Christmas Wishlist

Forewarning: This blog isn't going to be deep. Im not in a deep kind of mood, although if I sat here and dwelled on some stuff, I could get there almost instantly. But as it stands I am keeping MT company as she studies her life away, eating Christmas cookies at half past midnight. I'm really happy right now, although I would prefer to transport to Waco for the night, and road trip to College Station tomorrow for a tacky Christmas sweater party. Those are really my favorite. I would wear polka dotted leggings. And big grandma glasses....and KEDS. Of course keds.

No, instead of pouring my heart out into cyberspace, I am going to remain in the shallow end tonight, and give you my 2010 Christmas Wish List. Tis the season to be jolly. (none of the following items are a joke).

1. I want to dress/act/look like/sing like/BE Brooke Fraser. (Disregarding her newest music video for the single "Betty" which was an obvious disappointment.) She is clearly my role model, but she is just so freaking awesome. I mean granted this might seem like an unhealthy obsession.....and it is. Completely unhealthy obsession. But get off my back, at least I'm not modeling my life after Marilyn Manson. Or Barack Obama. HAHA....oops stepping on some toes there. .....Liberals, ahem. So whatever cut me some slack.

2. I want some magic shoes that will transport me to wherever I want to go, whenever I want to go. And they better be comfortable because I plan on wearing them alot. I assume they would be ruby red like in "The Wizard of Oz" and would probably fit something like Sketchers shape-ups because I am now wearing them outside of the workplace where black shoes are required because of their high comfort level and the fact that my booty is seriously going to be something fierce by the end of this holiday season. Yep I said it.

3. I want to REALLY be able to dance. Like real talk....and I am talking like real dance. Not like ballet. Ballet is gay. I am talking hip hop. I mean, I am a rock star at the 2-step (thanks to living in College Station) and the one other dance move that I laughingly call my "go to" move which I copied from dance professional herself, Becca Feagin. But seriously, I am like counting down the days until Step Up 3 comes out on DVD so I can try and mimic that girl's every move. I saw the movie in 3D with my friends Stephen and Sinque when I lived in Denver and left wanting to start my own dance crew and try out for So You Think You Can Dance. And actually...I can't dance, so that's why I am adding it to the wish list. I genuinely like dancing even though I probably look like a typical ex-cheerleader with clinched fists, and it doesn't help having athletics as my only background for coordination. Shockingly enough being a pro-dribbler in basketball doesn't prepare you for the pop lock & drop. WHO KNEW!?

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4. I want a pedicure. I would like my toes painted with white tips, French style. Because I like looking at my feet when my toes have paint on them. And I want this pedicure to be with a great friend who will chat with me about how much it tickles when they use that scrubber on the bottom of my feet.

5. I want a money tree. Much like the giving tree, but instead of me chopping it down to a stump and sitting on it when I am old, I would just prefer its leaves to be usable cash. And I would water it and take care of it and make sure it gets plenty of sunshine and in return, it would pay me. Why is that so much to ask?


6. I want all my best friends to live within 30 minutes of me. And I want to live in Denver, Colorado. So in conclusion, I want all of my best friends to move to Denver.

7. I want my own snowboard, and matching gear. I want to have like really cool snowboarding gear...the kind that when people see me, they think, "wow she must be like a legit x-games snowboarder." And while I am on this kick....I would like to actually be an x-games snowboarder. And I would sport one of these beanies as I conquered the half pipe.

8. I want Whole Foods to cater all of my meals, and provide me with lots of organic healthy foods, and cool contraptions like juicers and food processors and teach me to cook, so that I can become a gourmet chef. Some nights I am going to just want the chef himself, because I will be tired from snowboarding and not want to cook. But on the nights that I have enough energy, I legitimately want to learn how to cook, well. And then I will make yummy food with all of my cute matching cookware, and invite all of my friends over to my house to eat dinner and watch movies and swap Christmas presents, like the ornament exchange that my high school besties are currently in the middle of.

9. I want sweat pants to become the newest hip clothing. But since Hollywood will never submit to that, I want someone to come pick out my outfits that have been given to me by Anthropologie or Urban Outfitters every morning. I cant promise that I will forfeit the sweat pants every day.....but on some days, seeing that a cute outfit was layed out on my dresser, I would at least try it on. Does anyone remember the Disney Channel Original Movie "Smart House"......yea, BINGO.

10. I want an unlimited amount of Spiced Chai Tea Latte's, preferably from Lollicup, but Starbucks will suffice.

11. I want to own an Interior Design shop, where I can personally decorate people's houses to look like they came straight out of Southern Living Magazine. The first employee I would hire would be my aunt Trudy, who already does a great job of decorating her own house to mimick the style. I think that would be a really fun career to have, kind of like the one that I stalk via THIS BLOG. I am excited beyond excited to decorate my little house in Denver (when I get it). That is FUN for me...I mean not like bungee jumping at six flags kind of fun, but still the kind that I probably wont be able to sleep the night before.


12. I want a dog. Maybe a labradoodle, like Brittany Forrester's dog. I want it to be big and playful, but I do not want it to smell like a dog. Brittany's dog, Avery, is big and brown and curly haired and she smells, feels, and really looks like a blanket. She is my favorite dog ever. And she doesnt pee or bark incessantly. She just is obedient and perfect and cute. So actually, I was just wondering if Avery could have a puppy....what do you think Beef?

13. I want chicken minis from Chik-Fil-A to win some kind of Holiday Award of some sort. Like maybe, "Best breakfast treat EVER" award. I really think they deserve it, and I'm pretty sure they wouldn't let it go to their heads.

14. I want to run a half marathon. I know that it's possible, but it seems so hard to get to a point where running 13 miles is do-able. So actually I want the motivation to train to run a half marathon first. And I want to run it somewhere that I can look around at pretty scenery or something to distract me from the more common thoughts that come to me while running like: "omg my legs are going to fall off" or "am I going to collapse?" or "if I just ran off of the trail and into the woods would anyone notice that I dropped out of the race/would I know how to get back to my car and cry?" I want to run this half marathon in 2011...but that is more of a resolution which I will save for a later blog post.

15. I want unlimited supply of those little Christmas tree cakes.

16. I want cute festive socks. A different pair for every day of December. And I need them to be extra warm, since I am moving to the arctic.

17. I want to build an igloo in the snow. I had never even heard of building igloos in the snow, nor did I even know it was POSSIBLE until my friend Savannah informed me of this winter time phenomenon. And seeing that I am moving to a snowy wonderland, I see this as being possible in my near future.

18. I want to be inspiring with the way that I live. I want to constantly invade earth with heaven, proclaiming the gospel with the way that I love. I want to prove by my life that Jesus is real, can save, and transforms. That life with Him is the only satisfaction we will ever find. I want to be radical with my actions. (WHOOPS just almost slipped into the deep end there.)

19. I want to go to a bonfire (and we're back to the kiddie pool). At this bonfire, I want to roast s'mores and drink hot cocoa. I want to wear festive scarfs and hats and ugg boots even though its only 50 degrees in Texas on our coldest day. And I want someone to take alot of pictures this night so we can remember how much fun we had and over-sensationalize it later in the year.

20. I WANT IT TO BE CHRISTMAS!! And for Christmas to never end! And for Santa to come! And to wear matching pajamas with my whole family that we opened in our stockings the night before. And I want it to snow in Texas (thats asking alot). And I want to be cozy and happy and all of these things....keeping in mind that we are celebrating Jesus!!

So there you have it. The most selfish "I want" blog ever. And I really do want all of these things, all kidding aside. Merry almost Christmas. I hope everyone is having a super happy holiday season.