This
will be the last post I will write about the holidays, because they are almost
over. Christmas was yesterday and the only holiday left this winter is New
Years. The Holidays coming to an end is sad, but also kind of good. The
holidays are really fun and no one really wants to go back to school yet, but
they are also stressful. I spent the holidays a lot differently this year than I
have in the past.
Every
year for as long as I can remember, my family and I go to my relative’s (not
quite sure how he is related to me) Girl Scout camp. We eat turkey, talk, and
walk around the camp attempting to burn off all the calories we had just
consumed. This year my grandpa was in the hospital, because he had been falling
a lot and they found excess water in his brain, so my grandparents wouldn’t be
doing anything for thanksgiving and we decided not to go to the Girl Scout
camp. Instead we went to my Uncles house. We had always spent Thanksgiving with
my dad’s side of the family, but this year we were going to my mom’s side. It
was nice to go visit them for a change, but it was also kind of a hassle. They
really didn’t know what they were doing and we didn’t eat until 2 o’clock. They
also have a super hyper dog that annoys the crap out of me and we spent most of
the time sitting around or listening to stories that we had heard hundreds of
times. Even though it could have been better, I did enjoy hanging out with my
mom’s side of the family and I was glad we got to visit them.
Christmas
was also very different this year. My mom’s side still came down on Christmas
Eve and it was a lot of fun, but instead of going to my paternal grandmother’s house
on Christmas Day, we spent most of the day in the hospital. We celebrated
Christmas on my dad’s side on Saturday, because it worked better for most
people and it was really nice, I don’t see my cousins very often. We didn’t
have any plans on Christmas day, so we decided to see my dad’s best friend and
a very good family friend who was in the hospital. After having a kidney stone
removed, he became really sick and could hardly breathe and was diagnosed with pneumonia.
He has been in the hospital for a week and at one point was doing really bad.
He is getting a little better though, and we ended up spending hours at the
hospital with him and his family. One of his daughters came home with my family
that night and went sledding with my sister. She came home limping and later
went to the hospital and found out she fractured her ankle. So I spent most of
my Christmas in the hospital, which actually turned out to be okay and reminded
me how lucky I was.
This
year for New Year’s Eve we are going to Memphis to watch the Liberty Bowl!!!!!!
I am extremely excited, but I will miss going to a hotel with family friends
like we have done in the past.
The holidays were a lot different for me this year, but they
ended up being equally as good. Although I am sad that all the holiday fun is
ending, it is also quite relaxing. Hopefully I will be able to spend more time
running now that the holidays are ending. :)
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