i hope everybody had a merry christmas.
because i did.
so maybe there ARE a couple of things i like about the season.
like:
a) buying presents.
although i'm not as enamored of shopping as i once was (one of my friends still gripes about the time we spent the whole day trying on green shirts at rob only to get the very first one i tried on. i really don't know why he's complaining - that's nothing compared to the time i dragged my boyfriend all over the city because i couldn't find the school shoes i wanted. that search lasted for DAYS), i like getting presents for friends and family. nothing is more pleasurable to watch than nephews and little sisters gleefully unwrapping and posing with their presents.
i just wish i didn't suck at choosing gifts, though. if you got something really horrible from me, that's because i have bad taste and not because i don't love you, ok?
b) christmas cartoon specials.
merry christmas, charlie brown.
c) goodies are magically appearing everywhere.
fact: chocolate has endorphins, which help combat depression.
fact: dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which contribute to a healthy heart.
fact: cranberries are packed with vitamins and antioxidants, which help prevent cancer.
ergo, when i finished that bowl of dark chocolate-covered cranberries, i actually did myself a favor.
ALSO, almost everybody i know prefers white and milk to dark chocolate so everything's being given to me. if that isn't a sign that i'm meant to eat all this chocolate, i don't know what is.
d) work ceased to be mental and emotional torture.
let's put it this way - not all eggnog is created equal.
and it pays to be liked by the beverage bearers.
e) cousins who drive you around, make you laugh, and make you remember how it was like when all of you were silly kids running around the resthouse.
we were disgusting little kids, weren't we? seriously.
f) phone calls and text messages from everybody you love and miss.
g) good food, good company, good conversation.
except that i sort of didn't hold my own on that last one. i'm truly sorry, i meant to brush up on long-forgotten theology and history classes but never got around to doing so. i wonder why? *grin*
thank you, it was very nice of you to have us over.
p.s.
truly, the sotanghon was every bit as good as the pad thai.
so maybe there ARE a couple of things i like about the season.
like:
a) buying presents.
although i'm not as enamored of shopping as i once was (one of my friends still gripes about the time we spent the whole day trying on green shirts at rob only to get the very first one i tried on. i really don't know why he's complaining - that's nothing compared to the time i dragged my boyfriend all over the city because i couldn't find the school shoes i wanted. that search lasted for DAYS), i like getting presents for friends and family. nothing is more pleasurable to watch than nephews and little sisters gleefully unwrapping and posing with their presents.
i just wish i didn't suck at choosing gifts, though. if you got something really horrible from me, that's because i have bad taste and not because i don't love you, ok?
b) christmas cartoon specials.
merry christmas, charlie brown.
c) goodies are magically appearing everywhere.
fact: chocolate has endorphins, which help combat depression.
fact: dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which contribute to a healthy heart.
fact: cranberries are packed with vitamins and antioxidants, which help prevent cancer.
ergo, when i finished that bowl of dark chocolate-covered cranberries, i actually did myself a favor.
ALSO, almost everybody i know prefers white and milk to dark chocolate so everything's being given to me. if that isn't a sign that i'm meant to eat all this chocolate, i don't know what is.
d) work ceased to be mental and emotional torture.
let's put it this way - not all eggnog is created equal.
and it pays to be liked by the beverage bearers.
e) cousins who drive you around, make you laugh, and make you remember how it was like when all of you were silly kids running around the resthouse.
we were disgusting little kids, weren't we? seriously.
f) phone calls and text messages from everybody you love and miss.
g) good food, good company, good conversation.
except that i sort of didn't hold my own on that last one. i'm truly sorry, i meant to brush up on long-forgotten theology and history classes but never got around to doing so. i wonder why? *grin*
thank you, it was very nice of you to have us over.
p.s.
truly, the sotanghon was every bit as good as the pad thai.
