Holiday Blues and Then Some

This is my last night of my holiday vacation. Tomorrow I'm on a plane back to Alabama. It was a bittersweet trip. I love visiting my mom and seeing my cousins, but it felt like a big part of me was missing without my man and the little one here with me. This was the first Christmas we weren't together since we started dating. This was also the first time since I was born that we didn't read The Night Before Christmas. It almost felt like Christmas never really happened... Grandma's house felt so... empty compared to years past. But enough moping!

Good things from this trip:
I finally got to see my cousins' house that they bought like 2 years ago
Watched my Alma mater trounce UofM in hockey at the Joe!! Go Huskies!
Gave my mom her most favorite present ever (with my bro)
Had plenty of time to relax
Got my fifth tattoo (best. Present. EVAR!) (picture below)
Went to the LEGO Architecture exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum
Saw The Hobbit in IMAX 3D
Tormented my brother's cat
Played video games with my man from three time zones away
Made (and ate) delicious, healthy noms from my new super awesome cookbook
Got a new Red Wings hoodie and Tech jersey and Seahawks polo :)
Walked in the snow!
Actually LOST weight and got my first 5 Pounds star at WW :D

Things to look forward to:
I get my braces off in less than two weeks!!!
My man is coming to visit for our 5 year anniversary in 19 days!!!
A bunch more hockey games in the next few weeks :)
A trip to Miami in March for an awesome seminar

Now it's time for bed.