Hope you all had a great Xmas

• I had a very fun holiday with my family. Christmas Eve I didn't sleep as much as I wanted to. I was excited. I woke up around 1pm when Amy came over to exchange gifts, and stayed up the rest of the day. She gave me Tropic Thunder, and New Kids On The Block Greatest Hits on DVD. Plus a Mister Rogers shirt that I don't have. Awesome! After she left I went with Cathy to Togo's and Starbucks for dinner/caffiene. I was bad and didn't get a decaf latte. Oh well. So I went home and showered, then picked up Dad and Michelle, and went to Uncle Jim/Aunt Brenda's house. We had an awesome time. Yes scary Aunt Becky was there with Uncle Ray, so were their sons Dustin and Brandon, my cousins. My closer cousins Kim and Terry were there with their respective husbands/kids as well. It was a fun time. The best part was when Santa showed up. I got a picture on his lap, that'll be uploaded this evening. It was great to be with family and friends, and eats lots of sugarloaded goodies. Kim kept literally piling more stuff on my plate. As we were leaving she gave us each bags with even more cookies, candy and yummy treats. Geez woman.
  
• Christmas Day was also fun. I got to sleep in until 3pm, about 8 hours of sleep. Cathy baked cookies and a ham, plus did a great job cleaning the living room. I'm so glad it looks semi-normal again. Once I was up and showered I put away laundry then picked up Dad and Michelle and brought them to our house. We had a great dinner with ham, stuffing, sweet potato casserole and rolls. There was Chex mix, chips, all kinds of cookies and brownies to nibble on. Oh yeah I had a little lite egg nog, and later on endulged in hot chocolate with marshmallows. We also had sweet potato and apple pies, but I haven't really dug into those yet. I'll try some tonight I guess. Yummy yummy. Soon we opened our presents. It was great looking at loved ones unwrapping boxes and getting excited. Here's what I remember getting.. money from TJ, Target giftcard from Aunt Brenda, about $25 in Starbucks giftcards from 3 different relatives, lottery scratchers (I won $3 and got 2 free tix), way too much candy (both of my sisters gave me stockings full of it plus what my cousin gave me the night before), two new pairs of jammie pants, two new sets of flannel bedsheets that match my new wall color, make-up, a Hickory Farms box, a Chocotini gift set, more body wash/lotion/spray, and a rubber duckie themed bath set. I think I did okay. After opening presents, our/TJ's pals Joe, Jeff and Alisha came over. Cathy, Alisha and I played Sesame Street Uno. I think I like regular Uno better. This one didn't have many cards and we kept having to shuffle. After many jokes and cups of coffee, the little gathering dissipated, and I took Michelle/Dad home. Now I'm at work. Again. Oh well.
  
• To anyone I missed, I hope you had a very Merry Christmas. I sure did. It's not about the gifts or even the food. It's about celebrating a baby born in a manger, who came to save us. It's about being with your family and friends, and making memories you'll look back on in 20 years. Not about fighting, not about getting wasted, not even about Santa Claus squeezing his fat booty down your chimney. Remember that.
  
• Okay I'm gonna go now. The next few weekends are going to be busy for me. I'm working overtime here as a favor for a few coworkers. That and Cathy's bday is next week. Lots going on. Everyone have a great weekend, I'm going to go join Leeanne's stupid vampire clan on Facebook so she'll shut up. Sorry Leeanne I love you dear but I think those apps on there are really retarded. Okay toodles.