Christmas Baby!

So the other night we decorated our tree. And by "we" I mean my "other" family. Marisa, Carol, Tommy, Keith, Jeremy and Benji. This is the first year in a long time that I have had the chance to be with people I love and decorate the house and the tree and listen to Christmas songs and just enjoy the feeling of comfort. That was the best night I have had in a long time. Even though I see my "other" family a thousand times more than I see my actual family back home, it's nice to know that I am loved. I don't know what I would do without having this family in my life. I see them almost every day. They include me in every dinner. They wait for me if we are going to somewhere. I get invited to every family function, even Keith's football games, or meetings when the family needs to have a serious conversation. I have my own stocking on the wall. I have my place on the couch. I have a cold beer waiting for me when Tom knows I'm coming over. It's the little things that really let me know how lucky I am to have a family away from my family. Even though I hate Maggie (the smelly family dog), it's still nice to see her come and bark at me every time I come over.