holidays

hope everyone had a great thanksgiving. mine went pretty well. on wednesday i left work early and headed towards mississippi. 9.5 hours later, i arrived. let me just say, i despise holiday traffic. generally, this trip should never take a minute more than 7.5 hours, and that's allowing for 2 stops along the way.

anyway, the fam was great and the food was good, so i say thanksgiving was a success. even the drive home was quick, likely because i left on saturday, instead of waiting to fight the sunday traffic. oh yeah, i was also following my uncles, who both have radar. i have got to invest in that.

seeing as how it is officially the christmas season, i'm hoping and praying that everyone agrees to come to houston this year. why, you ask? several reasons.

1. i hate the trip home, but i always make the drive. someone else needs to take a turn.
2. i have my own place here. i love the fam, but i like my space too.
3. there's more fam in houston than ms. that means less people on the road. that shows consideration for other holiday travelers. ha!
4. did i mention how much i despise the drive home??

for me, this time of year is kinda iffy. i'm not sure if i like it or not. see, i love when my family gets together. really. they are truly the greatest bunch of people, and the way we all get along is fantastic. what i dislike is the gift-giving. what are you supposed to get people that already have everything?? and what about when your parents/grandparents/whoever say they already got you something, but don't want anything in return?? i hate that. i love giving to kids, though. especially since they always have a mile-long list of things they want. you can't go wrong!

I don't think the adults should give gifts to each other at all. That would be sooo much easier. Perhaps I don't like the holidays after all. Bah humbug.