preparing for christmas

my christmas decorations are down (from up above the closet that is). they're just lying about in the dining area. so tonight, me & my ball are gonna do some decorating. i hope he'll be content in his bouncy-net so i can do my work.

this is one tradition of my husband's family which i quite like: they put out a nativity set to recreate the scene from Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, the child in a manger scene or sometimes just the baby Jesus in a crib. i have a couple of loose pieces of the nativity set which the husband's aunt gave us but since shes not a favourite aunt of mine these days, i might just go buy a new set which has all the pieces attached to the base of the set which is easier cos i dont have to think of how to susun the different pieces right. hmm... i saw one in hartamas for about rm50 which is not bad really. but kan, i see first lah. since we're not gonna be around this christmas, maybe i'll just put up the basic decorations only i.e. tree, stockings + wreath on the front door.

i've started dumping things into my small suitcase just so i'll have everything in there by the time i have to really get down to packing seriously. by then all i have to do is "streamline" my packing. that reminds me, i have to ask my mil for a bigger suitcase to pinjam.

i got myself some footwear "necessary" for my trip back to sabah in december. hehehe... i gots myself a pair of gold sandals, a pair of flats & a pair of killer red heels. please let me justify my shopping -- the gold flat sandals are for casual jalan2 yang not so serious, the black flats are for some serious casual wear and the red heels are for christmas. now i just need a pair of black heels for formal occasions. or i suppose i could rummage through my shoe cabinet & see what i have. however, i just threw out 3 pairs of shoes cos although they're not fully used, they've been in the closet for sooo long, theyre disintegrating. tsk tsk...

this year i'm not buying any dresses although i have a couple of functions to attend (christmas, brother's wedding, family reunion dinner, new year's dinner). instead i'm recycling my old dresses. after all since this year we'll be in sabah, i dont think my sabahan friends have seen all my dresses here ma. actually for my family reunion, i only have to don on a green shirt hehehe... a baby tee also can. so for that i think i'll just pair it with jeans.

speaking of jeans, i can now fit into my pre-pregnancy levi's jeans. whoopee!! of course still got the muffin top syndrome lah, you know, the love handles jiggling out of the sides like that. but at least i can zip & button it up hehehe... so thats gonna go into my suitcase too. tengok2 makan banyak sangat during the festivities till cannot fit again. oh well. i can always save it for next year. IF i can lose the weight again that is.

this year, my christmas gifts arent so happening lah. we're just buying gifts for the kiddies. the oldies, sorry lah ya. no money lah friend :-(. kan this year we had etha*n. thats the other thing i have to do before i leave for sabah i.e. gift-wrapping. the husband & i got each other early christmas gifts so you know what i'm gonna do? hehehe... i'm gonna wrap the boxes only (hp for me & tennis shoes for him) & place them under the tree. told you we dont have money this year!! can't exactly get another gift for each other right if you got no money hehehe.

now we're still deciding what to get for etha*n. you know i saw this lovely tuxedo romper at the curve for rm118. mahal kan?? we MIGHT get it though & make him wear it for a few occassions to make it worth our investment. it even comes with a red bowtie lah... how cute is that?? then as i was browsing the net i saw a 5-piece tux for rm69.90 so thats another option although i think a 5-piece would be over-the-top no?