little *blog*GAME*SHOW* for X-mas Eve

three doors.

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door
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[whoops! I forgot the delete the door knob. tee hee.]
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awesome.
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next?
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door
number
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okay, so two *binos* down.
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what could be
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oh boy.
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three chubs:
small heads,
large bottoms.
Mr. Frosty // Mr. Fats // little Miss Sweets

staring out,

watching us leave.

merryChristmasEve, loves.

these two (in the middle & right) have been

the greatest gifts of the year.

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I'm thinking about last year's ChristmasEve,

and the sentiments I had.

Although this year's Christmas hasn't been as calming and serene and enjoyable as last year's,

I hold on to last year's post with the hope that the *dream scene* I wrote about will come true.

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tonight the *boyf* and I go to his family's annual ChristmasEve party in Brooklyn,

for the fifth time since we've been together.

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lobstah.

lechon.

secret santas.

midnight gift exchange.

filipinos galore.

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the only thing missing will be these craze-o's:

i kinda hope we see some snowflakes tonight, too.

...but not the *sticking* kind.

'kay. have a blessed one.

*UGLY*Christmas*Sweater*PaRTy*

no, I'm not having one.

nope, I'm not attending one.

...but i gosh darn by-golly jeepers wish i was, playas!

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i saw the pic below in this post this morning

and i thought it was SO COOL.

A store advertising on its window that

"YES, *WE* HAVE UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS"
perfection. pure perfection.

i would LOVE to shop there.

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pick up this one:

or maybe this one:
and pose with
Tomas like this:

those is some AWESOME swettuhs!
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these clowns got the right idea:
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yay!
i just always wanted to do that.
yep.
...and set up a Christmas Photobooth like I saw posted
yesterday on A Beautiful Mess,
and the 101 found on Promise's Blog.
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...and dress *the binos* in some funky kitty sweaters, too.
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LOOK
at
this PUG:
oh, what a love!
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i've seen some awesome Christmas sweaters
floatin' around on the internet via a
life is bananas. 2009 X-mas card
[so funny!...look at her chubby boys!]
&
cute friendly get-together party
a la The Swede Records
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Yep.
Hee!
maybe in one of the upcoming years.
this holiday season has been too jam-packers
with sham-college boloney
to focus on
any real holiday fun.
sad.
so sad.
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but there's never not enough time to
plan me some NeW*YeaRs fun...
...that's gonna be the real party...
if everything goes according to my diabolical plan!
[cue evil villain laugh]
WHAAA HAA HAA HAA!!
BRAHHH WHAAA HAAHAA HAA HAA!!

yeah.

happy ugly*sweaty Thurs.

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click on the pics for sources. most pics found amongst these.

SalsaSalsaSalsa

we started taking Salsa classes...again

[#2 on this list, btw]

it seems to be our *winter* activity

...replacing our beloved biking.

We started taking classes October of last year,

but stopped after three months.

we're back and we're ready to baila!

[i hope long enough to be considered *intermediate*]

i'm looking forward to class tonight.

sometimes i get led by a guy, and i'm shocked that i respond.
like, wow, my body really is learning to dance this.

will i get like this one day? tee hee hee.

this is my black-flats feet reflection in the mirror [say that 10x fast!]

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esta bien.

!feliz el ocho de deciembre!

*amandita*

*one* & *the other*

one is leisurely and fun & the other is hurried and uncomfortable

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one makes my skin tan and lush & the other makes my skin pink and wind-burned
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one makes me feel strong and able & the other makes me feel weak and out-of-shape
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one usually lasts hours & the other lasts only just about an hour
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one i love & the other i don't care for
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"one" is summer riding & "the other" is winter riding
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Tomas & I went for a bike ride Sunday.
It. Was. So. Cold.
I wore:
double pants,
double shirts,
double hoodies,
fuzzy gloves,
and my
"wind-stopper"
hat
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i
so
miss the
days
of my
fingerless
yellow
bike gloves,
neon tank top,
and
my LIVESTRONG bracelet
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oh, Summer...miss you.
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i might just have to resort to
indoor activities:
running on the tread,
salsa-dancing lessons,
and
ZUMBA
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What are your plans to stay
active this winter season coming up?
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any motivation to keep at it??
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for me,
it's New Year's Eve
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...you know it's right around the corner...

some *weekend* *birthday* snaps

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two bitts in a theater:

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a couple of couples posin' in *TimesSquare*:

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coolest

serendipitous

pic

taken in

ToysRUs - Times Square::

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finger'staches!

[they were blogged about a week ago here]

Bitt was a sport

and played along with my

nonsensical birthday request

fo' a finger'stache, but

as you can see, above, it was very anti-climactic.

mine's pointing down.

hers is hardly there.

boo...

