What a Christmas...

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Today was great. I can't remember the last time I've been this happy on a Christmas. Usually Christmas involves a lot of fake appreciation directed towards my mother and high-stress family interactions. So it's pretty much like any other day. Today, however, had none of that. I got what I asked for (wow, I sound like a 3-year old) and I managed to give really good presents too. I was so worried that my family would think that I was just being cheap. I made them each a CD with songs that make me think of them and wrote out explanations as to why I associate the song with them. Well, by the time they finished reading their respective lists of explanations, my older sister, my mom, and even my dad were shedding tears. I had never seen my dad get so emotional before. Needless to say, I felt pretty accomplished. A lot of hard work ended up paying off. Probably the funniest gift that I got was a blender with a "56 oz. Party Bowl." I'm sure it will get some mileage at a few parties in the weeks to come. I also got two brand spankin' new pairs of Converse. One in a soft, light green; the other a soothing , rainy-day gray. That was most excellent. Alright, enough of that. I feel a little dumb listing my presents on a LiveJournal post. Anyway, like I said, today was pretty good.

BUT, as wonderful as today was, I'm really excited about heading back to Jacksonville tomorrow.
NOTE TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO HANG OUT: I will officially back in town at about 7:00 PM tomorrow evening looking for something to do. Give me a call!!! But, in order to do this, I have wake up at about 4:30. So I'm gonna turn in early and catch some rest. I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and, to those of you that I won't end up seeing over the next couple of weeks, have a very Happy New Year. Peace.