Merry Christmas!!!
This was my 3rd Christmas in a row doing something completely different than what had become the norm in the Haynes household growing up. I spent the day in California, with my friend Joe, we watched the Celtics and Lakers game and had dinner. It was not what I had been used to, but it was still a decent day. Looking back to the last time I spent xmas day with my parents in New Jersey back in 05, I was beginning to grow tired of the same old tradition year in and year out. In 2006 and 2007 I experienced Christmas in two different places, and I really grew an appreciation for it all over again.