Christmas and New Year’s randomness

Wow..Christmas really flew by this year. It seems to do that every year though lol. It rained on Christmas Eve here so we didn’t get to do any fireworks. We just watched tv and they kids went to bed around 9 or 10. We went to bed around 1 or so.
I was snoozing so good until about 4:30. I heard the kids get up and hoped they would play quietly until 6. well that didn’t happen ;) . Rhiannon came into our room a few minutes later and started telling me what all Santa had brough them. I had heard Trey in the living room saying “I got a camera, that is so cool!” He is like the easiest kid to buy stuff for. He’s 4 so he likes pretty much anything. He got a Vsmile Motion, 2 games for it, a keyboard, a “laptop”, a camera, some hotwheels new Veggietales dvds, and a tool box. Rhiannon got a new lcd tv (her other one messed up in the power surge), a game for the Will, a barbie, a pink bb gun, and a movie (I think she got some other stuff, but I can’t remember right now. Jake also got a new lcd tv, a pellet gun,a ps3 game, some hotwheels, and a MSU camo hat. I think he also got some other stuff that I can’t recall right now. We always try to make sure the same amount of money is spent on the kids and usually Trey ends up with more quantity wise because he’s younger and his toys are cheaper. The older two are into video games and stuff like that so it costs more. Will got me a Infiniti flat iron/curling iron that I had asked for. He is the kind of guy that actually listens to me when I say I like something lol.
I was glad that we had gotten up that early because we were going to go over to my parents to open presents. We got over there around 8. We usually have a big breakfast around 10 and then we don’t eat until like 5 that evening. The kids got a lot of great stuff down here too. My sister, Courtney, gave him a Splatster. He was sooo excited because that’s one of the toys he really wanted. Then my other sister, Kristi, bought him a bike and a helmet. I think Rhiannon mostly got clothes and jewlery but that’s what she wanted. I think she did get a fishing rod like she had asked my parents for. My sisters always do so well with shopping for me and Will. I got a book I had asked for (The New Strong Willed Child) and the workbook to go along with it. Trey is extremely strong willed so I hope this book will give me an insight on how to handle him lol. She also got me a bath set ( I love those!). Courtney got me a shirt, a beautiful butterfly platter, some bath wash from Bath and Body Works, and some Curious (perfume by Britney Spears). I think they both gave me some more stuff, but I just can’t remember what it all was lol. My parents got me a necklace, some earrings, and a ring I wanted. But I was just glad to be able to be with my family on Christmas. And after the drama with my extended family, I was glad it was just us here.

There is one thing I’m a little bummed about though. It has nothing to do with Christmas but New Year’s Eve. This is the first year in like 3 or 4 years that I don’t have any plans. I really wanted to go to my sisters to hang out and maybe order a pizza and bring in the New Year with them, Will, and the kids. But I called Kristi the other day and she said that she and Courtney had already made plans with some people from church. So I guess it’s just gonna be Will, me, and the kids hanging out this year. It is really no fun not having any friends to hang out with. I’ve never been a social butterfly and I’ve only had maybe a few best friends. Most of them don’t live nearby or if they do, I have no idea where they are lol. Oh well, I guess we will just rent some movies and shoot some fireworks. Maybe it will be just as fun as going out and hanging out with people….

my family drives me crazy!

It always irks me when family members think that everything has to revolve around them. My Aunt P. decided to have our Christmas get together at a pavilion at a local park (well it’s 25 min from my house) after she volunteered to have it at her house (less than 1/2 mile from where I live). I mean if she didn’t want to have that many people in her house she should have never volunteered. She could have at least called me before she just decided to reserve the pavilion. Rhiannon’s party was from 2-4 that day and it would not have been a big deal to me. I would have rather done that because I would not have had to rush around trying to get stuff done. My aunt sort of asked me and my family if it was ok with us, but I know my aunt. It would not have mattered what we thought because she and my Aunt A. had already made up their minds and reserved the pavilion. We were also informed that we would have to pay $1.50 per person to get in. My sister, Kristi, was mad because they started eating before we even got there. They knew we had Rhiannon’s party (which none of my aunts/cousins showed up for) that day. Her party was planned before the Christmas get together was. But they knew we were coming. The time went from 5:30-6:00 to 5:00-5:30. Rhiannon’s party was from 2-4. It just kind of made me and my family feel like they didn’t care if we showed up or not. My aunts have had get togethers around Christmas before and excluded my family.
My Aunt P. got all mad at my sister, Kristi, because she basically didn’t go in and kiss their butts. She’s the kind of person that if she’s mad at you, you will know it lol. I have learned that the best thing to do is just let her calm down. Some people in my family haven’t realized that though because some of them kept trying to talk to her. Whenever I got there, she was still mad and so she said she would just sit out in the car with Trey since he was asleep. She came in about 30 minutes later but she was still mad. The only people she would talk to was our immediate family. I don’t really blame her. I know this may all seem trivial to someone on the outside, but to us, it is a big deal. My Aunt P. and Aunt A. had a falling out a few years ago and Aunt A. would always come to me and my mom (probably my sisters too) and cry and talk about how bad my Aunt P. and her kids were treating her. Now my Aunt P. and Aunt A. are all buddy/buddy again. But that’s ok because the next time my Aunt P. hurts her feelings, I don’t want to hear it. Oh and what really made me the most angry about the whole get together was that right before we left my Aunt P. announced “Before ya’ll leave, make sure to leave $1.50 per person. For us that was $6.00. She tried to act like it was to get into the park (the office was closed) but I have been to parties there before and have never charged to get in. The only time they charge you is if you are just coming up there to go camping, boating..etc. My Aunt P. found a very sneaky way to make us help pay for the pavilion. If she had discussed it with us before and let us know we were going to have to help pay, then that would have been one thing. But she probably knew that my family and I would not have went if we were going to have to pay. I just don’t think I should have to pay to go to a family Christmas party. She is the one who volunteered to use her house, she is the one who decided she didn’t want to. She didn’t bother to ask me or my sisters about using our houses, so therefor, I don’t think I owed her anything. But we paid because I didn’t want anything said because then I would have gotten mad and told my aunt off. I try to stay away from drama.
Before I went to bed on Saturday, I checked my facebook on my phone. My Aunt P. posted a status pertaining to my sister. She didn’t say her name, but I knew she was talking about her. She said something to the effect of “I am just surprised at how some grown people act”. And she deleted my sister from her facebook. She hasn’t deleted me yet. I don’t really care if she does or not. What makes me so mad about my aunt is that she used to show out and have a temper of her own. It’s just now that’s she’s older, she has calmed down a lot. So she might want to remember that she’s not perfect. I am just glad that I don’t have to be around her any more than I do.