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Happy Birthday to Me

Cristina — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:34:53 +0000

Today was my birthday, and I turned 23 years old.

Last night I went to dinner at Joe’s Crab Shack with my parents, sister, and Joshua. We had a great time. Today I went to service and then had a big birthday party in which we celebrated my birthday, Joshua’s birthday, my future mother in-law’s birthday, and my future brother in-law’s birthday. There are so many birthdays that we’re celebrating them all on the first Sunday of every month.

Words cannot express how truly grateful I am to have the family and friends I do that care so much about me. I can’t thank you all enough for the kind birthday wishes. ♥

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We Have a Venue!

Cristina — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:55:04 +0000

Today has been a very long day. To start with I was up at 4:30am because my sister needed to be at the Amtrak station by 6:15am. She went with her class to spend the rest of the week in Disneyland where they will be taking part in the Disney Youth Education Series. Basically she gets to go to school in Disneyland for the week.

So because she had to be at the train station so early, my mom came along and we went out to breakfast afterward. Then I was able to go from there to class since my school was about 10 minutes away from the station/nearby Denny’s. After class my mom called me and arranged a walk-through of the church we were seriously considering for the wedding.

Our current church doesn’t do weddings because they have way too many events going on. A chapel is in the plans to be built, but it most likely won’t be started until next year at the earliest. This forced us to do some “church shopping.”

My mom helped Joshua and I out a ton the last couple of months looking at churches all over El Dorado County; it wasn’t until Friday that we decided on Lakehills. Problems we ran into with other churches included not being allowed to marry because we weren’t members, charging too much money because we weren’t members, not allowing us have our own officiant, and too many hoops to jump through for too much money.

At one point Joshua’s aunt and uncle offered up their place (along with his aunt’s catering services) for us to have our ceremony and reception as a wedding gift. We were going to go through with it, but because the weather is sketchy around November and we didn’t want to move the date we decided to keep looking. We’re still taking them up on the catering though!

Things on our checklist for the ideal church included reasonable price, fitting 100+ people comfortably, allowing us have our own officiant, and nice areas to take pictures. We were able to find all that plus more and a very friendly staff all with Lakehills. The location works out perfectly as it overlooks a thriving shopping center which includes an IMAX movie theatre, Chili’s, and a Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites; perfect for out-of-town guests. Not to mention it’s pretty much in between our house and our parents’ houses.

The church itself is awesome. They have an auditorium that seats up to 500 people which will be used for both the ceremony and reception. There’s a perfect little bridal room which has a TV and bathroom with shower in it. They have an enormous kitchen and will allow us use of their smaller hall to keep guests entertained while the bridal party takes pictures and the auditorium is set up for the reception.

I feel so much better now that we have a venue set in stone. Now I feel like I can continue with the rest of my wedding planning. Next Monday Amber and I are going to try some dresses on at Dave’s Bridal. Plus we have 3 more bridal shows we plan to check out. Hoorah!

A Giant iPhone Was Released

Cristina — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:50:23 +0000

Introducing the iPad – digital relief for that time of the month! Errr…

Remember when the iPhone came out and they had giant ones in the windows at the Apple Store? Well now you can finally take one of those home! It’s called an iPad! Actually it’s more of an oversized iPod Touch with optional 3G. With iBooks. In other words, not impressive!

I was really disappointed in today’s release. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Mac, iPhone, and iPod, but Elliot Stocks brings up a good point/question in his article, “If you have an iPhone and a MacBook Pro, why would you need an iPad?”

All the hype and rumors surrounding this release are of those that are so Apple obsessed they will love anything shiny Apple throws at them. This is one event I think I’m going to pretend didn’t happen and wait till March/April when they hopefully announce something interesting, such as AT&T losing iPhone exclusivity and/or a 1TB hard drive for the Macbook Pro line.

Steve I’ma let you finish, but Always had the greatest pad of all time!

Mary Kay Update

Cristina — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:45:14 +0000

At the not-so-fun party I had over a week ago, I was entitled to $25 of my product purchase. I decided to purchase eyeshadow and lipgloss, which were both demoed to me in the exact shades I ordered. However, the lady did not have the shades of the product I ordered with her.

