I was in Pensacola, FL with Sam's family from December 19 to January 5. I was supposed to leave earlier, but there was a lot of snow and we delayed my departure.

It was a good Christmas. I met all of Sam's extended family. They were nice to me. Some of the things we did included visiting this place that I can't remember the name of. It's always done up for Christmas--lots of lights and rides and it has a church in the middle, which we visited. There were even buggies drawn by horses. It was very quaint and wonderful.

I thought it would be my first warm Christmas. But there were record lows this year. Sam's mother said it hadn't been that cold in decades. I even saw snow.

For future reference, remember: Ono's coughing fit in the hall, being squirted with the hose, pine cones, pink elephants, model car, opening presents.