...but nothing i can't fix in post!

below

is

a jazzed up finger'stache picture

just because.

whatev.

hee hee!

the Mario Bittahs!

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we loved West Side Story --the movie,

but

only liked West Side Story -- the Braodway show.

they just changed so much...too much,

and Tony wasn't...Tony.

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okay, loud-and-clearers, happy Tues. Do it up right.

we *ice*skated* in Central Park

the boyf took off work,

we hopped on a subway
@ approximately 12:10 p.m. Eastern time

headed to Central Park,

rented some skates,

and
set off to the sun-drenched,

outdoor ice-rink

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this is when

he pretended

he couldn't

ice skate.

"L"oser.

he could.

def.

and he video-taped:

you should know i'm a sucker for shoe-shots:

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after ice-skating, the boyf needed his LEGO fix:

and then we physically picked up the birthday tickets to the Broadway show we're seeing Saturday:

Yes, yes, and YES!

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it was a lovely birthday DAY, even if it was a Tues.

thanks for recapping it with me, lovies.

*twenty-six*

yep, it is true.

i'm *that*number*

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nothing planned for today.

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Tomas took off work so that I wouldn't be alone.

my *bitt* has school 'til late,

my parents are working,

all my teacher-friends have parent-teacher conferences today, all day,

so nobody would be able to come out.

i had planned it to be

just me & the *binos*,

but

now the *boyf*'s here to keep me company.

how sweet.

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below is my simple 26th birthday collage:

it's made up life's simple *materialistic* pleasures

that would make these first few days of 26
special.

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in my collage, i have:

:::

belted skirt look, straightened hair, a birthday bouquet, heart-shaped sunglasses, confetti, dainty heels, birthday *cupcakes*, balloons, bubble gum, sparkly eyeshadow,

& floral Doc Martens.

[that last one's a bit unrealistic, but it's my birthday, and realism wouldn't be appropriate]

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simple birthday things

that i'm going to treat like a *birthday*scavenger*hunt*

easy breezy.

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i want to add one more thing to mix, though.

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true birthday happiness, i believe, comes from

the unexpected.

from the silly,

the nonsensical as you

enter a new year of *you*.

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that is why

in addition to

trying to come up with

the birthday things above,

i'm going to take a

birthday photograph

with

a finger mustache!

supposedly,

everyone's doing it.

i don't fully understand why

everyone's doing it, but...it is

unexpected [enough],

silly,

nonsensical.

it meets all the criteria.

it has to be done.

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okay, muttonchops...

i'm off to enjoy the first day of my 26th year best i can

with the boyf and

my two early birthday presents from the universe,

that arrived back in June.
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love you readers deeply.

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have a happy Tues.

my *jellyfish*pants* were OUT OF CONTROL!

exhibit A:

[of course this would be what the boyfriend

snapped while in possession of the camera]

the pants are cute, though, huh?

Hee hee!

TOTALLY *jellyfish*pants*,

purchased here.

I couldn't possibly have gone with anything else on my chubby hams!
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so confession:

the boyf and I had no

idea where we were going for Halloween Eve!

No clue!

Nada!

Thank goodness it worked out.

We ended up heading to the city and Tomas's buddy's friend [yeah, uh...what??] got us in for a reasonable $30 a pop.

UNDAH DAH SEA
in NYC
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the four of us who hanged:
...hung??...huh??

Tomas, the goldie // me, the jelly
Damian, the cop-out construction worker costume // & KEN-jamin, the oh-holy minister
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we were cute:

i thought they came good.
proud of my semi-D.I.Y.
[wit help from the profeshies]
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{{bloop, bloop}}
[fishie noises]


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damian, danni, & ken
this pic reminds me of this YouTube video
i was shown this past week:
"...triple rainbow??"
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Damian was doing twirls with my *jelly*head*
i don't know why.
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met some cool cats:
Capt. America.
look at those THIGH muscles!
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this guy was a shower:
[...and i thought my costume was cumbersome]
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it ended up being a good time,
and everyone appreciated my costume.
gave me some props.
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my girlfriend and her husband didn't end up coming out...BOO!
...and...
there was no costume contest...BOO!
...but
i'm
over all that.
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what I am NOT over...
...what I can't seem to get passed...
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is my HUMONGO booty in those *jellyfish*pants*

holy Be-JESUS!

Bwaaahaaahaa!

[i might just have to find somewhere else to wear them, though, because they are **fun**. out of control, but fun.]

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happy *reminiscing of the ghosts of Halloween-weekends past* Mond.

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nowwww...what to be for next Halloween...