Commencing Christmas

Well- it's officially Christmas season. I've started my shopping. I took my dad out the day after Thanksgiving (always an experience) and he picked out everything he wanted for his birthday and Christmas. One down, many more to go.
I had a terrific time at home. Lots (and lots) of eating. Lots of family fun too. My aunt brought a scalloped pineapple, which was yummy, and my mom made my favorite potatoes. I was super excited about all the leftover potatoes, but I managed to leave them in the fridge at my parents. I'm a smidge disappointed about that.
We did some shopping, some more eating, and plenty of general laying around. My favorite redhead and I went out on Friday night, and ran into half of my high school class. I hadn't seen most of them since graduation five and half years ago, so it was fun to catch up. It was interesting to see how people had changed. It was also interesting to see who stayed in touch with each other. Good fun all around. I finally got to meet someone I've been trying to meet for two years, so I was pretty excited about that.
Thanksgiving is over, so it's time to decorate for Christmas. I got my tree out today, and put lights on it. I'm waiting for bethmania to return before I put the ornaments on. I also have some Christmas wall hangings to put up, and lots and lots of Christmas music.