telling the future, with 85% certainty

it would appear that interesting things have been going on within my family while i've been away. in the past five months, two cousins have had babies; and my aunt remarried this morning, which nobody told me about until literally last week. another cousin is getting married in may, and i'm going to be one of her bridesmaids.
so i think i can guess what the dinner conversation is going to be this christmas: babies, weddings, and omg who's next?!
part of me is really hoping that doesn't happen, because relationship discussions with my family tend to get intense and kind of awkward. i'm very much single right now, and even though i'm too young to be thinking about my shelf life i'm still worried that i'll end up alone forever and so i don't like talking about my lack of a meaningful long-term relationship.
on the other hand, i don't intend to have children (my reasoning is a separate post in and of itself). and i do enjoy reasonable debate; so i may just cause trouble over the dinner table instead.

another year, another thanksgiving

and my first one on my own. well, perhaps not completely on my own; just my first one away from the family.
the friends and i had epic plans for this evening, but were stymied by our failure to plan properly; so the cooking has been put off until tomorrow, and instead i treated myself to dinner. a nice, solitary dinner at legal seafoods with a copy of les miserables.
and i thought good and long about where my life has landed me lately, and realized that despite how miserable i can get, i have a lot to be thankful for and very little actually worth complaining about.
i have a full-time job that doesn't suck, and will soon have insurance again through said job.
my family loves me enough to understand that sometimes it's better to stay away from home for a while, and is okay with that.
and there are people who love me enough that i can occasionally light up their lives. they may not be the ones i live with, but they exist.

happy holidays!

hey y'all!

so i'll be taking a short break from the blog for the next few days (most likely just until friday evening, though there is the chance that i won't be back till new year's). christmastime at my house is always hectic, from cooking and decorating to recovering from food comas, and i'm not even going to try and get regular posts in for the rest of the week because it just won't happen. instead, i'm taking time off to enjoy the insanity of my family who i no longer see often enough, and i strongly suggest you do the same. oh, and sleep in whenever you get the chance :).

whatever, whenever, and wherever you're celebrating, spend it well and enjoy your holiday!

festively yours,

Nuala :)

finals = done!

FINALS ARE OVER YES

and i survived all of them and only got rocked by one! surprising, i know :) but it happened!

so now i'm off to a job interview in a little bit (and it's so close to my dorm- w00t for not having to walk to far places in the snow when i get back from break!) and i really hope i get it cuz money is a Fun Thing To Have :)

and then i'm spending a night with my cousin, and leaving campus friday!

i'm gna miss all my wonderful lunatics while i'm gone, but that's why i use four - count 'em, four - chat clients hehee.

hope y'all are enjoying life as much as i am right now :)!

christmas!

IT IS ALMOST CHRISTMAS

and you know what that means?

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

and

OVERPOPULATED MALLS xD

oh man there are so many people to think about and i have no clue what to get anyone

but you know what? it's all okay.

because

I AM PUTTING UP MY CHRISTMAS TREE ON SUNDAY :D

silly things

meh. life is better than it was last night, but i am pooped.

today's weather is absolutely glorious. warm, sunny, not too windy, and i am walking around in a tshirt. and the puddles are mostly gone!

the prospect of this afternoon's hair appointment also makes me feel better (manageable hair again!), as does the fact that despite the stupid amounts of food i ate last week, leggings are still an acceptable substitute for pants. i don't care what you think, leggings + heels = cuteness as far as i'm concerned. and totally worth it too. i contemplated a miniskirt when i woke up and was really happy that it's actually warm enough for one, but then remembered that tonight we're learning choreo and a mini is probably not practical. oh well, later this week.

also, we put up our christmas tree last night. there is no way on earth that impending holidays could fail to make me happy. decorating next week! glitter! paper chains! tinsel! snowflakes! and speaking of which, WHERE IS THE SNOW I WAS PROMISED? i'm not complaining though, really.

what else? oh yeah, i have some seriously awesome floormates :).

obligatory thanksgiving post wooooo!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

and now it's time for me to talk about what i'm thankful for! because that's what bloggers do on Thanksgiving!

in all seriousness though, there's a lot i have to be thankful for. and in no particular order;

• my parents cuz they are pretty cool people actually and fun to talk to
  
• my little sister who is growing up and turning into me and making me feel old =/
• my cousins who i miss muchly and who are all awesome
• my besties from high school cuz i love them all and they know so much about me and they know i'm completely insane but they don't really seem to mind :)
• my a cappella group that i am absolutely and completely in love with collectively because they are such lovely people and we are an insane little family and i would totally have their babies or at least move in with them after i gradumacate
• my suitemates cuz they are never boring and always fun to live with even though they play africa every time they see me working >_<>
• the boy who is not actually my boy (though i am still hoping-ish) because he makes me happy and smiley and warm and fuzzy inside and he makes me want to twirl and sing and also he is a cutie :) and so he is nice to look at
• cameras! especially manual cameras and black & white film! which are awesome!
• living in boston even though IT'S NOT SNOWING YET WTF I MOVED HERE FOR THE SNOW
• the insanity my brain gets up to at weird hours of the morning because it makes me laugh
• FOOD WONDERFUL CARIBBEAN FOOD man i am so excited for dinner
• and of course you, my lovely lurking readers, who make my hit counter jump and make me happy that people actually want to read the nonsense that goes on inside my brain cuz it is so nice to be happy

enjoy your holidays, eat lots, and sleep lots because that's what they are for!