29 December

(itunes: Wilco- Summer teeth)

We continued our journey through Michigan to Grand Blanc. We're visiting my mom's brother. My cousin and his wife just had their first son. His name is Whitman. He's awesome. They have so many names for him. When he is cranky it's Chucky (after the possessed doll), when he is dirty it's Leonard, when it's not Whitman it's woodman or billy or an assortment of other names.

We're heading back to Mass tomorrow after lunch with our cousins from Florida. 

26 December

(itunes: Jadiid- Hallelujah)

The whole family rented a house in Caseville, MI right on the water. It was a great house. Really big. It also happened to be my Grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. We played lots of card games and catch phrase. 

We had some crazy weather. It got really warm then extremely rainy and windy. The power went out in the night, and everyone had to "go to the bathroom" outside. It was still pretty fun.

25 December

(itunes: Josh Groban- Silent Night)

Well... the family drove to Michigan. It was a 14 hour drive which we did straight through. We arrived at 6:30 in the morning. We spent the day at my grandparents house. The whole family came over. We played our annual family football game. It's fun now that all the cousins are getting older. I can finally hit them a little bit harder. 

Headed off Up North to a cabin with the whole family the next day.

21 December

(itunes: Owen- Most Days And)

Complete white out driving home from work. The windshield wipers froze over and we had to peak out of a 2"x 2" area just to see the road. So many cars got turned around from the ice. I felt bad and wanted to help them, but I knew if we stopped it be very hard to get going again.

Took these pictures out of my bedroom window. My mom hates the colored Christmas lights.

20 December

(itunes: Daphne Loves Derby- Are Two Chords Enough Dear?)

It is really cold out. We had a snow storm last night, and I had to drive home from work in it at midnight. The highway was completely covered in snow. There were no lanes for the cars to follow so everyone just drove really slow in the middle of the road. 

This morning, on the way to work, I passed a car who was buried three feet deep into the snow off the highway. 

Thankfully, this snow offers some cool pictures.

December 14

(itunes: Kanye West- Heartless)

Public transportation sucks. If you are lucky enough to get a seat to yourself on the bus, you are still cramped. Whoever makes bus seats obviously wasn't six foot. 

And why is it that fat guys always have to sit next to the skinny kid? They always seem to fall asleep and let their elbows and knees wander onto your side of the seat.

13 December

(itunes: Sufjan Stevens- Chicago)

Mike and I traveled back to PA. He bought a '88 Toyota Supra in Illinois, then came to JudsonU so we could drive back. We got the car up to 120 mph, but it needs some work from the mechanic, to say the least. 

I took some pictures from the car on the highway of other cars. The flash scared every driver we encountered. 

We listened to a very unique combination of music ranging from The Devil Wears Prada to Rosie Thomas, and, of course, we had to go back to our 8th grade roots and pull out Sing the Sorrow from AFI.

I'm excited for this Christmas break, but I really need to find a job.