Haley Christmas

We celebrated Christmas yesterday in Terre Haute. We got up early and made the drive and just came back to Indy today. We opened presents shortly after we arrived. Aunt Lindy and Uncle Tim, and Grandmother got there just a little after we did. Joe got a redneck calendar :)
Uncle Tim got a membership to Hilary Clinton's fan club, which he LOVED - funny funny.
We had a big meal and then just hung out for a few hours.

Then we went over to the Sturgeon's because Santa brought Maddy a bulldog puppy. He was adorable!

The highlight of the evening, though, came when Joe and Abbie made the mistake of teaching me how to play texas hold'em. We knew Abbie was in trouble when she declared that the game was made by some guy named "holdin"....ha! Melissa didn't want to play, so she helped out by babysitting...she how much Lily loves her Aunt Melissa :)
After everyone had lost all their cash, Joe and I were the only 2 remaining. 3 hours later - at 1:30am, I was the victor and won $40. Big money!

On a sadder note, today (December 26th) would have been my cousin Will's 25th birthday. It was definitely harder to be completely happy this holiday season without him. His death is still so fresh in our hearts and our minds. Happy Birthday Will, we love you and miss you.