You guys! It’s Christmas Eve, EVE! I just got inside from vacuuming out my car with a little car vac I got for Christmas earlier this week – its gold, and it has little attachments so you can get every nook and cranny, and it even has a pressure gauge so you can air up your tires!
You see, I celebrated my Christmas on Wednesday, when my mom was in town. She got in late Friday night, and we did a whirlwind of Christmas activities, despite it being bitterly cold in Austin. She helped me with some last minute gifts, we stomped down Austin’s Trail of Lights, saw a hockey game, ate Vietnamese food (yummm), saw “La La Land” (more on this later), and watched several Christmas movies.
She had to leave yesterday, so we had our traditional Christmas Wednesday, so now I’m left “playing” with my Christmas loot – like a car vacuum, eyeing my new collection of glass tupperware, and eating bags of sour gummy cat heads. Because that’s what Christmas is all about, right?
I haven’t decided how I’ll spend ACTUAL Christmas day yet, although I have tons of food in my fridge + a few bottles of wine, so I may just get boozed and allow myself to watch one more round of Christmas flicks before I put them away for the year. I do have some gifts from friends that I have yet to open, so I have that going for me.
I don’t have to be back at work until Tuesday, so I’m really looking forward to a few more days of rest and random scheduling – I took a nap yesterday and have already taken one today! It’s all the same things I enjoyed about Christmas break as a kid, really.
I have a small to-do list – some are chores, and some are things like “Read the 2 books on my counter before they’re due back to the library on the 27th”. Whoops!
What are you guys planning to do over the holiday? Whatever it is, I truly hope you get the Christmas (or Hannukah) you’ve been dreaming about this year. I know we could all use some happy times, and probably some laughter, and even a little rest. So, may all of those things come your way + some cool gifts, because even though that’s not the reason for the season, it sure doesn’t hurt!
Happy Holidays, everyone!
And yes, I’ll be right back to regular posting on Monday, although I’m 99% sure “Mariah’s World” isn’t airing Sunday night, I know I’ll have something else to blog about. See you then!
The Bitter Lemon 