T-minus 17 hours 15 minutes and counting

I'm a little excited to be off work for a while, especially considering that I'm off work for Christmas. I don't think it shows though.

Honestly....every day at work has been getting a little longer it seems like. Santa seems to be playing with the passage of time again.

I talked with Ryan for quite a while via MSN tonight too. It was good talking to him.

It's spooky how me not being around seems to make me get along with all of my family better. I'm not sure what causes that....but it can't be me. I wish there was some way I could paste a picture of me looking innocent right here -->

I was thinking about my Grandpa on the way home from work. The one who died about a year ago. I think I'm always going to be thinking about him at Christmastime now. The last time I saw him alive the entire family was crowded around his bed singing Christmas carols, and he had this smile on his face. He couldn't talk any more, but he could still smile. Everyone tried to put a brave face on for him, we didn't really think he'd be around for much longer. And he wasn't.

I dunno....but that's what Christmas is about, to me. That smile.

The other stuff is good too, but I'd trade all of my presents in this year just to have him back for a while.

Merry Christmas Grandpa