Game Night

 Today we are packing up and heading to PA to celebrate NYE with my Mom and the Cousin Crew. Timmy is especially excited to participate in the NYE Cousin Crew Game Night. He had been too young during other years and has been missing his cousins terribly. I don't think the older cousins realize how much he cherishes the time that they spend with him. 

While I am moderating another rousing game night, Scott and my sister will be holed up somewhere watching the Penn State game. Fingers crossed all of the appropriate teams win!

I'm back

 Another Christmas has come and gone. Unlike any other year in my memory, this season I was struggling to find any excitement or joy. I felt like a fraud from the moment I put out my Countdown Snowman. In all honestly, I'm happier now that it is over, and that Timmy deemed it wonderful.  This year, preserving some semblance of Christmas magic became my priority.

Per tradition, my Mom came down on Christmas eve. I had a wonderful time hanging out with her for the night, and Timmy delighted in sharing his new bedroom with her. On Christmas day my sister and her kids came down, completing our family party and filling the house with noise and chaos.

Immediately after Christmas we all came down with a cold, which kind of feels appropriate for the year that we have had. After several snot filled days, we are all starting to feel like ourselves again. Hopefully 2025 will bring some authentic joy back into my life!

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