christmas over the phone

Last night was great! Edwina and Alistair came over for dinner (store bought dumplings, homemade rice and steamed carrots).  We had a great night chatting, venting, laughing and just hanging out.  Watched Shanghai Noon which is always great and then Abigael and I watched "The Help".  She just finished the book, and it is a great movie so I was happy to watch it a second time.  Then around 2:30 am i got to talk to my wonderful family!! I was half asleep since I had been up since 6am but it was worth it.  Got to talk with cousin Richard while Mom was getting the family moved into the motor home for present opening.  It was just our immediate family (Mom, Dad, Wesley, Sharon & Megan) and it was fantastic! I got to listen to them opening presents in the motor home in front of Alan and Judy's house in Vegas.  I didn't quite get what was so funny all the time, but there was non-stop laughing on their end of the phone haha.  I kept trying to be quite so as not to wake Abigael in the other room, but she said she didn't hear a thing.  I was on the phone with them for about 45 min which was great! Since Skype was acting up I called them so Mom was taking pictures on Wesley's iPhone and they were emailing them to me as they were opening presents haha.
It's just wonderful that even half a world away i can still be included as something is simple, but really important, as early Christmas present opening!