We survived the holidays...

I thought I should update this thing since I hadn't in quite some time.

My birthday was on Friday the 13th this year and I had a great time. I hung out with Brad on the Wed and Thurs before. I got to ride the MAX. I had an excellent night with Barlow and Nicole on my birthday. It was kind of a surprise pizza/game night/sleepover. When I got there Lindsay didn't inform me that it was a sleepover so I didn't have any of my things with me. Good thing I live like 3 minutes away so I could retrieve them. That Saturday Megan and Chaise took me out to the Ram. It was pretty good food. Sunday night my family and I made a ham dinner.

We had almost 20 people over for Thanksgiving this year. Brad came up and spent it with me and my family. Tracy brought over one of her friends. We really didn't like her all that much. e played Apples to Apples.

Setting the table for Thanksgiving dinner.

I went with Grandma and Sonny, her brother who moved in with her this past December, to Gerrits Greens to pick out two trees. I had to decorate the darn thing by myself because no one at home wanted to help me. Every year the holidays turn into Val's holidays. I end up doing most of the cleaning and decorating.

Getting ready to cut it down.

Christmas was pretty cool but weird. It was a lot different since Erika was in Colorado and couldn't come home and Pat had passed away in April. But we did the usual, had breakfast at 9, opened presents shortly after, picked up our messes and everyone went home to prepare for dinner at 5. We ate dinner and then play board games, this year was Pit.

Me with my decorated Christmas Tree.

New Year's Eve was spent down in Oregon with Brad. We did not expect for him to bring home a cold. So we just chilled...watched TV, played the Xbox, ate food, hung out, etc. I had fun because I got to spend it with him.

Brad and me just after the New Year. :)

I just hope 2010 is better than 2009. 2009 was really hard for me and my family collectively. Lots of drama, some deaths, car troubles, money troubles, computer addictions, failed job hunts and the list goes on...however there were some great things to happen as well, successful job hunts, people becoming more responsible, meeting new people, reconnecting with old friends, friends moving back to the area...and that list goes on.