Merry Christmas and all that...

So the big day has come and gone once again.

I hope everyone had a nice holiday with their family and that Santa was good to all the nice boys and girls out there! I made out pretty well again this year - my loving father and mother made a nice dent in my spending for my trip by purchasing some New Zealand funds for me to take with me, as did my bro. In addition, I received a few travel supplies thanks to my Aunt Grace, Dave, Mom and Dad, etc. I received a lovely pearl pendant necklace from Aaron who seems to have survived his first Fick family Christmas relatively unharmed :)

Some other fun things I found under the tree:
New Zealand wine (Sally Cat)
Steinlager beer (also from NZ)
Gift cards from the LCBO (I'm sensing a theme...)
shot glasses (what are you people trying to say about me?)
DVD sets of "Home Movies" season 3, and "Fraggle Rock" season 1
Scene It DVD game
Timmies gift set
clothes
money
kitchen and house supplies
and I'm sure there are other items that I have missed but that I love just as much as the above mentioned items.

Madagascar (the dvd) was a popular gift this year in the Fick household - my dad received 2 copies, and my mother 1.

The food was great, the company was lovely - a fun time was had by all!

I hope everyone enjoyed their festivities as I did.

Only 43 more days until New Zealand! and 3 days until New Years!

Keep in touch homies and I'll keep posting.
Fick-out!