I actually celebrated Christmas Eve this year. My Aunt decided to have a party since my cousin is back from the Philippines. The above picture with the cousins is a rare moment. I have not seen my cousin Jon for 3 years and it was refreshing to have him there since he always makes everyone laugh with his twisted sense of humor. It was just nice to have all of us together again (eventhough I didn't talk to the 2 cousins in the far right). After a night of good eating, we trekked to Midnight Mass and endured 1 hour and 30 minutes of mass. I was annoyed that it was almost 2 hours long since I had work at 7 o'clock in the morning. Lady of Lourdes have always been good in keeping it short since 2 years ago Christmas mass was ridiculously too long and resulted the following year of a low turnout in Midnight Mass. I still had my Christmas mood with my lack of sleep.
Christmas Day...
Bonded with my nieces and nephews. They are so adorable. Especially the little one I am holding. She loves to get everyone's attention. Of course Nate Dogg was a terror, but he is the cutest out of all the little tykes. It must be his hair. So damn cute and curly. Chatted up a bit with my cousins, lots of family bonding and gossiping. I haven't opened any of my presents and I am not that anxious to know what I got. Strange...this feeling never happens to me. Since I had to work Christmas Eve and Christmas in the early hours of the morning, I have been sleepy in most of these family gatherings. Naps are suppose to feel good when you wake up... Forget it! I have been having a mean headache everytime I wake up. Overall, my Christmas has been wonderful and filled with good ol' family bonding.
