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[shadowchaser.livejournal.com]

My birthday was a blast. My grandparents and the girls threw me a surprise party. ^^; Never had one of those before. It wasn't very hard for Jalen to get me out of the house for the hour or two it took to set things up, he just suggested we take Eli to the park. Then, while we were walking by the lake, he stops and tells Eli, "This is where I proposed to your mother." Cue blushing time. I'd like to say I thought I was over doing that so easily, but I guess not. We got back to the apartment where I was startled to death by people jumping out from behind furniture. Yay for mini-heart attacks. The cake was great (Gran baked it) and the presents...well. I got a lot of cheesy romance novels (Jalen's been sharing with Will, wonderful), a little jade pendant keychain inscribed with the Chinese character for luck, a tiny little flashlight/whistle with an even tinier compass on the barrel (This amuses and annoys me by turns), and a digital camera from my grandparents. Now I don't have to mooch off other people anymore to take pictures of my angel. Ooh, speaking of pictures, Jalen got me recent ones for the locket. He wanted to actually put them in the locket first and surprise me, but I've gotten in the habit of never taking it off, so...

Anyway, party was great, and yes I've been practicing that spell. Or trying to. So far, the only thing that's happened has been this funky tingling in my hands and sorta up my arms, like when I touch something odd. I'm not sure if that means it's working or not. Guess I'll just keep trying. Jalen's already reminded me to start small; he dumped a salt shaker on the table in front of me and walked away. Ha ha.

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[seolearo.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you had fun for your birthday! Sorry I missed it; you'll get your present soon enough.

That's still progress! Half the time, you don't get anything at all the first few attempts at a new spell. And besides, that one's gonna be pretty complicated, so it would naturally be a bit more difficult. Jalen's right, though; start small. And good luck with it~

[shadowchaser.livejournal.com]

I was missing you guys. Well, next year I'll invite everybody. ^^

Yeah, Fire was pretty hard for me. Blizzard came easier, though. Y'know, I just realized this is the first spell I'm learning straight out of a book with no one helping. Maybe I'll need the luck.