Christmas day has come and gone once again. It hasn't felt as Christmas-y this year to me for some reason, probably because it's been so freaking warm the past month with not even a glimmer of any snow. We got to actually sleep in on Christmas - I woke up around 7:30 or so and played some Madden, then the boys woke up and had breakfast and played for a while. We didn't get around to actually opening any presents until nearly noon.

Apparently we were all good little boys and girls judging by the stuff Santa left. Alex was much more interested in ripping opening packages than last year. The downside there is many more of his packages this time around were either wrapped in the Cursed Metal Twist-Ties(tm) or the Cursed Blisterpak(tm). I despise these things (especially blisterpaks - not only are they good at keeping thieves out of packages, but also people who purchased them! :P) Aaron got mostly new clothes, some college fund donations and a couple toys.

It was good seeing some family come down, including my Grandma and Aunt Jane. I didn't get to see Aaron most of the day as he was being hoarded by the family, but that's ok. :)

As for me, I got a new 30 gig iPod with video from my lovely wife. Also a TON of Steelers stuff (hammer, pens, keyring, polo shirt, steering wheel cover, hammock). Too bad they won't make the playoffs after all :( As a family present we also got a new digital camera, a Canon Powershot SD600. It's really nice, and hopefully it'll encourage us to put up photos more often. :)

The new job has been going well. It's been an adjustment as I've been used to the slow periods around Christmas during my time at AOL; here it's just the opposite - lots of stuff going on right before the new year. My computer (finally) showed up this past Thursday, which is a godsend after having to deal with a loaner laptop that I had no priveleges to install software on. I'm used to taking the week between Christmas and New Year's off, so this three day weekend will be a nice respite to relax and enjoy time with the family.

Hope you all have a safe and happy New Year's!