I was really enjoying being at home and LOVING the Christmas spirit...

Christmas. I love everything about it. The lights, the music, the decorations, the spirit, the flavors, the traditions, family, candles, the warmth. It's beautiful. Tonight I went with my family and some friends to Candy Cane Lane which is conveniently located around the corner from my house. Despite the reduction in houses that were decorated due to the economy, it was still so nice and so much fun to see. It's traditions like these, those unwritten ones, that I love so much.

Today I did my Christmas shopping, err well most of it. I still have a few places to go tomorrow but it feels good to get most of it out of the way. Yesterday I felt guilty about relaxing because I felt like I was supposed to be shopping. I then attempted and failed, miserably but went back today and was far more successful. It was strange because my reluctance to do my Christmas shopping felt reminiscent of me putting off writing a paper or another assignment of the same sort. I felt like there was homework for me to do, but, instead, I was just sitting around watching movies and being lazy. But now I feel accomplished. However, I still have to wrap everything but that's another story...

I'm going to see Avatar tonight in IMAX 3D. WOOOO! It's gonna be sick. Oh and another random update... today was the day of Michelle eating and drinking the things she loves that aren't available for consumption in the great state of Texas... aka Coffee Bean and In-N-Out. So glorious. Oh so my mom's friend came over and after my mother, being her typical self, showed off all my drawings from this semester, told us that she wanted a copy of my grocery store final drawing (aka Aunt Jemima and Bisquick). This makes me feel like the semester was a success :)

Alright well I'm going to go chill out of the couch for a while till I get picked up to go see the movie. Toodles!