Disconnected.
Warning: This post is just a big dump of everything on my mind so it may seem a bit erratic.
I've been out so much lately with all this holiday stuff including cooking, hanging with family/friends, shopping, and all the other hubbub that i've barely been online at all. I used to keep AIM on at home so people could leave me messages, but now I have unlimited txts so I just have AIM forwarding to my phone when I'm not at my computer. It's a big paradigm shift for me as I've practically been tethered to my computer for the past 10 years, but I just haven't had the time to keep up with everything lately. I've only been reading through El Jays once a week for the most part, I only log into Facebook in the mornings to do some stuff in the apps I use, and I only check MySpace for mail once a day (since that's all it's really useful for anymore). It's been insane trying to keep up with everything that's been going on and I'm just happy I have more than a moment today to unwind and relax. I only get to see my mom once or twice a year, so when she's here I try and spend as much time as I can with her. That coupled with stuff I need to do at home and all my other errands, events, and commitments... AHHH! So yeah.
Christmas Eve was a bit hectic. My mom arrived in town around noon and we did some shopping and ate a small lunch before I had to head home to my dad's house for dinner. It was nice to have everyone over and it was delightful to watch the younger kids open some of their gifts after dinner. With all the stress I've been under, I really didn't eat much dinner and dessert was limited to a few small bites of fudge. Afterward, the cousins and I headed over to my sunt and uncle's house where my mom is staying to hang out with her and enjoy some of the eggnog I made the night before. It's always a lot less chaotic at my aunt and uncle's house. Christmas was nice. My cousins, Dee, and I made pierogies a few days before Christmas and we ate them for Christmas dinner. They came out top notch this year! (My mom thinks I should go to culinary school because she knows I like to cook and I'm pretty good at making stuff, but I'm not sure I want to jump that far into that.) Everyone left shortly after dinner and Cousin and I headed over to hang with Jeff and Katie... Always good times there :) I won't bore you with the details, but overall it was a nice Christmas.
New Year's Eve is quickly approaching and I'm super looking forward to Pajama Masala, the Bollywood themed NYE party notafraid2dl and cemeinke are throwing. I've been trying to make it to one of their infamous NYE parties for years, and now I'm finally able to go :) The big awesome is the fact that I'll finally get to spend some time with Omar! He works retail and has pretty much been non-stop busy since I last saw him, so we haven't had much talk time. I'll be in So Cal (There- I didn't say Cali!) Dec 30-Jan 2... Sleeping Beauty Walk-Through here I come!!!
Anyway, that's my brain dump for now. Have a rad and safe NYE everyone! Big hearts!!!
I've been out so much lately with all this holiday stuff including cooking, hanging with family/friends, shopping, and all the other hubbub that i've barely been online at all. I used to keep AIM on at home so people could leave me messages, but now I have unlimited txts so I just have AIM forwarding to my phone when I'm not at my computer. It's a big paradigm shift for me as I've practically been tethered to my computer for the past 10 years, but I just haven't had the time to keep up with everything lately. I've only been reading through El Jays once a week for the most part, I only log into Facebook in the mornings to do some stuff in the apps I use, and I only check MySpace for mail once a day (since that's all it's really useful for anymore). It's been insane trying to keep up with everything that's been going on and I'm just happy I have more than a moment today to unwind and relax. I only get to see my mom once or twice a year, so when she's here I try and spend as much time as I can with her. That coupled with stuff I need to do at home and all my other errands, events, and commitments... AHHH! So yeah.
Christmas Eve was a bit hectic. My mom arrived in town around noon and we did some shopping and ate a small lunch before I had to head home to my dad's house for dinner. It was nice to have everyone over and it was delightful to watch the younger kids open some of their gifts after dinner. With all the stress I've been under, I really didn't eat much dinner and dessert was limited to a few small bites of fudge. Afterward, the cousins and I headed over to my sunt and uncle's house where my mom is staying to hang out with her and enjoy some of the eggnog I made the night before. It's always a lot less chaotic at my aunt and uncle's house. Christmas was nice. My cousins, Dee, and I made pierogies a few days before Christmas and we ate them for Christmas dinner. They came out top notch this year! (My mom thinks I should go to culinary school because she knows I like to cook and I'm pretty good at making stuff, but I'm not sure I want to jump that far into that.) Everyone left shortly after dinner and Cousin and I headed over to hang with Jeff and Katie... Always good times there :) I won't bore you with the details, but overall it was a nice Christmas.
New Year's Eve is quickly approaching and I'm super looking forward to Pajama Masala, the Bollywood themed NYE party notafraid2dl and cemeinke are throwing. I've been trying to make it to one of their infamous NYE parties for years, and now I'm finally able to go :) The big awesome is the fact that I'll finally get to spend some time with Omar! He works retail and has pretty much been non-stop busy since I last saw him, so we haven't had much talk time. I'll be in So Cal (There- I didn't say Cali!) Dec 30-Jan 2... Sleeping Beauty Walk-Through here I come!!!
Anyway, that's my brain dump for now. Have a rad and safe NYE everyone! Big hearts!!!