True facts: Even though I self-identify as Jewish, I'm a halfie. This has only benefited my life, since I get two sets of holidays and a greater cultural understanding of how religion affects people. Catholic school still didn't make sense because my other half is Episcopalian, but whatever. I know the Hail Mary and how to read Hebrew and I get 9 days of presents in December (unless Hanukkah falls late in the month).
This also means we had to leave the Anniversary and Hanukkah celebration two days early and drive up to our Christmas celebrations in San Francisco. My family has a very VERY VEERRRRYYY rigid holiday schedule- so this meant we had to arrive by 5:30 for dinner. Xmas Eve waits for no man. Jesus sure as heck didn't...wait, no. He died for all mans.
Grandma and Grandpa's Xmas eve lasagna dinner:
I totally didn't see Mike making that face.
The old kids table.
Tha Sibs!!!
We had a good (delirious) dinner, then went home and wrapped gifts while watching the Pope do his Vatican thing.
Then the earth turned, and sunlight once again streamed down upon us, and it was Christmas Day!
Cool dudes and Christmas tree at dad's house.
Gifts!!! Fun times.
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Then we went back to Grandma and Grandpa's for more exchanges of gifts.
Mid-day snoozing.
Delighted confusion. The outcome of a successful gift.
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Other outcome, total Zombie annihilation
Dad and Laura
Auntie Karen is the coolest.
What started as his inappropriate joke at the dinner table turned into an epic gift opportunity.
Hah. Four feet of Fingers.
Protecting the 'living' room from the undead.
Making dinner. Dylan pranked me too!
Christmas was fun and exhausting and full of family and love and good treats! We stayed in SF for the day after Xmas, and started our journey back home...
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