I spent it in Kingman, with my family, and Jerbs got to come, which is always nice. In the weeks before Christmas I was unhappy because most of my co-workers took Christmas Eve off, and I didn't want to have to be at work all day and not get to Kingman until late. Then on the 23rd, our medical director decided that billing didn't need to be there on Christmas Eve, so we all got the day off. I was beyond thrilled, and knowing I could spend more time at home definitely improved my Christmas spirit. On Christmas Eve, we slept in a little, then loaded up the car, and were in Kingman by 4 PM.
I got to see my mom's new house, and it's super cute! It has a huge backyard, and I'm just so glad to see her and my sister and aunt living in a nice place that's got room for all of them. It makes me happy. We spent Christmas Eve at my sister's house, and we skipped our usual tradition of driving around to look at Christmas lights and just hung out and ate pizza. When I told Austin it was Jerbs' birthday, he made her the sweetest little card, it was precious! I took my parents home, then Jillian and I both spent the night at Jenny's house with Austin. I read The Night Before Christmas to Austin, and then he was out. I wrote the letter from Santa (my sister teased me for it taking like 6 drafts, but it's a freaking letter from Santa, it has to be perfect!).
Christmas morning Austin tore through his Santa gifts (as usual, he was beyond spoiled), and I went back to bed in my sister's room. That afternoon, I went and had lunch at Golden Corral with Jerbs' family (grandma, her parents, her aunts and uncles . . . it was a huge group). That was really nice, and it was the first time I'd seen Josh since his car accident back in September; he looked so good, and it was a relief.
We did our family Christmas later that afternoon, since my dad had to work. It was really, really nice, with no bickering or anything like that. Everyone loved what I got them, and I got some nice gifts as well. I honestly didn't want to leave for Flagstaff, but Jerbs had to work yesterday so we had to. I was hoping to come back to snow, but that didn't happen. The funniest thing was how happy Hollie was to be home, we let her into the apartment and she went STRAIGHT to her dog bed, curled up, and fell asleep. She's such a weird dog.
Today I've done absolutely nothing, and it's been glorious. I'm loving this extra time off from work, it's nice to have a break.
So overall, a good Christmas. I was worried because of how my visit on Halloween went, but I had a really good time. I loved seeing my family, and I miss them. It wasn't perfect; this whole holiday season has stung a little, for the obvious/usual reasons. I find myself looking forward to the new year, even if it brings me that much closer to being 30.
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