So, I had a sick kid (nasty cold). And then final exams (4). And then Bella got sick again (with strep throat). And now I'm sick and so is my husband (colds). I think I should buy stock in Claritin and Motrin.
But, see? We're all done shopping for the holidays. We had 37 people on our list. We used over 60 gift tags and spent $268 at the UPS store. And that doesn't even include the stuff I bought online. It's crazy, the whole buying presents for aunts-and-uncles-and-cousins-and-friends bit. But that's just how both of our families have always done Christmas. I probably should have married an aetheist, but it didn't work out that way.
Now we're packing for the trip to Florida, where we're spending Christmas with the in-laws. Again. And my husbands FOUR ninety-something-year-old grandparents. And his cousins and their families who have flown in from the Midwest. I met one of his cousins and his wife at our wedding (liked them), the other cousin and his wife and 2 kids (who will all also be staying at the in-laws) I haven't even met. And apparently they're very...Midwestern. Traditional. As in, my husband has warned me that his cousin will probably give me an earful about being a working mom in law school. (Heh. He has no idea what's coming.)
Next year? We're not going ANYWHERE for Christmas. I decree it. Of course, that's what I said last Christmas.
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