Christmas wasn't too bad this year. Last year I spent Christmas riding a bus from Guilin to Liuzhou and then waiting in Liuzhou for a train to Chongqing, a train that ended up taking twice as long as my travel companion "Hangry" and I thought it would take. We ate some dumplings in Liuzhou.
I know it might be hard to imagine Christmas ever getting any better than that, but this year was pretty good. First of all, Kristi paid me to house/dog-sit while she went on vacation, so that was nice to get some money. I got to go out with my friends on Friday night which was fun. I got a book in the mail from Dwight called The Clumsiest People in Europe, or: Mrs. Mortimer's Bad-Tempered Guide to the Victorian World. I haven't had a chance to start reading it yet, but I'm sure it will be good. Per our agreement, after I read it I will send it back to Dwight so he can read it and it will be like a boomerang gift that keeps on giving, what an excellent idea!
I spent last night and this morning with Dad, who I hadn't seen in well over a month I think. Sister and I got him gift certificates to dinner and a movie. It was good to chat with him about stuff and we made mac & cheese, ham, and some broccoli and then went and saw King Kong which was a little too over-the-top and long for my taste. It was one of those movies where all of the characters, by all logic, should have died about 2 minutes into their adventure but yet somehow manage to luck their way through impossibly impossibly situations through the whole movie.
Then today I went to dinner at the Aunt's/Counsin's house and, as if I hadn't eaten enough food at Dad's already, I ate more food there too. They gave me some groceries and a gift certificate to EXPRESS so I can buy a new shirt or something (yay!). Then we watched Heist. So it turned out to be a decent Christmas. I wish I hadn't spent so much time looking for gifts though. I think I spent at least 15 hours wandering around all over the place looking for gifts, and I didn't even buy much stuff. Anyway, Merry Christmas to everyone! Feliz Navidad! 圣诞节快乐！
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