Instead, I was treated to the most wonderful sight... A stocking of my own.
I haven't had a stocking since I was five.
It was just about the highlight of the day. I mean, after the coffee was in me and I was alert, I was absolutely giddy. And then came the gifts...
In no particular order, here are the lovely things I received:
A Sword Kirby which Pie won for me from a claw machine
Skull Candy "Pipe" speakers for iPod/iPhone, also from Pie
A Hufflepuff scarf all the way from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
A pink Pygmy Puff
AWESOME airbrushed shirt, says "Coyote Nerdy" in purple+pink
Beautiful clothes
Santa, fuzzy purple, and fuzzy pink socks
Brown sugar vanilla body lotion
M&Ms in an oversized tube!
Some assorted bath thingies
*(two boxes I can't open until Monday, goddammit argh)
I can't thank his family enough for the warm welcome they gave me, and for the absolutely AWESOME gifts they gave me!! I don't remember what Pie got, because he got so much... I do know there were lots of clothes. Wow, I'm a horrible person.
Pie's Sister finally got her gift from me, which has been finished for a while now. I was bouncing in my seat when I saw her pick up the gift bag... BACKSTORY: She fell in love with the hat I knit for Pie because it's a replica of Hermione's hat (pattern link). She kept stealing it from him (funny, because he initially stole it from me), so I promised to make her one. I made one in a lavender yarn called Leche. I also added a bonus extra she didn't know about, a pair of matching fingerless gloves in the same yarn with the same lace+eyelet pattern (pattern link). So when she pulled out the hat, she thought that was all there was in the bag. I told her to dig deeper. She LOVED them, yay!
We had a breakfast of Cinnabon fresh from the oven. I fell asleep on the couch while watching a Disney parade of some sort on the television, cuddling all my stuff around me. There are photos. Pie sent them to BFF. BFF said, "Awwws."
Then the annual marathon of A Christmas Story, which needs to be a tradition in every household or else the terrorists win.
Pie's Sister got a Cotton Candy machine, which makes it from hard candies, so we drove out and found an open gas station selling jolly ranchers and other stuff. Grape jolly rancher cotton candy may be the best thing on the planet since the dawn of time. I'm pretty sure it beats the internet, that's for sure. But not pie. Okay, it's the second best thing. Pie is sill number one.
Also, I learned the cutest damn thing... When he was 3, Pie asked for a baby sister with a pink bow in her hair because he read it in a book. Isn't that freaking adorable? I wanted to squeeze his fuzzy face.
Ya know, I'm going to miss these days when they're gone. These absolutely relaxing, boring days where I don't have to do a damn thing but decide whether I want to eat now or later. No personal issues to worry about, no family/friend drama... just a lot of nothing to do and a whole day for it. Spring semester starts up January 19th, and I'm registered for a full time schedule from Hell totaling 6 classes. Updates will be VERY sporadic at that point. If they happen at all. This is hoping I manage to get a weekend job, too. I guess I'm trying to kill myself.
So on this peaceful night, with my treasures and lovelies surrounding me on the headboard in the guest room, I can only wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Hope you all spent it with the ones you love, with friends and family, or perhaps the family you choose.
Here's how I imagine I looked on the couch this morning, though I probably looked less adorable and more sprawly-flailing-all-over-taking-up-all-the-space-and-ruining-Christmas:
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