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And my Christmas shopping is done! I am so happy. Three Days of intense shopping and numerous trips to the mall and all my shopping is done. I wish I could have done more, but I did what I could and hopefully everyone will be happy.

I hate writing short blogs, but I'm having trouble thinking of anything to say. It must be all the shopping. :)

I went Christmas shopping yesterday with Justin's mom and I got presents for Justin and Katie. Today I am going to get my family's presents. I still have a few people to shop for but that will have to come sometime this week. I can't believe that Christmas is only a week away. It's almost 80 degrees here, short-sleeves weather! I really like Christmas shopping, I don't think I have ever really done it before. How sad.

I hope Justin knows how much I love him. I hope he knows that the past does not matter, only the future. I hope he knows that I would give anything I had just to stop him from feeling sad. I hope he knows that I worked hard on his Christmas and I hope he loves everything he gets, or at least pretends to. I hope he knows that he is my best friend, and my confidente. I truly hope he knows how much I care about him.

That was really all I wanted to say. I am not in a writing mood at all really. There just isn't anything else to do.

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I am really stressed out about Christmas this year. I really want to get all my friends and family presents, but alas... I will only have one check between now and Christmas. And that is only for one week. So...I have a problem. I suppose I can get the special people in my life a few things, and then give everyone else IOUs. Lame, I know, but what else am I supposed to do?? I don't even know if I am getting enough money for even Justin's presents. Ugh. At least my sister and gramdma are taken care of. My mom and stepfather said that they were more than happy to wait. And as far as everyone else goes (my aunts, cousins, Justin's family...) I'm going to do my best!

Christmas is usually a pretty sad time of year for me. I never knew why, and I still don't know why. Maybe it's because my family doesn't have any traditions, no one makes a big deal of it, and it's basically a day where everyone gets together and pretends that they like each other for an hour, so they can get their presents, ooh and aah over them, ad then go back home and put the thing in a closet and never use it. I figured out that if my family spent more time together when it's NOT the holidays, then they might have a better idea on what to do for the holidays. Just an opinion... but I've had professionals say that my family is pretty dysfunctional.

I'm not going to let that ruin my spirit though. This year will be infinitely better than last year, I am sure, mainly because I have a lot of people in my life who I care about and who care about me as well. Christmas is supposed to be a time where we give thanks for what we have, and it's been just recently that I've realized that. I am really thankful for my family, especially my grandmother, and my boyfriend, Justin, and his family as well. They have been wonderful to me, and accepted me as almost a member of the family.

I really think that this year will be one of the best ever.

I am really looking forward to 2007.

What books did you love as a child? 
Submitted by hearts. 

Oh my gosh! I loved most all books. I remember being six and reading "Mutation" by Robin Cook. My favorite book in 3rd grade was "Around the world in 80 days" by Jules Verne. I never read children's books really. I taught myself to read when I was two, so I never remember children's books, although I probably read them. I also remember reading the newspaper on the way to pre-school, telling my mom how the Gulf War was going.

I'm typing this downstairs on Justin's laptop. I kinda feel weird using it while he's not here, but he gave me permission so I shouldn't feel weird. Anyway, I had my "second first day" at Vida. I really like being back there. It's a lot better than it was before, to me at least. Everyone seems to be in a better mood. Plus, after working in the hell-hole known as Victoria's Secret, being back at Vida is a piece of cake. I could even deal with it if Sherry and Ken were there. It wouldn't be as nice though. Not that they were that bad, you know. But there was always someone that was mad at someone else because all the silly drama was being stirred up. I remember most of the stuff I have to do... it might take me a week or so to get comfortable again, but I'm not worried.

Justin and I decorated the Christmas tree last night...it was the first time of my life that I helped put lights on the tree. For some reason, my parents wouldn't let me or my sister put the lights on.

Typing with this keyboard is so weird. The cursor keeps going up to the top and the letters come out funny. I guess I just have to get used to it.

I don't have a whole lot to type, but I feel like making a post with this computer. There's no way I'd go upstairs and try to turn the ancient computer up there on. It would take about an hour for the thing to boot up. After all that, what's the point??

I'm watching Deal or No Deal on TV. If you haven't watched it, it's probably the best game show on TV right now. It's a little confusing at first, but I don't know of anyone who has watched it and doesn't like it.

I was going to answer the Question of the Day, but there isn't much point making a whole post for a question that can be summed up in a single sentance. So, here's the answer: No, I haven't regifted. Most of the presents that I haven't liked have come from relatives who only see me once a year so they don't know me or my tastes. I just stick it in a closet and maybe I'll grow to like it. Sometimes I do, usually I don't.

I am so excited about school next semester. I really really hope I get to go. It's really nerve-wracking because I don't want to be some uneducated person who works an entry-level job for the rest of my life. I still don't know quite what I want to do, but isn't that the point of college?? I never thought I'd get to a point in my life where I can't afford community college, but here I am. Even if I don't get to go to school, I can't afford health insurance. It's really expensive if you have a pre-existing medical condition and sometimes, depending on the condition, you can't even get it. It would be about $250 a month for me to have insurance, and that's with a $5,000 deductible. With that kind of deductible, what's the point of having health insurance at all? You'd pay the $250 and still pay all of the cost up to $5,000 and then the $20 co-pay would kick in. I don't think my yearly medical bills would even come to that much. It's not even the insurance, really, although that is a huge part. I just really want to get an education. I love school, I really do. (except math)

I suppose that is the end to this highly random, yet pointless blog.

20 days to go...

If you haven't downloaded Green Day's and U2's song "The Saints are Coming"... you really should. It's a wonderful, powerful song that speaks volumes about the state of today's government and how Hurricane Katrina survivors recieved virtually no aid from FEMA or any of the other governmental organizations created specifically for that purpose.

I know this is a really bad first post but I am supposed to be going somewhere with my grandmother and I had no idea that I was supposed to dress up. ((I guess a Volcom shirt and jeans isn't dressy. Oops.))

Green Day & U2- The Saints Are Coming

U2 & Green Day

<--Maybe you can listen to that. I really don't know. After all, this IS my first post.

EDIT: Yes, you CAN listen to that. Yay.