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Okay... I guess I couldn't stay away for as long as I thought I could. Oops!

The rain here is making me depressed. I know that being born and raised in the beautiful state of Washington, I'd be used to it by now, right? Wrong. I'm used to it when I am in Washington, but not when I am in California. This is unexpected and totally not what I had in mind. So much for my jogging at the beach streak that had to end short because of this stupid rain. Get this... a car flipped over from the storm and we were on a tornado watch. Can you believe that? A tornado for crying out loud! I've never experienced a tornado in my life (thank goodness) and I am not Dorothy and I do not plan on chasing one nor would I even like to be in one. Life is too precious and there are still many more things that I would like to do with mine before its over. I know that this is a little dramatic but after all the torture Mother Earth is putting people through (don't punish me, Mother Earth, I'm just sayin'...), its okay to be dramatic because these events are definitely events to cry over.

I know that I shouldn't sit here and cry about a little rain, but I am not just crying over the rain. I am crying over the other things that are going on that have caused millions to suffer. What happened to peace on earth? Did the pageant queens give up on that idea and is it really not going to happen? *sigh*

I should be doing some walking than just talking, but have you looked outside lately? It is too damn scary to do any walking. Therefore, I shall sit here and talk... talk about the things that I love and cherish and vow to myself to never take any of it for granted anymore.

The End. NO wait... lets not it be the end! Ahhh... you know what I mean!

A Rainy Day...

With everyone having the day (or week) off, we had planned to go to Six Flags (Magic Mountain) today. Unfortunately, Mister Rainshine decided to come out to play too and there is no way I am going to wait in line and run around tryin' to hop on rides in the rain. No way, Jose!

Instead, we are going to get some errands done. YAYYYY!!

Taco Tuesday last night with Lily and Durand... then they came over to watch the Lakers' game at our place while I was trying to distract them with some of my favorite music videos. LOL!

Okay... just wanted to say HELLO to the universe somehow, someway...! I shall be back later... or soon... maybe! We shall see!

Hope everyone has a great day and is ready to bring on the New Year! (Glad we didn't go to Vegas. I'm pooped!)

Rain, rain... go away!

I'm so surprised to see it raining right now. Since I've moved down here nearly 4 months ago, this is a first. In a way, its sort of refreshing, but at the same time... I wish it would go away because rain just makes me want to sit around and be lazy... not like I'm not already or anything.

Christmas shopping is bogus! I have more fun shopping year round than I do around Christmas. I am obviously a bargain hunter and its rare that I pay full price for anything if I can help it. (Yes... and I'm proud of it... thanks!) It seems like the stores have been jacking up the price and the items that are usually 75% OFF are now 25% OFF with a bigger sign that says SALE. Yet, people seem to buy, buy, buy because they have to since Christmas is creeping up faster than most of us would hope. Ugh. I hate shopping during this time of year! I vow to never wait to Christmas shop in December ever again... unless its on Christmas Eve or the day before when stores REALLY need to get rid of their stuff! Now, I have another excuse to shop throughout the year! :D

Okay... so enough of that! Kunthea, one that doesn't usually like to mingle or celebrate his birthday was in for a surprise when we did a little something something for him. He would have been upset if we went all out but since the guys were coming for their Friday usual anyway, we turned it up a notch and used his birthday as an excuse to celebrate and eat fatty foods and cheesecake! Then on Saturday, we celebrated Paline's birthday over dinner, dessert (yum), and some good ol' Taboo! Oh man... that game can get very competitive and sometimes violent! I don't think they'd ever let me live down the time I almost knocked Sam out with my elbow back in 2006 because he was hovering over me and trying to distract me during such an intense game. Even this time around, I caught myself yelling and even at times threatening people. I need to control my anger and remind myself that its only a game. A FUN game, that is! I love it when everyone gets into it... it makes things more fun and enjoyable. Definitely a bonding moment despite the threats and the insults. Sore losers? I think not! OH... and get this... we were Team Edward VS Team Jacob! WTF! I was loving it though! Team Edward... Blood Suckers... OH YEAH!!

I'm looking forward to having my Jenn & Joe here for the weekend to celebrate the fact that I'm getting old. 25... thats a lot. I remember thinking people who were 22 are old! Damn! Husband asked me out on a date for my actual birthday. I have no idea what we're doing or where we're going, but its supposedly a surprise. I hope I don't ruin it for myself this time. I'm excited though! Just hope that this rain goes away! Looking forward to hanging out with friends to celebrate getting old again with the friends I have down here. I've mellowed out a lot... and I really like that about myself. Hehehe... I go through my phases, so we'll see. Birthdays only come around once a year. Well, for most of us anyway... haha... my Sister celebrates like three different birthdays. WTF! But yeah... definitely something to celebrate and a great excuse to gather the loved ones for a good ol' time!