Twas the night before... and since neither Tom nor I have anything like a tradition when we're on our own without the rest of our families, we're just winging it. We spent the day working on the house and finally finishing our Christmas cards. Tonight we're watching 'Alien' by the light of our Christmas tree. I've never seen it before, so Tom decided to remedy my lacking cultural literacy. So far, I've mostly been grossed out. Just what one needs to get in the holiday spirit. Cocoa has been watching some with us as well. So far she doesn't much like Ash. When he was all kersploded and just a talking head, Cocoa growled at him. Yeah, she's tough. ( Read more... )