Started last year, my big, Diana and I get together at night (usually during Finals week), we eat dinner, make cookies, and watch the classic Christmas movies:
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Elf
The Family Stone
The Family Stone is probably my favorite movie..ever. With Elf a very close second. We refuse to watch any of the clay mation movies- because those are creepy. So Diana and I hang out, catch up, and snuggle- because we're awesome.
This year things are a a little different- I'm an RA in a building that technically never closes. So, I'm on call..until Christmas Eve. Normally, I'm home for a very long time, but, this year, I'll get home around 2 on Christmas Eve. My grandparents will be there, with gifts, mailboxes to go on our tree (with money inside) and a big jar of "loos" change to count and roll. As a family (which if you knew us, you'd know is super ironic), we go to the Christmas Eve service at church (again, ironic) and then come home and eat oyster soup. We open one gift, always the pajamas. Every year, Mom used to make our pajamas, and I have to admit, they were pretty awesome. Now, it's apparently cheaper just to buy the pajamas.
Christmas morning, Mom and Dad wake us up to open presents. See how the times have changed? Now, our parents wake us up. Funny. Dad makes this awesome Christmas Casserole that we eat while drinking coffee and watching the parade.
That's it. That's my family Christmas.
This year, I'm especially excited. Patrick has been stationed in Texas, so he and his wife will join us (at some point) during Christmas. Andrew is living in Spartanburg, but in a condo in Converse Heights. And I'm in Rock Hill. All three of us are in three different places (which has never really happened before) coming to one place for Christmas.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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