Merry Christmas

I may have a history of not being very enthusiastic about holidays, but I have always loved Christmas and was able to muster up some spirit.

And not just because of the gifts.

Though I must admit, I do really like my presents. Presents include

• mp3 player
• leotard
• tights
• ballet slippers

(my tights are super ripped and my toes stick out of the holes in my shoes, lol)

• Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet
• NYCB poster.

I've also recieved lots of lip gloss, nail polish, candy, a gift certificate to Old Navy and twenty dollars. That's pretty nice, don't you think?

We went out to cousin's house for a meal and hung out there most of the day. On our way back we stopped at my uncle's house briefly to see him, cousin and grandma.

On the 23rd my parents took the family plus K to go see this neighborhood filled with christmas lights. We ended up sitting in the car for almost two hours just waiting to get in but it was still fun.

On Christmas Eve there was a short service at church and everyone was given a candle. I did not take one because I still have a slight fear of them since catching my hair on fire at the age of four at a candlelight service. lol. Autumn kept teasing me the whole time but I got some good pictures.

We made sugar cookies later and Joe and I really got into it. My cookies were the best of course but when I would transfer them from the cutting board to the pan before we cooked them, the dough kept breaking. So I performed surgery on them and then Joe made up stories such as The legend of the half reindeer. For a moment it was like we were kids again, laughing and making up stories like we used to do every day. That is really rare. It was cool.