Christmas in Review
It has come and now it is almost done. I remember, as a child, all the buildup and excitement that came with Christmas time and it's funny how I don't feel that anymore. Not to sound totally materialistic, but I miss getting all the loot and even giving it out, but I realize that the gifts aren't that important at all. Honestly, I enjoyed the simple pleasure of being with my family, talking to them about simple things and having conversations that don't really add up to much. It's just nice to exist with them and know that they love me and accept me, even though I have long hair and chose to wear shorts with my new boots (not cowboy style) in the cold weather. It's good to be around people who still love you despite your poor fashion sense.
This was a quiet Christmas. My mother did her somewhat traditional brunch, my grandfather on my dad's side and my grandparents on my mom's side were there, my aunt, uncle and cousin also attended, so we had a small, but substantial group. These folks more or less make up the immediately accessible family, there are others, but they tend to be a bit allusive…and well, they're weird so we get on just fine with out them :-)
I didn't get up till about 8:00, received my two presents of The Guinness Book of World Records 2005, which I'm a little puzzled as to why I received, but it was an interesting surprise, and the Star Wars Trilogy on DVD. I admit that I'm quite pleased with that, in fact, I spent all day watching them back-to-back…well, I slept through most of it, but when you know them so well you don't miss much.
We just finished up dinner at my aunt's house, we had non-traditional Tex-Mex food and it was really good! I ate way too much, something I rarely do now-a-days, but enjoyed doing never-the-less. Some may scorn us for not having turkey and what-not, but I personally didn't miss it a bit…besides, we're in Texas, it somehow seems more appropriate to have enchiladas!
So that's it, nothing earth shattering or, really, very interesting. We're leaving tomorrow for our vacation to the Grand Canyon and I won't be back until after the first of the New Year. I've been questioning the wisdom of signing up to go on an extended vacation with my parents and my fifteen-year-old cousin, but I'm committed to it now. They always say you shouldn't make snap decisions when going through a life changing situation, such as divorce, so god help me get through this. I'm mostly joking, it should be a good time and I'll have my wise and ancient Mac laptop, so I'll be able to reach out and blog, check email and just feel civilized during this hiatus; albeit at a stunning 28.8bps pace.
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and got tons of great loot!
Missing Jane