seasons greetings to you and yours

i thought i should wish you all a happy thanksgiving (belatedly) and a merry christmas (pre-emptively) all at once while i'm at it. i love love love this time of year and may very well be AWOL in the coming days. but i totally owe my brother a post on here, especially since he's given me some good new material. to be discussed later.

let me tell you what i'm doing right now...
i am sitting at home wrapped up in warm pajamas, watching love actually, drinking coffee and eating a peanut butter and chocolate english muffin. the furnace is on (which is something to say, given its track record the past few days). i just got home from a killer self-imposed workout, and i actually took a shower. and with my new haircut i don't even have to do anything to it. it dries and is instantaeously good to go. i washed my hair with adult formula shampoo and used cream rinse for that just-washed shine. i can't seem to find my toothbrush, so i'll pick one up when i go out today. other than that i'm in great shape.

ANYWAY.

i had a fantastic time at home for thanksgiving this weekend. but i must say, it is good to be back indeed. what were the highlights you ask? well.

1. pedicure with my mom. my toes look like nminiature christmas ornaments.
2. thanksgiving day run with my dad in downtown st. joe. such bittersweet memories to be back along the beach
3. caffe tosi's not once but twice. with two of my favorite people. mom yesterday, beth today. eggs espresso both times. heck. yes.
4. panera bread with another wonderful friend
5. playing boggle with my parents and grandpa, despite getting creamed by my mom twice. did you know that ricer is a real live word? oh yes. it is.
6. having absolutely no responsibilities. and listening to the oak ridge boys christmas cd. which reminds me of my childhood. (back when i had absolutely no responsibilities)
7. running into lots of old friends while shopping at the orchards mall.
8. listening to sweet music on the drive back to indianapolis


ok, those were the highlights. which don't really do justice to the nice relaxing time i had away at home.
i also got to talk to my brother tonight and he assured me that i will be getting an awesome present from him this christmas. apparently, it's made for tv. i can't wait. jeff and i exchange joke gifts every year. they are often irreverent, never classy. always rooted in junior high humor. so today on the phone with jeff, he said [AND I QUOTE] "if i had to buy a snuggie all over again, i'd just get an oversized robe somewhere like fashion bug plus"
and really the rest of the conversation is irrelevant, as that phrase alone is worthy of mention. it gives you insight into a few things about jeff.
a.) he bought a snuggie. and liked it. but,
b.) he apparently dedicates a noteworthy amount of mental energy to considering how he could improve upon his snuggie-buying experience.
c.) he knows of and refers to fashion bug plus. really? yes, really.

in other news, i graduate in approximately 5 months. holy. crap. seriously, how did time fly like this? and more importantly, will i have a job in a year?

lastly tonight, here's my PSA for the holiday season: i'll be having a lakeshore high school friends hang out time sometime over chirstmas break. most likely a day or 2 after christmas. so think about that as you make your returning-home plans.

yay.