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Turns out Lee's grandparents fixed us Christmas dinner plates, they came by to drop them off! We thought they were just going to bring some snack stuff, so fancy dinner will be cooked tomorrow!

Merry Christmas all I had a bit of a weird one, but it did feature food, chocolate and booze so all good I guess. Giftsgotgot = lots of random Mets stuff (board games, face masks, headphones, etc); some books on film making; some large duffel bags to fit all my film making gear in (thank fuck - it's such a hassle digging it all out a cupboard bit by bit every time I go to film. Now I can spend a few days packing these bags properly, then it's just pick up & go in future!) Hope y'all had a blast

I got: Monopoly GAMER Edition (basically a Mario version of Monopoly, with completely different rules) Money New Dr. Martens boots These are for work mostly, my regular shoes are falling apart and I can't find any I like, so I settled for boots instead. Any pairs of shoes I did find that I like wouldn't work for work as they need to be all black. I found a pair that was mostly black with a small strip of brown near the bottom, and my senior manager was like "nope", so fuck that.[/Shoe rant] Candy from the cat A reindeer Pez dispenser (I didn't know they still made those) One of my delivery customers gave me a Starbucks gift card Clothes hangers. More practical than anything, we seem to be running out around here so it's nice to have some new ones. They're no-slip, so that's even better. I gave XBox Series S for the bf For mom, I got her: a Google Nest video doorbell thing, and some stuff from Bath & Body Works. Shower gel, lotion, and a candle if I remember right. Some XBox gift cards for friends Some Steam games for friends (not saying here as I haven't bought them yet but am going to real soon Ricki (my bf) is coming over for dinner with my mom and I later, and after that we're heading back to his place to spend the weekend. This morning was nice, I slept in until about 10AM (which I haven't been able to do in months) and then we opened presents.

MURO CHMRSUBS I'm gonna ramble 'cause I ain't got much else to do right now and I've got those pandemic holiday blues goin' a bit I gots--- new monitors from lee i bought taiko no tatsujin since i've wanted it for ages and it's on sale and i considered it a gift from lee but he says i just did something normal like treat myself to something I wanted to maybe it's from me? I dunno it just felt like I was getting a present so it's a PRESENT DAMNIT money from parents and in laws cookies and some fun lil doodads (pins and a keychain) from a friend another friend is buying me the binding of isaac dlc on the 31st as my present HYPE yet another friend preordered a shitload of nendoroids for me my wow guild secret santa bought me an octopus shaped key holder and apparently another thing that's in shipping limbo so it is still a secret Jane has been sending me lil presents on Animal Crossing and I'd been too depressed to play much until the other day when I was like well I don't want to miss the Christmas event on here... and logged in and saw my mail full of gifts from her. It really made me happy, so I'm including it on my list. I boughts--- a new monitor for lee (my parents bought him the other one!) so now we both have shiny new monitors a present for my wow guild secret santa giftee that I'm very excited for them to get but it's delayed in the mail so I'm keeping it very hush hush unless they ask WE'VE HAD GUILDIES ON THE CENTER BEFORE I CAN'T RISK REVEALINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG lego marvel games set for friend's kid, I was just informed she did a "whoop whoop" dance upon opening it bought a few games for people preordered nendoroids for a few people most gifts i've bought for people this year aren't gonna be received until well into the next year because I preordered a lot of things but for family we're waiting until it's safe to have a gathering again and throwing a huge ass christmas party no matter what time of year it is. So I'm plotting for that. I'm also slowly amassing stuff to send to Lucy when shipping is possible again. There's just no way in hell I'm putting a big parcel into international post with the gridlock the world is in now. As for celebration, Lee and I are just hangin' out playing games and enjoying our monitors, then tonight we have a special meal to cook and will curl up on the couch and watch Wonder Woman 1984 together. Normally we'd go over to the in law's place Christmas Eve, enjoy the family traditional meal of enchiladas and then hang out together. Sometimes we'd spend the night but lately we just go home once the old folks get sleepy and just come back early in the morning since we don't live far! Then Christmas morning is presents and then.....done. Once the last one is opened Lee's grandmom is DONE with Christmas and starts taking shit down. It never fails to crack me up! In general we spend Christmas in Texas but on the years we go to Alabama to my side of the family we go with my parents up to the town where a lot of my mom's side of the family lives and we spend Christmas Eve hanging out with the ones that live there and spend the night, then Christmas Day is a whole day affair with extended family showing up and we eat ourselves stupid then in the evening finally open gifts (a tradition that has always driven the kids in the family NUTS) and it's always a good time. AND THAT'S MY FUCKING CHRISTMAS ESSAY FUCK Y'ALL

Merry Christmas! Desi is home safe and sound and that's all I needed this year.