Quick holiday wrap-up

We've been home for a while now but I'm only now getting around to blogging about it.  I have a headache and its snowing so I'm still sitting here in my pjs watching the Inauguration coverage.  Matt and I split for the holiday for probably the last time. Its too rough for us to have to separate for that long and at a time when you are supposed to be with your family.  I spent my Christmas in Temple City this year with my mom, Tom, Chris, Moe and Thumper.  Thumper isn't as warm as Matt is but he is almost as cuddly, so it wasn't too hard to sleep at night.  My brother took me shopping at Company D, which is the store that is exclusive for Disney castmemebers and their families.  Being a Disney fan, I was in heaven looking at all the Disney things that I didn't need.  To top is off everything was on sale between 50-75% off and then Chris's 20% on top of that.  It was awesome.  I got a new hoodie that is a castmemeber only item, so Chris had to buy it for me.  We had a really nice Christmas day.  Mom got tamales, Tom made pozole, and Moe and I made too many desserts.  Oh! I also made pimento cheese, a southern favorite, for the first time.  It was kinda awesome.  The family streamed in and I got to see a lot of my cousins that I only get to email or text or chat with here and there.  There was way too much food, tons of fun and an auction where I won lots of stuff including a wine bottle that I had no time to drink. 

--hot chocolate break--

Sorry, but I have a perfect view of our snow covered wooded area in front of our apartment and one of the parking lot.  Both covered in snow!  Real snow!!!  I took a moment to step outside to see it all with the wind blowing snow in my face.  Its so beautiful, and cold.  I was confused when I first walked out because there are all these little blue-ish, green pebbles everywhere.  It took me a minute but I figured out that they must be salt to keep the walkways safe for walkin'.  Teehee, I've never seen that before.  I have this delicious dark chocolate hot cocoa that we got from Target and I put little marshmallows in it so now I feel ready to continue.

Matt spent his Christmas In Michigan with his lovely family.  Luckily we both have video cams in our laptops so we still got to see each other.  We then met up in Florida for a family trip to Disney World!! w00t!  I was super excited when we got to the airport because my dad and Debbie revealed that they had got me a first class ticket!!  It was awesome, it was one of those planes that has a tv in every seat.  I watched movies, had a few drinks and a lovely vegetarian breakfast.  The only thing that sucked was that this was not too long after the big snowstorm in Vegas and it was still very cold.  There was ice on the wings and no de-icing vehicles, so in order to melt the ice the pilot decided to wait for the dawn and then sit in the shade.  Long story short, we missed our connecting flight and then had to run, literally, across the Atlanta Airport.  We made it to Orlando safe and sound eventually.  The first class ticket wasn't the last of the day's surprises.  We didn't depart the Magical Express at the  Beach Club Villas like normal, which confused me.  Instead we got off at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, where I found out that my parents had bought a new time share there when they opened up recently.  Its a beautiful hotel.  Our rooms were savanna view, which meant that no more than ten feet from our room were wild african animals grazing.  It was lovely to look out each morning to see a giraffe munching on a tree just outside. 
Well, I've taken up a lot of time/room, so I'll finish my tales of Disneyworld and beyond.