finally...internet [again]

so, the day before turkey day my internet at home went out. actually, the entire phone line got screwed up somehow. lame. well, everything finally got fixed today and now i am happy. i can blog and so i shall.

last nite, after grabbing dinner with Nick and Jeremy, we headed back to my apartment and Laquita also came over a little later on. i have everyone over to help decorate my Christmas tree...always more fun with loved ones around. =] it was a good time and it was nice to get to spend some time with my brother considering i haven't seen him since much earlier this year [briefly while he was in the Bay area for a performance]. we packed the tree full of ornaments, fitting about as many as one possibly could on it.

with such a full tree, what did i do today? i went and bought some more ornaments. haha. every year i make a run to crate & barrel to pick up a few ornaments and i was yet to do so this year...until today. i somehow managed to squeeze them on. i really can't believe there are as many ornaments on there as there really are...but it makes for a tree i love. maybe it's time to invest in a new, bigger tree?

i love Christmas. it's my favorite holiday of the year...not just because of the getting of presents. i love the getting bundled up for cold weather, the music, the cheerfulness, how everything gets decorated...and honestly so many ppl just do seem jollier. as i walked around with my basket of ornaments today [i only picked up 4 more], i couldn't help but smile as i looked around at all the Christmas stuff [ornaments, plates, napkins, other decorations and dishes] and heard the Christmas music. =] for me, it is the most wonderful time of the year.

i finally bought someone a Christmas present today...the official start of my shopping for the season. i've got tons more that i want to do [not have to do but really want to do now that i'm finally working and getting my independence on]. anyway, there are pics up on the flickr of the decorating festivities. i've still got a few things i need to put up [other decorations, not ornaments]. now it's time to enjoy the tree a little and get to sleep [so i can get in to work at a good time and finish a couple of projects i meant to finish tonite but didn't due to not bringing the right stuff home and also just doing too many other things around the house].

[woohoo...cheesy Christmas colors!!!]