...a merry time was had by all

What a wonderful Christmas! The food was excellent, friends and family abound, smiles and laughter were shared. The people in my life really rock :)


I tried something different this year with people asking me what i wanted for gifts. Since i'm not about the gifts given to me (I really enjoy giving people presents that are well thought out and personalized...the smile that they give me when they say "Thank you" is present enough for me. Gives me that warm fuzzy feeling :) ) I don't usually get into specifics. This year however... I did. And sure enough, the friends and family came through... I know this sounds so shallow, but on previous Christmas' I received gifts that were so not me. Such as: A huge fuzzy PINK sweater. I stopped wearing pink when my mom quit picking out my clothes! Action figures of Bluntman and Chronic (ironically, i'd never seen the movie these were from) I could add more, but it would sully the point. It's not what these gifts were...that is immaterial. But what sorta hurt was the fact that people didn't seem to echo the thought and sentiment that i put into gifts for them. But now that I think about it, it was my fault for not even hinting to people what sorta things i DID want. I have to remind myself that I'm a pretty observant person, and not everyone is like that.

I want to wish everyone a very happy, safe and healthy New Year! Be safe on New Year's Eve...its when all us crazies are roaming free :)