Blue Roses

I went to bed at 1am, and there was no snow. I woke up at 9, and there was snow! Yay! I also got to talk to Jennie at midnight, where there was also snow. For the first Christmas ever. Double yay! <.g>

I got the neatest, most fantastic presents. I got a replica of a 1940s radio with stand. It has a record player, AM/FM radio, cassette and CD player!! I went searching for an oldies station, real oldies from the 30s-40s, to listen to and instead found a German Chicago station. It was the playing the Nutcracker, so I stayed, and then I realized it did its ads first in German then in English. I loved understanding both, and, well, the irony was too delicious.

Then! I got the greatest picture - framed pic of Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany's - with bits of the film! Isn't it gorgeous? I'm so excited. I think my Return to Me and Playing By Heart posters will need to go poof when I move back to my room, to make room for this and the Anne/Gilbert poster Karey got me.

Oh, and I also got the prettiest pink sapphire bracelet! (Beware, that pic also shows me and my Christmas pjs. LOL)

Beyond that, I got Britney's perfume, a goregous new purse to match my pretty mistletoe green jacket, Gilmore Girls season 2, and my annual Dept 56 gift was the New York Public library. ::loves:: I'm thrilled. I've been sitting by my new radio, just beaming, all morning.

I hope everyone has a very special day, whether you celebrate Christmas or not. {{{HUGS}}} to you all!

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For some reason, I am quite wired tonight. 12:30, and I just can't bring myself to go to sleep. I'm wide awake!

Lots has gone on since I last posted. I went down to UIUC to visit the people in charge of the online library program. It was a nice visit, very informative, and I liked the people very much.

I started my morning job in the ECE. It's definitely going to be a challenge - 3 year olds are much, much, much different than 7 and 8 year olds. <.g> I'm not used to pre-preschool! Oy. But I think I'll get the hang of it all pretty quickly.

I did the training for the afternoon preschool job. I think I'm going to enjoy that one - everyone involved seems more on the ball than the other job.

Melissa and I went Christmas shopping. So much fun! We had lunch at Gabi - I love it there! It's Liss's favorite place to eat, so of course it had to be our lunch stop on her second day home. I had a cheeseburger with blue cheese and onion soup. She had steak and onion soup, and the Coffee Pot de Creme for dessert. Oh. My. God. You know those commercials where women are obsessively licking the dessert spoon clean and almost moaning in delight. That was me taking a bit of her dessert. Oh. It was coffee custard, topped with a light airy mousse. Oh. I'm smiling just thinking of it. LOL! I must must must get that again soon.

I wrote two stories this week. LOL All hail the sesa. LOL One was NSYNC, of course. My first SeSa request not JC/Chris. Sadness! I can't say what she asked for, just in case, but I'll post a link come New Year. I think it came out cute.

The other story was a gift for Jennie, Biz and Jess, and so it was Remember WENN. My first media story in....a very long time. LOL It's shorter than the NSYNC one, but I think just as cute. I'll post a link after Christmas.

Other than that....guess its been business as normal. The tree (a Tyra Banks model - tall and skinny) looks beautiful, although its currently only wearing lights. Still needs ornaments. My little American Girl tree is fully decorated, though, and very pretty.

204 days until Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! ;)

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I keep forgetting to post here! Bad Rina.

I opted not to take the bookstore job. I interviewed and observed in a morning ECE job, and I should find out this week if I'll be offered it.

When I was at Borders last week, in the DVD section, I saw Silk Stalkings S1 for sale!! oh, my God! Chris and Rita!!! I loved that show when I was a child. Loved it. Oh, MAN! I was so sad when Chris died, leaving new wife Rita pregnant with their kid. Especially since it was the same week Stone died on GH. <.g> But I decided that Chris didn't actually die - since Rita left soon after (both actors wanted out), obviously Chris had faked his death and Rita was going to join him. Remember when we wrote that fic, Krissy? Silk Stalkings/Dawson's Creek/X-Files. Or started to, at least. <.g> That was also right before you got me into Buffy - you wanted that girl to have been killed by Jen the vampire and I was resistant, because I didn't know how totally cool vampires could be. LOL

Have I mentioned this? We're going on a vacation, our first family vacation since I was 4, in January. We are going to: Hannibal, MO; Memphis, TN; New Orleans, LA; Panama City, FL; Orlando, FL (for 4 days); Sea Island, GA; Atlanta, GA; Pidgeon Forge, TN; Louisville, KY. I'm very excited! I think it's going to be fabulous.

Other than that, I've been playing Sims and getting holiday cards ready. My Sim families are: Blythe (Anne/Gilbert), Blythe (Jem/Lucy and 4 kids), Weasley (Ron/Hermione and 2 kids), Weasley (Ginny/Rilla and 1 kid), Gilmore-Danes (Luke/Lorelai and 2 kids), Wakefield (Ned/Alice and 2 kids), Wesson (Claire/Jeremy and 2 kids). It's fun intermarrying them. <.g>

Things to do this month: Write two (2) secret santa stories (NSYNC and WENN), write three (3) short essays for grad school, mail twnety five (25) holiday cards, visit one (1) library science program. Gah. LOL Good thing I like a challenge.

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