My Winter Vacation

I spent my winter vacation her in Puerto Vallarta. The day after we came out school my cousins and my aunt came over. They are called Pau (8), Jero (3), and Victoria (1). My aunt is also called Paulina, and her husband died last year (that's why he didn't come). All of them stayed at my house and my grandma also stayed in my house. A friend of my dad came for a couple of days (five or six days before Christmas) and he also stayed with us. As you can imagine, we had a really full house. Every day my aunt, sister and I went jogging. Afterwards we came back and ate breakfast with the whole family, It was chaos. Eggs rolling on the floor, orange juice being squirted and fruit flying around... well not literally but it was pretty intense. After breakfast we usually hung around in the morning and did something in the afternoon, like going out on walks playing boardgames and going on a boat.
By the time my dad's friend had left, on the 21st, all of my cousins came over from Guadalajara. They rented an apartment in the marina so that they could all fit. There were two grandparents, my aunt and uncle with three teens and my other aunt and my other aunt and uncle with two small kids. Almost every day we saw each other in my house, eating there in the BBQ and using our bicycles and having a lot of fun. They showed me really cool youtube videos and we played soccer in the neighbor's huge soccer field. Finally, the 42th came and it was time to REALLY start the holidays. Every 24th we celebrate "Nochebuena" and it is a big dinner with turkey and all. Everyone dresses up very nicely.
We had my mom's turkey that evening. The kids and teens made a creative gift exchange. Since a lot of us were having financial problems the parents agreed not to have any gifts, which is why we did a creative exchange. That means we have to MAKE the gifts. I had to make something for my cousin Juan Pablo. He is five and he LOVES Star Wars, so I had an AMAZING IDEA! I made him a customized Star Wars t-shirt because I made an image in photoshop where his face is in the movie star's body, so it looks as if he were on the movie. Then I got a special paper, printed the image on it, and ironed it on. He LOVED it. I got a headband from another cousin that she made. I kinda like it. I also got a present from my sister and my parents. I only got 5 presents for other people because I was kinda broke, too. I got my mom a pajama, my grandma a red sweater, my sister a dress, my aunt a t-shirt and my dad a packet of golf balls and a jacket. I think everyone liked what I gave them and I also liked what I got. Anyway that night we also had a small speech time about the meaning of x-mas and it was kinda nice. I like my family a lot.
But, the best was christmas morning because I got... (Drumroll) A computer! It was what I had wanted ever since I could remember. Yeah, and I also got a surprise which I didn't expect at all; a camera. I is small and red and beautiful. I honestly would've NEVER baught a red amera but when I got it it was PERFECT. Of course I use it practically every day taking cute pictures of all my baby cousins that are still here. That day we also had "recalentado" when we do all the leftovers from the day befor like the pineapple cake and the chocolate cake. They are delicious and my uncle brought them from Guadalajara the day before Christmas. Christmas day we all took pictures and went out walking and swam in my house. The only bad thing was that my cousin left with his girlfried and I didn't even get to see him that much. In all, It was a great Christmas! And today the three wise men will come!