Common sense would say, “Hey perhaps I should have the products in stock I plan to demo, especially since I’m expecting people to want to buy stuff. Plus it shouldn’t be too hard since there are only 3 different shades.” She didn’t have my shades of product so she told me she would send them out in the mail the following day. Amber had bought some product too that the lady did have on her, but for whatever reason she decided she’d send Amber’s out the next day as well.

The next day both Amber and I immediately had our cards charged, but our product didn’t show up until TODAY, 8 days later. I had emailed our rep on Sunday to which she called me yesterday giving me a song and a dance about how she had to go through all these other reps to get my stuff (doesn’t explain the delay in Amber’s stuff); she also apologized for never touching bases with me on the status of my order. She said she’d put my stuff out in the mail that day, and we left it at that.

While Amber’s stuff apparently arrived in good shape, my boxes looked liked they were a bit beat up…

Both my products are about the size of my thumb. Yeah, still not impressed. Good thing I only paid $4 for $29 worth of stuff.

Not Impressed with Mary Kay

Cristina — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:33:49 +0000

Two weeks ago I went to a bridal expo in Sacramento with my mom, sister, and future sister in-law. It was good experience for us, although we weren’t as into it as some of the other brides were. We were there more to get ideas whereas a lot of women were doing some serious vendor hunting. Majority of the vendor booths had raffles going on so we signed up for quite a bit of them hoping we’d win something. If it’s one thing I learned it’s don’t give out your phone numbers unless you want to be bothered to death by vendors. They’ve been bugging me all week!

One of the raffles we signed up for was to win a Mary Kay bridal package. From what I understood it entitled me to a bunch of “free goodies” (apparently $500 worth to be exact) and something about make-up for my wedding day and a facial. Somehow Amber and I got talked into doing a pampering session to try stuff out. We figured why not, it’s free, and we can invite our bridesmaids over for a little get-together. So that’s what we did.

I got a call from my MK rep a couple days before the scheduled get-together telling me I had won the bridal raffle. She kept emphasizing the “free goodies” I would be getting and that she would explain everything at our scheduled party. I was excited about it, but I was warned by a friend who was a former MK sales rep.

One of the first things I learned in training was that EVERYBODY WINS. A strategy of MK is to place out those drawings/raffles and then literally call everyone who enters to tell them they won. They don’t feel bad about technically “cheating” people like this, it’s just another way to drum up clients. They get “winners” to book a session with them and invite other people, who they hope will also become one of their clients. We were taught to call it a “party”, a “pampering session”, whatever sounds best. They say the more people you invite and the more they buy at the party, the more discounts/freebies you (as the party host) will get.

Yesterday I had all my bridesmaids over (except one) and Amber had her bridesmaids over as well. The MK rep was scheduled to come over at 4pm. When I talked to her two days prior to confirm our appointment (she called me at 8:30pm in the evening ) she said she’d come over at 3:30pm to set-up. I figured no problem since I told all the girls to come over around 3pm; the MK lady mentioned free goodies for people who showed up early.

Everyone arrived at my house by 3:30pm but no MK rep. I get a phone call telling me she was running late and would be at my place in 30 minutes (she also said we’d get some extra free goodies because of her tardiness). She didn’t show up till 4:30pm, an hour later! One of my bridesmaids had to leave at 4:30pm so she didn’t get to partake in anything.

The MK lady shows up in a brand new Chevy Equinox, which I found out upon research is awarded to sales reps that keep up X amount of dollars in sales. She comes in, apologizes for being late and immediately helps herself to the food I prepared for my guests. A little unprofessional, but I brushed it off.

After she sets up in the dining room we all sit down and go around the table introducing ourselves, what our skin-care concerns are and ‘how everyone knows Christine’; the MK lady kept calling me Christine to which my sis and friend kept saying “nuh” afterwards, haha. Finally the MK lady introduces herself and went from talking about herself/the company to showing off her new car which she offered us the keys to go check out. I thought this was a little unprofessional as it had nothing to do with why she was here.

Also while we were sitting at the table I was drinking some Perrier and she says, “Christine could you get me some water? I’d love some Perrier.” I was taken aback, but being the polite hostess I was, I poured her a glass.

Once everyone came back inside from checking out the car, we began our session starting with skin care products, apparently MK’s version of a so-called facial.

