holy crap, am i tired.

the holidays sure are draining, but, i suppose, worth it in the end. before chris, my xmas plans were pretty straightforward and non-existent. now, i'm running around like headless poultry. i think this christmas, i came to the conclusion that everything's going to be a-okay with my future in-laws. yesterday, i hung out with chris' sisters, and i think we had a genuinely good time, just us girls. this warms the old heart. nothing is more important than family. nothing is more important than other people's family. nothing is more important than other people's families being able to tolerate and/or like you.

i recieved a george foreman grill from my dad. this contraption seems pretty amazing, and it's rather embarrassing how excited i am over it. you know you're old when it's not a toy you can't wait to play with, but a freaking grill. nothing takes longer than ten minutes to make in this double-sided beauty, from steak to burgers to chicken to even more steak. i plan on increasing my meat intake twentyfold as a result of recieving this new gift; i'm also very excited about using the bun warmer. a bun warmer! how many times have i complained to myself, "this hamburger sure is good, but wouldn't it be nicer if my bun wasn't so room temperature?"

it was the year of the gift card, that's for sure, and also the year of cash. my dad slipped both me and the cheese some extra cash on our way out on christmas, and while i think chris was a little taken aback by my dad insisting he take some money, i thought it was just wonderful. he's treating chris just like his own kid, except without all the lecturing and life lessons.