Christmas Party = :s

So I have been home not quite 3 full days and so far it has been more stressful than relaxing. We had a Christmas party last night at my grandparents house which turned out to be pretty fun but the prep work was ridiculously stressful. Saturday was spent at my grandparents in an attempt to prepare the house for the party. Box after box was pulled down from the attic full of Christmas decorations. I am talking enough decorations to decorate 3 large houses. And of course my grandmother wants to cram all of it into their one (already very full) house. The day was supposed to be "relaxing" and "fun" but rather it was one filled with people complaining, talking loudly (i had forgotten how loud my family is) and throwing christmas decorations willy nilly around the house. Sunday mornning was not much better. We went to the church I grew up in (we left for Germany when i was 11). There is next to no one i remember there and the church itself has been so remodled it isn't even what i remember. It was time to pull out the smiling face of the missionary kid and greet all these people who either simply know me as a postcard on their refrigerator (does anyone else find that slightly creepy?) or names that I smile and say I vaguely remember you when the question is put to me. Finally that is over and we head 'home'. To the apartment that i have spent a handful of nights in and that makes me want to burst into tears when I walk into the kitchen for a glass of water and realize I have no idea where the cups are. After lunch, i curl up next to my mom and we watch a few tv shows (best part of the day so far :). Then back to the grandparents for a crazy afternoon of preparing food and last minute vacuuming. Then the party. It turned out to be almost worth the stress of the last few days. It was all old friends and little kids running around.
So that has been my first few days home. I am sincerely hoping it will get better and easier to live here, even if I don't feel at home.
Love you and miss you all!!!!! I do hope that your break so far has been less stressful than mine.
<3 Kailyn