I finally got over my illness before I came to Chicago, and now then I am about to leave I am sick again. Ugh, this is not pleasant at all.

• lots and lots of laughing
• tooooo much drinking
• tubs of oreo filling for everyone (gross)
• gifts galore
• snow snow snow, hail hail hail, freezing rain freezing rain freezing rain

There is so much stuff going on this Christmas that Leah and I have had barely any time to just sit and relax. There is a lot of arguing going on this year, as tensions with my crazy Aunt Lisa have reached an all time high. One of these days our whole family is just going to fall apart because of her. Today is ravens game day, even in chicago it is on tv, which is good because that means we don’t have to sit and watch it at a bar. I love being here, I love the atmosphere and spending time with Leah. It is weird that we’ve known each other our whole lives and just became friends about 5 years ago. It is strange to thing about where I would be without her today. We are taking advantage of having a free day tomorrow and adventuring around to all the places that we used to hang out at on the Southside. I am very happy that I get to spend every Christmas in this gorgeous place, but I am definitely happy that for once I will be home for New Years. I am always feel like I am missing out on so much fun because I am here on New Years, I am glad that for once I will get to bring in the New Year with lots of people that I care about. It will be so much fun, regardless of which party I am attending. This has turned into something a lot longer than I wanted it to be. Back to real life I guess.