feliz natal
2001-12-25 @ 10:29 p.m.
Hello diary. Today was Christmas. I got a whole lot of booty from family and friends, not to mention Santa. For some things, I got the newest Shakira cd, the new Enrique Iglesias cd, a Hello Kitty calendar and date book, various Sanrio things, makeup, new headphones for my discman, a gift certificate to Sephora, and a gift certificate to any Simon mall, some clothes from American Eagle and Delia's...a whole lot of stuff. I am satisfied. At least for today. Just kidding. I am very thankful for everything that I got, and I plan to write thank you notes as soon as I can for all of my gifts. I did get one really strange gift today. Not strange in the sense that it was bad or not wanted, but strange in the sense that I felt weird accepting it. One of my aunts has this box of ornaments. There were some that were little snowmen, others that were little Santas, and a few that were toy soldiers and other little Christmas things. I took out a little snowman one when my aunt told me I could choose one, and I just sort of looked at it. It was really cute, and it had a nice string to hang it on the tree, etc. My aunt said that it was a present from my Nana, and I felt bad because well...my aunt felt sad because this is the first Christmas without Nana, and it just seems really weird to be getting a present from someone who's no longer here. You know what I mean? Anyway, I was just going to put it away in my bag when my aunt told me to open in up. I didn't know that the ornament opened up! Well, inside there was a small cavity and rolled up was a one hundred dollar bill! It was the weirdest thing ever. I guess my nana set aside this money for the grandchildren a while ago, and planned on giving it to us. I don't know what everyone else is going to do with theirs, but I'm not going to blow it. I'm going to the bank tomorrow to deposit it into my savings account. That is the best thing to do, I think.
Other than that, dinner was really good and I ate WAY TOO MUCH. I swear, my tummy is sticking out more than before. I can tell, it's true! Like, between last night and today, I must have eaten enough to gain ten kilos. For the rest of this week I am going to start so excercise and try to eat less. I know that this probably won't work, but I'll have to think of some incentive to make it work. I look at my older cousin Courtney and see that she's really skinny and pretty, and I'm just getting really chunky and skinny. My doctor and parents keep telling me that my weight and height match well, but I don't care. An extra ten or fifteen pounds off will do my good. Then I can buy smaller clothes. I hate having large clothes all of the time. Oh well, that's a problem to worry about later.
I didn't get a chance to talk to Guillermo much because he slept most of the day. When he finally woke up I called him "Sleeping Beauty". Bwahaha. He's such a lazy boy. Oh! At dinner I was condemned to the kids' table AGAIN. I am only eight months younger than Guillermo, and he and Court get to sit at the "adult" table while I get stuck with my sister, and my two younger cousins. I demand a change. Maybe next year I'll graduate.
So, this year was just sort of celebrated in a quiet way. A little bit solemn because of everthing that's happened this year in my family and the world, and a little less cheery than usual. Still, fun nonetheless and worthwhile. I'm glad my sister likes the gift I got for her, and I can tell that the two Harry Potter books that she got for me will be read very soon, despite two other outstanding assignments due for school. I promised myself I would not even think about work at least until tomorrow. Time to enjoy what's left of the day. I hope anyone and everyone who reads this spent a lovely Christmas if they celebrate it. Otherwise, enjoy your holiday season. Much love.
Ciao.
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