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I did not get on the Internets at all yesterday. This was quite an achievement for me, because at home I “need” my “fix” every morning. I said to the Boy (twice), “I didn’t even blog today, aren’t you proud of me?” I don’t know what I expected really, a gold star? And is it that impressive that I didn’t get on the Internets for one whole day, even though that day was Christmas?*

Yesterday after Maggie jumped up on the counter and snarfed big huge bites out of the Christmas bread loaves the Boy’s mother had slaved over and talking to my mother on the phone near the end of the 2.5 hour long Christmas present opening (the Boy’s family opens the gifts in a circular rotation, one at a time, so they can all see your reaction) (I am dead serious)  I got the sads that I was spending my first Christmas away from home. Who knew I was so sentimental?

And then of course I started getting anxious that I was depressed (ugh) but with the help of .25 mg of Xanax and watching “A Christmas Story” with the Boy’s family (unlike my family, who has refused to watch it with me the last couple of years, they still love it), and snarfing a wide variety of sugary things…I felt better.

It’s not snowing, and the last of the “big” family dinners (and by big I’m talking dinner for 22 adults) was yesterday, so for the next two days I can bum around in sweatpants with a greasy face and my glasses on and not worry about looking cute at all, which is a tremendous relief–trying to look cute all the time is EXHAUSTING.

Maybe I’ll upload some pictures. I don’t know, that may interfere with the extreme laziness/gluttony I have planned.

* yes.