Christmas-Eve EVE

tomorrow's Christmas EVE already.

Holy crap!

this was one of my favorite SNL moments of all time.

"I don't care what ya momma says...I wish it was Christmas todaaaaaay."

Haa haa!

It's so something my *bitt* and I would make up!

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what else do I have for you...hmmmm...

christmas presents are piling up under the tree;

i'm excited for the babies' first christmas, to see what they do;

i've been sitting in front of this 'puter a lot too testin' this type and that type of this and that for my *new blog* to be coming soon, hopefully in time for New Year's, but we'll see.

What blog-platform do YOU use, reader? ...and why?

I've done so much research on it already, but I'd like to hear what you have to say on the matter...

...maybe I'll do a separate post on this topic before NewYear's...

okay, lovies.

Byeeee!...happy ChristmasEVE-EVE! ;)

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*

*starbucks* coffee-cup wintertime *love* && *single*ladies* HILARITY Monday

starbucks, i think your coffee drinks are DELiSH.

really.

espesh your Cinnamon Dolce Latte.

...and i also think most of the reading i do from off of your to-go cups

are DELiSH as well:

thanks for keeping THIS coffee drinker

tickled and warm and content on some special mornings

that i treat myself to you [...like i did Fride.]
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this was on the same cup:

my favorite stories are the ones that start "MY SiSTER AND I..."
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have you had your MoNDAy MoRNiNG COFFE yet???

[preferably in a red cup with snowflakes...why does that excite one so??]

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...if not,

a single shot

of

THIS VIDeO

will provide an acceptable

substitute for its caffeine burst.

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*single*ladies* HILARITY.
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happy Mond.

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.

*11/09*

hey, ya'll.

it's 11/07 today

and

in two days, imma be 26 years of age.

HOLY S**T.

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anyway...

...26 is not a major deal so something low-key and chill this year is in order,

but check out the e-vitation

I made for my big 2-5 birthday last year:::

haa haa!

we went dancing at this club BRANCH in the city one year ago today. good times.

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happy november 7th sunday, turkey basters. :)

*west*side*story* EXCiTeMeNT!!

the *boyf*

bought me tickets to

West Side Story

on Broadway

for next weekend!!

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*bitt* & her boyf are coming too!

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i. Love. That. Movie.

Love love love.

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the sister and i watched it last night to psych ourselves up for next weekend!

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i fell asleep before anyone died, but

got to watch one of my favorite scenes::

{{...ba ba ba, ba ba ba, 'merica...}}
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oh, love!

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take a look below at the whole scene:

How brilliant??!!

my favorite dance segment is from 5:07 to 5:55.

I want a dress just like Rita Moreno's...all that fabric in the skirt!!

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*yay*

if you haven't ever seen,

or if you haven't seen it in a while,

add it to your weekend-movie watch list.

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happy Friday, sharks! ;)

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...

"...however do you want me, however do you need me..."

i feel like the title of this post is addressed to God.

yesterday i proclaimed

that i needed to get

"...back to life, back to reality..."

as in this song

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i thought of the phrase,

then listened to the song

about four times,

and realized "Holy shit, yes!"

It is addressed to God & the Universe and my current state of being.
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it took me 'til yesterday

-- the 20th day of Sept --

to accept that it's Sept,

and that

SuMMeR 2010 is definitely

just memories now.

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i'm game to get back to reality,

in the form of:

subbing the for the next three days,

reading and researching and writing a 25-page thesis to focus on,

getting serious about the restaurant biz and making extra dough, or getting the F***OUT...

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...and all in the mix I'm thinking of

how to construct my Halloween costume,

being a bridesmaid to my best girlfriend,

her birthday,

my birthday,

eating right,

exercising,

caring for the *babies*,

being a good girlfriend,

creating a new template/title/awesome-focus for my 2011 blog,

adapting to the colder and colder weather,

what I need to do to sign up for even MORE school after this semest [seriously kill me],

getting a new iPhone [where's the white one, people??!!]

and

clothes clothes and more clothes.

[that last one calms me down.

like really and truly, outfit-planning is my escape.

am i alone in this???]

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oh, universe!

however do you want me?

in this state of *coo-coo, coo-coo*ness?

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if so,

then this

is

my

PLAN of ACTION:

preferably

wit'

these guys.
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i love those guys.

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*south*fla* recap - Part 1

i left for my

last-hurrah

of summer vacay to

*south*fla*

three weeks ago.

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sorry for the delay,

but here were some snaps

from the trip:

JFK airport had this great artwork in the bag-check area.

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our 11:00 departure

was *on time*

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the cute [overpriced] cookies in the airport

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my feets.

the rug looked like speeding planes in the night sky, right?

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after a not-so-relaxin' turbulence-filled flight,

sippin' on the G. Ale...

...we arrived.

these were the first palm trees i spotted.

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...and like i said i was going to,

i stared,

and

smiled,

and

appreciated:

see the palms in my sunglasses?

see my weird Kyra Segdwick lips?

WT...?

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also...you notice the *airport*fashion* talked about in this post.

tee hee!

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met up with *the*Grams*

while some people who read this might think

"LAME! Hangin' with your Grandmother? On VACATION??!!"

they would be totally wrong.

my Grams rocks.
plus, Tomas & I hung with my little cousin Claudia, seen here and here,

and my cousin Ryan who just recently came back

from Afghanistan and was discharged after several years

serving in the marines.

Nuts!

I was so happy to be with family.

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here,

we walkin' to the pool area:

[Claude, the*boyf*, Ryan]
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what's he got in that cup??

[hey, it's vacation...whadaya think??]

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POOL TIME:

above you might spot:

Grams & her yellow noodle,

scuba-Claude,

my cute navy&white polka-dot bikini,

my great*aunt Tina in her diva hat & sunglasses and classic 'Stan Laurel face'
&

Tomas in a state of bliss.

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us three girls went to a rock&roll show:

me & claudia:
she was excited to wear my skirt.
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this was my face in reaction to the boys not attending the show:

they didn't attend because of this:
[this was a mobile phone pic sent to me by Tomas]
Tomas couldn't get in because he was wearing shorts, not pants.
Grams insisted that he go back
to her condo and wear a pair
of her stretch pants underneath his shorts.
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my cousin Ryan refused to let him
go out in public like this.
he said Tomas looked like a Samoan Peter Pan.
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the boys didn't show,
and
us girls watched The Shindigs rock out by ourselves:
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after the show,
came window shopping.
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my cousin,
Claudia,
who's only 14 and already taller than my 5'8" frame,
should model, I think.
she's got that natural skinniness most models starve themselves to achieve,
and
can act as a perfect moving clothes-hanger.
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case in point:
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these crack me up.
she is such a sweet, kind-hearted person.
i'd like to think she got some of that from me.
:)
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back at the condo at wee hours of the night,
Grams was arguing with the boys about why
she couldn't see stars at night:
light pollution?
cloudiness?
who knows!!
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another
can't-be-overlooked
aspect
of the
*south*fla*
trip was the
yumminess:
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yes, the yumminess.

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Grams/Granddaughter & red wine & ravioli.

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i had me some happy memories on my trip. Thanks for viewing!

Part 2 [Date Night] will be coming tomorrow, so stay tune, loves.

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have a wonderful wonderful Wednesday.