Christmas presents...

It's the day after Christmas, and what sort of things did I get? My mom sent me The Civil War: A Narrative, by Shelby Foote. It's a trilogy totaling close to 3000 pages, so that should keep me busy reading for a little while. Irene and Bryan sent a package of homemade sweets for my sweetie and I, as well as a bracelet which my sister made for the girlfriend. There was some cinnamon biscotti, a peanut-brittle kind of candy made with Golden Grahams cereal, and some chocolate nut clusters. My sweetie got me a new pair of gloves, since my old pair was getting pretty bad. And she got me a pedometer. It's not a hint that I should get in better shape or anything; I actually had meant to get myself one earlier in the year, but never got around to it.

The girlfriend's mom got me a Rome: Engineering an Empire, which was a DVD on my Amazon wish-list. She also picked me up some excellent chicharrones, which they were apparently making up fresh at Cabela's when she went there to pick up something else for someone. She also got me a bottle of brisket rub as a stocking stuffer. That's handy, because I'm making the girlfriend a brisket for her birthday.

The girlfriend's brother and sister-in-law got me a couple of DVDs off of my wish-list. I got Rush: Working Men, which it turns out is mostly re-releases of videos that I already have. And I also got Ladyhawke, which might be a cheesy 80s movie, but I kind of like it. I haven't watched any of the DVDs, and I haven't actually watched most of the movies I've received or purchased in the past year or so. Guess I should really do that one of these days.

Anyway, I try not to get too caught up in the material things, but I just thought I'd document all the new stuff on the shelves. Thanks to everyone.