Afterward, we began our day of driving, with the first stop at Tawnya's parents for feasting and opening more presents. It turned out to be a great stop, my sister and brother-in-law got me a half-pint of Jack Daniels, which we quickly opened and passed around. It was "gone in 60 seconds."
We left at around 3:30 and dropped our son Danny off at Dan's. (one of "the others") Then it was on to Columbia to drop Courtney off at her Mom's and drove to Warsaw to take my Mom home. We covered almost 600 miles in 10 hours, with only one small delay... a run-in with a Pettis county highway patrol officer who graciously issued us nothing more than a Merry Christmas, and wishes for a safe SLOWER trip. We finally got home at about 1 am and lapsed into a coma until 9 this morning.
Our Christmas day is starting with a fire in the hearth room, a good breakfast/coffee and watching the travel channel for ideas. Soon we'll call family and spread merriment, then go to Rick & Robins for food and drinks. Tonight we'll head to the chinese restaurant and pig out with Gary, Mike & Paula.
Side note: during dinner, Dr. Mike and I will plan our next idea to make a million, which we'll later agree would never work anyway.
I'm hoping that I can spend the wee hours of the morning as Christmas passes, in the backyard under the stars with my wife and some hot chocolate. I'm sure we'll talk about how next year maybe WE can have the kids on Christmas... about how next years gifts will be more creative and less expensive... and we'll probably lament about how Christmas has been distorted into a barely recognizable ghost of its former self.
Then we'll toast and go to bed.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, whoever and wherever you are... and may you have a blessed 2005!
1 comment:
Nice to hear the thoughts on the Holiday, and equally as nice to hear that you have the same thoughts as we did at my house...although this year, for the first time in over 10 years, we DID have all three kids, together with the Grandparents, on Christmas Day. Sometimes it truly is the small stuff that matters.
Hey--if your Mom ever needs anything, you know I'm closer than you are, AND--ya owe me for the good word I put in for you here in Pettis County with the Highway Patrol.
Happy Holidays.
Ken
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