hummer010: Congratulations and Merry Christmas AcidFlux. That's a great story to hear, especially at this time of the year.
I'll be in for the Guild 2.
First , I'm going to be a pain in your ass, and then I'm going to elaborate on my response a bit :)
The pain in the ass part - I'd like to change the game I'm in for to The Guild Gold. Based on a conversation in the Promo thread, there's no reason to have Guild 2 if you have Guild 2: Renaissance, and I've already bought Renaissance.
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Weekends are traditionally my "family time", as a result I don't get on the internet a whole lot over the weekends, and I do miss threads. I greatly appreciate the personal invitation to join this giveaway, and this conversation, which I may have otherwise missed. My wife works part time, so she gets quite a bit of one-on-one time with our son. I do work quite a bit, so I make an extra effort to spend lots of time with him on the weekend. I can't imagine what I would do, or feel like if I lost that opportunity to have my time with him. I'm very happy for you that you are getting such a special holiday. There really isn't a better time to spend with your family than Christmas. I hope you all have a great holiday together.
Also, kudos to you for the bravery in posting your story - that probably wasn't an easy thing to share.