It's so good to be home! I've missed being here terribly. Though I must admit that I am eager to get back to my house tomorrow and get with my ever-darling boyfriend and give him the super gifts that I picked out so carefully for him. :) I picked great gifts for everyone this year! I have so been in the Christmas spirit this year....so not like last year when all I wanted to do was come home and sleep.

I actually went to the family thing at my aunt's this year! I am so glad I did. My cousins and I are growing up, which is neat because we can actually interact liek adults now and not ignore each other. We all had some good laughs tonight, and the feeling was warm and Christmas-y. I loved it. Something about only seeing them every other year makes it nice to see them again. Hehe....I'm such a snob.

I should go on and get to bed. I know my mom will wake us at some awful early hour in her desperate efforts to keep us as her young children rather than the adults that we are. I'm more excited about giving than recieveing this year, which makes it all the more sweeter. I had a blast shopping, and never once was it a chore. Well....except maybe that last trip to Wal-Mart for a few silly things like stocking stuffers and candy....Wal-Mart is crazy this time of year!!!

Our tree is beautiful. We bought new decorations...lots of colors this year, and I absolutely love it. Some of the decorations remind me of ones that we had on the tree as a kid, which is exactly the kind of thing I needed this year...good memories. I don't know why I worry and stress myself.

We decided to have a Christmas party next month rather than trying to squeeze everything in before the holidays. It will make the party so much more enjoyable if we are not trying to make the perfect holiday memory and have more fun just drinking and being merry with good friends. Yeah....I have to admit....life is good.