iSaint said:KIDS!!! ... take pictures of them ...
CanadaRAM said:My strategy was to beg off yet another dinner and watch college football, which I hadn't done for 25 years. Saw a couple of good games - USC-UCLA tied up in the last 11 seconds and then double overtime. Wow.
Yeah - sorry for the spoiler. It's going to be a great game.pseudobrit said:USC-UCLA?
Are you posting from two weeks in the future?
I think the two go hand in hand.iGary said:Well then I'll either plow through an assload of wine or be really good at Applescript by the end of the week. Haven't decided on a backup plan.
I hate the holidays.![]()
iGary said:...I had a nice time with my "new" family, watching packs of deer run by in the snow, drinking wine by the fire and retreating from the madness to my room every now and then.
Glad you had a good one, iGary. What you describe is pretty much what I miss and would look forward to having. Snow, going to a football game, surrounded by the welcomed frenzy of kids and fun, with a place to retreat from it when you needed it.iGary said:Well...
Blizzard conditions driving back to Baltimore for my nephew's football game at Raven's Stadium.
Honestly, I didn't miss my computer at all. I had a nice time with my "new" family, watching packs of deer run by in the snow, drinking wine by the fire and retreating from the madness to my room every now and then..
Chundles said:I love family Christmas get togethers, not all of us can make it but they're generally good. Cold cuts, vegies, salads etc with pudding at my nan's followed by days of leftover ham sandwiches and chocolates. Then freshly caught seafood and more cold meats etc with Dad's side of the family, normally at some beach side park a few weeks later in January.
Both of them punctuated by cricket on the TV/radio/internet.
Gold. Love a long hot Christmas - so long as it's not a long, hot, smoky, ashy, embery, scary Christmas like it was a few years back.
Glad to see all went well, so nice to hear white Christmas descriptions from our northern hemisphere friends. I've done hot and cold and I like them both I think. Had more scorching hot Chrissies though.
iGary said:Felt strange and kinda sad without dad there this year, and I'm kinda lonely now with everyone gone, but it was one of the better Thanksgivings in a good while.
Applespider said:Very glad to hear that you did have a good time. Are you back there for Christmas?