what the holiday brings (alternative title: things i did this holiday; why my stress levels are high)

holidays are awesome. and this is why.....
raptors games with dad; commitments to myself at work; cheers for pod partner successes; snow storms for the first time back in the place that makes me feel whole; tiny christmas trees at grandma's house; ghost stories from grandma; christmas decorating with tiny cars (seriously - my grandma is the best woman alive); the cottage.... never stops looking amazing; my parents like fireball - so, there's that; ring toss games for FUN - for the little ones... i mean; quick trips to denver, and hotel rooms that make me feel pampered; plane trips that make the US look beautiful; snowy walks in ellicottville; attempting to get photos of three of my favourite nuggets - with 1 breakdown, 1 disinterest, and 1 misunderstanding - when you have a phone, what else matters??
but seriously. the holidays are amazing. ALL OF THE THINGS.
(i know, i know. that saying is done. i'll stop using it in 2015).