Here I Am!

I drove back to Michigan on Thursday. My trip home was great, but it was nice to come back to my apartment. Christmas was fun! I was able to spend more time with my mom and brother this visit. I also spent some time with Krishna and Lisa. It was a pretty low key trip. I brought home my skis, but of course it rained and ruined all the snow. So I mostly hung out.

Christmas Eve we have family friends over to my mom's. Minnie, Ken, Julie, and Kate, along with my brother and Sarah, came over to my mom's house. We had a great time catching up and eating lots of food. We have been spending Christmas Eve with the Gordon's for as long as I can remember. Before they came over, my family exchanged gifts. I got wire cooling racks, cookie scoops, and my soft shell jacket. Plus a few little bonus gifts.

Christmas Day, my family went over to my grandma's house. I went over earlier and tried my third attempt at cooking a ham. Not my best work, but everyone ate it (except me of course). Again, lots of food was consumed. We did some family portraits, which I will try to post later.

Christmas night, I go tot he movies with my friends Mandy and Stephane. Julie and Kate occasionally join us. We saw "Sweeney Todd" and it was great!

The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. This was the 11 year that my friends from high school got together to catch up and play with our new toys. Usually we play Pictionary or Apples to Apples. This year it was Pictionary. I had to leave early to have some work done on my car, but it was fun to see some of my friends that I hadn't seen in a while.

Back in Lansing, I worked at ORCBS for a half day. Then my friend Eryn (whom I went to BU with) came to visit. We hit up the Detroit Zoo on Saturday with some friends.