leene_chan | Fireworks.

They're going off outside but when I look out the window I can't see them.

We went to visit my grandmother and my aunt for the holiday. "We" meaning me, Kristen, our parents, our younger brother and his girlfriend. My older brother didn't go, which didn't really surprise me because he thinks family gatherings are juvenile obligations, but this was the first time my younger brother brought his girlfriend along. It didn't turn out badly.

I hardly ever drink but I took a beer anyway. Nursing the drink, I think I only finished a quarter of a glass by the end of the party. I don't know when my grandmother started serving alcohol at parties. It seems kind of funny to have your grandmother try to push vodka and lemonade to everyone! ^o^;....

These past two years have been odd. I'm not sure why but I feel like I have to whittle away the shell that encases my personality as quickly as possible. Maybe it's because of the deaths and health scares in the family.

I had abandoned my GBA Fire Emblem a long time ago but I decided to pick it up again last night. I finally managed to clear Eliwood Chapter 15. Phew!