Holiday Plans

I am so ready for winter break I can hardly stand it! I love school, but with everything piling up all at the same time things tend to get very stressful when I also have a job/tutoring to think about as well. There aren't too many specifics planned for this break, but I do have a few things to look forward to (besides simply relaxing, of course):

1. December 15th: Christmas celebration on Dad's side.
That Saturday we will be getting together with all of my dad's family at one of his brother's houses. We tend to have very casual gatherings with them for Christmas, usually just making a game day out of it and ordering pizza. We are also all planning to see The Hobbit together, so it should be a very nice day :)

2. December 23rd: Christmas at Mom's side.
We will be getting together with all of my mom's family at my grandparents house as we have every year! It will be a potluck style dinner and there will be aunts, uncles, and grandchildren all around the house. I am especially excited to see a few of my cousins whom I have not seen in quite some time. It should be a very long but special day for all of us. We will also be celebrating my grandpa's 80th birthday that day!

3. Christmas Eve: Boyfriend's Family Christmas
Pretty self explanatory. They usually make awesome food, we watch a movie, exchange some gifts, and play games!

4. Christmas: My family's Christmas.
Christmas Day has become sort of a 'vegging out' day for my family. Since everyone usually has plans with the other side of their family on Christmas, my family ends up hanging out with each other. We usually wake up and have breakfast together (cinnamon rolls every year). We then watch Christmas specials on TV, and really just enjoy each others' company. Later that day our family friends usually come over because they are in the same situation as we are, and we all play games and eat for the remainder of the day. I have come to love this super relaxing holiday tradition.

Aside from specific holiday plans, I am very excited to see a lot of my friends from my hometown. Although we are somewhat growing apart, it is really nice to see them and hear about how they are doing. Aside from that, I'm sure I will be playing indoor tennis at some point with my family, going shopping, hanging out with my cats, and watching a lot of movies. Then I will be setting some New Year's resolutions that I probably won't stick to, but here's for trying!