CHRISTmas

Okay so this blog is very unlike me because I am typically rather liberal when it comes to issues of religion, but this topic was brought to me today and I felt the urge to rant about it!!! I will be the first person to admit I am a "cafeteria Catholic" and that I have fallen off the going to church wagon, but I still consider myself to be a religious person. I still believe in God, prayer, and I know the true meaning of Christmas. Ya know the one that has nothing to do with Santa or shopping. I am just starting to feel like their is only a small minority of people left out there that focus on the actual reason behind Christmas and not the commercial aspect of it. I started thinking that if someone were to pole random people on the street I am willing to bet that a number of them wouldn't even be able to state the religious meaning of Christmas and why it was originally celebrated. I am getting a bit off of the topic I wanted to be on though. While I dislike the fact that most people celebrate Christmas for the wrong reasons, my main issue is with those who claim to be atheist and all anti-religion and then freakin go ahead and celebrate Christmas! Do they not understand the amazing irony in that???? I was listening to the radio today and this idiot woman was bitching because she is atheist and her town's post office hung light up stars in their windows! Not a nativy, cross, picture of baby Jesus or anything...but stars. She is causing a huge uproar because the stars represent the star of Bethlehem and that is religious symbolism in a government agency. I was listening to this woman go on and on and was amazed. I have never wanted to call into a radio station so bad in my life! And if I didn't have to go to class I might have actually done it! The best part of her entire rant was when the dj asked her what type of decorations would be accepted to her she said anything non-religious like santa, snowmen, trees, etc. Does this chick no realize the meaning behind santa??? I seriously wanted to send her some kind of Christmas education booklet. But her idiotic comment got me wondering how many people don't realize that without the Christian symbolism behind the holiday there would be no Christmas. Anywho this rant is getting rather long so in summary my message is...enjoy the holiday season and try to focus on the true meaning of Christmas instead of the commerical one. And for those who you who claim to be so anti-God and religion you might want to throw out the tree and create you own reason for getting presents in December so you don't continue to look stupid. In conclusion, I would say I'm sorry to anyone who has been offended by this blog...but I'm really not.

Not Gonna Write You A Love Song

It's almost 1am, I am sitting on my bed listening to my itunes, wearing my new christmas pj pants from target ($7.99 woo hoo) and I decided I had many a things to blog about so today...2 blogs for the price of 1!!!! The first one is about the random week I have had and all of the things I have discovered recently. The second is going to be a rant about the holiday season and the way people are killing christmas. Read the second at your own risk!
First off since I am in a musical mood I am giving my picks for good songs for the week. First off an oldie but a goodie since I saw the end of Love Actually the other day. BTW anyone who hasn't seen that movie should do so because it is freakin adorable and puts you in a good mood. The best part is of course the end and the reason I love it so is because they play The Beach Boys "God Only Knows" it is a classic and it fits the movie so well, thus it is number one of my picks. Secondly is "Love Song" by Sarah Bareilles because it is the kind of song you can dance around to in your room while you get dressed in am. And it will get stuck in your head for the rest of the day..fair warning. Last on my list is the sountrack to Legally Blonde the Musical. I know that sounds sooo lame but I have become slightly obsessed with it since watching it on MTV a while back when I was putting off doing a paper (typical Jackie fashion). The soundtrack is very catchy and fun to belt out while driving in the car since my radio is officially dying in Maylasia....she is ten years old, but the radio is only 5 so I don't know why it's so bad! I'm thinking it has something to do with the black hole of radio that is Galloway Twp. I hate not being closer to Philly! FYI shore radio stations suck! People from down here won't agree, but I think its cause they rarely hear Philly stations. Anywho those are my picks...take em or leave em.
Two random things that happened to me this week....I saw an old man get pulled over at 12pm on a Tuesday and forced to do a soberity test! And I'm pretty sure he flunked! It was so awkward sitting there in traffic and watching the whole thing go down. I mean you have a serious drinking problem if you are wasted at 12pm on a Tuesday. But I guess it's good that cops are doing their job well. The other random thing was that in Gero class today we were talking about relationships and the prof divded the men and the women into groups and made us answer questions. After we compared answers and had a huge discussion. The men started arguing when the women listed good communication skills as one of our assests. So I am taking it upon myself to explain to men two valueable lessons about what women mean when they speak. All 7 of the guys in my class heard it today and I think the rest of you need to..so here it is....# 1....IF A WOMAN SAYS SHE IS FINE SHE IS ANYTHING BUT FINE! AND #2...IF A WOMEN SAYS SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS, HER BIRTHDAY, VALENTINES, ANNIVERSARY ETC. THAT MEANS YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW HER WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT SHE LIKES AND YOU MUST GO OUT BUY HER SOMETHING FABULOUS AND SURPRISE HER WITH IT. These are the two cardinal rules men should just write down or commit to memory...it would save them a lot of time arguing, back peddling, and buying apology gifts. Women sometimes try to deny that we play games, but I will admit it....everything about relationships is pretty much a game..so learn the rules.

