Congratulations Kristen and Allen
Posted by Gypsy on Nov 30, 2006
Congratulations to my good friends Kristen and Allen, who got married on Monday in a small civil ceremony.
So this post is for them. I wish you both a long and happy marriage with all the joys that it brings. Marriage isn’t easy, but I know you two are going to happy together. I’m so happy for you both. Everyone deserves to find the other half that makes them whole and I’m glad you found each other. Congratulations.
Thanksgiving, gift wrap and making things final
Posted by Gypsy on Nov 25, 2006
This year, for the second time in my life, I went for the non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner. With things being so hectic lately, all I really wanted to do was spend the day relaxing at home. And since I’m not the greatest of cooks, I decided to go with something I knew I could cook. On top of it, Andy was so wonderful to be willing to participate in my non-traditional holiday. So for dinner, we had a couple of really nice steaks for the butcher, pasta and peas. Then dessert was a cheesecake. Of course, I still went with the Frost family traditional holiday breakfast, which is Pillsbury cinnamon rolls. I don’t really know when or how this tradition started, but it’s been one in my family as long as I can remember and it’s one of my favorites. The rest of the day was spent watching some movies we rented and just sitting on the couch. And it was wonderful.
And even though I’m a couple days late, I want to share what I am thankful for. I am thankful for my family and friends, for the people who got me through the last year when things haven’t been so great and for my fellow servicemembers who are giving up their holidays to help further democracy.
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Now that turkey day is over, it’s time to start thinking about Christmas. This is my favorite holiday mainly because it gives me the chance to get creative. I love thinking of the perfect Christmas gifts for people and making them pretty. Each year I like to do some sort of theme with the wrapping. It’s not enough for me to get a great gift. I want to make it pretty, too. Last year, it was all about Disney. There was also a Rugrats year and a Spongebob year. Can you see a theme?
But this year I’ve decided to be a little more grown up about my wrapping paper choices. So this year I’m going with this:
Oh, and if anyone wants to buy this or any other cool gift wrap from this site, click here.
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I’ve been putting off writing about this because there have been happier things to write about, but I just want to get this out there. Last weekend, I got the paperwork for my divorce from the court. As of January 26, 2007, I will no longer be married. I’ve discussed my marriage and divorce so many times on this site that I really don’t think there is anything to say at this point. I just wanted to share.
The meaning of Christmas
Posted by Gypsy on Nov 21, 2006
The past few years, Christmas has become less and less important to me. Maybe it’s because I haven’t been home to spend it with my family in years or that I haven’t decorated in just as long, but I’ve been a real scrooge the last few years. Sure, I get a ton of joy out of finding amazing gifts for family and friends, but that’s really been the only part of the holidays I’ve enjoyed, the rest hasn’t seemed that important. But today something happened to make me realize just how great the holidays can be.
About a month ago, I and some fellow posters from the View Askew message board, were given the opportunity to play poker with Kevin Smith. The catch: we had to buy $200 worth of merchandise from his store, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash. Though I like toys more than the average grown adult, most of them were ones that I didn’t need or want. So what is a girl to do with a bunch of toys and no children? Well, this girl chose to donate them to Toys for Tots, a charitable organization raises money and collects toys to make Christmas better for those less fortunate.
This year, the Fort Irwin Fire Department is running the toy drive for Fort Irwin. To make it easier to donate, they decided to spend every Tuesday this month standing at the main gate collecting them from people as they came on post. So last night, I bagged up the toys and threw in the back seat of my car. No big deal. It took me five minutes.
At least it seemed like no big deal. And it wasn’t until I got to the gate this morning, where members of the fire department stood. And with them was Santa Clause. I’ve never seen so many people smile so big as when I rolled down my window, looked at them and said, “I have two big bags full of toys in the backseat of my car and they are for you guys.” You could just feel how grateful they were for the donation, and right then I realized that because of these toys, a lot of local kids were going to have a better Christmas than they would’ve without my donation. It may have seemed like no big deal to me, but it was to those firemen and will be to those kids. And knowing I’ve made it possible for others to have a great Christmas has really made the holidays seem brighter to me.
I will say, though, that I didn’t do this alone. So thank you to Adam, who agave me some of his extra toys to give. Adam, I wish I had taken a picture of how happy those men and women were to see those bags. I don’t have the words to describe their smiles and you were a part of that. So thank you.
Everything
Posted by Gypsy on Nov 19, 2006
I had something completely different I was going to write about today but then I saw this and decided this was far more important. Jennifer Ann, one of my friends who came to the LA events a couple weeks back, made this amazing photo montage from all the photos from the weekend. In an odd sort of way, it made me feel really homesick. Not homesick for a particular place but for the old friends I saw on that trip and the new friends I made. Enjoy.
