Ruby Joy
i woke up early (for me at least, like 9a) to start all my xmas eve chores:
dye my hair
finish sewing in the ends of laurels hat
make green beans
finish pot holders for mona and elin
take a shower!!!!!!
figure out What to Do about matisses car!
i start with my hair, i decided i want to b more autumnal or something… it takes longer than i expected, but i sew in the ends of the hat i made laurel in the bathroom (to make sure its a surprise!!!!). laurel lost every single one of her hats when she moved in, which is so sad bc she loves her hats. its how i used to recognize her in the street; that dang hat!!! anyways, im determined to make her new ones from here on out.
then for some reason i get randomly grumpy and try to pick a nothing fight with laurel that is just me saying “i love u!!!!!!!!” and shes like “yeah duh! i love u!!!!” basically. she makes me a coffee and i start working on my potholders and i start to feel better. i saw these really fancy beautiful potholders at Yowie… so im basically just copying those and making them for christmas presents. sorry!
yikes! dane is here!!!!! laurel lets them in.
dane just got an awesome new job. they tell me all about it and work on their crochet. im proud of them, my old friend. laurel and dane start to push and steer matisses car down the street outside my bedroom window. the battery died and its parked illegally. they some what fix the problem, but we give up because its time to make green beans and oh shit! we have to go the airport!!!!! the girls are here!!!!
i havent seen mona and elin in 2 years. mona lived with me when i was a teenager. she came home from class one day and said “i met this swiss girl named ellen, she is straight but im gonna marry her!!” and we said “yeah, yeah” but a few years later they were married! but her name is elin .. and she is swedish. they live in sweden now so getting to spend time with them is treasured, fast paced and hilarious. i love my big sisters!!!!!! they climb in my car and cant believe how much philadelphia has changed outside the windows.
we stop at my house to grab the dog, pile the presents into the car and head to my moms house. her and my step dad r doing the italian 7 fishes except its more like 11. im drinking wine and singing carols, im eating cookies, laurels parents and my parents are hanging out, we are drinking wine and eating cookies, and singing and laughing!!!!!!
the party slows, so many people i love r here. my best friend from 4th grade is here. we used to spend christmas ice skating together when we were kids.
we end the night playing dutch blitz (our favorite card game) for hours and hours laughing and cursing and laughing.
i love christmas. my fav christmas songs are “fat daddy”, “christmas wrapping” and “santa clause is a black man”… or and “drummer boy” by justin beiber and busta rhymes.
