the not-so-melodrama...

My family and I went to see the Christmas performance at the melodrama last night...oh my goodness, I laughed so hard I was almost crying. There were 3 shows: A Christmas Carol, Sleeping Beauty (a parody), and a Holiday Revue (I can't remember the full title of that one). A Christmas Carol was definitely more of a play; pretty serious, stuck with the story...all around, very good. Sleeping Beauty was definitely my fave (that's when I was almost crying). SO funny!! I was a little too tired to focus on the third one, plus one of the main dudes I had seen before and I could not for the life of me place who he was and where I had seen him...turns out, he was in another performance a few of my friends were in as well. It only took me 3 hours to figure that out, haha.
All around, a great show...I will definitely be coming back to the not-so-melodrama. :)

sweet sarah...

So, the day after Christmas (and kind of on Christmas) I get sick...grr. But, hey, at least I have some new stuff to entertain me (like Inception on Blue-ray...YAY!!).
I was also able to talk to my lovely friend Sarah today, which always makes me feel better (seriously, if you're ever having a bad day, this lovely lady will make you feel 100X better). I'm SUPER excited to go visit her in Jan!! I haven't seen her in over a year (well, I saw her for about 10min this last Aug, but that doesn't really count)!! She is an amazing friend whom I have had the privilege to know my whole life...that's right, we were bestest baby buddies. I love her so much, and I'm SO anxious to see her and her wonderful family again. :)
BTW, the grapes are kind of an inside joke...but isn't the picture COOL??

merry christmas...

May your day be full of wonderful moments that will last a lifetime; and after all of the hustle and bustle of the day, you can sleep "in heavenly peace." :)

artsy etsy!...

My friend Evelyn introduced me to Etsy: a site where crafty people can share and sell their crafts and items. I was hooked the first time I went on. It's SO cute! You can start your own business, or just buy items (it's kinda like an artsy ebay). I went on a limb and started my own business for my photography!...I'm kinda nervous, actually; even though I only posted one item. I think it's the first time I've really posted one of my pictures where other people (besides friends and family) can give me feedback. I'm nervous, but SUPER excited. I can't wait to see what happens! :) Here's my shop!

snowball of news {part 3}!...

I made Lisa's boy David a blanket for Christmas, and the fabric I found was just perfect. It was textured, REALLY REALLY soft (did I mention how soft it is??), and the perfect Christmas green and red (sadly, because my camera has horrible white balance, they look yellow. But I assure you, they're gorgeous colors); and making the blanket was SUPER easy!! Here's how you make one:

1. Lay out pieces of fabric with the bigger piece on the bottom.
2. Cut off extra fabric so that both pieces have equal dimensions.
3. Cut slits in both pieces (like layered paper), and tie them in ordinary knots. If you have thick fabric, make sure to cut the slits deep enough so that you're not struggling to tie the knots (you don't want your knots to bunch the fabric). Cut and tie all four sides.
4. Viola! You now have a knotted blanket!

I've made a few knotted blankets now, and they're definitely a favorite among my friends...and so easy! Now I just need to make some for myself. :)

snowball of news {part 2}!...

So, Cuesta's library had a "free books" bin, and I didn't discover it until about 2 weeks before school ended! The books that were there were mostly just physical fitness guides, but I did find a really cool book from 1956 (the salmon pink one)! I love the smell of old books. So cool.
There's a new coffee shop downtown called Kreuzberg (no idea if I spelled that right) where if you bring in old books, you get free coffee! I'm going tomorrow...can't wait!

snowball of news {part 1}!...

So, since I haven't updated in about a week, I have A LOT to talk about! But, since it's late, and I know how busy many of us are, I'm going to keep it short by making 3 small posts instead of one giant one. So, let's begin.
First: it was Padre's birthday on the 15th! Whoo! We walked through the Elfin Forest (where I got our family Christmas card shot [pic above]), then went to Ciopinot for dinner...SO yummy, oh my goodness. It was crazy delicious.
Even though it's winter (at least it feels like winter with all of the rain!), there were still gorgeous flowers in the forest. So pretty, I loved them.

motivation for finals...

This is pretty much me right now. I had my math final this morning (math's over! YAY!), and I have my ASL final tomorrow (I guess it's today now, haha). I was going to work on it tonight, but I had absolutely zero motivation to work on it. I just keep thinking about all of the Christmas parties that I have in the next week, and then my mind starts going on what presents I need to get when and where I need to get them and which ones go to which person and...and...ah! SO much to think about, I don't have the brain power to think about an ASL presentation. Oh well, just one more final. One more, 5 minute final. I can do it! That's what I keep telling myself anyway, 'till I start thinking about the gifts again, haha. :)

I have a CRAZY day tomorrow (I was originally going to work, but thankfully I'm not, or else that would've just been non-stop craziness!). My day will (hopefully) go as follows:

1. Going to a friend's house for breakfast (yay!!).
2. Going home to study for my ASL final.
3. Going to Cuesta to take my ASL final.
4. Going home to get ready for piano.
5. Going to piano.
6. Going home to get ready for my LLD Christmas Party at Novo (double yay!!)
7. Going to my work Christmas party.
8. Going home to sleep after an awesome, but insane, day.

Sounds fun, right? All good stuff, but you can definitely have too much of any good thing. I'll just have to take a lot of naps this week. :)

christmas decor and more...

So, instead of being a responsible college student and study for my finals next week, I decided to decorate my room instead...and let me tell ya, it was so worth it. I LOVE Christmas decorating; it's so fun! Doesn't Shawn look handsome with his garland scarf? I thought it added a nice touch. :) I also LOVE the charming tails figurines. Aren't they ADORABLE?? I'm definitely gonna be an old grandma with tons of charming tails on my mantel and in my china cabinet. :)
Our little poodle, Chewy, has a torn ligament in his right hind knee, so we have to try to keep him quiet for the next 2 weeks. So far, it hasn't been easy, haha. He loves jumping up onto furniture and into our laps, so we have been sitting with him on the floor and setting him onto the furniture when we're sitting on it. He's even on morphine, and yet he's still just as active as ever. What a strong little 14 year old poodle. :)

elves elves everywhere!...

I have been pretty much obsessed over this Office Max Elf Yourself thing you can do online. I've made probably about 10 videos of my friends and family in the past 2 days...I could study, but I don't really feel like it. :) Here's one of my fave vids I did with my family.

more florence...

Florence has an absolutely amazing voice. I love it. It's so smooth and warm, yet strong and, at times, cold. So good. I'm in love with this song right now. It just makes you feel like dancing (another great song)! Glee just did this song in their latest episode. Well done, Glee. Well done. I will be buying your version shortly. :)

totally awesome!...

I was reminiscing about my childhood cartoons, and Totally Spies came to mind...I LOVED that show! I would imagine that I was a spy at WOOHP and Jerry would call me for missions. Man, those were the days. Anyway, here's part of a great episode. I think I'm going to buy the movie later this week. :)