CHRISTmas!

Christmas, the night of our Lord and Savior's birth. These words say it best.

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,

It is the night of our dear Savior's birth.

Long lay the world in sin and error pining,

'Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! O, hear the angel's voices!

O night divine, O night when Christ was born.

But of course, it is also a night for getting together with family and friends to share in the Christmas cheer. I just got home from the annual Christmas party at my cousin's house. We have a pretty large family and these occasions are one of the few where we all get together. There's a lot of, "You look different," and many, "You look bigger!" Sometimes an occasional, "What's your name again?" Haha. Those are pretty much only said by those who fly in from out of state. Either way, it's great to see old faces, familiar faces, and even some new ones.

Of course, what's a party without food? We love to eat, and that's exactly what we did first! My cousin, Anna, usually cooks up the food, but many times people bring stuff too. There wasn't as much as Thanksgiving because only a couple of people brought food this time, but tonight still was filling. We even had many leftovers. I copped a bunch of ribs to eat at home. Haha. They were delicious.

Afterward, we started opening up a bunch of the gifts. We turned the family room into a recycling dump with all the wrapping paper we discarded. I got a bunch of money in the form of a gift card and cash, which will come in handy for textbooks! I also got Lost Odyssey from Anna, which was a video game I really wanted! But even out of all the gifts I got, the awkward box from Stacy is still my fave. Haha. It felt great handing out gifts. It really is the season for giving. I wish I could have given out more, but my wallet has been bruised and beaten enough. Haha. Amidst the gift scrounging, my cousin, Leo, decided to show my Aunt My how to give someone dap.

You can even see my mom's random hand pop out of nowhere trying to imitate too. Haha. After that, we just hung out for the rest of the night. The adults were karoaking in the living room. Leo and I went upstairs and decided to play his new game for the X-Box 360, Lips. Basically, karoaking for the younger crowd. Dang, we are so Asian. Haha. It was a lot of fun though. You can watch me make a fool of myself as Leo beat me in almost every single game. Haha.

We played for a long time. Game got heated, and so did we. It was so hot in there! I had to take a step outside in the cold. Haha. I couldn't stay out long cause Anna started passing out these cigars and a bunch of people were outside smoking them. I can't stand the smell of smoke. I was bored just chilling inside while a bunch of the young folk were outside smoking, so I decided to catch them in the act. *Click, Snap, Save* Gotcha!! Haha. They came back in after awhile, and we all just started to play Rock Band 2. Pretty much everyone left while we were playing upstairs. Downstairs was empty, and the only karoaking going on was from whoever was singing on the mic connected to the 360.

I had a lot of fun. These get-togethers with my large family are few throughout the year, but when we have them, we're all smiles. I hope your Christmas was just as wonderful this year. Peace out and God bless.