Surprise!
Guess who went home for Christmas...I DID!
Yes Sir! I flew home from Las Vegas on Sunday December 23 and was home until Saturday the 29th! The best part about the whole trip was that NO ONE knew! Except for my sister who had to pick me up from the airport! Being away from home last year during the holidays while on the ship was hard...so it was such a blessing to get home this year. I don't know how it worked out, but I managed to snag the days. And get this...out of the 18 guys in my dressing room on two of us are allowed to have a night off at a time. So I don't know why the other 16 guys didn't want those dates! Crazy! Anyways, I just can't express how thankful I am to have been able to be home for Christmas. I know alot of you are probably wondering if I got any Christmas presents!?! Hahaha...Well actually, I wasn't expecting anything...I didn't want anything...I just wanted to be home! And since no one knew I was coming home how were they to know! Ha! My parents did run out last minute and got me some things to bring back to Vegas. They paid for my flight home was enough in itself. Also while I was home I got to surprise my two good friends Ashley & Nicole. I haven't seen Ashley in 16 months!!! So I surprised her the first night I got in town! It was great seeing her and catching up! I also got to see my Godson and give him actual Christmas presents this year! The first night in town it snowed pretty bad! But I loved it! I haven't been home and seen snow in a long time! It was just the right amount and it even stuck around for Christmas Eve! 
I am now back in Las Vegas and rang in the New Year at my friends house. I stayed away from the strip because it gets really packed...almost like times square in New York. 8 of the big hotels on the strip set of a huge fireworks display (which I watched on TV at the party). I was up pretty late but stayed away from the alcohol even though others didn't. Ha!
As for what is going on right now, not much. There seems to be an awful sickness going around in the cast so I am trying to avoid that. Tomorrow is my day off and I think I am going to see The Producers again because we got free tickets. Oh, I don't know if I mentioned or not but my hip has been bothering me since August and I have been going to the doctor for it. I am getting an MRI next week to find out if there is anything torn inside (which the doctor thinks there is). So I will keep you posted on that as well for if I will need surgery.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I haven't posted in a long while because I was home for the holidays and then I got back and it was New Years! Soooooo, I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday! I know that I SURE DID! I couldn't have asked for anything more! It was perfect!
Until something else exciting happens...take care and God Bless!
-Matthew
