So long and thanks for all the fish!

i bet there is a very sad little girl named Julie out there somewhere, crying because santa left her a giant pile of coal. that Julie is obviously not me. santa must have made a mistake, because he was very generous to me this year.

chirstmas at my house is all about presents. since i'm half jewish, half catholic, but actually its more like 90% jewish and 10% catholic. the tradition is to let hanukah be about the celebration and the whole history behind it, and christmas to just be to keep us kids rolling in presents ;-).
anyway... we got back from mammoth late last night, actually early this morning, then slept for a couple hours and then my little sisters because awake enough to comprehend Christmas Morning.
Christmas Morning at my house is a rampage of ripping off wrapping, everyone (even the kids) gulping down coffee, as me and my sisters are all dressed in similar pajamas, all in different colors.
I got really good presents this year...
-6 books... the FOUR books in the HitchHikers TRIOLGY, Dave Barry's History of the United States, and 511 Things Only Women Understand (like how one doughnut can magically shrink a pair of jeans) (a "bonding" present from my mom. ahh!)
-a great big makeup case (from a truely magical land: Costco)
-Gwen Stefani CD (and i had to play Rich Girl for my dad, because his faveorite soundtrack is Fiddler on the Roof)
then there were some other cool stuff (a sweater, 2 Tshirts, earrings...)
BUT BEST OF ALL
GILMORE GIRLS SEASON 2 on DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its awesome and amazing.

now i'm watching the Sound of Music (on disney, and theres a commercial every 6 minutes: the true spirit of Christmas.

i made cookies and brownies today... and because of tradition did not get out of my PJs AND went walking on the BEACH.
when i called my cousins in NY, i told them that the beach was very nice this time of year. aunt beth cursed because its 27 degrees there.

well i had a lovely christmas.
sara claims to be a modern day scrooge, but i tell her she's not cause scrooge wasnt jewish. she had a "bad xmas this year".

ok, i love you all,
joy, peace, love, and all that crap

and in the words of Steven Wright (famed comedian):
I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.