The term “facial” refers to a skin care class, where you and/or other girls you invite all sit down and listen to the consultant explain and demonstrate how to USE their products. You give yourself a “facial”, pretty much. The products are nice, but you do all the work! You just learn about and sample their face wash, microdermabrasion, face lotion, lip mask and then their hand products during the class. Not much real pampering to it, unfortunately.

Now, my flower girl was at this party (she’s 9) hoping to play with make-up, but for the most part she was forced to sit and watch us put on beauty stuff. When it did come time for make-up all we got to try was some mineral foundation, eyeshadow, lip gloss, and mascara. We were limited to an extremely small representation of the Mary Kay line. Considering the suitcases she brought I thought we were going to have a LOT of product to play with. I got to play with more product at the Bare Minerals Master Event at the Sephora University than I did here.

When we were done she took the girls one by one into the living room for a private consultation. In other words, trying to get them to buy something (apparently none of the girls bought anything). Amber and I were the last ones to have our consultation and we wanted to do it together, mainly because Amber wanted me there for moral support so she wouldn’t get sucked into buying a ton of products.

As a hostess I was entitled to $25 off a purchase so I got $29 worth of stuff. Amber got a $25 hostess discount too even though the MK lady made a snide comment to me on the phone about how she couldn’t get ahold of Amber so it’s really my party. Once we filled out the appropriate forms, the MK lady went out to her car to get our products. 15 minutes later she came back into the house informing us she didn’t have our stuff on hand and that she’d send it out to us the next day. She also had the nerve to ask if I was making alcoholic drinks due to the fact I was making Shirley Temples for a couple of the girls.

She then told us she’d like to spend 20 minutes talking to us some more about the company (aka trying to recruit us). All the girls except one followed my lead when I told her I wasn’t interested. In the middle of cleaning up the dining room the MK lady suddenly decided she needed to leave and didn’t bother doing her 20 minute recruiting session. Although we weren’t interested for the most part, I thought it was kind of rude of her to suddenly be in a big hurry to leave when she showed up late.

Oh and you know how I was told several times about receiving free goodies? I didn’t get a single thing unless you include the tiny fingernail sized sample of lip gloss that everyone got. What about my so-called bridal package? She didn’t say a word about it to me. Did my guests get any free goodies for showing up early and the MK lady being late? Nope. Nothing.

To be honest, I was not impressed with how this pampering session turned out. Don’t get me wrong, I had a lot of fun with my girls and getting to meet Amber’s friends. We had a great time playing with my sister’s Guitar Hero for Wii and eating good food and playing with Baby Renee. Other than that, the Mary Kay session was a complete waste of time. The lady was a bit unprofessional with her tardiness and presumptuousness, and I felt a bit mislead with what she kept offering (the supposed free goodies); she also seemed to care more about recruiting and talking about the business than getting us to try/buy stuff (after reading this it makes sense now).

After this experience, I honestly wouldn’t recommend a pampering session with Mary Kay. Anyone out there have any similar experiences?

Well Hello, Dolly

Cristina — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:50:10 +0000

Today was my first day at my new school Art Institute of California – Sacramento. Kind of a switch from my junior college schedules, I now have class Tuesday through Friday, as opposed to Monday through Thursday. I also only have one class a day, but they’re roughly 4 hour long classes (with breaks every hour). My first two classes are 8-11:50am and the other two are 1-4:50pm.

Since I last blogged about my school schedule it changed again. In fact when I went through orientation it changed because I tested out of a class and was put in another. Orientation was a great day, especially since I hit it off right away with one of the instructors leading me to test out of a class. I’ll find out how I did on the test Thursday, but I have a feeling I did okay since I had to make a web site, hehe.

The classes I’m officially taking this quarter are: Fundamentals in Graphic Design, Color Theory, Introduction to Programming Logic, and Fundamentals of Drawing.

Since all the housekeeping stuff is going on with my classes, I’ll most likely get a better sense of things next week. Still, with all the art classes I am taking I feel like I can let my inner artist come out and learn how to do things I’ve wanted to do but wasn’t confident enough in doing. I get to draw again. I’m excited.

Yes, I love my school so far. I feel like I found where I belong.

Here’s my hat, fellas. I’m staying where I’m at, fellas. Dolly’ll never go away again!

