played crazy eights and mike kicked our butts in that (except once, when i won). then we decided to watch a movie... emperor's new groove... excellent choice, if i do say so myself. and we continued to drink margaritas throughout the night. it was such a fun night!!! and i drank water before i went to bed to avoid a hangover at work...
and it worked! i woke up with no hangover! i spend the first half of work typing up names and address and phone numbers and emails to put them in the system at work in the ice cold back room (i was almost numb), followed by working on the floor for a while. after work, i got picked up and mom, dad, chris, mike, and i went to the north end for dinner (everyone else had already left). i felt bad because i got in on the side that caused mike to be squished in the middle... although, it wasn't too bad for me since i got to be next to him :) thank god i called my mom to ask her to bring warmer jackets! i left one in the car, but i had my winter warm and while i was still freezing, i was warmer than i would've been. mike was a sweetie and gave me his scart to wear in the restaurant because i was still ice cold. dinner was excellent. i couldn't finish my meal, though, so i gave it to mike and he had some of it (in addition to all his!). all this was followed by pics, of course. some turned out well, others not so well. mike and i agreed to share pics once we're both home (or he's home anyway) and they're all loaded on our computers. we came home and mike and i hung out and chatted and he teased me because i'm incapable of sitting still... and after i had moved back up to my room (because my room was finally free! only he and i were in it last night) how i looked so lost because i didn't really have anything to do. after he showered, it was time for bed because he had to get up early for his flight.
i woke up before 8 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so i sat in bed while mike packed and we talked and such. and i followed him downstairs and we watched the extras on the emperor's new groove. his mom found my mini guitar in her closet this morning and it made his day... he was so funny playing it! so after a few pictures, they left. it was really sad and disheartening and i kinda wanted to cry... not as much as when brandon left (because i actually did cry when he left), but it was pretty close. i was in a depressed mood for most of the day, actually... but i had work, so that helped a bit. i was on the floor for most of the day and at the end i went to the back room to put more people in the system. omg it was so cold back there that i actually did go numb after an hour and half. so i went back to the floor for the last half hour or so of my shift.
it really is sad to have no one here now. it's so lonely. and i do miss mike. my canadian roots come screaming back to me when i see my canadian friends and i realize how much i miss it. it was so nice to see him. i do feel really bad, though, because i didn't get to spend as much time with him as i would've liked because i was working so much. and my hours obviously get cut back right after he leaves. that's typical. and if i hadn't already invited my friends at ud to come stay at my place over spring break, i would be tempted to go up to canada again for it... last year was so fun, after all. oh well... if they end up backing out on me, i can still try to get up there :P i could always try over the summer or something... who knows...
but after another week or so of work, i'll be heading down to hawaii to spend a week-ish there with michelle! it should be fun! and the flights are pretty empty as of right now and i'll be flying directly into kona :)
i can't believe how fast this vacation has gone! i don't even feel like i've really been home... which is a good thing, i guess, because i didn't really want to come home for vacation.
jeff and jamie get in tomorrow, so that will be cool. it will be nice to see them.
and i'll be able to start skating again for the first time in like a month! i want to go tomorrow, but i don't know if they're open or not. i'm definately going tuesday, though. i doubt i'll be making it to an open hockey, though, which is kind of upsetting... oh well.
but i guess that's really it, so i'll get going for now...
i got home the night of the 15th after spending a long day in the airport. i came home and basically crashed.
the 16th, i went out with my dad and got new ice skates. then ay came and picked me up and we went to derby shops, i picked up my work schedule, a few hours for the 17th and the present for the yankee swap she was hosting. we had to make a run back to my house, though because i had left my camera in my room and i obviously needed it. so we got back and i walked in the door and doad was standing there! i was so confused! excited, but confused. so after much hugging, i was like "um... i need to get my camera... i'm going over to ay's..." and i go to go get my camera. and as i walk through the kitchen, there's food and drinks out for a whole bunch of people... people as in people my age. and i was like "wait... what???" and i turn around and look at ay to figure out what's going on and she gives me a look like "yeah... that's right... you can figure it out!" and i was like "OOOOOOOH!!!" and becca and maureen run downstairs and give me a hug! i was so excited that she threw me a surprise party. a couple of them were concerned i would figure it out, but seriously... it's me. at least i know linds would've done the same thing :P but it was fun. we did a yankee swap and ate food and watched movies and talked and katie gave me a hat she made and a couple of the girls spent the night.
work on the 17th was alright. it was nice to have a short 3 hour shift to allow me to get my bearings back and remember stuff around the store.
i worked a fair bit that week. i went to a mother/daughter dinner thing that sucked... A LOT. brian came in on the 20th and it was nice to see him. the bunz family got in a couple of days later (maybe the 23rd?) along with my aunt and they stopped by at work which was AWESOME. it was so nice to see them... i haven't see the bunz's for like 4 years! kathy and don got in the 24th and richie got in on christmas. lord knows what everyone was up to because i was working waaaaay too much.
work has ended up as quite an ironic mess. driving home from work the night of the 21st i believe, i ran into the curb and blew 2 tires and killed 2 rims. and it's quite possible i bent the frame of the car. as of now, the total cost is about $800. thank god dad feels bad and doesn't want to wipe out my savings and is only making me pay half of it! but had i not been working, i wouldn't have killed the car and i would've gotten to spend time with people (namely mike and my brother)! (i worked 40 hours in one week!)
