My mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas and if I had made a list. She told me to scale my wants to the current economy.

I truthfully haven't even thought about it. Even when I did think about it, I couldn't think of a single thing.

I don't really want anything but I can't send her a blank list. Maybe books or clothes or something...?

I don't know. I haven't wanted anything lately.

Wedding pictures are up (finally)

I chose the ones I looked the best in (and defied copyright by using PrintScreen hahaha. And all I have is Paint so they're grainy.). Behold the Palin hair (clicken to enbiggen):




















My future family: Katti, Dad, Oliver, Mom, Jess (the bride), Ryan (the groom), Nick and me.









Nick's grandmother and grandfather on his mother's side. I don't know when this happened but oh man, I love her. This is the one that's a lot of fun if she's been drinking. We were at Nick's parents' house the other weekend and she knocked over three glasses by the end of the night. She blamed the last glass on her boobs. I'm not kidding.



Katti was gorgeous. She's with Nick's five year old cousin here. The last time I saw her was two years ago. She didn't remember me but we went blueberry picking with her before the wedding and then played games at her grandmother's house for hours after Katti got tired so I think we're pretty good friends now. She's adorable and really shy but she warms up to you pretty quickly.















I love Nick's family. Coming up next, Mr. Hazen = Stalin?

I'm watching Justice for Annie. I hope I see her mom get Justice this time.


I am so excited for Thanksgiving tomorrow. The food, pies, food, family, food. And I will finally be able to listen to Christmas music without getting lectured by Katti the grouch. I'm making hot brandy apple cinder for tomorrow. I'm excited for it. Katti made it a year ago and it was so good.

Our Thanksgiving plans: We're going up to Nick and Katti's parents' first tomorrow. We're eating at 1 there then going to my parents' after dropping Katti and Oliver off at Oliver's brother's house. His brother lives a street down from my parents' house. Then we're lying around and not doing anything for the rest of the week.


Oliver got a call from Comcast and he has an interview next week. .الحمد لله They gave him shift times already too and Nick thinks it's in the bag. I hope so.


It's hard to split all of these holidays between our two families. I told Nick we can swap holidays (my family one year, his the next) but it's hard.

Nick put some of our Christmas lights up on Sunday. Yay! I'm going to start listening to my Christmas albums and Katti can't stop me. I get to wear my Christmas earrings soon too.

So the unemployment benefits that Oliver totally was going to get and sit on while he didn't look for a job?

He didn't get them.

So Katti and Oliver have barely any money. They just received their stimulus check in the mail so there's that.

But other than that?

Rent is due in two weeks. They haven't paid us for cable, gas or electric since we moved in.

Nick and I cannot afford to do this but we can't afford to do it alone either.

Bummer.

Things I heard from the latest winner of ANTM

Alter-alias
Calls herself McKey ... real name Brittany
...her voice

Okay, the only things that bugged me were her voice and how she kept calling McKey her alter-alias. Like it was a real word. Since she's only 19 and a sophomore, maybe she hasn't gotten to the English class where they teach you real words.

I thought the blond girl was cuter. Also, this one slouched.

The United States of US!

We won.

I don't mean me. I don't mean my liberal buddies. I don't mean democrats.

I mean us. We.

We won.

I know not all of you like what happened last night. I know that some of you are quite upset. But no matter who you voted for, you have to understand that we all won.

America won last night.

For the first time in American history, we have a black president. Do you understand how big this is? Whether you like it or not, this is huge. And this is good.

Your children will learn about this in school. They will ask you about it. Where were you? What did you think?

What will you tell them?

Will you tell them that you were upset that the old white guy didn't win like he has won every single election since the United States was born?

Or will you tell them that it was a great time to be an American. A great moment to have watched, to have participated in, no matter which side the winner was on.

This is a big deal kids. This is history.


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I cried last night. I couldn't stop smiling and I cried so many times. This is a big deal. This is huge. This is great.

For the first time in my life, I am proud to be an American.


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Obama will be sworn in January 20th, 2009. It will mark the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Obama got his start in politics in Springfield, Illinois. It was a race riot in Springfield, Illinois that led to the creation of NAACP.

For African Americans, when their children said, "I want to be a doctor, I want to be a lawyer, I want to be a politician, I want to be an astronaut." They always could point to an African American who achieved it. But whenever a kid said, "I want to be president," I literally saw black parents saying, "Son (or daughter), you might think of being something else." I have nine nieces and four nephews. When I talk to them, I can actually say that and mean it.
-Roland S. Martin

I got a sticker. And candy.

I voted. It took no time at all and I wrote my dad in for drain commissioner (and all the other ones he writes himself in for).

I AM VOTING IN MY FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TOMORROW AND I AM SO EXCITED OMGOMGOMG.