Hello Tiffy!

Unfortunately my health took a turn and I spent the day in bed hacking up a lung. However, Two friends advised me to go and do something tonight because New Years Eve is only once a year. I think they are right. I am going to have dinner with J and then we will share a bottle of champagne. Sounds like fun to me, as long as I can hold up! I am sure I will be healthy soon as I seem to get better every day. This year was not too bad!

~We got our Maysie in January

~Got a promotion at EA from Senior Support Rep to Global CS Coordinator in March

~Went to Vegas and had a nice birthday there in August

~Left EA to go to my current company in September

~Paid off my Credit Card bills in December

I hope your New Year’s Eve celebration is great, and thanks for coming to my blog See you in 2008!

Thankfully I am feeling a bit better today. I finally got myself a comfy computer chair. I have been using a wooden kitchen chair for over a year now and it really hurts my back and my butt! I went to go buy one about 6 months ago, decided to flop down the cash for it, and stupid Staples kept trying to deliver it when I wasn’t there. One day I even took the day off work to make sure I got it then they called and told me they missed me! I said, uh, I am home how could I miss you? They said they will re-deliver tomorrow. I was pissed, and got a refund for the stupid chair. That was my only attempt at getting one. So, with the $100 gift visa card J gave me for Xmas I packed up Maysie in her new purse and went to Office Depot. I found a good chair within a few minutes and now I am happy! I am so comfortable, I could sit here for hours now.

Tonight J and I are going to Benihana for dinner, to use a $50 gift certificate he received for Xmas for his family. Xmas never stops some years. I love it when that happens. I just wish to be healthy again soon.

I am sick. Very sick. God I hate being sick. I thought I dodged it this year. Tonsils and lymph nodes swollen. Sore throat, can’t swallow. Stuffy nose. Congested lungs. HELP!

SO I did nothing over the past few days except play on the xbox. God I love xbox. How did I go so long without one? Oh I will get to that in a minute, I have to tell you about the new digital camera I bought myself with my Xmas money! Isn’t it gorgeous??

It just shipped (weirdly enough) as I am writing this. I can’t wait!

I picked up the kids a few gifts for Xmas as well and they totally love them. I got Maysie a teeny booda bone with spearmint flavoring for her dog breath and also got her a pink hoodie! She loves it, it fits her perfect, and is she ever cute in it. In fact, I think that will be the first thing I take a picture of with my new camera! I also bought Rocko a scratch mat with catnip inside of it. He rolled around on that thing for hours!

Back to the xbox. I got myself a pink controller and a game that I love, Beautiful Katamari. I am and always have been a huge fan of Katamari games. I have two of the games for my PS2 but since it broke I worried I could never play again until I got a new PS2. I saw that there was a Katamari game for xbox and I ran out and got it. Since then it is basically all that i have done. Sat in the papasan and played Katamari. I also worked the last three days but I am off until Monday, then off again Tuesday. I gave J Halo 3 and Bioshock for his birthday today, and he really loved those. Sadly though, I will have to give up my xbox because he came back from his holiday trip. Waaaaaaaaaaaa! I am happy to announce that Xmas/Bday event is OVER and I am sick of spending money. Back to being a broke ass.

The next thing on my wish list is an iphone but I think I am going to wait because I just KNOW that the next gen iphones will come out in pink. So I think I will just enjoy what I have for now. I am so spoiled, I KNOW!

Merry Christmas everyone! These are my favorite Christmas songs.

Feliz Navidad brings the craziest feelings to me. When I was a little kid, Feliz Navidad was my favorite song EVER. My mother was an Avon representative so we got lots of free stuff from them. They sold the Time Life Christmas Record and that was the only holiday songs album we owned. It was two records of great Christmas classics. My parents played the record non stop during the holidays, but Feliz Navidad was my favorite. I first realized I loved the song during a Sesame Street Christmas Special. Big Bird and the Sesame Street gang were ice skating along to Feliz Navidad. My dad realized we had the song in our collection, and he put it on for me. I remember I would have my dad set it on the song on the record, and he would return to the den where he spent most of his time. Every 3 minutes, when the song was over, I would call him to put it back, over and over. I would spend my time dancing around the living room by myself singing along with the song. I forgot all about it when I got older, but when I hear the song I get the heebie jeebies remembering the song so well and how I reacted to it. It is such a warm feeling. It taught me some spanish as well. So, I included the song here. Feliz Navidad!

Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano

Chipmunks Christmas Song

My favorite Amazon reviewer as of today:

Breadmaker- 

Good product but loaves are very small, and are hard to cut evenly but its excellent for mixing i made doughnuts, pizza dough, cookies, jam, biscuits ETC…. EVEN THOUGH LOAVES ARE SMALL THE BREAD TASTE VERY GOOD ESPECIALLY TOASTED W/ BUTTER WAY BETTER THAN THAT CRAP FROM THE STORE

Presto Pizzazz Pizza Oven-

The best product I have ever bought from amazon, buy this machine puts these fake pizza shops to shame, good for calzones also, but buy a bread machine to make the dough, and an extra pizza pan cant go wrong i had to hide my share of the pizza i made in the cat food box (WRAPPED UP VERY TIGHTLY OF COURSE) to hide from my sons!!!!!

