I have a great confidence in the revelations which holidays bring forth.
- Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Okay so it's been a while so here's the holiday update.
1. To celebrate my two weeks off of work we went to Disneyland on December 21st. It was the last day of our passes before they blacked out for the rest of the year. We went to Disneyland 25 times over the year. I never thought I would like going but now I like to go more than Mary.
2. On Saturday we went to Mary's mom's house. We had a great weekend and took all six cats down with us. It was nice. I got my first pedicure. Mary censored the next line of my blog so I just changed it to this...so blame her that the whole flow of the blog is thrown off. The pedicure was nice. Then we got to go shopping for our own Christmas presents from Mary's brother Mark. It was rad he said how much we could spend and turned us loose in Target. On Christmas day we got up late and opened a lot of presents which is always nice for me because I never had extravagant Christmases as a kid. Mary's mom likes to spoil me.
3. Following a great time with Mary's family we flew up to Sacramento to see our friends Mark and Lisa. It was the first time we have been able to see their new home. They were gracious enough to open their home to us because we decided to take a year off from my family. We had such a great time with Mark and Lisa. The first night we went out and drove through a neighborhood of really cool Christmas lights. They convinced their HOA to keep the jacuzzi open an extra week so we could use it. We also got to go up to Truckee and do some sledding. It was pretty fun but my butt was killing me because some of the sled runs were kind of hard and icy. On the way beck to their place we went out to a fondue place. After dinner it was snowing. It was so cool. Although then I had to drive down the mountain in the snow which was a little nerve racking. It was a great time and I am so thankful to Mark and Lisa for opening their home to us.
4. After we left Mark and Lisa we flew back down south. There was a party at Mary Aunt and Uncle's house because Mary's cousin and her new baby were in town. A lot of Mary's side of the family was there. We had a fun time playing her brother's Wii.
5. We spent the next two days trying to do an insanely crazy 3-D puzzle with Mary's mom, aunt, and uncle. It was so hard to do because the colors change depending on how the light hits the pieces. When it was done it was a good feeling of accomplishment.
6. We came back home on the 30th. when Mary woke up on the 31st she had an email. It seems my sister's dumbass husband had been harassing one of her friends with inappropriate and graphic sexual emails and text messages. He is such a total loser. My sister is nutttier than squirrel poop for staying with his sorry ass. My most fervent prayer is that they do not have a kid. My number two most fervent prayer is that my sister does not contract some STD from this loser. OK back to the good times.
7. On new year's eve our friends Greg and Michelle came over to our house with their two daughters. Their kids are so cute. The next day we all went to Disneyland and had a blast.
8. I went to Disneyland a couple more times then Mark and Lisa came to stay with us for a couple days. We went back to Disneyland. I discovered two important things. First, there is enough leg room for me to go on California Screaming. I went with Mark and Lisa and then went back later in the rain and rode it 3 times in a row. the second thing I learned is that there is not enough leg room on Space Mountain for me. Although I went on it I thought I was going to die from the pain.
9. Our anniversary was when Mark and Lisa were here. We went to dinner at the Blue Bayou in Disneyland. It's the restaurant that is inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. It was a fun time. After dinner Mark and Lisa met us at Disneyland and we played in the rain at Disneyland.
10. We got a new TV because I finished my Master's. Come over and watch a game because I got the HD hook up too. Here's a picture.
All in all I'd give my break a 9 out of 10. Only marked down because of my sister and her loser husband.
