I know many people aren't having a good Christmas; and maybe it's because I've learnt to be thankful for small mercies, but I'm pretty happy with mine.

Turkey Day/ Dinner went excellently. All the food was fabulous! And the cousins came over.

Tron was surprisingly better than tolerable. "Perfection is unknowable." So yes, there are people with 5.0; and my CAP is stagnant at the "always the bridesmaid, never the bride" level. I guess I'll keep chasing it but I also think I should learn to be happy with where I am. Because in all honesty, it's a good place to be, objectively speaking.

The night dissolves in my memory: lights, Christmas midnight mass, trying to keep Xiangling from overtaking us, Easy A, "the bed dislodges into three"...

Todayyyy: It was a rainy afternoon. I had hot chocolate with marshmellows (the big white chewy ones) and watched Love Actually (the un-cut version). So, everything's brilliant.

I guess I'm happy because all things considered, this was a long semester. I'm glad to be doing all these things because a few weeks before, I was too busy to even dream of doing them.

And now its just about 2 weeks till the maddness re-commences. And there are still people I have yet to meet up with. (I know right. How is that possible given the very tiny number of people. But it is.)

Merry Christmas!