Boxing Day

I think they call the day after Xmas boxing day because people are supposed to put all their holiday things away today. I will leave mine up as long as possible. Xmas eve Wes and I used a gift card from his brother to go see the movie Juno. Really it tied for my favorite movie of '07 with Into the Wild. I mean reallllly good. I don't think I lauged out loud so much to a movie EVER. Knocked up came close, but this movie really made me wish I was more witty and clever in general. You just fall in love with every character, I wish the movie was a tv show just so I could watch mroe of these characters. ANyway, I got all my gifts wrapped and overflowing under our tiny fake, broken tree and on Christmas morning I woke up before Wes, as usual (I am the last to fall asleep and the first o wake up- usually) and even though he HATES christmas and puts a damper on things we got up and he let me put the rendeer ears on him and we had a yummy breakfast and opened presents. I feel like Wes totally paid attention to what I wanted and even surprised me. I got a dvd player, which I sort of needed. Mine was broken, but mine was a dvd player with a VHS tape player as well. I do hate to have more units than needed and anytime I can consolodate is good. We do have like 4 players between the three of us and only one was half broken, but dvd players these days are like cell phones and only last a year or two tops, so it's nice to have a small, compact, chiny new one! Although, we could not get it to work on Wes' old TV in the living room, so I hoooekd it up in the bedroom adn we finally got crackin on our netflix last night. Anyway, I also got this metal bathroom cart, which I know sounds like a sucky gift, but not only did I want it real bad, but I looked for it several times at several stores and online and could not findit, I was very frustrated and PO'ed that it was nowhere to be found after I had seen it at a target a week earlier. Well,. sure enough Wes found ti, bought it, wrapped it and gave it to me for Xmas! It fits perfectly in this inlet in our bathroom and holds all my little bathroom thingies so perfectly, it really pleases me every time I look at it. Next he got me some cedar hangers, which I really needed since I had a moth problem at my old place and already lost one good sweater. Wes said he was mad that I only wanted practical things, but I was very happy with the lot. He did get me one big surprise I didnt ask for that just makes me uber happy. Grey's Anatomy is my favorite show ever and he got me season 1 on dvd! Isnt he an awesome boyfriend? OK it gets better still. The day ro so before I told him I didnt think we should do stockings cause they arent well enforced on the bookshelf and its hard to surprise eachother, and frankly its a kid thing. He was relieved, but it turned out he already got a few little candy and gum thigns to pout in it- all my favs! And last but not least, the weekend before he came home with red roses! I really have the best boyfriend and I'm reallyu stoked with Christmas this year.

In other news we drove to Sacramento to see his family for the big day and that was really nice. His grandparents are super sweet and his cousins are really nice, and man they cook good! We had an awesome meal in a beautiful and festive house and relaxed and ate and hung out. I think my only regret this season was the lack of kids. It never REALLY feels like christmas without little kids running around. But maybe next year I will see some nephews and neices and all will be perfect (plus I am certainly good at being kid-like, especially near the holidays).

Okay, so it isnt over. Today I am mailing a couple gifts that didnt make it out before Xmas, and hopefully today or tomorrow I will meet up with my good friend Danielle and we will exchange gifts. And tonight HL is comign over and she and wes and sophia and gaelen and i will exchange gifts and hang out. I cant wait to see HLs reaction to all that we got her!

So yesterday I really wanted to call in sick and stay home today, but decided to come in and maybe take Friday off instead. I drove today since I have all these gifts to mail and it surprisingly took no time at all and I got into the office before 8:00am, another surprise is I am the only one here ..hence the super long blog.

Oh I also would like to mention how AWESOME our new neighbors are. When I was up early yesterday before Wes I decided to put a little gift together for the guys downstairs and I left it on their doorstep. Well just as we were pulling into the driveway there they all were with a gift in hand for us. I finally met the mysterious Victor, who looked more like a Matt or Joe and Greg, whom I see most often handed us some candies and home baked brownies- Yum! perfect timing too cause none of the desserts at the big Xmas dinner were really my fav and I didnt have any.

Speaking of desserts and eating, I have to admit, I am in pre-diet mode. I am going all out and having lots of my fav. fatty, greasy and sweet foods cause come Jan1- no more! Wes and I both want to diet again and get back to it. I used the hlidays as an excuse, and I admit I am enjoying it. Although, strangely enough last time I checked I HAD lost weight.

Go figure.

ANyway, thanks so much for reading my long and somewhat unexciting blog post today, but happy new year and come back and read more tomorrow!