*Hysterical Laughing* ... I Fell

Yes, basketball is a full-contact sport. Yes, that means people are going to get hurt. No, that doesn't make it any less fun. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure my basketball team has the most fun when there is more contact. It gives us more incentive I guess. You elbow me in the throat, I won't have any problems smacking that ball out of your hands later (speaking from personal experience here... it hurts to swallow...). And just an extra note - don't get my girls mad. We fight back. 'Nuf said.

So NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) ends tonight. And I'm nowhere near done with the story I was hoping to use. In a life as crazy as mine, I guess it's just too much to ask for 50,000 words in 30 days. I'm still writing it though, even if it's not for something in particular. Instead, I'm going to post a chapter a day on my other blog, Doodles Are the Window To the Soul. Check it out! Comment!

Who the heck is Fabio?

As one of my friends said today... We need a day off to recover from break. There's just something about the Monday after having an entire week off that is tiring. But today actually wasn't too bad. I got to see my school friends - always a bonus. I laughed. A lot. I played basketball. I wrote more of my story. I watched tv, which I almost never do. And by doing that I learned a lot of things. Fabio is some model who was popular a couple decades ago for doing pictures for romancey type things. Now he just has long hair and looks a little ridiculous. I also got to ooh and ahh over celebrity wedding dresses. Yes, I am such a girl. And proud of it.

But that's all for tonight! I must get back to my story... It's addicting...

Lewi's Not Wearing Any Pants

Christmas shopping is insane. And there are so many ridiculous things out there! I've now seen:

- a doggie pampering set (complete with shampoo, conditioner, and a deodorizing spray)

- a million and a half vampire romance novels. It's crazy how one series gets popular, so everyone else and their mother starts writing the same thing.

- a baby sock monkey and care book. Don't get me wrong, I love sock monkeys! I wouldn't mind owning more. This was just funny to see. Especially since my dad told me later: "If I buy you another sock monkey, you're going to have to get a book to tell you how to take care of it too!" So of course I showed him the book, and he laughed for about an entire minute.

- and some other stuff too, that I just can't remember at the moment...

But I'm pretty sure that even the most obscure gift idea could be found at Sam's Club or Walmart during the Christmas shopping season. Except apparently practical things, like a mixer bowl. Sometimes I really don't understand the people who run these stores.

Oh, and before anyone starts worrying, Lewi is my dog. He never wears pants. [Please notice above picture... This is me and Lewi. He is not wearing pants.] But my dad likes singing Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" with his own lyrics... "Bad Dog Pants." I think he could make a whole book of his parody lyrics that he comes up with off the top of his head. Usually while we're driving around town with the radio turned up really loud. But anyway, after singing this song about dogs and pants, he felt the need to point out that our dog wasn't wearing any. And that's just an example of what's considered normal conversation at our house. Dinner conversations tend to be even more interesting. I'm sure I'll have plenty to write about in the future on those. =)

Do you get internet coffee at an internet cafe?

What a gorgeous day!!!!!!!!

My family and I went snowboarding (well, Madel and I went boarding; my dad and stepmom ski) today, and it was so much fun! Now we're all exhausted though, and I'm sure we're going to be sore tomorrow.... But it was definitely worth the pain! I don't know why, but there's something exhilarating about going downhill super fast with snow flying in your face. Adrenaline rush? Oh yeah. =)

I also learned a lot of new, not very useful information.

1) You can ski at night. Yep! They put out a ton of lights all over the slopes. It looks really pretty, but those people have to be crazy; it must be freezing after it gets dark! My dad thought it was weird that I didn't already know this, but hey, I'm new to this whole skiing thing.

2) A school in a Colorado mountain town that usually has a ton of snow shouldn't have a tiger as a mascot. That's a tropical cat! They could at least go for snow leopard... or polar bear... or penguin...

3) The Snow Cats that groom the slopes are apparently either chasing Snow Mice or running from Snow Dogs. We couldn't decide which.

4) Doing heel-side turns really hurts your calves. And since I fall whenever I try toe-side turns, I was on my heels most of the day... and my calves hurt like crazy.

And you know you're really tired when you're falling asleep as you're typing... So now I shall go drink my tea and sleep as long as I possibly can.

Well, there's a first time for everything...

I'm not sure why I'm doing this... I guess it's just kind of fun to write out my thoughts. I don't really care if anybody reads this. If you want to, props to you. =)

Now on to my thoughts on random subjects...

Isn't it crazy how Thanksgiving was just yesterday, and already it feels completely different? Now you drive down the street and there are Christmas trees in windows, Christmas lights all over houses, and Christmas music on every radio station. It seems like everyone's already forgotten the food and fun we enjoyed just yesterday.

My friends and I have a Thanksgiving day tradition: all the kids get together and come up with a play to put on for the adults, and the adults get to do commercials during the intermissions. Our first year was interesting, to say the least. The six of us made a "time machine" out of a giant cardboard box, and we used it to travel back in time to the first Thanksgiving... which we decided was in 1980-something. Thankfully, our facts (and acting skills) have only gotten better over time. Even though we don't have much to work with, we've put on some pretty decent, and definitely funny, plays. And I can always guarantee we'll have fun doing it.

Christmas is fun too, but it's just not the same. So, bring on the snow and gingerbread, but don't forget the turkey and memories we made yesterday.