Hear The Angel Voices . . .

O, Holy Night

O Holy Night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
‘Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Fall on your knees,
O hear the angels’ voices!
O night divine,
O night when Christ was born
O night divine,
O night divine,
O night divine!

Okay, well, first off, I’m freezing, because my mom is a freakin’ PENGUIN who likes to keep the house at sixty.  Yes, even during the winter.  I just turned oup the heat and wrapped myself in a blanket, but it doesn’t entirely help, because it’s my hands that are cold, and I can’t wrap them up if I want to be able to type.

So, anyway, I’ve spent most of the day cold.  I woke up this morning and had to get to work by ten.  So, I got dressed, got my coat, and considered driving, but I couldn’t find my keys or purse.  So I figured screw it, it’s a five minute walk, I’ll be all right.  I was wrong.

It was freakin’ freezing!!!  My face was numb/hurting when I got there, and the store was just as bad.  We had like, no heat.  The only good thing was that there was no wind inside.  So, Karl and I clocked in, and did the register stuff, and I grabbed a scarf from the display that we have, and put it on.  (I bought the scarf, by the way.  It’s a really nice one, too.)  And later on, I got a pair of gloves, because my hands would just not warm up!  So, I went through work, actually saw Shanna for the first time in about two weeks, mentioned to her that I knew Melanie, and Shanna, me, and Karl were having some good laughs over stuff.  Plus, she convinced him to go down to the pizza place and get her a slice.  And she said she’d like to come ice skating, so cool.  All I need now is a day when we can all go.  I’m thinking I’ll do two different days.  One with just girls, Melanie, Shannon, Colleen, Shanna, and me, and then one with me, Mike, Shannon, Ryan, and whoever else we can nab.

So, I was supposed to leave at three, but Marjan didn’t get there until four.  I don’t mind the extra hour, but still.  I rushed through proofing, got my paycheck, and a fifty dollar Christmas bonus, which was really cool.  (I gotta make her a plate of the cookies and stuff that my mom makes.  And bring homemade noodles.  Must give her homemade noodles.)  And then I walked home, with the scarf wrapped aroud my head, and my hands shoved in my pockets.

Then, I got my purse and keys, and scrambled over to another store, because I still had to pick one thing up for Melanie, (we exchanged gifts today,) I wrapped her gift while I was sitting in the parking lot, then drove over to her house.  She got me keychains!  And a smiley ball, and a peace sign ball.  And they’re those weighted ones, where the picture is always facing up.  So, yeah, that was awesome.  My ever growing army of the keychains . . .  Mwah-ha-ha!!!

After that, I went to the Woodbridge Mall because I wanted to get Lindsay’s gift.  I did that, but it turned out that the one I saw was a display, and they would have to make up another one.  So, they said it’d be ready in about an hour, and I decided to meander.  I was good.  I bought Karl these two keychains, I got myself one Beatles figure, (a new one that I’ve never seen before,) a new wallet, and a soda from Burger King.  Yeah, I’ve been good today about food.  I’m still on the weight loss crusade, and slowly, ever so slowly, the scale is creeping down.  I am feeling a difference in the muscles in my legs, though, so that’s a good thing.  And I’m a bit more flexible, too.

I’m talking to Shannon right now, actually, and during January, I’m going to do the kind of diet that she’s restricted to.  A gluton-free one.  I’m not even going to cheat and have things that are breaded or whatever.  I’m going to go without bread, noodles, all that stuff.  Like I just said to her, I have a feeling I’m going tobe aying all the more how much I think her situation sucks, but on the upside, I’ll be able to have a lot of fruit and veggies.  Specifically, clementines.  I love them.

So, yeah.  I’m trying that for January, along with the exercise and DDR that I’ve been doing, and hopeully, I’ll see some quicker results.  On another upside, the past three days when I’ve gotten on the scale, I’ve been almost ten pounds less.  Three days in a row!  So, this is good.  I’m not fluctuating back up.  This is making me happy.  Damnit, I’m gonna be thin, and I’m gonna be thin by my birthday!  I’m determined on this.  Besides, I’m loving DDR.

Okay, so anyway, I picked up Mike from work, and now he’s upstairs doing some kinda card thingy cuz he’s meeting up with Mike Keller tomorrow.

I wish someone could tell me news about Jason.  I’m worried about him, especially after what I heard from Ryan.   . . . and I swear, the angel on our tree is haunted.  It moved.  It’s now facing towards the right, when before, it was centered.  What the heck???  ANYWAY.  I’m worried about him.  And even though I wouldn’t be able to talk to him immediately, I hate having to rely on secondhand information to reach me.  I wish . . . I wish he’d see this and let me know he’s okay.  I hate being so worried and not being able to do anything . . .

Jason, if you read this, the song in the box is for you.