If you celebrate Christmas then I wish you a very merry one! If you don't I wish you merry feelings period : ) My Christmas eve was wonderful. After Thanksgiving I just didn't want to cook a bird, potatoes, blah blah all the traditional holiday food so I decided to plan an Indian feast instead. Not fully authentic but nevertheless delicious. We have a tradition of opening one present on Christmas eve but something snapped within all of us and we wanted to keep opening all of our presents. My dad gave us the green light so we did! It was a very non-traditional Christmas eve and I loved it. After ripping open every gift under the tree we went to our city park where they put on a huge light show every year. The best part is you get to stay in your car with hot chocolate. The upside to opening all my presents tonight? Now I can sleep in tomorrow : )
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My favorite gifts:1) Tickets to Tegan and Sara from my sister and her girlfriend. This will be my 4th time seeing them and I am just as excited as if it were my first. Favorite band of my life.
2) Hands down my Ralph Lauren pajamas. I always get holiday pajamas but these are by far the most comfortable-ever. End of story.
3) Lots of organic soaps, soy candles, and superb face cleansers. I'm really proud of my dad for taking into consideration that I care about sustainable products. He gets that his daughter is a weird hippie who happens to be obsessed with body care.
4) My peacock headband from Kim. I cannot wait to wear it!
5) New plaid scarf! I can never have enough scarves. I mean never.
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My ultimate present was my dad paying for my tuition for school last week. He's a single father supporting me and my education and I am beyond thankful for that. You know you are getting old when school is a gift! I did all my gifts homemade this year-it took alot of effort. I had to make eight posters for my closest friends and treats for them to eat. Not to brag but my treats were boss. My family devoured the leftovers like vultures. The posters took me SO long because I wanted them all to be personal. Whether it was a Hogwarts acceptance letter, a Tegan and Sara tribute, or an inspirational quote I wanted it to mean something. Just because I'm short on cash doesn't mean I don't love my family and friends insanely.
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I have eaten entirely too much basmati rice and Trader Joe's lemon tart but hey that's part of the holidays. Be merry. Be bright. Remember it's about the little things, the tiny spaces of happiness in life that make us whole.
