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Ahhh, Christmas was awesome. X3 My brother, his wife, and their son came over for a bit and they opened their presents. Then we opened a couple more and then Dad had to leave to take a shift watching his mother (my only living grandparent), because she's really not feeling well and needs someone there around the clock. So Mom and I played the Jim Nabors Christmas album I got her and then I introduced her to The Forgotten Carols, which I love so much.
One of my aunts on Mom's side and my uncle came over. ^^ This aunt is the one who especially is always praising my singing and such, so I did a little Christmas concert. XD I was very pleased, too, because it was a good day for my voice and I managed to hit a high G note.
Dad came back while they were here, and we visited a while. Then when they left, we did the rest of the presents and had our Christmas dinner. All in all, it was an awesome day.
My gifts are as follows:
--A beautiful handmade, personal, and one-of-a-kind bracelet/necklace and the YGO card Embodiment of Apophis from Aubrie
--The book Persecution by David Limbaugh from JP
--A plastic keychain from Lisa
--A Best Buy gift card for $15 from my brother and sister-in-law
--Three books from my aunt and uncle. I forgot the authors' names, but the books are Forever Kate, Winter's Promise, and Lost Without You. They're all by local authors. ^^ Oh yeah, and they gave me $20 too!
--Some cute 3D glasses that show images of angels around Christmas lights (or any light that's in the distance) from a neighborhood friend
Stacey's present hasn't arrived yet, but hopefully it shall come today! ^^
From Mom and Dad:
--The Star Wars trilogy of books that Timothy Zahn wrote: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command
--Labyrinth of Evil, the prequel to Episode III, by James Luceno
--Enya's new album Amarantine (which I think is her best yet, even topping my favorite The Memory of Tress! It was worth the wait.)
--Cherie Call's latest album, Beneath These Stars. She's a local artist, and she's my absolute favorite of all the ones I've heard.
--The Return of the Jedi soundtrack, so now my collection of Star Wars music is complete!
--A cute little white kitty plush
--Yu-Gi-Oh Pharaoh's Memory #2
--Megaman #9
--Gundam W, Operation 10
--Kitty calender
--A DVD about cats
Specifically from Mom:
--A lovely white sweater, which kinda looks like shawl material
--A blue sweater with an attached scarf type thing
--Black pants (which I was desperately in need of!)
You know, I was so happy with everything that I forgot until just now that I didn't get the Rurouni Kenshin Profile book. XD Oh well, I can pick it up soon.
The Enya album is absolutely awesome. I saw a review for it that said it was typical Enya, but I don't know what typical Enya is supposed to mean. XD She tries different and new things on every album! On this one she does a song in Japanese, and three in a language that her lyricist Roma Ryan created. All the rest are in English, and there's some beautiful ones that I can use for Candy Clouds! Also, there was at least one song where she sang without the echo effect. Very interesting, indeed!
One of my aunts on Mom's side and my uncle came over. ^^ This aunt is the one who especially is always praising my singing and such, so I did a little Christmas concert. XD I was very pleased, too, because it was a good day for my voice and I managed to hit a high G note.
Dad came back while they were here, and we visited a while. Then when they left, we did the rest of the presents and had our Christmas dinner. All in all, it was an awesome day.
My gifts are as follows:
--A beautiful handmade, personal, and one-of-a-kind bracelet/necklace and the YGO card Embodiment of Apophis from Aubrie
--The book Persecution by David Limbaugh from JP
--A plastic keychain from Lisa
--A Best Buy gift card for $15 from my brother and sister-in-law
--Three books from my aunt and uncle. I forgot the authors' names, but the books are Forever Kate, Winter's Promise, and Lost Without You. They're all by local authors. ^^ Oh yeah, and they gave me $20 too!
--Some cute 3D glasses that show images of angels around Christmas lights (or any light that's in the distance) from a neighborhood friend
Stacey's present hasn't arrived yet, but hopefully it shall come today! ^^
From Mom and Dad:
--The Star Wars trilogy of books that Timothy Zahn wrote: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command
--Labyrinth of Evil, the prequel to Episode III, by James Luceno
--Enya's new album Amarantine (which I think is her best yet, even topping my favorite The Memory of Tress! It was worth the wait.)
--Cherie Call's latest album, Beneath These Stars. She's a local artist, and she's my absolute favorite of all the ones I've heard.
--The Return of the Jedi soundtrack, so now my collection of Star Wars music is complete!
--A cute little white kitty plush
--Yu-Gi-Oh Pharaoh's Memory #2
--Megaman #9
--Gundam W, Operation 10
--Kitty calender
--A DVD about cats
Specifically from Mom:
--A lovely white sweater, which kinda looks like shawl material
--A blue sweater with an attached scarf type thing
--Black pants (which I was desperately in need of!)
You know, I was so happy with everything that I forgot until just now that I didn't get the Rurouni Kenshin Profile book. XD Oh well, I can pick it up soon.
The Enya album is absolutely awesome. I saw a review for it that said it was typical Enya, but I don't know what typical Enya is supposed to mean. XD She tries different and new things on every album! On this one she does a song in Japanese, and three in a language that her lyricist Roma Ryan created. All the rest are in English, and there's some beautiful ones that I can use for Candy Clouds! Also, there was at least one song where she sang without the echo effect. Very interesting, indeed!
