"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear"

Merry Christmas!

Christmas seriously snuck up on me
Well with the exception of the obnixous music at work
Or the constant traffic of gift card purchases
But all in all, It did in indeed sneak up on me.
So last night, Christmas Eve was nice.
My aunt on my dad's side came over with her husband
My dad made a delicious dinner: Prime rib, YUM!
We all watched Deck The Halls [Cheno and Matthew Broderick! = love!]
And she gave me a gift card from Visa for 50 bucks and a drawstring backpack.
Which was pretty sweet.
Then visited Jazzy Fizzle and her family and hung out and talked and watched Hairspray and attempted to help her wrap presents.
Then went home to wrap and watched part of A Christmas Story as I wrapped, which was fun.
I love the 24 hour marathon of A Christmas Story because you always see the entire movie like 1,000 times and it's still fun.

My sister woke us at like ten of eight this morning.
My parents got me some amazing clothes from American Eagle, and a gift card to Barnes and Noble and Hilary Duff and Colbie Calliat's CDs, which rocked.
Such great gifts, they worked hard [and shopped hard]
Then just slept and watched Elf again and another round of A Christmas Story
Slept a bit off and on.
Then got ready for my grandpa and aunt's arrival.
My grandpa and aunt got me so many awesome things: Hairspray: 2 disc "Shake and Shimmy" Edition DVD gift set [with a locker], CDs from Jordin Sparks to Alicia Keys to Jonas Brothers, High School Musical 2 DVD and more.
It was great.
Dinner was great as well. [Turkey!]
Nothing like holiday dinners
Overall, and amazing Christmas.

And my aunt brought over the laptop she was giving to me for school.
I love it!
Oh what a nice day it has been.
I leave you with thoughts of sugar plums and Santa Claus:

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is going to spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although its been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you

They know that Santa's on his way (he's on his way)
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is going to spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two, yeah oh
Although its been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas


----The Christmas Song

"Do you think I relish the fact that I have to act like Mary Sunshine 24/7."

Cruel Intentions is an amazing movie.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is such a BITCH, it's amazing.
And Ryan Phillipe is very charming and manuplative
And Reese Witherspoon is so innocent and pretty.
And Ugly Betty's Eric Mabius as the gay football player is great!
I never realized he was in it till last night upon a rewatching.
I love Selma Blair as the innocent girl being corrupted by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Amazing film, if you have not see it, GO WATCH IT NOW.

Christmastime is in full swing.
20 days and counting.
People rush from store to store
People buying and buying till they max their credit cards or run out of cash.
It's a wonderful time, full of music of cheer and happiness, sung by every pop-star under the sun.
At Acme, I hear it over and over, and it keeps my spirits up.
It makes me happy we're heading into the season of joy and giving.
Not just giving from the wallet, but from the heart.
And a time for us to be thankful for what we recieve, and have recieved.
I just can't wait till I get a hold of my two disc Hairspray gift set!
Ever since my aunt showed me at Thanksgiving, I've been dying for it!
And so many of the other things to come.

Today is my brother's seventeenth birthday,
Seventeen may not seem like a milestone like thirteen or eighteen or twenty-one
But it's still important.
I bought him a card and gave him some cash and bought him the Superbad DVD.
He liked it, I was happy.

So as I sit here and the soulful sounds of the Original Broadway cast album of Hairspray seeps into my mind with its catchy tune and words: Currently doing so: "Without Love".

And a light snow falls, I feel at peace
I am about to register for classes tonight, and it is a step
A step in the right direction.
And with that, I begin a new journey.
And hopefully this journey leads to good things to come.

So I leave you with the words of another soulful tune from Hairspray: It's about searching for acceptance and looking at the big world and hoping it will be all that it appears: Symphonies, party lights and more:

So to you all: Say "Good Morning Baltimore" and "Welcome the 60's"!
And do the Madison with "The Nicest Kids In Town!"
[A few Hairspray references too many!] ;)
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TRACY
Oh, oh, oh
Woke up today
Feeling the way i always do
Oh, oh, oh
Hungry for something
That i can't eat
Then i hear that beat
That rhythm of town
Starts calling me down
It's like a message from
High above
Oh, oh, oh
Pulling me out
To the smiles and the
Streets that i love

TRACY (& ENSEMBLE)
Good morning Baltimore
Every day's like an open door
Every night is a fantasy
Every sound's like a symphony

Good morning Baltimore
And someday when i take to the floor
The world's gonna wake up and see
Baltimore and me

Oh, oh, oh
Look at my hair
What "do" can compare with mine today?
Oh, oh, oh,
I've got my hairspray and radio
I'm ready to go

The rats on the street
All dance around my feet
They seem to say
"Tracy, it's up to you"
So, oh, oh
Don't hold me back
'Cause today all my dreams will come true

Good morning Baltimore
There's the flasher who lives next door
There's the bum on his bar room stool
They wish me luck on my way to school

Good morning Baltimore
And some day when i take to the floor
The world's gonna wake up and see
Baltimore and me

I know every step
I know every song
I know there's a place where i belong
I see all those party lights shining ahead
So someone invite me
Before i drop dead!

ENSEMBLE
Before she drops dead!

TRACY (& ENSEMBLE)
So, Oh, Oh

Give me a chance
'Cause when i start to dance i'm a movie star
Oh, oh, oh
Something inside of me makes me move
When i hear that groove

My ma tells me no
But my feet tell me go!
It's like a drummer inside my heart
Oh, oh, oh
Don't make me wait
One more moment for my life to start...

ENSEMBLE
Good morning, good morning
Waiting for my life to start

TRACY (& ENSEMBLE)
I love you Baltimore
Every day's like an open door
Every night is a fantasy
Every sound's like a symphony

And i promise Baltimore
That someday when
I take to the floor
The world's gonna wake up and see
Gonna wake up and see
Baltimore and me...

ENSEMBLE
Yes, More Or Less We All Agree

TRACY
Baltimore and me...

ENSEMBLE
Someday the world
Is gonna see

TRACY
Baltimore and me!

----Good Morning Balitmore from Hairspray