Happy New Year 2010!

Cristina — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:01:27 +0000

The Friday Five ~
1. What’s something that’s better when the newness has worn off?
I’d say anything that involves a lot of people, like new products or new movies. Once the newness has died down then you can enjoy it, like a good movie.

2. What’s something you already own that could stand to be replaced by the newer version?
Hah, the iPhone. If they made a 500GB iPhone I’d be in heaven!

3. What’s something that was better before someone made it “new and improved?”
I totally can’t think of anything off the top of my head. Blah.

4. Of geographic locations whose names begin with the word “new,” which seems like the most interesting place to visit?
New Zealand! It’s home to Middle Earth, and my friend Holly, hehe!

5. On what date will 2010 no longer feel like the new year?
Oh I don’t know, probably in a couple of days.

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I spent New Year’s Eve with Joshua, Amber, and Dani. We hung our at Joshua’s parents house, dropped by a friend’s house, and then partied until the wee hours of the morning at my house. Then we spent all day today lounging about enjoying a day of nothingness. It’s been a good start to the year so far! I still can’t believe that I have a little over a week left before I go back to school. It feels like I just started my winter break. Ah well!

How was YOUR New Year’s Eve?

Survey of 2009

Cristina — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:21:58 +0000

Where were you when 2009 began?
Joshua’s brother Bobby along with his girlfriend came down to spend the New Year with us. I made homemade enchiladas along with brownies for dessert; us girls has a Cosmo! We spent the evening watching movies, and it wasn’t until I walked into the kitchen at 12:01am did we realize it was 2009!
What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
All kinds of things! I became a fiancée! I also decided to take part in Flickr’s Project 365 in which you take a photo everyday for a year. I managed to crank out 246/365 photos, but there’s always room for improvement next year!
Did you keep your new years’ resolutions?
My 2008 resolutions were to get to my goal weight of 120lbs. and do better in school. Um, I did okay in school, but I did not get to my goal weight. I need to in 2010 in order to look fabulous for my upcoming wedding.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yup, my future sister in-law gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Renee Elisabeth!
Did anyone close to you die?
No, but damn a LOT of celebrities sure did!
Go to any concerts this year?
Heck yes! I went to Star Wars in Concert in October, and it was the coolest!
Will you be looking for a new job in 2010?
Nope, freelancing when I have the time is working out great for me. Plus I heard one of the teachers gets so much freelance web work that he gives it out to students so we shall see!
Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2009?
Nahh not really. I probably drank like once every two months or so? I’m still on Weight Watchers and booze has a lot of calories.
Did you go on any vacations? If so, where?
Summer vacation was spent at Convict Lake. Then in November for our 5-year anniversary Joshua took me to Disneyland.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I think the biggest achievement is always making it through.
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2009 and change something, what would it be?
Writing about certain people publicly on the net. I wish I could take back all my drama and keep it private.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing other than a couple of colds. No swine flu for me, hah!
What was the best thing you bought?
Three great things! First my New Beetle, second my iMac, and third my Nikon D3000! All 3 were well deserved and worth-it purchases!
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Joshua, my sister, and my mom for always standing by my side and sticking up for me.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Rebecca. Dealing with her was so frustrating. Not just dealing with her while she was living with me, but also dealing with her BS for as long as I did in general. I realized that moving away from her wouldn’t solve the problems we had, so kicking her out was the only way to really solve things once and for all.
Where did most of your money go?
My new place. Then once I was settled all my money went to bills, my car, gas, and groceries.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
When my dad sent me the title to my Corolla enabling me to use the car as trade-in/down payment for a new car! Also moving back home and going to my new school which I will be starting in 2010!
What song will always remind you of 2009?
“Hot ‘n Cold” by Kate Perry only because that song was everywhere!
Compared to this time last year, are you:
- Happier or sadder?
  Happier. I am in an overall better situation, and the death of my grandmother isn’t as fresh in my mind as it was a year ago.
- ii. thinner or fatter?
  I’m about the same. I kind of hit a plateau, plus I gained 4 lbs over the summer. I’m getting back on track though.
- iii. richer or poorer?
  A little poorer because a year ago I wasn’t in debt with a car.
What do you wish you’d done more of?
Focusing on school and losing weight.
What do you wish you’d done less of?
Caring what other people think of me.
How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas morning we were with Joshua’s family, and then I hosted Christmas dinner for my family.
Did you fall in love in 2009?
Nope, just continued to stay in love and keep a good thing going. We kept it going for so long we became engaged, hah!
What was the biggest change for you in 2009?
I became engaged!
What were your favorite TV shows?
Glee, The Little Couple, 18 Kids and Counting, Sex & the City, House, all the CSI shows, Without a Trace, and American Idol.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No hate, but there are a handful of people that I’ve had to cut out of my life.
What was the best book you read?
Ummm… I really didn’t do any reading other than for school. And while I am currently reading Twilight, I am in no way going to say that’s the best book of the year!
What did you want and get?
A new place, a new car, a new camera, another lens for said camera, a new iPod, and a Gorillapod.
What did you want and not get?
Haha a Dachshund puppy.
What was your favorite film of this year?
Star Trek was by far my fav of the year! There were a lot of other good movies too (and some bad ones *coughNewMoonandHalfbloodPrincecough*), but yeah I looooved Star Trek!
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
This year I turned 22. I spent the day with family in which I got my hair cut, did some shopping, and had dinner at my favorite restaurant: Chili’s! After dinner I had drinks with my friend Abby.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less drama, especially on the internet. I’m really trying to work on it. In fact I’m most likely going to be switching things up a bit!
What kept you sane?
My computer. It’s a stress reliever for me.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Chris Pine as Captain Kirk = sexiness
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need.
Who did you miss?
My Nana.
Who was the best new person you met?
The people in my Spanish class at FLC.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
If it is one lesson I learned this year is to know when to stop arguing, consider the source, and move on! I also learned that perhaps it’s not a good idea to write a personal blog because whether I talk about a person or not, they’re always going to come here looking for something to get mad at me over. If you write about what’s good going on in your life, it’s considered bragging and you’re a “spoiled chick who gets everything handed to her”; if you write about what’s bad you’re a horrible person not worthy of forgiveness and should be “ignored till the day I die”.
What are your resolutions for 2010?
Do better in school, lose 20lbs. in time for my wedding, and get off my coffee addiction. Oh and I want to wear more dresses, haha!
What are your plans for 2010?
Start my new school and get married!