Turkey Lurkey Dap

I'm sad to say Thanksgiving is already over =( But it was fabulous while it lasted =) Wednesday night was the best! Paying $15 to get in wasn't ideal, but I had so much fun that I did not care about the cover. Being in a bar with my big sis and her friends I thought was going to be awkward, but once she whipped out her credit card and bought shots for all of my friends I warmed up to the idea. Karen is such a hoot...that's why she's my role model. She has the ability to make anything more fun. When we hang out we never stop laughing. The only downside of Wednesday night was that I may have had a little too much fun on my first Thanksgiving Eve. I basically committed all the mistakes one should never make when drinking, but in my defense I am not a rookie...I know all of these rules and chose to ignore them. Some of the mistakes I made were my own fault and some I can blame on those I was with! I mixed way too many random drinks, I drank too many sweet tasting drinks, and I drank drinks that I didn't even know what was in them. I really need to stop letting other people order my drinks because it always turns out bad lol! Janine told our fabulous waitress that she wanted a strong drink that tasted not strong...that was the beginning of the end. The waitress comes back with these giant teal colored glasses filled with probably ten different things and we have no clue what they were. All I know is that it was teal, it tasted good and it was STRONG! And everyone was forcing me to drink it after I'd already had 5 shots and 4 other drinks! That my friends was the bitter end. We left the bar just before 2am and I have very little memory of anything after getting to the car. I woke up at 6:50am Thanksgiving morning sick as a dog. I was still wearing half of my outfit from the night before. I have never been that hungover in my life. I did not start to feel good again until about 4pm. I was able to enjoy my dinner which was nice, but I think Mag would have liked me to be a little more helpful during the morning hours instead of dying on the sofa bitching about the brightness of the living room. All in all the holiday turned out fine and Wednesday night was so fun that I don't really care that my hangover was yucky! Next time I will have to remember my trusty glass of milk though...maybe that will help with the hangover.
On the plus side my cheesecake came out fabulous and I did actually help with most of the cooking once I felt better! My apron looked fabulous!!!!! And so did my outfit!!! Last night we all got to hang out at Janines! I love my friends and can not wait to see all of them again over winter break! Two and half more weeks of school left! But for now I am still working on papers. Only two this weekend which is two less than last weekend so I can't complain. And Elf is on tv right now to keep me occupied while I type woo hoo!!!! So in closing....smiling is my favorite =)

O Christmas Tree

I love how a trip the dollar store can turn into a huge event. I had to hunt for a few items for my boss today and Janine and I wound up buying a million little christmas decorations and junk! We now have our very own Charlie Brown-esque tree. It is sitting on my never used side table in the living room. The poor thing is kinda sad looking though...the star for the top is like the size of th entire faux tree and the chord for it is too short so the star doesn't light. But the tree does add some much needed christmas flare to the place so I guess we can't complain. Even though Thanksgiving hasn't even happened yet I am already in the Christmas spirit because they have been playing my favorite Christmas movies on tv. I watched the Grinch and the Santa Clause already.....two of the best in my opinion! I can't wait for Elf to be on tv...oh how I love it sooooo!!!!!
Things have been running very smooth recently. School has been calm the past few weeks, but is now starting to pick up before the end of the semester. I have a presentation this week and three papers due the Tuesday before thanksgiving. Luckily I have been on top of them and already have all the info and research for two of them. I was suppose to actually write one of them this weekend, but of course I got distracted by tv, sleep, and shiny objects! Which means this weekend coming up is not going to be very fun! But I guess I can't complain because this weekend was great! No stress about school or work, got to have sushi with my Deanimal, and go to Ihop with the Delia girls! I love Tomo and Ihop!!!! I am obsessed with sushi and pancakes so to have both in one weekend was delightful = )
I can't believe how little time is left before Thanksgiving! I am ready though! I am off from work the day before so I can go shopping for last minute items, pick up Gram from philly, and make my cheesecake!!!! Hopefully it comes out well!!!! If everyone likes it I will probably make it again for Christmas since we are having both holidays at my casa this year! Or I guess I could change things up??? All I know is I can't wait to wear my apron and eat some turkey!!!!