what the what?

where have i been. i've been busy. OK. i've been cleaning my house daily. my little puppy got sick. twice. i've been packing. i've been selling things. i've been to handel's messiah. i've been to the nutcracker. my sister got engaged!!! and i've been in denver for the past 4 days.

so, my house is clean one day, and dirty the next. how does that freakin happen? how does a house get so messed up so quickly? i mean, i know how it happens...it's easier to mess up a house than clean it...but really, how does it happen? so, i've been cleaning non-stop lately. and, since i've have been gone for 5 days when i get back home, it'll probably be a mess again. ohhhh, so that's how the mess happens..............

poor poor oliver has been sickly lately. a few weeks ago, he was throwing up. a lot. so he needed meds (expensive ones) and a vet visit. that was rough. it's so hard to do anything around the house when there is a poor sick puppy that just wants to snuggle in your lap! then, last week, his eye and ear got hurted. there is an ulcer in his eye and an infection in his ear. so, until i figured that out, he slept all day in my lap again. if i tried to get up, he would follow me everywhere as normal, but slowly, and it looked painful. so i took it easy with him. and then he needed more meds (more expensive meds) and a visit. and let me tell ya, rubbing gel on your dog's eye is not only gross, but really really really hard to do. at least the ear meds are simple. and he's happy again :) omg, i love my doggy sooo much!

i saw handel's messiah with mary ellen. my besterest friend. she quit her job, so i treated her to some symphonic action :) i love handel's messiah. it puts me in the christmas spirit. unfortunately, it was performed in a church that had horrible acoustics. that aside, it was beautiful. and before and after, ma (that's mary ellen) and i drank yummy hot chocoloate with mccormicks. yum

daniel and i bought his mom tickets to the nutcracker for her birthday back in november. so, she cashed that in on december 11 and we got to see the beautiful ballet. it was magical. i haven't seen the nutcracker...or any ballet in FOREVER. it was one of the most beautiful things i've seen this year. makes me want to be a ballerina. bad. then, watching "black swan" made me want to not be a ballerina.

the night i was the nutcracker, my sister went on a date and it ended in engagement :) so, i grew up with a bunch of other filipino kids. most of who have significant others now. daniel and i have been together for almost 4 years. michelle and matt have been together for like 7 years. ilene and kenneth have been together for i don't even know how long...maybe 8 years? charlton and linda have been together for probably 5 years. and the rest of the kids don't have sig. others...except for my sis who has been dating colin for about 1.5 years. and here they are. engaged. my little sister. weird. i never woulda thought that my sister would even date someone. ya know? she's my baby sister! how can she DATE a boy? but, here they are. and he's a good guy. one of the best. i can't wait for the planning to start. i only wish i wasn't going to be in denver during this time. but, her and i are going dress shopping this week on 3 different occasions! now, i can put what i've learned from my obsession with the show "say yes to the dress" to use. yay for my sister and colin! i've always wanted a brother :)

so, here i am. sitting in a hotel room in denver. and i just realized, i don't think i've ever been in a hotel room alone. i've only ever been in a hotel room with my family, or daniel, or on a school trip and sharing a room with 3 other girls. this is the first night that i've gotten to sit. these past 4 hours that i've been sitting on the couch watching "toy story 2" and "sarah palin's alaska" (yeah..it was the only thing on for a while...) has been the longest amount of time that i've done nothing since thursday. my mom and i arrived on thursday morning and we've pretty much been driving or looking at an apartment since. i dropped my mom off at the airport this afternoon and drove back to the hotel and am RELAXING. i think i've finalized my choice as to where i'm going to live. it's not where i expected. i thought i would be living in a unique duplex or house or walk up in the highlands area of denver. it looks like i'm going to be living in downtown. better deals, ya know? so, it's not as unique, but it's nice all together. plus, i'm broke as a joke. so, i've got to get the absolute best deal on a place that makes me feel safe. i saw some holes for real cheap, but i would not feel safe at all there.

i really don't know what i'm saying now. i can't even read the last paragraph to edit it...i'm so exhausted. i can't wait to go home. goodbye.