Christmas Wrap-Up

So Christmas is officially over. Twas a good season of merriment and cheer. Mom made lots of her delicious homemade Bailey’s irish cream, which I like better than the real stuff. We went to my sister Amanda’s on Christmas Eve. She always puts out a nice spread of delicious finger foods and chocolate covered fruit for dessert. I got a snuggie from my cousins, which is one of those gifts you can’t buy yourself, but if someone gives it to you, you’re allowed to be unreasonably excited for it. (I may or may not have worn it the next day whilst opening presents.)

I managed to stay in my pajamas for the entirety of Christmas day. Getting dressed on Christmas is pretty much a failure at life and makes baby Jesus cry. I got loads of DVDs, including some seasons of Angel, Big Bang Theory, and the entire series of Ally McBeal, which was just as much a present for my Mom as it was for me. We started watching it the next day, and it is awesome. Mom only got into it the last two seasons when people said it sucked, but she still loved it. Anything in marathon viewing is better anyway, so I’m sure I’ll love the whole thing. Oh, and maybe I got an argyle sweater or two, or seven.

Mom also got me this awesome t-shirt. A few months ago we came across a t-shirt in Kohls that said “Adorkable” on it, with a stick figure that looked remarkably like me. But it was in the clearance rack and there was only one left and it was XXL (which I probably would have worn in high school, but not anymore). She hasn’t stopped looking for that shirt since, to no avail. So instead she went to a t-shirt shop and had this made for me. She gave the woman a description (it was the woman’s idea to add the computer) and I think it came out great. I love it!

I also got the new Super Mario Bros. for Wii and have been playing it nonstop. It is just so great to play in the style of the classic Mario games. It really brings back a lot of memories. Water worlds are still the bane of my existence. Carrying Toad through an entire world on my head is also the most annoying thing on the face of the planet. I wish I could ignore his cries for help, but I just can’t, I’m compelled to help him. But I hate him. I’m always yelling at him if he falls off and starts running away. Ungrateful bastard. If you guys have been playing and know any secrets or any locked worlds I can get to, let me know!

I also got a bajillion dollars worth of Best Buy and Amazon gift certificates from my brothers and sister. They know me so well! But what is it with gift certificates that makes spending money so hard? I could go into Best Buy at any given time and spend $100 of my own hard earned cash. But give me a gift certificate and I wander around the store for days looking for the perfect purchase. It’s like I don’t want to waste my precious gift certificate on something silly, yet I would spend my own cash on it any other time. Doesn’t make sense. Any suggestions for what I should get?

That about sums it up. Oh don’t worry, like sex, Christmas is about giving as much as it is about receiving. I got my brothers Super Mario Bros. for Wii (I have a tendency to give gifts I’d also like to receive), Amanda car mats that say “What happens in Amanda’s Jeep stays in Amanda’s Jeep” which is way perverted for a Christmas gift if you think about it, along with a framed picture of her dog Ralphie made up to look like an old-fashioned school photo. We got my parents a new big screen TV for their bedroom, tickets to Wicked, a Kindle, a Keurig, and more. We’re such good kids!

Anyway, enough about me. How was your Christmas?