Christmas Eve

Aloha from Hawaii!

It is Christmas eve, and almost 9 o'clock here, so I'm heading to the beach very soon. I think today is the day that Santa comes to Waikiki beach on a catamaran so yeah, I'm pretty excited.

We had THE SLOPPIEST air port trip EVER.

My sister had a pre game for the Dylan "Scarf it Up" social, which I agreed to clean up after, and then cleaned up the house and packed, so I'd be ready to ditch first thing in the morning. After making a brief appearance at the Albert and making a McDonalds run, Emma, Andrew, Derek and I head back to my crib to sleep and do a few chores like emptying the fridge. At 5 am I wake up Maria (who beat me home and was home some mystery time before 2) and she is naked, unpacked and HAMMERED. She somehow lost a pair of heels that we share the night before. After trying to get her shit together in a few minutes while making the crew do some last minute things (take out the garbage etc) we head to the airport-both Maria and Andrew still hammered. Andrew gives Maria a piggy back from the car. They sit at a bench while Derek, Emma and I check the luggage. Andrew waits with Maria while she throws up in a garbage can. We say goodbyes to the best BFFs a girl could ask for, and then I drag Maria through security. She has a textbook on her, which she blames me for, and also a bottle of water and tanning lotion, things that you obviously aren't supposed to have. She passes out while waiting for the plane, and essentially is asleep or bitching about being nauseous for the rest of our trip, but by some miracle didn't throw up on the plane, although she was reaching for the barf bags more than once.

Alright, so, Christmas Eve---my favourite holiday.

I looooove the Santa story so much more than the Jesus story and I love the anticipation of the next day and I think all of my favourite memories as a kid in regards to Christmas are waiting for Santa and trying to catch Santa etc.

So if you're like me, you'll be all stoked on tracking Santa via Norad Santa. He's in Samara, Russia right now, but the most recent video evidence is of him in India:

Also, for your time, check this Yule Log widget:

Christmas Comes but Once a Year

If you're like me, and I hope that you are, you are fucking crazy over holidays.  Like, if you're like me, you go nuts getting into the spirit of holidays and going out of your way to squeeze every last festive ounce out of all seasonal activities.  After milking Halloween and Nov. 25 (Soon to be the intergalactic holiday of Empress Katina) Christmas comes around, and it is the crown jewel of events.Now, I like to watch a lot of holiday movies and listen to a lot of Christmas music to become completely absorbed in holiday festivities.

So in a few blogs before Christmas I'd like to spread the che

er sharing my absolute favs from my childhood until today.

I'd like to start with 'A Chipmunk Christmas', definitely one of the best holiday movies ever made.  Of course, I mean the 80s version, not the 2007 version with David Cross and Matthew Grey Gubler, although I'm sure it's swell.

The story is as timeless as the Chipmunk's musical styling:

Alvin, the leader of a famous musical rodent trio, gives his golden echo harmonica to a boy dying of cholera.  Alvin has to raise money to 

buy a new harmonica to play a solo at Carnegie Hall on Christmas eve.  Hilarity ensues.  Seriously, there are wise cracks in this movie I doubt I appreciated as a child (Dave wanting to apologize to Alvin, who he fears he has been to hard on about Alvin's wanting to buy himself a gift and checks on Alvin who is dreaming and calling out "MONEYYY MONNEYYY MOOONNEYYY")

Mrs Claus buys him a new one, and Tommy (the aforementioned sick boy) is cured by Alvin's kindness.

A total tear jerker.

So, obviously, the soundtrack (volume 2) has been a staple to my Christmas' since as long as I can remember.  The songs totally get me in the Christmas mood, and I don't even find the Chipmunks voices annoying AT ALL (is that so bad?) I've included my two personal favorites for your listening pleasure:

Night Before Christmas-Alvin & The Chipmunks

All I Want for Christmas (Is my two front teeth)-Alvin & the Chipmunks