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Back from my holiday!

December 3, 2009

First, I’d like to apologize for being a complete loser. I totally was lost for the month of November. I do have good excuse though, for all that saw my last post I was busy trying to catch up for NaNoWriMo. I tried so hard! But it was all futile. I got halfway through. :/ It’s better than my previous efforts but still not quite the win I was going for. But maybe next year. I have to say that I really like the story I was going for so maybe I’ll continue to write it at a more leisurely pace now.

Moving on! I went down to Florida to visit with family for Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun! Of course the drive down was a bit cramped with the five of use in a Pathfinder. Those things are really not made with passengers in mind, especially those in the back. But the food was amazing! Of course we almost managed to burn my aunt’s house down with the turkey, but other than that it was great! lol The mac and cheese was a little burned on top but we just ate around that.

What was not fun was Black Friday. I don’t know how I managed to get roped into any of it but this was my schedule. Thursday evening went to go see ‘Ninja Assassin’ with the siblings and cousins at around 8 pm. (It was awesome by the way!) Got back to the house at around 10 and managed a small catnap before having to be up at 11:30. We tried first to go to an outlet mall that was opening at midnight for some sales. We couldn’t even make it off the exit, it was back up for about 2 miles! We finally drove past it to turn around and saw some people even parked on the side of the highway and just walked over to the outlet to shop. Insane!

So we decided to hit up Target and JC Penney, starting with Target since they were sure to sell out first. Since Target wasn’t opening until 5 am we ate at IHOP then spent the next few hours standing out in the cold waiting for the doors to open. My dad managed to get his GPS system and my aunt got a flat screen 32inch tv and you know what I got? Nothing. My 1TB desktop hardrive for only $60 was gone! I even got a run over by some old lady’s cart and I got zip. Then we went to JC Penney and I managed to get some Christmas gifts and Bath and Body works was having a decent sale so I got some stuff from there. We finally went back to the outlet after the insane line went down and shopped for a few hours. But by then I was so tired I wasn’t even interested anymore. By the time we got back to the house it was 9 am and I fell into bed immediately.

*sigh* Anyway, all I’m saying is that I’m never doing that again. It’s all about Cyber Monday for me from now on. I don’t care what anyone says. Nothing will get me out among those crazy people ever again. So, how was your Thanksgiving? :D

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Parent’s Anniversary

September 27, 2008

My parents have left for their weekend anniversary trip this morning. My brother, sister, and I decided that we would give them a trip for their 24th anniversary. We planned it with my dad and my mother had no idea where they were going. We got them a rental car (a Lincoln Towncar) and paid for the hotel and tickets onto the Biltmore Estates. I think that my mom is really going to like the trip. They left this morning before I got up, so I didn’t get to see her reaction to the car, but they called me and she gushed about it. :D I’m glad that they liked everything, I’m just worried we won’t be able to top this next year. lol

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I’m Back and a Collective Haul

July 18, 2008

Sorry for being gone so long! I was on a little vacation. I was gone to Florida for a family reunion. It was for my Grandmother’s mother’s side of the family. We’ve never gone to that side’s reunions because of timing issues etc. Anyway, it was a lot of fun and I met a lot of new family. It was great! The reunion was in Jacksonville and we did some shopping and tours and we had a cookout. After the reunion my family went to spend a day in Charleston before coming home. It was amazing! I absolutely love the city of Charleston. One day was not enough. We plan on taking a longer vacation there in the future.

Anyway! I also have a small haul to share with you guys. It isn’t that big at all. And it’s really a collective haul since not all of it was bought from the same place.

Moving on, here is a pic of everything that I’ve bought first.

Top Row: Jessie’s Girl ‘Color My World’ Eyeshadows in Evergreen, Aqua, and Earthtone
Bottom Row: MAC paint pot in Indianwood, Jessie’s Girl ‘Bejeweled’ Eyeshadow Quad #2, and NYC ‘Skin Tight Denim Creme’ Nail Enamel

It’s a collection of things that I’ve bought the past week. I got the MAC paintpot from a CCO in Charleston and the rest is from Rite Aid. You can see the rest of the pics in my Flickr, the link is on the sidebar.