"it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...."

i'm feeling like writing a little bit tonight

i know you're saying "riiiight, a little bit? michelle? no way."

you're probably right, but here goes nothing....

it's been a pretty good weekend so far. friday night we surprised jeff at five star restaurant in raleigh. it's a nice chinese place we went to for formal last year. even after an hour or more of traffic on i-40, everyone finally made it to the restaurant for dinner. the surprise wasn't really as i planned, but it was still a good time and i think everyone enjoyed it. then we went to see "the incredibles." we were originally going to see "ray" but it had already started. but that was a cute little movie so it was fun too. also, tonight linds and i saw online that yesterday was the first day of "the incredibles," so we saw it on opening night...pretty exciting if you ask me. ha.

today was busy, yet relaxing. i had a lot that i needed to get done, and i did pretty well. this morning i got up and went to the yearbook office and worked with jeanna and kacie for awhile. i got done a few spreads that really needed to be done, so i'm glad for that. i don't want to get anyone's hopes way up, but i can say with confidence that this yearbook is going to be a good one. good cover, good theme, good dedication, good layouts so far. that's enough for me. :)

then i proceeded to eat lunch in the room and work on my research paper for world lit due on monday. yes, i'm a slacker. but i already had the general outline and everything, so i've been working and it's coming along. once i start writing tomorrow, those 7 pages will be done before i know it. i mean, really, i can practically write 7 pages on here without even thinking, so i should be good to go.

and our lady camels won the a-sun championship tonight (as stated below), so that was really exciting. then there was starbucks. and it was good.

i'm really looking forward to thanksgiving and Christmas breaks this year. i am really getting to where i enjoy being home. especially Christmas. it's my very favorite time of year. my birthday and Christmas are in the same month, so i've always really been fond of december, even though the cold is not my choice weather.

i also love autumn. i've become so much more aware of the environment this year. i think it really started in california because it was so beautiful you couldn't help but thank God for your surroundings. and this school year i've really enjoyed just being outside and the leaves changing colors and the fresh air. i'm so thankful for that realization, because i've always just overlooked it.

oh yes - and yesterday, i rode my bike to the post office. three cheers for that. :)

did i mention my life is incredibly random? weird, strange, funny, interesting things happen to me everyday. actually, i'm quite sure that God arranges each one of those things for my amusement because i can't stop laughing at the way things happen sometimes. and the funny thing is that i just keep going. that's how i know they are prearranged, becuase i think if they weren't, i might just go crazy. :)

anyway, i think it's time for bed. goodnight everyone....i hope you had a wonderful weekend!