My first christmas at home during my peace corps service was grate. When I got to grandma and grandpas the ham was ready to be eaten and the house looked like christmas. I love that time of year at my Grandparents house, sounds, looks and smells like christmas. We got to decorate the tree as a family and the boys helped point out spots that needed more tinsel or an ornament. We have some old ornaments and some new ones I brought home a ball that had some sense fro Grenada on it. The day before christmas we have my grandpas home made clam chowder with bread, oh by is it good creamy and full of potatoes. We spent most of the days just hanging out and talking about whats new with all of us, just the way I like it relaxed. Christmas eve we all cooked together the traditional meal, flaming game hens, cream of spinach, and wild rice. Flaming the birds is my grandpas job and he loves to do it even though we are all worried some day the kitchen might catch on fire, sure hope not. It was a grate meal together after a toast of world peace. Lone nights lead to hanging out in front of the fire place with chocolate muse that grandma makes, soooooo good. The boys smoke cigars and drink conic if thats how you spell that. I had a rub night after that all of the food was so rich that it all came back up at about 2am, I had to wake my mom up to help me. I was worried that I was going to gain wait during christmas break but I lost some. Christmas morning normally I give out the gifts from under the tree but I decided that because my tummy was still upset that I would have my mom do it. I got some grate stuff, a Magic Built blender, a cute red puppet for the kids at my school and some other stuff. It was so nice to spend time with family after not seeing or herring some of their voices for almost a year. It was hard to say good buy but it had to happen.
On to another 8hr drive home, but i slept so it was not to bad, and then we picked up Dicota, she didn't get to come because her and Buddy my grandparents dog don't get along. Any ways the rest of my time home was shopping and eating food, Mexican, Philly cheeses stake, and Sinubun. I missed out on chines, pizza and tatter tots. I got some cloths that fit me and some workout cloths.
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