Well it's well past my bedtime but I have yet to update my blog and thought I needed to get on it before I forget everything I wanted to report. I am quite the absent minded individual, some call it ADD, I call it a genetic trait that is passed down from my mother and grandmother. We get sidetracked easily and can never get back to what it was that we really wanted to say in the first place. The funniest part is that when we are together, we do this and all of us just jump topics with each other and don't even realize we are doing it. Only an outside observer notices and informs us of this.
I am happy to share that the annual Christmas sweater party was a big hit this weekend. Everyone seemed to have a great time and we didn't run out of food and drinks, so I chalk that up to a success all around!
Last night I attended another Christmas party but it lacked the Christmasy feel. I tried to have a good time, but it was challenging. I like the people hosting the party well enough, but their friends aren't really my cup of tea. I think I am fairly approachable and tolerant of drunkenness and drunk-speak, but my buttons were pressed numerous times that evening with ignorant comments and redneck ideology. So what does one do when they don't like their surroundings but the person that they went with isn't ready to leave? They find the host's 3 year old upstairs and proceed to have a wonderful time being thoroughly entertained in typical 3 year old fashion! I had an amazing time seeing all of the cool toys that were drug out of his bedroom and then we proceeded to watch the end of Wally, the beginning of The Mask, and then finally settled down to watch all of Kung Fu Panda and we both ended up falling asleep before the movie was ten minutes in (just another great example of my inability to stay up late). ;)
This morning I had a great time hanging with my mom and Jill. Mom and I went to an awesome bookstore and lost ourselves in books for well over an hour, until Jill located us, and then we had a great lunch. After that, we went to a Goodwill I'd never been to and I found some amazing presents for my sisters. I know I said I am making presents this year, but you can only make so much, and I have decided that they will get one homemade present and then a couple of thrift store presents that go along with it. I can't believe that Christmas is in 4 days! Next year I am definitely starting early! (Although, I say that every year, I am going to mean it this time.
I found a cool book today at the Goodwill, it's called Cary Grant: The Light Touch by Lionel Godfrey. I felt like it was a must read, due to my new found love of black and white classics. Also, did you know that Cary Grant's real name was Archibald Leach? I didn't! That is what sealed the deal, I had to own it. I also found a really cool book by Katherine Hepburn about her trip to Africa and how she almost lost her mind. That one is next!
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