December is my favorite month of the year. For one, I was born in December; two, it usually snows; and three, Christmas! My family has never really done a huge blow out Christmas. It's always been a really small affair with a few gifts with meaning. Naturally, this year was no different. I received a package in the mail from my mom last Saturday and waited until today to open it. In it was the traditional calendar, money, an ornament, a picture frame, and a little cross thingy. Now that I think about it, I'm going to say that the ornament is becoming a tradition, too.
Even though I couldn't make it back to Nebraska this year (or any of the last several), I had the opportunity to meet my dad in Illinois. He had to work Christmas Eve and had to stay at a hotel anyway and it was only about a three hour drive for me. I worked yesterday morning and then showered and packed up the food I made and other stuff I would need. I got to Illinois around 3 PM. At about 5, we decided it was time to dig in to all the food I made because neither of us ate lunch. All the food turned out pretty well, including my first attempt at a cheesecake. A little after we ate, we tried to drive around and find some Christmas lights but we didn't have much luck. Then today we ate breakfast and went on our separate ways. Even though it was only a short trip, it was still really nice to be able to spend some time with my dad.
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