a hurricane of yuck

[Error: unknown template qotd] and I don't celebrate Christmas, we are having dinner with my family on Christmas Day. It's a wonderful opportunity for for us to spend time with all of my nuclear family. This year my mom is cooking a ham, but since my cousins Sarah and Patrick will be joining us, maybe also my cousin Melissa and definitely her friend Trish, we may not have enough food. This year I will also be cooking a turkey and bread stuffing so hopefully we'll have plenty of food to go around.

I am extremely proud of my parents for inviting Trish back. Trish is my cousin Melissa's friend. She's a lesbian and her family completely rejects and ostracizes her for it. She shared Thanksgiving dinner with us and she said it completely made her holiday. She's very excited to be joining us again for Christmas and I am really looking forward to spending time with her. And that, my friends, is what I feel Christmas should be about: helping others who need someone to care about them and spending time together to share in the joys of life.

New Years should also be a wonderful time. Candace, Sam and Liam will be joining us all the way from North Carolina. We haven't seen them since Liam was only a couple of months old. He's now two! Also Ang and Al may be joining us. No matter who shows up, there will likely be lots of board gaming happening, most likely including Carcassone.