Holiday wrap-up

2006-07-20T22:26:00.000-07:00

I'm back from a much needed break and I must say that I enjoyed my christmas break. It felt so good to get out of my usual "college town" element and be amongst traffic, skyscrapers, cars (as opposed to big trucks). I really didn't ask for much (just a gift card to Wo.rld Mar.ket) but I received that and more. I got a chance to spend some quality time with my family, who I really only get to see once a year. My brother marked his one year anniversary of purchasing his house (or his 1st house as he likes to say). My cousin also closed and moved in on his condo in Buck.head (the "old money" Buck.head as he likes to say). After 25 years, my mom was finally able to afford to do some renovations to her house. She basically got a new kitchen and both bathrooms totally re-done. I'm so happy for her because my mom deserves every blessing she gets. Unfortunately, my other brother, sister-in-law, and nephew were not able to make to to At.lanta for the holidays. He and my aunt got into a little disagreement last year and called himself boycotting her house until she can get some act right. I think the sad part of my visit was seeing my grandfather. I'm glad that he was able to make to see another Christmas but his health is deteriorating. He has dementia and his eye sight is not that great. He doesn't have much of an appetite either. It was sad to see a man who used to give me piggy back rides to needing help getting in and out of a car. I think the memory that I will cherish the most from this Christmas was that I was able to hang out with one of my older cousins. She's 4 years older than me and when I was little I looked up to her. She was the closest thing that I had to a sister. When we were younger, our grandmother would make us matching dresses. Whenever she would come to town or I'd go visit her, we always had to share a room. But of course as we got older, we grew apart. She went to college, got grown, got married, and had a baby. I went off to college and did my thing. It wasn't until this past Christmas that we were able to talk like women. Her and I went out every single night that I was in At.lanta. Ca.fe Inter.mezzo, Jus.tin's, Len.nox Mall, Mag.ic City (Good Lawd! I never thought I'd go to a strip club with a family member). We talked about the things she's going thru with her ex-husband and her daughter. We talked about dating and the challenges that come with it. It was like hanging out with one of my girls. It felt really good to reconnect with her. When I left, we exchanged information and promised to keep in touch. I'm going to try to go to Detr.oit for the super bowl and she's going to try to come to Hou.ston for the NBA All-Star Game. I gotta get to watching the Rose Bowl (Hook 'em Horns!) I'll post about my new years tomorrow.

2006-02-22T15:46:00.000-08:00

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Holiday wrap-up