it's been quite a while. it's winter break. i was sick. so now i'm behind on christmas shopping. *sigh*

yesterday was my mom's birthday. we took the same picture we take at every birthday--behind the cake, in the kitchen. then we sing "happy birthday" horribly, and my mom tries not to laugh too much. =) i love my mom.

later that night, di and i watched butch cassidy and the sundance kid too. always wanted to see that--pretty entertaining. paul newman has to be one of the most amazing leading men ever. wow. robert redford wasn't too bad when he was young either...but paul newman has such presence and dignity. maybe it was the way we watched it, but the film seemed a lot more touching than comedic to me. not that it was lacking in laughs--"if he'd just pay me what he's paying them to stop me robbing him, i'd stop robbing him!" haha. made me wonder why people live that life though--what's the point? tragically, it seemed that they just didn't know how else to live their lives. after the movie, di and i had a nice, long talk.

tonight was our annual dinner at macaroni grill for cher's birthday. she's finally not going to be a teenager anymore! it was nice to see all 11 of us there. thanks to debbers for the kickass secret santa gift. i was recently thinking i wanted more belts (than the single one i own) and i wanted to try headbands--yay for the combination headscarf/sash! plus i went crazy buying cher's presents since it was for her birthday and she was my secret santa too. "cute but psycho" - you know that's you. haha. my girls are so goofy. hope you had fun, you sexy cher =)

jo made designed a t-shirt for me too, complete with "ha" on the back and a KFC coupon on the front that said:

12 Piece Meal
$17.49 plus tax

12 Pieces of Chicken, EXTRA CHRISPY HA STYLE!

Large Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Choice of an Additional Large Side

Large Coleslaw

6 Buttermilk Biscuits

Limit 4 per coupon. Expires whenever Christina croaks. Offer good only if you are an uber hot guy. Includes white/dark pieces. Extra charge for breast piece substitution. Not good with any other offer. No reproductions accepted. Tax Extra.

teehee! jo cracks me up. and i made myself hungry again.

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i started out wanting to blog about something...more, but i don't feel like it anymore. yay, you're spared my whiny shit. rejoice.

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when first you say
you're too busy
i wonder if you
even miss me