Home for the Holidays!

The girls came Wednesday...I took them to Peche and then we bar hopped on W. 6th. It was a fantastic night. It's amazing how we may not see one another for months and months, but when we get together, we start back where we left off. Thursday morning, I woke up hungover as hell and decided at the last minute to get my shifts covered and surprise my family back in The Woodlands. One night was just not enough time with my girls, and spending time with them really made me miss my family. J and I drove to my house and hitched a ride with my dad and surpised my mom and sister at a high school swim meet. It was fabulous...

I will be here until Friday morning, unless I convince myself to quit my job and stay the rest of the break here. It is hard to truly soak up the holiday season without your family and closest friends. J, K and E (the "fab four"... I hate when E announces that at bars by the way) have been my rock for as long as I can remember, and are my fondest memories through high school and pretty much every winter/spring/summer break for as long as I can remember. We are all completely different and have strong disagreements in issues like politics and religion, but I know these girls would be there for me and stick up for me when it really matters. There have been countless times when I call J when I am having a hard time, and even when I am 100% wrong, she is always on my side. She gives me advice when I really need it, and is just a listening ear when I just want to vent. At the bar lastnight, I heard one of D's friends (who I respect and like for the most part) criticizing E's outfit, something like "we should drop her off at a business office with that dress!" I was appauled, and it may have been the vodka talking, but I looked her up and down and responded, "well can we drop you off at the playground on our way?" Haha. That's friendship. I may have hated E's outfit (which I didn't, I personally think she looked fabulous), but other bitches are NOT allowed to talk about my girl.

Today I went shopping with my mom (going to the overcrowded mall during the holidays really gets her in the Christmas spirit) and then made Christmas cookies and watched Elf. It was a great day.

Happy Holidays....More as soon as I get a chance.