it's jeebus! and his dad santa!

christmas was delightful. so was the eve before it!

the bradleys and the wheats came over for family feud and dinner. shannon and i hooked up the nintendo 64 and played diddy kong racing until i got frustrated and accidentally ripped the system out of the tv. we then tried to learn to do the single ladies dance. fairly successful. my thighs really hurt today though. went to midnight mass and struggled to stay awake. did the whole fancy schmany christmas game this morning. this year kev got a little political in his letter from twinkey the elf- ended up ranting about unions and "mr. change" for half a page. not so christmas-y but funny nonetheless. we got christmas riddles, written backwards so you had to hold them up to the mirror, then you had to solve them, find the answer on a corresponding reference sheet, figure out which number the answer was and playing the same track number on a christmas cd which accompanied the letter. you then had to determine which song it was and find the present with the song title on it. that present had yet another envelope with a riddle; lather, rinse, repeat. it was glorious. kevin really outdid himself. i got a magnificent silk-screening kit. so nice. very professional. i can't wait to get started. i also a bunch of etsy goodenss including my elloh presidential poster and a quarter necklace. handmade holiday! i realized i must have some weird president obsession because my brother got me a president tea pot too. i also got some ballin' boots, tights, zines, a poppy ring, a popcorn maker (? random. . .), a beautiful owl brooch, and chia pet shaped like donkey from shrek. 

went to grandmas house and opened things there. i am set for life with midnight pomegranate bath and body works shit. also got a terrarium (made by aunt karen!), subscriptions to bust and craft magazines, sock monkey slippers, a button maker, burberry perfume, HEAVYWEIGHTS, candy, and the apocathary jars that say 'opium' and 'cocaine' and fun things like that. dinner was excellent but the 5090 weigels were like zombies. midnight mass is a terrible idea. it's really sad to be near grandma. as much as i want to spend time with her since i know it's limited, i find it harder and harder to be near her. watched heavyweights. aunt karen got a little angry when grandpa said i could have the snowball ornament with the babies inside. i've always loved that ornament but if she really wants it she can have it. i don't feel like fighting with people about that kind of petty shit. i told her she could just have it. i'm just concerned about salvaging things that no one wants. i don't want shit to get thrown away.

{edit} i also hope to work out and get some good crafting in. need to work on creighan christmas stuff too, considering we leave saturday morning. make on tuesday though! and i found a hotel for the fiesta! rejoice! 

i need to work out.

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such is life. this too shall pass.