so, i'm home.

long trip! made even longer by a couple of things.
I went to my mom's, made it there in good time, did the whole xmas thing.. and then hung out for a couple of days (one day, as my mom kept reminding me) I think i saw my youngest sister for *maybe* a total of an hour! everyone liked their presents - the fact that we made these candles seems to be a big thing. which is good - it's a big thing to me, too. :) showed my mom my tattoo (she asked) and my nipple ring (she says" does that earring go all the way through your nipple?) and she liekd the tattoo, freaked by the piercing. it was fun. :) also went and got her and my stepfather cellphones on my credit.. arranged to have the bill sent to me - i am not playing the watch my credit die game. i know she wouldn't do that to me, I just prefer to have them here, and me pay them, and then her pay me. got my xmas money - was going to buy a feather comforter, but have decided against it - we have two comforters now, and I really don't need a down one - and it wouldn't just be the comforter, i'd have to get a cover, too, and.. ugh. :) left yesterday, even though i didn't really want to - better to leave and miss them, than be happy to be gone. :) i am hoping to make another trip down in january.. possibly february, since that's my sister's bdays. need to look at a calendar, and plan that now! came back up on 95-16-75.. no cell phone - i somehow lost my car charger, I am sure it's here somewhere, I just don't know *where*.. and my phone was dying, because i didn't know i didn;t have it.. so i turned it off, and made the drive - it was unsettling. and then when i got to jonesboro (I was headed to see becca) i found a verizon, and bought a new car charger. i had no idea how much i liked my cell phone.. it was really disturbing to not have it. hung out for a while - went to target, and got two shirts and some cool socks. then i went to b&n, but was hungry,a nd so went and ate and then went to go hang out with becca and dave, she has the sweetest kitty. by the time i left, it was 11:30 ish.. i headed to my dad's, and wound up sleeping there.. i didn't think i could make it out here - i wouldn't have gotten home until 1:30 or so. i set my alarm for early early this morning, and got up and headed out, so i could see my josh before he went to work. yay!
other things -
i got my eyebrows waxed - i like them much better, now. my mother was thrilled to take me to do this.
i found a cool new artist - i'm about to search for him, and see if i can find online examples of his work.
i took lots of pics of my niece - i'm going to drop them off at walmart, probably before i do all my errands, and then mail some to my mom. there should be some really cute ones in there. i think i am going to open my digital camera tonight, ooo, so i can learn to use it. my dad said i could have it early, and that way, i could use it on xmas,. i may buy anothe rmemory stick for it, but that would involve going shopping, which could be very bad. i'm trying to avoid that as much as possible!
I still have 123 messages, although i have waded through them a bit. kitties were quite pleased to see me, and i want to straighten up alkl my cds - they got out of order in my car, and there are some i can't find - which disturbs me.
b and her boy made comments last night that made me wonder - but we'll see what happens with that.

Hapyy solstice/yule everyone!

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so, so far i have started on the living room, worked a little on the kitchen, and almost completed the bathroom., i feel like the bathroom is always the room that can manage to be messy - we spend so litlle time in there, but it's always the one I really *want* to clean. :) i doubt i am going to make it to the post office today - i guess I'll do it next week. probably better that way, anyway. (sigh) the most important thing today has become to clean the house and make candles for presents tomorrow, monday, and tuesday. I am almost done, though.
my resolve to have the house cleaned has been renewed.. i also want to feng shui the house, and it needs to be clean for that, anyway.. it's always better when I have another goal in mind for cleaning the house other than for it to be clean - i always get tired, otherwise. but if the house being clean is just a middle goal, i seem to be okay. :) cleaning the bathroom was fun - i went through all the towels and such and organized them, because the top cabinet had become a jumble of terrycloth fabric.. so that will make me feel better, at least. I'm also bleaching the sink, shower curtain (from chapel hill, we don't use one here), and tub. (the shower curtain is bleaching *in* the tub. :) ) my theory is that since the tub gets dusty and dirty, if I clean the shower curtain, I can use it as a cover, and then just the top of the shower curtain will get dirty, and taking a bath won't require a deep cleaning of the tub before you do it every time. my goal is also to get the shower clean, eventually, but i think i am going to have to get some special cleaner for that, first.
i do so love it when i get in this clean and get rid of stuff mood. i currently want to run to an organizing store, to get me some organizers, but i am waiting until i am mostly done for that, so i can make a list, and just get what i need.
and i am doing laundry, too!