Published: September 29, 2008 02:00 pm            

Gabriel Pruett's blog; updated Friday, Dec. 26

So how was your Christmas?

I finally came to the realization this Christmas I am not a kid anymore.

I have been knowing this fact yet I do not think it has ever sunk in until now.

It all started when my little nephew Samuel listed all his great, cool gifts and I did not know what many of them even were.

What in the world is a ripstick? Does that go next to the dipstick? Why in the world is a little kid worried about what is under the hood of a vehicle?

Now I loved every single gift I received it was just more and more obvious this year's gifts all included things I needed more than anything.

Items for my work office, razor blades and new clothes were my items.

No more Playstation games for this guy.

It actually started even earlier than with Samuel.

I worked the night before Christmas and the night before that and even had worked on Sunday. I was tired come Wednesday night.

So like any tired person I enjoyed a little sleep come Thursday.

Thursday of course was Christmas and nobody sleeps until 10 a.m. on Christmas - except for this old-timer.

I know 28 is far from being labeled one of the older crowd yet as far as Christmas goes I am now on the back side of the hill going down instead of looking up.

Maybe this New Years Eve I can get out and prove there is at least one holiday I can still feel young. Oh wait I just forgot, I have to work New Years Eve. Well there is always Arbor Day.

        

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