676 8 crazy nights of Chanukah 12 22 2014

12/24/2014

676 8 crazy nights of Chanukkah 12 20 14

1. Double A batteries… a huge box of them. 72 to be exact. I’m always asking my mom for batteries. Now I don’t have to
2. Buffalow Wild Wings $25 GC
3-4 nothing
5. $25 GC for Ticket Master. That will pay for all the fees lol
6. Sweatshirt my mom had made up for the entire family. I don’t remember what it says but it’s comfy.
7. A couple pairs of Head phones (I’m always breaking them lol)
8. $40 GC for Boston Beer Works. A fav place of mine to go to before or after a sporting event.

Sunday, we had our family Chanukah party. We had 30 something people.
It was nice. A bit lonely at times and my older brother managed to make fun of me 3 separate times which, indirectly had to do with my blindness so not like I could do anything about it except sit there and take the hurtful insults.

The adults had our own swap. Most people would call it a Yankee swap. We call it a RedSox swap. There was 22 ppl who brought gifts. I put in a starbucks card. I had the #17 and got some wine glass set. I traded for scratch tickets. A few people traded with me and I ended up with a box of candy jelly. Mmm I like that much better than everything else I got and the scratch tickets only amounted to $4 so I’m content. It was fun. There was a lot of inside jokes being thrown around too.

We had our second annual Sibling Hidden Harry. My mom put our names on paper. I picked them out, she emailed who people had (without them knowing of course) and I got my sister’s wife Stacie. I know she and my sister are going away in January to a cosino. So I bought a $50 GC for the cosino that can be used at any restaurant there. She loved it. My twin’s wife, Lindsay got me and got me a new Red Sox T-jersey of one of the new players. And a $25 GC to buffalo wild wings. Woo hoo. I was very happy with my gift.

The idea behind doing this… instead of buying each other $30 we’d give one person $50. It works out very well.

My mom cooked for 2 days-nights. She made calzons, sweetish meatballs, Kielbasi with pineapples and cherries, Latkis, She dipped strawberries for dessert. She made a veggy tray, hmm she made a few other hot and cold dishes which I don’t know or don’t remember. …and I rolled 175 baby hotdogs. OH my mom rolled 8 big dogs for my cousin Bryan who eats every meal like it’s his last lol

There was some family members who hasn’t seen me in a few years and I told my mom afterwards that I didn’t know who some of them were until someone said their names. My mom was surprised by this. One was my female cousin and her husband, who I see once every like 3 or so years and even in their company, not like I socialize with them to remember their voices. Then hmm actually that cousin’s half-sibs who are now hmm probably 15 and 13? Last time I was with them was 3 years ago as well… I think their voices changed since I last was with them.

I’ll tell you what I got John (my best friend) and his kids and Lisa (his sister and my BFF) and her kid probably Christmas night. I’m going over John’s house for Christmas. We’re opening gifts then going to a Chinese restaurant for Christmas dinner. (no he’s not Jewish) His half-sister invited everyone over to her new house and John for whatever reason, never cared much for her. I don’t know why. She’s a nice lady. But his excuse to me was “she wont be making anything I eat.” Because Christmas is about eating?

I hope everyone has a nice, fun, relaxing, exciting, time with whomever will be around you for Christmas-Christmas Eve.

Merry Chirstmas to all and all a good night