Christmas 2008

Merry Christmas!! I know its almost new years, but I haven't said Merry Christmas yet! So, Marry Christmas!! Thankfully, I had a wonderful and very laid back Christmas.

First, we didn't actually celebrate Christmas until Dec. 27th since my brother and his fiance couldn't get to NC until then. So, my first few days in North Carolina were spent doing some final shopping, reading and just hanging out with my parents.

My brother and his fiance arrived on Saturday, with their dog. :) Can you tell my family loves animals??

We pretty much immediately opened presents, which didn't take too long since there aren't any kids...and of course we didn't really have any toys to play with afterwards, haha. My most exciting gift (next to the amazon.com gift certificate!) was my new bed spread!! My old one was accidentally washed 2 years ago (its dry clean only) and was literally ripped almost to shreds. I've basically been sleeping under threads, haha. I'm so glad I can finally throw it out!

Jack and I went in together to buy our parents a TomTom GPS, which they were VERY excited about, and we have already used several times. Hopefully now we won't get lost going to the airport... :)

After presents we had a really nice dinner (much better than Thanksgiving, haha) and then just hung out.

On Sunday we all took a shopping trip to return things that didn't fit, spend gift cards while the sales were still going, and to pick up a charger for my cell phone since my cat chewed it up. Since none of us really like shopping, we weren't out too long, but still had a lot of fun!

Unfortunately, Jack and Suzanne had to leave Sunday afternoon, but we had fun while it lasted. I think he just gets bigger every time I see him...


So, now I'm just working (still have my AIM stuff to do during the day) and relaxing. I'm actually kinda ready to get back to Philly. I still have a lot on my to-do list and the stuff I did on the kitchen has me motivated! I will be back in Philly tomorrow afternoon and will hopefully get started right away.

Until then, however, I will just work while sitting on my parents' back porch enjoying the sun, and the sounds of nothing.

Is this what normal life is like?