Happy Holidays!
I spent last night at Jason's with yummy mulled wine. And cheese! Smoked hickory gouda, gouda with walnuts, Italian truffle cheese, and white stilton with cranberries. Mmmmmm. We wrapped presents, and I fell asleep way earlier than I'd have liked. But I was warm and happy and loved, so that counts for something.
This morning, we got up to unwrap presents with his family... we got each other cashmere socks (my toes are very happy right now), and he made/got me perhaps the most romantically nerdy thing I have ever seen. A framed illustration of Link from The Legend of Zelda, in 8-bit animation style. Above him are four hearts and the heading: "You Fill Up My Hearts." It's to hang in our apartment when we get it. He also got me Vosges chocolate truffles (!) and there's apparently another gift on the way still but there was a postal muck-up. I got him a bike tee from Vital, World War Z by Max Brooks, and season 1 of BSG. Geek love, let me show you it.
We had dinner with his parents before heading over to see my family-- my mom, stepdad, brother, and cousins who each have two little ones apiece. Seeing Jason play with the youngest of the brood? Omg, Jesus. Ovaries. God. I think that would be my biological clock screaming, especially when my cousin Jamie nudged me about the total cute overload. I think I may need Jason to periodically grab me by the face and say, "30, Christina. 30!" Because yeah. 30. So not ready yet, and I know that, but my biological imperative disagrees with me. Triumph of the night-- getting Max, the one year old, to correctly(ish) say my name. He even pointed at me when I got up and said, "Tistina come back!" It was adorable. And I got called 'Aunt Christina' by one of the really little second cousins.
Also, my parents are now talking about roadtripping out to Albuquerque to visit J & I while we're out there. I know I haven't talked about it much because it's not officially signed off on yet, but J will be co-heading a big project out there, which will require a 3-4 month relocation. If everything goes according to plan (and in this economy, it may not), I could be out in Abq as early as February. So. Changes afoot!
Anyhow, I'm back home now and there's a biiiiig package from
zenmaster and one from belladonnastrap plus some cards to open. I think I will do it in the morning, as I am very very tired and in need of snuggling up on my boyfriend. With tea.
Hope you all had a great holiday. :)
This morning, we got up to unwrap presents with his family... we got each other cashmere socks (my toes are very happy right now), and he made/got me perhaps the most romantically nerdy thing I have ever seen. A framed illustration of Link from The Legend of Zelda, in 8-bit animation style. Above him are four hearts and the heading: "You Fill Up My Hearts." It's to hang in our apartment when we get it. He also got me Vosges chocolate truffles (!) and there's apparently another gift on the way still but there was a postal muck-up. I got him a bike tee from Vital, World War Z by Max Brooks, and season 1 of BSG. Geek love, let me show you it.
We had dinner with his parents before heading over to see my family-- my mom, stepdad, brother, and cousins who each have two little ones apiece. Seeing Jason play with the youngest of the brood? Omg, Jesus. Ovaries. God. I think that would be my biological clock screaming, especially when my cousin Jamie nudged me about the total cute overload. I think I may need Jason to periodically grab me by the face and say, "30, Christina. 30!" Because yeah. 30. So not ready yet, and I know that, but my biological imperative disagrees with me. Triumph of the night-- getting Max, the one year old, to correctly(ish) say my name. He even pointed at me when I got up and said, "Tistina come back!" It was adorable. And I got called 'Aunt Christina' by one of the really little second cousins.
Also, my parents are now talking about roadtripping out to Albuquerque to visit J & I while we're out there. I know I haven't talked about it much because it's not officially signed off on yet, but J will be co-heading a big project out there, which will require a 3-4 month relocation. If everything goes according to plan (and in this economy, it may not), I could be out in Abq as early as February. So. Changes afoot!
Anyhow, I'm back home now and there's a biiiiig package from
zenmaster and one from belladonnastrap plus some cards to open. I think I will do it in the morning, as I am very very tired and in need of snuggling up on my boyfriend. With tea. Hope you all had a great holiday. :)