Christmas 2010

Christmas 2010 was an awesome Christmas. The reason my Christmas was awesome is because I got lots of cool gifts, I got to see family, and I got to sleep in and stay up late. Some of the cool gifts I got were a new foosball table, a new trampoline, and more. Most of my family gave me money for Christmas which I used to buy a new iPod Touch! I also got to see lots of family over my Christmas break. My aunt, uncle and grandma came to my house to visit the week of Christmas. After Christmas my mom took me to visit more family in Texas. I got to see my grandfather and his family along with more aunts and uncles. I got to see my great grandma, too. Every day I was in Texas I didn't have to go to bed until midnight.

I hope your Christmas was as good as mine was. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! :)

Officer's Ushanka

Ushankas. I am inspired by them. I've heard about them. I love them. They're very good for a bleak climate, like Russia. That's where they're from. Some ushankas have ear flaps to keep your ears warm if your outside. You probably have seen ushankas before with the ear flaps down. I have a real Police Officer's Ushanka. Let me tell you the details about them. Some ushankas are made out of sheepskin, I believe. On the front of some ushankas, they might have a logo. If a ushanka is gray, it means it's a military personnel ushanka. If it's green, it is a camouflage ushanka. If it is blue it means it is a police officer ushanka, like mine. Let me tell you how I got mine. In 1990, my grandfather went on a mission trip to Russia and got the hat. Then for about 21 years it spent its time in the back of his closet. Then one day he decided to give it to me and my brother. After reading up on them and seeing them, I wanted to have my own. So, I was really excited to have one of my own.


If you ever heard of a game called Team Fortress 2, then you'll probably know about this. In team Fortress 2, my favorite class is Heavy Guy and he's Russian. When I saw a ushanka on top of his head, it looked awesome. Then, I thought that looked like a police hat, so I wanted it too. It was my dream and I realized it! (It came true.) It was my first hat. It was an actual Team Fortress 2-wise gift from my brother!

If you've never seen a ushanka before, this is me wearing one.

Ear flaps up:

Ear flaps down:

I hope you all have had a happy new year! :) :D :o)