well, christmas has come and gone...i must say, helping to make part of our traditional swedish dinner sausage has kinda grossed me out on it a little lol. oh well, people ate it, as well as the veggie bars i made for christmas day. i made quite a haul present-wise-20 piece dish set, a NICE set of kithen knives, a silver necklace, a subscription to InStyle mag (my fav), some jammies, a fishing license, a gift certificate to get some clothes, the new No Doubt cd, and a bunch of other things, like hair things and candles and pretty candle holders. i found out my soon-to-be roomie doesn't have any kitchen knives, so it's looking like my gifts were picked pretty well!

on another note, i'm REALLY lookin forward to starting a fresh year. it's MUCH needed and will hopefully bring better things than this last year did, although it had its good points...got my associate's degree...started talking to some old friends again...started working out again...started going to portland state...so we'll see what the year ahead has to offer! :)

CHRISTMAS BREAK IS HERE!!! YAY! ok, so it's been here for about a week, but who's counting really? :P i've even gotten my grades back already: 2 A and a B... that's a 3.55GPA!! i'm kinda proud of myself. was a lotta work...well, at the end, when i had cramfest9000...but, it paid off, so i guess no lesson was learned lol.

my brother's gf came up from cali, and musta caught the flu right away, cause she was horribly sick and was taken to the ER the second night she was here. somehow, i've managed to not get the flu, and whatever it is that is keeping me from getting it, i'm DAMN glad. now she's feeling better and my bro is sick...hehe.

gah...for whatever reason, i've been waking up early...ON MY OWN! i'm used to being able to sleep all hours of the day, but this past week or so, i'm up bright and early...can't even roll over and fall asleep again anymore. must be the medicine...in which case...so be it lol. hell, i've even been working out since i've been up earlier. i've started (well, the past 3-4 days anyway) on the treadmill for an hour a clip. i figure it's a good start. my goal is to lose 40 pounds by my birthday, and i have 36 left to go, and til april 20th to lose it! :D wish me luck!! :)

can't wait til christmas!!

ok, so it's been a while since i've typed in my blog. this week has been finals though, so i guess that explains that lol. this weekend, i'm RELAXING!! my parents are going outta town, so i'll have some relative peace and quiet. i work on saturday mornings now, so i won't have my nice sleep-in day, but that's ok. i'm making money again :D

might have some friends hang out on saturday night...it's been a while, and i won't have to worry about any homework for monday...YAY! plus, it'll be my last relatively peaceful weekend for a while...my bro's gf is coming up from california, and christmas is looming nearer and nearer....gotta love the holidays! :)

on another note: tina, if u read this, i have a christmas present for ya! :D

p.s. ever had that experience when you found someone with less of a life than you have? hahahaha