(I did this in 2008 too!)

Christmas Aftermath

Cristina — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:27:38 +0000

Up until Christmas Eve, I’ve been busy baking all week. I lost track of how many batches of fudge I cranked out, but let’s just say I could have opened my own fudge shop, hah! Joshua was nice enough to help me bake the last batch so I could take a shower before heading up for Christmas Eve activities.

We went over to Joshua’s parents shop so we could exchange gifts. Joshua’s folks got us super nice bathrobes, and we got camping gear from his grandparents plus some baked goods. Amber met up with us there and shortly after we headed on over to church for Christmas Eve service with Joshua’s adopted family. This year was the very first year I “broke tradition” on Christmas Eve – normally I go to my local Catholic church with my family and we got out for either Mexican or pizza afterwards. This year I was able to go to service at what I consider to be my church with Joshua and my future in-laws.

After service we went over to a family friend’s house for a Christmas Eve fondue party! It was so much fun! I made pesto fondue, while the hosting family made a ton of other cheese fondue, dips, and even dessert fondue. Joshua’s step-mom made a ton of different homemade bread pieces to dip and there were all kinds of different Dijon mustard dips. We had a wide variety of fruit and plenty of chocolate for dessert dipping as well.

By the time Joshua and I got home it was close to 11:30pm. I tried to get a head start on baking and made my cupcakes. By the time all was said and done, it was a little after midnight on Christmas. Joshua and I decided to open up our presents from each other since we would have to get an early start that day anyway. Joshua got me the Nikon 55-200mm VR lens, and for him I got him a Fujifilm J38 digital camera and Jawbone bluetooth headset.

We went to bed at 1am and woke up at 7:30am. We had just enough time to get our morning coffee, get dressed, and pick up Amber so we could be at Joshua’s adopted family’s house at 9am for present-opening! We arrived just in time for homemade cinnamon rolls and hot coffee!

