December 25, 2011. Christmas Day is here!!! :-)
Nothing spectacular happened to my day but I can definitely say, it was just the way I wanted this year's Christmas to be. Just "coastin'" through....no rushing between commitments & appointments...
"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful".
I woke up this morning to the smell of ham & eggs, and brewed coffee. Don't frown on me when I tell you, "boy did i slather on the butter!" It IS Christmas day anyway, we should loosen up on the diet & all the calorie-counting right?
I didn't really plan on writing about this day so I didn't think of taking a photo of my breakfast. This is a borrowed photo from Slim Paley. |
I really wanted to just stay at home in my pajamas, catch up on reading, listen to Ray Coniff or the Rat Pack's Christmas albums and be somewhat in a situation like this:
gorgeous Gwyneth Paltrow...always & forever |
I was also hoping to catch up on my blog posts, and other photos I've been wanting to share online. Beach houses & rompers & jumpsuits &...oh gosh I don't know where to start!
My brand new Brown Belly bed jacket over my Forever 21 striped tank. This IS going to be a very casual Christmas day! :-)
The rest of the day pretty much went like this:
blueberry pancakes for lunch |
this holiday photo from House of Turqoise was my mood peg for the Christmas season. Am so loving that over-the-top (literally, haha) garland of ornaments! |
Our house doesn't have (& doesn't need) a fireplace but it sure has a nice brick wall that lends an unbeatable warmth to the place. And our Christmas tree is full of ornaments w/ memories attached to them!
can you spot our latest addition, Kaia the Origami sufer girl?
My architect cousin Mikey painstakingly cut-&-fold this li'l one for me! What an awesome Christmas gift. :-) She's somewhat Japanese & rides a surfboard. Looks familiar...*wink*
...and this is my Christmas gift (& 60th bday gift, combined) to my Mom. It's quite a pricey one so it had to be two-in-one! A beautiful painting by Karina Baluyut, inspired by her trip to Japan. Since my mother loves flowers, trees, birds, & leaves....you can't go wrong w/ this one!
In the early afternoon, my friend Nikki passed by to give some homemade eggnog from her family to ours. I can't tell you how much all that cinnamon & cream added some more Christmas to the day.
and yes, I gave her an Origami surfer girl too. :-) Thank you for the eggnog, Nikki! |
More bliss: I settled in the sofa while watching "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" for the 4th or 5th time already...
my favorite characters in the movie: Ash & Kristofferson |
The goofiest-looking bandit hats ever (i secretly want one!!!) |
Wes Anderson + Christmas Day (on a Sunday) + eggnog + coffee + cool weather + no work tomorrow = CHEAP THRILLS I certainly live for!
and then the Lady Gaga Monster Ball concert came up on HBO so i sat thru that too. She is truly an awesome artist & her creativity, talent, & boldness to express amazes me! My mom kept saying that she is like Madonna but w/ less energy. Of course I begged to differ! Madonna is Madonna is Madonna. End of topic.
Mikey's cool shoes. I dunno if this is wool or tweed or denim or what. It looks good against the carpet though. |
cousin Binky w/ Lucas the sweet cuddly black lab! |
cheese popcorn midnight snack -- less than a hundred bucks & hits it right on the spot |
showing 87-yr-old Lola Felisa how to check out photos in Facebook--- priceless! |
A simple Christmas weekend, but I got almost all the rest & zoning off that I wanted. For now, I can't ask for a merrier Christmas. Goodnight! |
haha eggnog is love! :) thanks for my own japanese origami surfer girl!
ReplyDeletei hope I can make you 1 origami thing every Christmas. :-) wishing you a safe trip around Asia Niks! :-) *love*
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