Two thousand and six? Already? Geez.
I like where I am at the moment. The place and what I am doing. I’m good.
That being said, I do miss Pittsburgh. Especially the people & functions. Like the New Years party I attend every year (except, obviously, not this year).
And apparently I missed a good one… There was a mullet wig that got passed around. A mullet wig. And Elvis, again! (And photos from said gathering served only to make me jealous.)
Also, Christmas was awesome if not too quickly fleeting. I spent lots of time with my family, ate lots of Christmas cookies (brought some back with me) and even got to attend a pretty good hockey game. (SIDNEY CROSBY OWNS and if I were sixteen I’d probably have a crush on him…but I’m not and I don’t.)
My family all loved their presents. (I think my parents were especially touched by the framed pictures my siblings and I gave them. It wasn’t even so much the frames we bought but the photos I picked out.) It was very lovely.
Normally I don’t worry too much about what I am given but this year was so astronomical that I can’t help but brag a little. Santa totally thought I was a good girl this year!
My parents gave me an iPod Nano. His name is Jack the iPod. He is the most beautiful little thing in the world. He makes my cell phone – my tiny, little, light cellphone – look bulky. (I do have a crush on him.) And he’s been playing The Wallflowers a lot lately. (And to top things off, they also gave me a Hines Ward jersey. Hines Ward! Coolest.Parents.Ever., for serious.)
My sister gave me some really cool Hello Kitty stuff. My brother gave me a Penguins hockey outfit for my Build-A-Bear penguin, Mario (I had a generic hockey outfit before and had wanted a Penguins one very badly). My cousin gave me the exact fleece sweatshirt from American Eagle that I had wanted (and she didn’t even know I had wanted it). And those are just my absolute favorites.
Really the best was just being around my family (immediate and extended). And all that wine & punch I drank. But mostly the family. (Or maybe the family was enhanced by said alcohol? Technicalities.)