Because Joshua’s family is so big they do a brother/sister gift exchange in which we’re in charge of shopping for one person. Cedar had me and he got me my very own fold-up camping chair; my old one that belonged to my grandma broke two family vacations ago. Joshua’s parents started a new tradition this year since there are three engaged couples. They gave us a “Date Night” box. Inside included a giftcard to Joe’s Crab Shack, a Joe’s Crab Shack t-shirt for each of us, and a giftcard to RPM (where Joshua wants to have his bachelor’s party as well).

The entire family (myself, Amber, and Amanda included) got the official notice for 2010’s summer family vacation: we’re going to the KOA campsite in Bandon/Port Oregon. In addition to this we all got a $60 gift certificate to go towards an ATV ride on the Oregon Dunes. Luckily enough this trip falls during my 3 week break in the summer so it works out perfectly!

After we opened presents we eagerly awaited Christmas brunch. Baby Renee got an outdoor swing so we all hung out on the swingset for awhile. We had a delicious brunch around 11:30am that consisted of honey baked ham, salad, croissant rolls, quiche, fresh fruit, baked potatoes, and fresh orange juice. We all took pictures and sent them to Bobby who spent his first Christmas overseas as he is currently fighting in Afghanistan.

Joshua and I were in a hurry to get home since I had to prepare Christmas dinner for my family. While working on the roast, Amanda, Stephen, Baby Renee, Robert, and Chris dropped by for a visit. My sister came over bringing her Wii* so everyone was playing that throughout the afternoon. After they left my uncle and cousins came over and everyone played with the Wii while I continued cooking in the kitchen.

We had a delicious Christmas dinner which included rib roast (I made it all by myself and it turned out perfectly! Yay!), green beans (sauteed in garlic, EVOO, and shallots), spinach (made by my dad), mashed potatoes, and crescent rolls. For dessert I had a Chrismas Dessert Bar with cupcakes, fudge, and cookies. We played with the Wii some more and then opened presents. Joshua’s dad and step-mom stopped by to wish us a Merry Christmas as well.

Overall I had an awesome Christmas, probably the best one yet since it was filled with good food, good family, and good gifts! I got everything I wanted plus more.

Nikon 55-200mm lens
160GB iPod classic
Fold-up camping chair
Old Navy Slipper boots
$30 giftcard to American Eagle
$50 giftcard to Joe’s Crab Shack
$70 in giftcards to Chili’s
4 race passes to RPM
Misc. jewelery from The Icing
The Nest Home Design Handbook
Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker Pez
Clone Wars Padme Amidala figurine
1lb. bag of Twizzlers
Dr. Pepper Jelly Belly jelly beans
Burt’s Bees Chapstick
Barbie Generations of Dreams doll
Superstarr Barbie 50th Anniversary keychain
Fuzzy socks from Bath & Body Works
“Welcome Friends” cat sign
Sapphire Pendant necklace
Personalized engagement ornament

*Funny story about the Wii my sister got for Christmas. My sis was hoping my dad would get it for her, but was a lil bummed out when she saw a tiny box under the tree as the only thing from my dad to her. Inside was a clue which sent her on a scavenger hunt and ended in the trunk of her car where the Wii was hiding in a Boudin’s bag. Apparently my sis has been driving around the last couple of days with her Christmas present in the back of her own car, hehe!

Merry Christmas 2009!

Cristina — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:34:20 +0000

The Friday Five ~
1. How likely are you to return or exchange a gift you don’t like?
I have no problem returning/exchanging stuff. Stores are really good about being lenient with their policies after Christmas so it works out nice.

2. Who is the most gifted person you know?
Everyone I think is gifted in their own ways. I admire different people for their different abilities.

3. Of gifts you gave this year, which was really the closest to perfect for the recipient?
I think I got Joshua covered between his digital camera and bluetooth headset, hehe!

4. What’s your favorite kind of gift to receive?
I LOVE giftcards! Seriously, people stress so much over gift-giving and giftcards are the easiest thing!

5. What’s your favorite kind of gift to give?
I love to give baked goods, especially my homemade fudge. I enjoy baking, since it’s something I can do a bit better than cooking.

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I had a wonderful but very exhausting Christmas. I’ll blog about it tomorrow as I am SO ready to go to bed! Goodnight all and hope you had a wonderful day!