I called Lara to wish her a Merry Christmas and she invited me over for dinner with her family. It was a wonderfully large feast with entertaining company (including her parents, sisters, grandparents, aunt and cousin). After dinner we play a good round of the name game. Following my teams close loss, we played spoons, which thanks to my quick reflexes and well-planned strategies, i was victorious. Finally we ended the night with euchre where Lara and I kicked some ass. It was very enjoyable.
Thus concludes my very untraditional Christmas. Yesterday i was pretty bummed out because i knew things weren't going to be the same as they were in years past; but things turned out really well. New traditions have to start somewhere. And as i reflect on the events of the past few days, i see that this holiday was more about friends than family and that makes me happy.
Posted by Matthew at December 26, 2003 01:51 AM