Wet/Dry Vac-

EXTENSIONS ARE THE ONLY BIG DEAL IT FEELS GOOD TO VACCUUM WHILE LAYING DOWN OTHER THAN THAT SAME OLD STORY

Air Conditioner-

THIS PIECE OF (BLANK) COULDNT COOL A PHONE BOOTH! STRAIGHT JUNK! THE COLDEST TEMPATURE FEELS LIKE MY OLD AC ON LOW FAN, YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF USING AN CHURCH FAN AND FAN YOURSELF WITH YOUR HAND I STAND RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS CRAP AND STILL NO COOL AIR. BUY A REAL AC OR GET A FAN FOR (…) ANYTHING BEATS THIS JUNK!!!!
HOT AND DISGUSTED

I am sorry for abandoning you, Ms. Blog! I have had things going on but no time to write (or in other words, I didn’t take any time to write :D)

Friday, J got Rock Band and brought it home. This game is sweeeet!! I am the drummer that I have always wanted to be now. The backstory on my drumming dream is when I was in 5th grade, we had to pick our elective classes for the next year in Junior High. I chose band class, and for my instrument, I picked the drums. I waited all summer, excited to play my drums. I walk into class and there are two drum kits, and there are already boys sitting at them. They told me I had to pick a clarinet or something else because the boys already had the drums. I was livid! I switched electives a few days later. I have always been pissed that I was not given my drums! Rock Band is really realistic feeling and there are some great songs that you can unlock. I have pretty much played non stop for 2 days. I have improved a lot, but I am getting worried the sound the drumsticks make is going to get me a warning from my apartment neighbors. No one has complained yet though.

I spent a few hours yesterday at the mall, boy, was that ever fun. The traffic to the mall was incredible! I know it is to be expected the last weekend before Xmas but it was pretty crazy. I wanted to pick up a few more things for J because since I am a dumbass and gave him his birthday present before Xmas now I have to get him a birthday present. Hehehehe oh well. I grabbed him a few things and grabbed me some jeans which I have desperately needed. I got a few more Xmas gifts last night to my surprise as well. J gave me a Presto Pizzazz, which I always thought were so cool, I can not wait to use it. He also gave me a 100 dollar visa gift card… now that is awesome. He really got me a lot of stuff this year! Oh yes he also ordered us both some Tempurpedic pillows online which is sweet! We got a Tempurpedic bed in August so the pillows will be the finishing touch. I also got a check from my dad for 100 bucks, woot! I am going to take the 100 gift card and buy myself a comfortable computer chair, and the 100 from my dad will go towards a digital camera that I have been wanting for a while. The only camera that I have owned for years was whatever camera my cell phone had at the time. While technology has come a long way, the pictures are rarely how I want them and the shutter takes too long to get a good shot, Although I must admit I have kind of mastered the cell phone photography genre.

I had to get up at 4:50 AM this morning to drive J to the airport. That sucked, but I got there and back and passed back out for a while. He will be gone for 3 days I will be lonely but I have my kids here to keep me company so it’s gonna be alright. Ok I am starving for some lunch. I’m out!

So we did our Xmas. We couldn’t wait… well, he will be gone to his fam on Xmas and I will be working so we exchanged gifts tonight!! It was my fault, we were going to wait until Saturday night before he left but he made the mistake of telling me he got my prezzy in the mail today and I would not give up til I convinced him to do an early exchange. I mean why wait, it will not be Xmas in either event. I love my gift, I got this Juicy Couture Doggie Purse just like this one:

And a Hello Kitty steering wheel cover just like this one:

And J got the ultimate most wanted gift he’s ever wanted in his whole life:

And we still are exchanging the small gifts before he leaves. His Birthday is the 26th and this was going to be his Bday present, but I know what I will give him on his Bday. It will have to stay a surprise. At least his big gift is done. He is still up playing The Simpsons game. (1 AM) He loved it, I am so so pleased

PS The bag is my 1st Juicy item. I am super pleased and feel Paris Hilton-like. I can not wait to take Maysie somewhere in it this weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Merry early Xmas to all!

This week’s Manic Monday question:

Imagine you had to take part in the winter Olympics. What sport would you do? (Here’s a link to the official sports, in case you need help.)

I did not need help I know exactly what I would want to do. I have always thought the luge looked so cool on TV and I have been interested in it since I saw the movie Cool Runnings when I was 10 or 11. I still love the movie and watch it when it is on TV. Yes, it is more of a family movie but it is also great and I suggest that you see it if you haven’t already! Of course Ice skating looks like fun but not as fun as luging. It is funny that I would say this because I am scared of heights and Roller Coasters also but something about the luge looks so thrilling and fun. I think this is a weird question because the winter Olympics is a long time from now but oh well, it is fun to think about.

I am a happy panel member of Tragon. Tragon is a company that does consumer testing, mostly with new food and drinks that the companies are testing. Once you are a member every few months you will get an email whenever there is a new item for testing. The email is a series of questions that relate to what they will be testing and it is easy to fail, even if you are telling the truth, because they want a particular demographic with a certain preference to certain things to taste the stuff.

In the past, I have done Snapple Iced Teas, Wine, and a few others that I can not remember. It is a pretty fun process, there are cubicles like at an office, except they are all white. They sit you at the cubicle and you have a little sliding door in front of you. It is important to not discuss what things taste like as to sway others opinions. It’s cool!

Tonight I am doing a soft spreadable cheese one. I didn’t mention that they pay you very well for this kind of stuff. An average 30-45 minutes tasting session is 35 dollars or so, but the ones that are 2 days, one hour each day pay 70 dollars. Don’t worry, they will not give me Goat Cheese. I know this because in the little survey before I was accepted, it asked me which cheeses I eat and I crossed out Goat Cheese. If they were going to test any goat cheese they would have told me I couldn’t participate.