Dec 23, 2002 23:51
Family Christmas was much fun, spent most of the time loving on my baby and doing fun, challenging puzzles with the younger niece. Spent time trying to get the older niece to come out of her shell. I love her so much, and she's so much fun...I just wish she would let everyone in. I know she won't; she's too afraid of being hurt; we're her family though. I love my Kay-Kay.
Saw "The Two Towers" again with my brother, sister-in-law, nephew Brad, and the younger niece (and her boyfriend, Murray, haha). Loved it, of course, and was glad when the family liked it. When I got home from the movie it was late (well, late for baby Jacob) and I had promised him I'd be home for bedtime. I felt bad when he was already asleep with Kayla upstairs in her bed. He knew I was staying the night though, so I felt a little better.
After I had changed into my pajamas, I crawled (does one crawl on a water bed?) to one side of him, so that he was between Kayla and I, and I wrapped my arms around him, happy that he smelled like syrup and chocolate. He is my baby, and I can't even tell you the feeling I had when he curled into me. I cried and kissed his hands over-and-over, because I won't see him for a long time, at least until June. It will be weird not seeing everyone for spring break and Easter, or for b.days. Jake wanted to come home with me, and I didn't know how to explain to a three-year-old that I would be gone for a long time where he couldn't come.
Cried when leaving, when he gave me lots of kisses and clung to my arms. He wanted to come, and Kayla had to take him so that I could leave. *sighs* That boy is just as much a part of me as if he were my own child. Kissed Kayla and made her promise to respond to my e-mails. Stopped to say bye to my sister while she was at work, almost cried when her eyes started to water when she kissed my cheek.
No more crying. It's Christmas. *weak smile* Sue came over and we went to dinner and I helped her dl a CD for her dad. Will see her tomorrow, hopefully, if I go to Christmas Eve Mass with her. Yay! I really can't believe that it's truly Christmas Eve tomorrow. Tina is coming over to help me clean my room and such. Fun times. I must make cookies.
Must finish LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring book this week..and the other two ASAP. It's killing me. I must finish. I read 160 pages of The Fellowship in the car today on the way home, so I was proud of me.
No more talking, I should've cut this as it is.