This is the first time I participate in an exchange. I was irrationally excited. When the UPS delivery person finally arrived he had a yellow, crumbled envelope in his hands. I ripped it to shreds to find an amazon gift card and a note full of lament.

Apparently my Santa hadn't had too much time to choose out a gift so an amazon gift card was the way to go.

It took me two hours and a six pack but I finally picked my gift.

IHOME Ihome Ihm60lt Rechargeable Mini Speaker (translucent Blue)

If I could have music playing constantly I would. Between my itunes, pandora, 8 tracks and chemical jump, I almost never have an unintentional silent moment. I think it keeps me sane.

Anyways, I brought it to Christmas dinner and it really put everyone in a great mood. Music livens everything up! We danced, we sang and we drank.

Boy, oh boy, did we drink.

I have a very religious aunt. She prays for the whole family, never misses church and would probably give CPR to a goat if it was in need of a good Samaritan. I don't think I have ever seen her have more than two drinks in my life.

This was just one photo from the party.

In conclusion, we partied with that speaker until around 10 a.m.

So thank you Santa for helping start this year off with a bang! I love you!