December 25, 2005

• I went to two family x-mas dinner parties. 

  The first family is one that I've always dreaded meeting, my
  girlfriend's. For the longest time we've been together, for the most
  part I'm not exactly her family's first choice in who her boyfriend
  should be.  With that, we've avoided meeting each other. 
  This Christmas though, my girl was invited to her family's neighbor's
  dinner party. Not only was she invited, but they specifically requested
  that I be there. At first I thought I was getting ambushed or
  something, but when I finally met them, everybody was playing nice and
  there was no negative incident whatsoever. Needless to say, it could be
  because of the occasion that everything came out okay, and I wonder if
  they were "holding back" their opinions about me.  Also it should
  be noted that my girl's family here in the states are her aunt, uncle,
  and cousins.  Her father and mother are still back in her homeland
  of Taiwan.  That'll be another thing I'll have to deal with in the
  future.

  The second dinner party is with my own family. Unlike my girl's
  relatives, she has always been accepted since the beginning so it's
  more or less a normal thing for her to be in my family gatherings. Well
  this year out of a lot of years spending Christmas with my family, I
  really got into the spirit of the season. I had a strong sense of ....
  "happiness" to be surrounded by the people I love. We ate dinner
  together and did our gift exchanges. I swear, these are the moments in
  my life that make me appreciate what I have.

  Merry Christmas everybody!

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