victoriarbtaylor

Dec. 25th, 2010 | 11:51 pm

i’ve never done just an update blog… i think it’s kinda silly i guess, but i want to inform the world of my christmas experience this year and i don’t think my facebook friends would be very happy about the extraordinarily long status update that could result.

CHRISTMAS EVE! christmas eve was fantastic. woke up around 10am – just late enough to be considered sleeping in – and proceeded to be lazy around the house for a little bit and then i went to deliver presents to some friends with my dad (: dropped off an uber late birthday gift + xmas to hannah and then met naomi and tori at harbour coffee in new town (never been there before! super cute christian coffee shop, they had a guy there playing guitar and singing!) and gave them their gifts (: i had a chicken wrap… it was DELICIOUS. and a small cold chai. yum! (okay i’m going into waaaay too much detail now. oh well.) it was great seeing them and giving them their gifts and they gave me one too (: “The Confident Woman” by joyce meyer. gonna start that one tonight if i can find the energy haha (pretty exhausted). anyways,

THEN my dad and i got back home just in time for heather and jason, my cousin and her husband, to show up (: we had lunch with them and exchanged gifts since they weren’t in town for very long. they got me the book “Wicked” with the sequel “Son of a Witch” included (: idk when i’ll ever find time to read it but i’m sure i’ll enjoy it! and a cute little quote magnet haha. lunch was yummyyyy. then after they left we went to Christmas Town at busch gardens 😀 it was sooo much fun (: i love just being silly with my parents. we had a great time. then we got home and crashed. tee hee (: (we counted the gift exchange with the Moores as our christmas eve presents.)

i can’t believe i’m writing this much.
as a side note, i saw It’s a Wonderful Life all the way through for the first time the night before christmas eve (: it was soooo goooood!!! best movie ever! i’m kind of in love. i deff teared up when all the people came to his house and gave him lots of money. just a testament to God’s glory and abundance and mercy and grace etc etc etc.

CHRISTMAS DAY! got up at 9am, my daddy made me breakfast (: 2 eggs and some sausage! topped off with some irish breakfast tea (: yummmm. then i hopped in the shower and by the time i was done and dressed my dad had brought my grandma over from her nursing home place and we were ready to open presents!

here is the only part that is very interesting at all: PRESENTS!
i got:
– the traditional new pajamas that i am wearing right now (: uber cute and fit really well!
– A FREAKIN KEYBOARD!!!! like the piano kind (: i already knew cuz i was with my parents when they bought it on black friday but this was the first time i got to play it (: i love it!!!!
– keyboard stand, sustain pedal, bench, accessories for the keyboard haha (:
– new headphones!! specifically to use with my keyboard but will also be good for ipod listening (:
– $50 from my grandpa! yeah buddyyyyy
– a cute scarf from my aunt & uncle
– a tool kit from my other aunt & uncle… lol! my parents say it will be really useful in college… 😛
– a book called “The Confident Woman” by joyce meyer from tori & naomi! and a bar of godiva chocolate that i am extremely tempted to start eating right now…. 😉
– a small size new NLT bible!!!! so stoked about this. now i have no excuse for not reading the bible! making a commitment to read the entire bible throughout 2011 (: already have the plan and everything!
– did i mention the keyboard? oh right… (:
– a genuine pearl necklace with earrings! will deff come in handy (:
– set of silver butterfly necklace & earrings (:
– toy story 3 and shrek 3 haha (:
– back in thanksgiving at that gift exchange (with my mom’s side of the family), i got two new scarves and a cute little frame with a decorated “V” (:

i thiiink that’s it (:
i am so blessed!!! i am so thankful to be part of a family that is so giving and so in love with God (: we are so abundantly blessed! i think about people who are lucky if they get ONE present for christmas and i’ve gotten more than i would care to count! this christmas was really special for me because it’s the first christmas i’ve had since i’ve had a JOB, so i could actually buy gifts for everybody this year (: i really enjoyed giving back to the people who’ve been giving me so much for so long. i pray that they all enjoy their gifts even more than i’m sure i’ll be enjoying mine (:

gosh i sound like such a goody-two-shoes snob. i apologize.

anyways, i really love all my presents (: after the main present-opening event, my mom got busy cooking our big christmas dinner (we had to have it really early since i had to work today from 4:15-close). i helped her out some… tee hee. we all sat down to eat around 1:30 i suppose and it was SOOO GOOOOD. christmas ham of course, green bean casserole, crescent rolls, salad, all the essentials (: mom also made mashed sweet potatoes but they weren’t ready in time for dinner 😦 but i’ll be eating plenty of them tomorrow (: then we had sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie. YUMMM. i also drank a whole glass of champagne. it was delicious lol.

THENNN the other brinkleys came over (: we had a good time eating and did our gift exchange and hung out for a while (: then i had to go to work… 4:15-close 😦 (we close at 9.) i just got home a couple hours ago. it wasn’t too bad. i get paid double time 😀 so i guess it was worth it haha. the brinkleys (ALL of them!) had dinner at great wolf lodge’s restaurant and i timed my break to be able to come upstairs and eat with them for a little while (: that was really fun.

AND IT SNOWED LIKE CRAZY. it took me like 10 minutes to get all the snow off my car before i could come home tonight haha.

i then proceeded to put my new pjs on and play music on my new keyboard with my new headphones. now i’m writing this ridiculously long blog that no one in their right mind will read. next i’m gonna alternate between reading my new NLT bible and The Confident Woman and the CD for installing stuff for my new keyboard and surfing the old internet haha.

WHY DID I WRITE ALL OF THIS
I DO NOT KNOW

oh hey i forgot! i also got a 2011 grad ornament!!! put that on the tree (: exciting!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS (:
He’s the reason for the season!
GOD BLESS, ME

Tags: merry christmas 2010