christmas was great. i made an apple pie that turned out okay... i don't think i cooked it long enough :-/ i got a some clothes, a crapload of french stuff, some cooking stuff, and a few books :) the yankee swap was fun, too! there were some awesome gifts! i ended up with a wicked powerful flashlight (very useful as i walk around campus at night by myself with a rapist on the lose) that doesn't take but a mere few cranks with it's crank to charge and last forever! christmas dinner actually wasn't bad... venison and various other things... i don't even remember anymore.
the 26th was a major planning day as far as cars went. marie and brian went to the city, chris and mike went on a drive with my dad aroudn the south shore and then into the city with my mom (who needed to go to the airport) and my uncle, and i had to work. so dad took one car and i took the other and drove marie and brian to the t and went to work from there. it acutally worked out okay.
the 27th i had off so i could have my day with marie. we were supposed to go into the city, but she was tired, so we ended up going to randolf and seeing dream girls (it was actually pretty good!). after the movie, we drove back, i dropped her off to get some sleep, and went to the airport to pick up my mom. i came back and marie and i figured we should go out to eat locally so there would be a car so someone could pick up chris and mike when they got back from the city. had marie and i gone to the city, we would've met up with chris and mike and gotten lunch or dinner with them.
the 28th i also had off, so mike, brian, and i went to harvard square and went shopping after grabbing a vietnamise lunch. it was a fun day! we went to newbury comics, urban outfitters, and various other little shops, include a guitar store where mike played guitar... and played really well! i took a video so i can always remember it :P we came back and picked up some margaritas on the way home (hooray!). dinner was pretty bad... my uncle made dinner to celebrate my dad's birthday and somehow he managed to take everything i don't like and put it in one meal. oh well... the real party started after dinner! brian broke out the margaritas, which he, mike, and i drank while everyone played scategories. i lost (or came close), not that that's a surprise :P then we pulled out connect four. i kicked mike's butt (most of the time without realizing it right away) and brian and i went back and fourth between who won. then we played crazy eights and mike kicked our butts in that (except once, when i won). then we decided to watch a movie... emperor's new groove... excellent choice, if i do say so myself. and we continued to drink margaritas throughout the night. it was such a fun night!!! and i drank water before i went to bed to avoid a hangover at work...
and it worked! i woke up with no hangover! i spend the first half of work typing up names and address and phone numbers and emails to put them in the system at work in the ice cold back room (i was almost numb), followed by working on the floor for a while. after work, i got picked up and mom, dad, chris, mike, and i went to the north end for dinner (everyone else had already left). i felt bad because i got in on the side that caused mike to be squished in the middle... although, it wasn't too bad for me since i got to be next to him :) thank god i called my mom to ask her to bring warmer jackets! i left one in the car, but i had my winter warm and while i was still freezing, i was warmer than i would've been. mike was a sweetie and gave me his scart to wear in the restaurant because i was still ice cold. dinner was excellent. i couldn't finish my meal, though, so i gave it to mike and he had some of it (in addition to all his!). all this was followed by pics, of course. some turned out well, others not so well. mike and i agreed to share pics once we're both home (or he's home anyway) and they're all loaded on our computers. we came home and mike and i hung out and chatted and he teased me because i'm incapable of sitting still... and after i had moved back up to my room (because my room was finally free! only he and i were in it last night) how i looked so lost because i didn't really have anything to do. after he showered, it was time for bed because he had to get up early for his flight.
i woke up before 8 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so i sat in bed while mike packed and we talked and such. and i followed him downstairs and we watched the extras on the emperor's new groove. his mom found my mini guitar in her closet this morning and it made his day... he was so funny playing it! so after a few pictures, they left. it was really sad and disheartening and i kinda wanted to cry... not as much as when brandon left (because i actually did cry when he left), but it was pretty close. i was in a depressed mood for most of the day, actually... but i had work, so that helped a bit. i was on the floor for most of the day and at the end i went to the back room to put more people in the system. omg it was so cold back there that i actually did go numb after an hour and half. so i went back to the floor for the last half hour or so of my shift.
it really is sad to have no one here now. it's so lonely. and i do miss mike. my canadian roots come screaming back to me when i see my canadian friends and i realize how much i miss it. it was so nice to see him. i do feel really bad, though, because i didn't get to spend as much time with him as i would've liked because i was working so much. and my hours obviously get cut back right after he leaves. that's typical. and if i hadn't already invited my friends at ud to come stay at my place over spring break, i would be tempted to go up to canada again for it... last year was so fun, after all. oh well... if they end up backing out on me, i can still try to get up there :P i could always try over the summer or something... who knows...
but after another week or so of work, i'll be heading down to hawaii to spend a week-ish there with michelle! it should be fun! and the flights are pretty empty as of right now and i'll be flying directly into kona :)
i can't believe how fast this vacation has gone! i don't even feel like i've really been home... which is a good thing, i guess, because i didn't really want to come home for vacation.
jeff and jamie get in tomorrow, so that will be cool. it will be nice to see them.
and i'll be able to start skating again for the first time in like a month! i want to go tomorrow, but i don't know if they're open or not. i'm definately going tuesday, though. i doubt i'll be making it to an open hockey, though, which is kind of upsetting... oh well.
but i guess that's really it, so i'll get going for now...