I'm slightly jealous of others on this site at this time of year. Mostly because the majority of people on this site are still young enough that they get presents from their parents and relatives on Christmas. While I do still manage to get some nice food items or a pair of pants (if I'm lucky) I am largely in charge of my own Christmas, and am expected to be the one doing the spending. That fact isn't helped by the fact that I have 3 kids of my own. When I was younger, I would have a decent size "haul" to be talking about. While, I'm somewhat nostalgic, I wouldn't trade positions at this point. I had a great Christmas with family and friends.

The one thing I did decide to buy myself was a copy of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2. Its odd for me to be so hyped about a game that is not new, and I have in fact played for a significant amount of time (and already beaten multiple times). Well... it just so happens I love this game! I'm a very big fan of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and also G Gundam and have watched both multiple times. I also love Dynasty Warriors because it is an exciting co-op game. I should have just used "keep it" when I had it from Gamefly ages ago, but I felt like I did that WAY TOO OFTEN! Afterwards I could never find it at Gamestop when I had some spare cash. So, I'm having fun with it now, and I very happy about it.

I also bought Dance Central a couple of weeks ago. I'm mildly upset about it, not because the game is bad, but I just have trouble getting into playing it. I'm not exactly good at it yet, and I prefer not having people watch me while I play it. So, this was probably a poor investment on my behalf, but at least my curiosity is staved.

Even with me not being the kid anymore, I'm still about as pleased as possible with the way this Christmas turned out. My family all seemed to get sick right on Christmas Eve, but it didn't keep our spirits down. It snowed about 6 inches of snow overnight into Christmas day, and I love snow! We went sledding. My kids all loved their gifts and had fun playing with their two cousins. Also, I had some pleasant conversation with my family.