"Wake up Dan! It's time for OGDTBCIJE day two!" Phil shook me awake.
"Phil, can you not?" I groaned as I opened my eyes. I groaned again when my vision adjusted to tell me that it was currently eight in the morning. "Why the hell are you waking me up at eight in the morning?"
"Because we need to get up early so that we can fit in as much as we possibly can into OGDTBCIJE day two as humanly possible!" Phil somehow had the energy to jump up and down. "Now, put on your Christmas sweater and let's get going already!"
"I have no idea where you even get that energy from." I muttered as Phil ran out of my room. I stood up and stretched before I rubbed sleep out of my eyes. I started getting dressed a moment later.

"I got your cereal ready!" Phil pointed to a bowl that was sitting on the table. "I figured that I would save the precious time it would've taken you to make your own bowl of cereal. I mean, I would've just eaten it straight from the box but to each their own I suppose." He shrugged and placed his right hand in the box and emerged with a handful on cereal a moment later. He opened his mouth and shoveled the cereal inside a moment later.
"Philip Michael Lester, you are something else." I laughed before I took the first bite of my cereal. "Has anyone ever told you that?"
"Tons of people!" Phil spoke with a mouthful of cereal.
I rolled my eyes and smiled.

*****

"Does this place seem familiar to you Dan?"
"Yes Phil, it's Starbucks. We visit here quite frequently."
"Indeed but it was also a part of OGDTBCE, remember?"
"Yes Phil, I remember."
"Good! Now, come on! I have a special surprise waiting for you!"

"How the hell did you manage to order the Christmas drinks?" I sat down across from him at a table that was near the window, just how we liked it. "They don't even sell these at this time of year."
"Let's just say that I know this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy..." Phil paused in order to draw in a breath. "Who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy's cousin-"
"How much longer does this go on for Phil?" I was holding back laughter as I spoke.
"It doesn't even go on anymore. I literally was just waiting for you to interrupt me."
"Damn, I could've made you talk to death." I laughed a little.
"That's not very nice of you." Phil pretended to pout as he placed both hands around his drink. "In all seriousness, I paid extra and had these drinks made special just for the two of us in order to celebrate OGDTBCIJE day two."
"You're the best. Have I ever told you that?" I asked him right before I sipped my drink.
Phil looked up at the ceiling as he thought for a moment. "No, I really don't think that you have. Can you tell me that I'm the best please?"
I laughed. "You're such a dork."
"But I'm your dork." Phil grinned as he adjusted his glasses.
"That's absolutely correct."

*****

"Okay, now that we've been basic and had Starbucks, it's time to move on to the next activity of OGDTBCIJE day two!" Phil and I were holding hands and he was swinging our arms up and down in excitement. "I'm pumped. Are you pumped Dan?"
"I'm totally pumped Phil!" I wasn't faking my enthusiasm either. I genuinely was excited to see what Phil had planned for us to do next.
"Well Dan, in order to engage in the second activity of OGDTBCIJE day two, we must first make our way to the park!"
Before I could even respond to his statement, he was already running. Since his hand was linked with mine, I was forced to run too. Hopefully whatever awaited me at the park would be worth all this running.

*****

"It's now a time for a throwback to OGDTBCE!" Phil smiled as we arrived at the park. I immediately noticed that he had somehow managed to create the day we had had a snowball fight in the park with fake snow. "It's time for a snowball fight! But this time, it's going to be an artificial snowball fight since it doesn't actually snow in London when it's July. But that's okay, I've worked around it. He walked over to a small fort that he had pre-made. "In order to make things fair, I've made the two of us forts that are the exact same size. And I do mean the exact same size. I really took my time measuring both of these."
"Sheesh, when on earth did you sleep?" I went over to my fort and saw that Phil had even left some pre-made snowballs.
"I haven't slept a wink since you got home!" Despite that, he was still moving around as if that drink at Starbucks had really been three or so cups of coffee. "I'm nowhere near tired!" He's going to wake everyone up if he keeps yelling like that.
"Come on Dan! Let's get this artificial snowball fight underway!"
I laughed and shook my head as I carefully picked up the snowball. Despite how carefully I picked up the snowball, it still fell apart.
"No!" Phil let out a cry as his snowball fell apart. "Why do you do this to me?!"
I smiled as I suddenly got an idea. "Phil, can you come over here please?"
Phil ran over to me and I still wondered how the hell he had this much energy despite not sleeping for quite a long time. "What do you want Dan?"
At that moment, I grabbed the artificial snow and started throwing it all over him.
"Dan! What are you doing?!" Phil cried as I continued to pile the fake snow on top of him.
"Well, we can't have a snowball fight so I thought that I would resort to this." I laughed.
"Fine! Two can play it that game!" He bent down and started doing what I was currently doing to him to me.
"You should know that I'm going to win Phil!" I piled the snow onto him faster.

*****

"Okay Dan, I think it's a draw." The two of us were basically covered head to toe in the artificial snow.
"Yeah, I agree." I tried brushing away some of it. "What's activity three of OGDTBCIJE day two?"
Phil let out a long yawn. "Well-"
"Okay, activity three of OGDTBCIJE day two is now we go home and take a nap." I picked him up bridal style before he could run away and protest. "You need sleep my darling."
"Dan, I'm not-" He was cut off by another long yawn.
"Don't sit there and tell me you aren't tired." I looked down at him and saw that bags had formed underneath his eyes. "You've yawned twice and I can even see bags underneath your eyes."
Phil groaned. "I don't wanna sleep though!"

*****

"Dan, can you sing and play me the song?" Phil asked me as I tucked him into bed.
I smiled. "Of course Phil. Close your eyes and just listen."
"Okay!" He moved a bit in excitement as he closed his eyes.
I sat down at the piano and began playing.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas...