Yay!! Christmas With The Family
Posted by bretthperkins on December 25, 2009
First off: I hope that all of you reading this have had a great Christmas! (And to those that do not celebrate Christmas, I hope you enjoyed some time off!)
Today was fun! I woke up late, which for me is just 8:00… but it was nice! Did some stuff on the computer, watched some TV, then headed out to Hardees to grab some breakfast. Yum! I finished wrapping up some stuff then headed to Mom’s. I got there and she and I swapped gifts. I got her a new TV for the office and she got me Band Hero! I can’t wait to play it! I have Rock Bands 1 and 2 but Band Hero has MUCH better songs!! 
After that, I headed to my Dad’s where we swapped gifts and visited a bit… and I installed Windows 7 on their computer. After a bit of chit chat, I headed back to Mom’s to help her finish up the food and pack up to go to my sister’s. We always go to my sister’s for dinner where the various families all get together and visit, have dinner, and swap gifts.
I look forward to the holidays and birthdays because it is the only time our family really gets together, and my family has always gotten along very well. I love spending time with them, playing games, playing with my 8 nieces and nephews, and just visiting. I love my family, and I have always loved how close we all are… Unfortunately, some situations earlier in this year have challenged that closeness and I am having a really difficult time. I hope that everyone can find the strength to forgive what needs to be forgiven, forget what is not worth remembering, and find comfort that beyond any situation, we are a family and we all love each other.
Anywho… back to the day. I got my little niece Isabella (Ryan and Amber’s daughter) some My Little Pony stuff and she was SO excited! My sister Staci and her husband Doug have 4 kids, all of the age that I really don’t know what they would want, or what store they would shop, so I went with Visa gift cards. That always works! I got my other nephews Dawson and Landon (Vance and Julie’s) various toys of the stuff they are into (Pokemon and Bakugan), and they’re baby brother got some clothes. The grown-ups (my brothers, sister, and their significant others) do dirty santa and I scored an Outback gift card. Woo! My mom made me wait until we did gifts at my sister’s before I opened the other gift from her. She got me art from an elephant!!! This super cool elephant actually PAINTED this art!!! It’s so cool! I have been wanting something to hang over my desk at home, so this will be PERFECT!
I am looking forward to this weekend, I am taking my Christmas money to Target and getting a Keirug coffee maker. I am SO excited.
Saturday is Opry, jerrica, and Tribe. Can’t wait!
-=brett=-
