This weekend, I’m going to spend Sunday cleaning. Yes, that is good. Sunday will be dedicated to cleaning. JUST cleaning. And then I will sleep. That sounds fantastic. Dave can wrap everything and put them underneath the tree, and I’ll be done. Sleeping, and resting. After a hard day of cleaning.
I think I’m nesting. 
You know what, I was hoping that this Christmas, I could have a bit of money left over so I can get Dave a really kick-ass present. I was planning on either the Wii or an xbox 360, but alas, I don’t have enough money to get that for him. I’m kind of bummed out about it, considering this month I was really good with my money (knowing that Christmas was coming up and stuff). The immigration papers really socked one to me, since I had to spend an extra $500 I didn’t expect in order to get them in ASAP. Maybe I can spoil my wonderful husband next month. Don’t tell him, though. He hardly reads HC anymore, so I feel the secret is safe with me. Hehee. Which one should I get? A Wii or an Xbox 360? Either one would be awesome to have. We have both the PS2 and the Xbox 2 right now.
Now that our bathroom renos are done (with the exception of a paint job by Mr. Procrastinator for the en suite), I am anxious to move to the kitchen. We have a little bar area that’s currently set up, made in the 1970s (you can totally tell by the style of the yellow counters ). Except, somehow, we lost all of our bar stools. I think Sylv took them. I don’t mind, since we never did use them, but the bar area looks kind of funny without any bar stools. It’s just like a really high table where you have to stand at. I think Dave said this year, we will be able to get some new counters and cabinets, and a new floor to replace this ugly yellow laminate from the 70s. It’d be nice to get all that done before Baby Bean’s debut, but I’m not sure if that is possible. Eh well. I guess it’s functional right now.
I know a lot of my friends are hooked on online casino, and this particular one (pro360.com) is one of the best, I hear. The site is incredibly easy to use, and there are so many different types of games available to play. My favorite has always been Blackjack, of course, but I also want to learn how to play Poker. There are so many different types of casinos to play from, too, based on the location you want to go. For example, there is the Bingo Day UK, and then there is also the Las Vegas Casino. Either one, among the many many others, are all good to play in. I would much rather play on an online casino than have to go out. I remember George and Marian having to make a 7-hour trip to Laughlin, Nevada every time they want to gamble and play in the casinos. I think they would have a lovely “trip” just getting online and playing at pro360.com. In the comforts of their own home. How convenient!
For my parents who are completely internet-ignorant, they need something like DialAFlight. It’s a phone number they call in to book flights. The UK-based agency allows tailor-made flights, hotels, and attractions for those who call in to talk to a representative. I love this idea, because right now, every time my parents want to go somewhere, they ask me to “look it up on the internet, Helen!” It’s really annoying trying to book someone else’s flight. The excuse they give me is that they don’t like using the internet and they don’t know what they’re doing (which is both true, but annoying nonetheless). My dad is more efficient on the phone. Some people just like hearing a live voice when making big decisions like this, and one of those people is my dad. For example, flights to USA would be so much simpler for my dad to book for me if he could just call in. He’d know exactly all the details for me, when he can pick me up, where I should land, etc. It only makes sense that he make those arrangements rather than me. If I were to go anywhere in the US right now, I’d want to go to Colorado because I want to see the ancient Anazasi caves that are there. It’s one of my dreams someday, to go there and see for myself the ways of the ancient Native American people. So beautiful!
So yay, I’m officially on vacation until the 2nd of January. However, this doesn’t mean much because I have a whole bunch of paperwork to do that must be done before next week (some were supposed to be due yesterday ). I’m hoping to use a lot of this vacation time to just do this paperwork so I can start the new year fresh and all caught up. This means a lot of work on my part. Jenbug would be proud of me. And so would Anne. Heh. But then, if you look at it all, it’s a little sad that I’m planning on spending my holiday vacation doing paperwork for work. Eh well. It’s my own damn fault for being on my first trimester and tired all the time (on second thought, I’m gonna blame this one on Dave ;P).
