Today was wonderful.  For once I didn't have to deal with my other family.  No nosey Grandparents and no cousins seeing just how hard they can hug me. Don't get me wrong, I love my family, but living too close to them for the past four years has made me want some space.  In Florida, my Grandparents lived next door, so there was no privacy.  And my cousins lived about 10 minutes down the road, so I saw them a lot too, and was nearly hugged to death at least three times a week.  Change is good sometimes. 

It was a nice Christmas.  Just hanging around the house with Mom, Dad, and yes, even Matt.  We opened gifts, had our annual breakfast casserole, watched movies and television, played board games, and ate Christmas dinner.  There was only one person missing....