What Are you Doing New Year's Eve?

"Lead, follow, or get out of the way."- Laurence J. Peter

The clan has arrived.

No, I am not referring to any racism extremist groups (because that would be kink of ironic thank you very much.) My stepdad's extensive family is here. While my immediate family is already extensive (a brother, a stepsister, a stepbrother, my mom, my stepdad and me) the extended family is bigger. Waaaay bigger. On my mom's side I have my aunt who has 2 kids and a disowned uncle. I have great-aunts, second, third and possibly fourth cousins. I have people that I know are family but don't know how exactly they're related and will probably never know because it's rude to ask. On my dad's side, I'm still putting the branches of my family tree together. Since he's a bit on the estranges side, I don't know much about my dad's family. To the best of my knowledge I have 2 aunts, 2 uncles, with 8 first cousins, 5 second cousins and two second cousins on the way. Then I think I have 2 half sisters but I'll never be sure and I'm sure I have more uncles and aunts on that side. I'm just not all too sure.
And don't get me started on my stepdad's side of the family. His mother is one of ten so I gave up trying to keep up with his family. But I know that for sure he is one of three. His sister has two kids and his brother has three and he has... us. lol At any cost, part of the clan came today. His sister, her husband, the kids and my stepdad's parents came for New Year's which means 12 people under the same roof.
You know, in the middle of nowhere, I just knew I was never going to get a sense of privacy and when I belong to a family where just going to dinner means calling the Fire Marshall, it only makes the solitude and isolation of my dorm that much more inviting.
Well, on the positive, it's family and the end of 2010 is fast approaching. Also, my favorite couple Mark and Sergio (you know, the couple that doesn't make me want to throw stuff at them?) are coming for New Year's Day. My mom wants to take Sergio to the casino (oh yeah, I live in the town that has the only casino in Texas. Blame those Native American loophole laws) Then before you know it, I'll be headed to Dallas to see Brian with my two high school friends Victor and Sonia.
A whole year of prospects and this is just what I need right now. So much in fact, I'm already thinking of what to do for my birthday in March and as of last night, I have a date on Valentine's Day. Crazy, huh?

You have no idea.
Happy New Year's everyone! :)