Finished all of our holiday shopping. We just need to wrap now, which I am leaving strictly up to Dave, except for his gifts. I’ll wrap those myself, of course. I love this season for the fact that I get to do and get things for people. I don’t even really want anything because anything I want I can get for myself. I love seeing people open their gifts and I love love love to especially see when they’re so happy about what they get. It’s such a nice image. It’s exactly what the Christmas spirit is about. 
If I don’t update before Christmas, Merry Christmas to you all. And if you don’t believe in it, happy holidays, or Happy Kwanza, or happy resting, if that is all you want to do. Regardless, have a lovely rest of 2007, and I hope your life and environment are filled with love and happiness and joy and all good things.
I’ve thought about making a portion of my site into a shop — for my jewelry, photography, and drawings. Because I don’t know a whole lot about the shopping cart ordeal and how to set it all up, I need a ecommerce software that is really simple and easy to use. With Ashop, an awesome shopping cart software, I noticed that their site advertises simplicity as well as functionality. I can see how it would be useful to set it up into different types of categories — jewelry, photos, drawings, greeting cards, etc. Plus, it could go directly to my paypal. I think I will make this a project for 2008. I’ve always wanted to organize my work to sell, but never really got the motivation to do so. Hopefully with a shopping cart software that is easy to use and doesn’t take forever to set up, I can finally get started!
So it’s 12:39am, and I have to wake up early for work tomorrow. I am still awake even though I am tired as hell. Why, you ask? Whatever in my head could I be thinking to stay up at this time, especially when I’m absolutely bone-achingly tired? Well, the answer is simple, people: I’m nauseous. Oh, don’t you underestimate nausea, as I once did. Pregnancy nausea is in a league of its own. It doesn’t let you sleep when you really want to, even when your body and your mind have already shut down for the day. Your esophagus feels like it’s going to throw up whatever you last ate, and your stomach churns at the thought of anything that resembles food.
Oh, and here is the other conundrum, as if nausea during exhaustion isn’t enough: all of this is accompanied by the spontaneous feeling of hunger. Imagine feeling nauseous and hungry at the same time! Yes, it should be impossible, but alas it is not! It is an oxymoron, a paradox, a whatever-you-wanna-call it. Whatever it is, it is annoying. So I’m sitting here in front of the computer, typing away while eating some sweet bread to cool down the hunger, while trying to shake the feeling of wanting to throw it back up. It is a weird ass controversy, and I don’t like it. No, sirree, not one bit. And although I ate about 3 hours ago (yes, late dinner), I feel like I haven’t eaten in in decades… like I’m a starving child in rural Somalia or something. I’m hoping this sweet bread is enough to suffice so that at least I can try and go back to bed un-hungry. At least then I only have to deal with the nausea.
Okay, as you were.
Now that winter is here, I am almost always cold. I don’t miss much about living in California, but the one thing I do miss is the heat. Even in the winter, I remember it being only about 60 degrees, at the very least. Snow days are non-existent, and parkas are a rarity — you only wear them when you take a vacation somewhere where there is snow, away from the valleys of Southern California. Now, in B.C., where there’s actually snow and winds and lots and lots of cold rain, I practically live by our heating system. We have the fire on almost constantly everyday, especially on weekends. Sometimes I even lounge right next to the fireplace. If I could invest money in vent free gas logs, I totally would, because they’re lifesavers. Desatech could totally be my favorite business site, since they specialize in everything warm, and I am totally up for anything and everything warm. In fact, just sitting here right before bed reminds me how grateful I am of our heater. Heh.
Tell me this isn’t just my pregnancy hormones, people. I read this lovely little ditty on Craig’s List: called “An Angel in the Post Office” and I started bursting into sobs two sentences in. And I read it to Dave and I couldn’t stop crying throughout the whole post. I’m STILL crying. It’s one of my favorite posts ever. But tell me it’s not just me that’s really emotionally affected by this post, yeah? I know I’m already crying at sappy commercials and when people say nice things to each other that are unexpected, and I chalk those up to pregnancy hormones, but this particular post CAN’T just be because of my hormones, right? Read it and tell me what you think.
And have a tissue box nearby, just in case.
