I got engaged on Christmas Eve last year and it was the best thing. We were already scheduled to see both of our families and everyone was already in a festive mood. It also helped my anxiety that we weren't the complete center of attention and it also gives us an excuse to spend Christmas Eve alone from here on out.

Not to my knowledge- my parents are the only people in the world who still use AOL to access the internet. I will try and get some video this Christmas! If anyone would make the best out of internet fame, it would be my dad.

She is always impeccably turned out. That dress! Her makeup! Hey hair/hair accessories! If i wore those sheer black stockings, I would look like my grandmother, Adele looks like a million dollars.

Aw Laura! You are so talented and funny, we will all be happy to say we "knew" you when. Happy trails and best of luck.

This gif and your user name are both perfection.

Can we just canonize J.K. Rowling please? This is all the Xmas present I need.

Go with this image. At least this chubby oaf is fictional!

Aw, you really are due for a win! My own mother is... difficult, so I have to admit I tend to walk on eggshells around her and don't have much experience bringing up sensitive topics in order to keep the peace. I do often tell myself that maybe when I have kids I will see our relationship in a different light and…

*Hug* I'm sure you have plenty of people who care about you and I hope one of them does something really nice for you today.

I have totally seen this in sitcoms but didn't know it was an actual thing! I will definitely take the accordion over tighty whities... especially paired with socks! After the Client #9 thing, whenever I see someone in underwear and socks all I can think about is Eliot Spitzer.

Interesting! I think if it is true you shouldn't be sad. That is one hell of a head of hair and you are right- they were more visually appealing than a lot of their contemporaries. I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen the doc but I will search it out now!

You are great at naming kids! I was going for the Game of Thrones bad guy (thinking, hey- if you get the allusion you are okay in my book), but that is actually ALLISER so I am just wrong.

This is actually a great move! I am going to use this when I have kids, but I'm going to pick something wacky. Maybe Allister?

He also used to mess up his eyebrows first so he looked extra crazy. If you ever run into him please don't encourage him. He is weird enough on his own.

If he had played They Might Be Giants I would have maybe had more boys come over.

Sasha and Malia, I love you girls but you don't even know what an embarrassing dad is! Your dad asks your friends about their homework? My dad made any boy that came over listen to him play the accordion before they could watch a movie in the basement with me, and my dad got REALLY into playing the accordion.

I think it is on the new side actually, definitely post-presidency. If that man has one virtue, it is a commitment to his dance moves.

That is PERFECT and I am going to steal it. Check you out!