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Just some holiday odds and ends before I head out of town next week...
Although I think I'm pretty good at decorating
Christmas trees (notice that I said pretty good, not great), I've come
to realize that I have one major area of deficiency. I guess you could
call it my Achilles' Heel of Christmas Tree Decorating. It's the
garland. I simply cannot hang garland on a tree. I'm okay with the
lights, okay with the ornaments, and okay with the silly star or angel
or whatever on the top, but garland just kills me. Every time, every
year. I can't do it. And I have no idea why...
My
stocking was the only one out of the three hanging above the fireplace
that didn't have anything in it (I had already filled Beth's stocking
and Luke's stocking with diamonds, jewels, and Snausages). I finally got
tired of walking by and seeing that slack little thing just hanging
there, so I filled it with wadded up newspaper. It made me feel much
better... It's
been an Oddly Quiet December 'round here. Beth was out of town on
business for the first three weeks of the month, so I pretty much had to
do all of the shopping, decorating, and merry-making by myself. Yeah, it
was a bit on the lonely side, but I spent a lot of quality time chatting
with the dog. And since we're not heading off to see family until the
day after Christmas, we'll be spending the Christmas weekend by
ourselves. Beth's gonna cook up a nice big spread on Christmas Day--just
for the two of us...
And speaking of quietness, I think we've
decided on what we're doing for New Year's Eve this year. We're going to
do absolutely nothing. We're gonna stay home, turn on some good music,
maybe play a little Battleship, and fill up the dog's bowl with
champagne (ok, maybe not that last one). Barney had invited us to go out
to a nice dinner with him and his wife and a few other couples, but I
think we're just going to low-key it this year. It should be a nice
little change from my drunken nights of yore...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone. |
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