Like, happy new year and stuff. :-*

I love being on vacation!

I really dread the day when I have to go back and resume normal life. I love not having to go to work every day. I love that my biggest decision from day to day is what meals I'm going to have. I love being with my friends and family. And I love being where it was 75 degrees on Christmas day. :D

As we said we would, Jade and I have been cooking up a storm for the_feast! We've been really busy trying all these new recipes and having so much D/G to read. Man, to have such problems, huh? <g> The stories have been really great so far ... I'm so glad I have help with the judging. We'll start posting all the stories and recipes the week of Jan. 19, so if you want to read them, make sure you're watching the_feast.

The other night, Jade, Ropo, and I went to get manicures at midnight. That's right, MIDNIGHT. It was crazy. It was so busy we were there until 3am!! :O Who ever heard of such a thing. I branched out and decided to get "Fuzzy Navel" as a color, i.e., bright orange. Sadly, it's more of a spring color, but it's still quite cute.

We were in Vegas for a few days, which was fun. I lost most of my money at the craps table (I was up v. little the first night, standing next to this hottie who called me 'honey' heehee, but then lost the next morning when this total boob who couldn't throw dice for crap had the roll). It was going to be a 'successful' trip to Vegas as I hadn't lost that much, but the trouble came when Jade and I went to the Caesar's Palace Forum Shops. They've remodeled it so that it's now this three-story mall, and I saw a girl carrying a bag from a Juicy store. So of course I had to go check it out, only on the way to Juicy, we ran into -- THE KATE SPADE STORE. Augh. Juicy ended up being kind of a disappointment, although I very nearly got a dress there. But Kate Spade completely sucked me in. Although I really, really hadn't intended to purchase anything, I ended up getting a bag. :"> Damn me and my lack of willpower. But it was soooo cute, and the salespeople were soooo nice! A lethal combination. It's a "geneva small travis," which you can read all about here. :D:D:D

Jade and Robbie got me all sorts of Slytherin and Fire & Ice-themed things for Christmas this year. They roxors! :D But I think the best gift of all, however, might be the 1996 UCLA-USC football game that Jade got somehow. It makes me soooo happy, because all of those games from the late 90s are so difficult to find.

And now, here are some pictures of things:

* Super-cute comic that Jade turned into D/G :D
* The Kate Spade bag I got - The color pictured is "pink," while mine is one called "regal," more of a wine/magenta hue. My bag looks much better, even if I do say so myself. <g>
* The Time-Turner won at Toujours Pur - We had SUCH issues with getting this darling little item delivered, but Steph moved mountains to get it done, for which I am very appreciative.

Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle is coming out on Jan. 4. So. excited. about that.

I hope all of your New Years were wonderful, and may 2005 bring lots of health and happiness to you all!!