An Interesting Christmas
1. The Flight to Cali: I was seated next to pleasant older gentleman who talked to me the ENTIRE flight. I did get a 30 minute reprise while he studied his Mandarin Chinese. Hands down one of the most interesting people I've ever met - teacher/researcher at the U, owns a resort in Hawaii, will be guest lecturing at a university in China, took a year sabbatical to Norway, divorced, daughter restores films and one of the leading opthamologists in the world... interesting to say the least.
4. Family: Made the rounds of visiting grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Highlight: My Grandmother who has cancer shaved her head and did it herself! She was tired of it falling out due to chemo. She looks so cute - a few nics here and there but overall she did a great job.
5. Intervention: Made the mistake of watching Intervention with my mother. It was about a girl was nuts because her mom never told her she loved her. My mom decided that she also has emotionally scarred us by not telling us she loved enough. Mom outright asked if she "had made our family dysfunctional?" I let her know she was making my dysfunctional by trying to make me answer that question. Then she got mad that I didn't give her a straight answer. Well... gotta love her.
6. Sarcasm: My parents have yet to grasp the concept of sarcasm. Talking on the phone and texting are illegal in California. Don't joke about it with my parents - it will become an issue and they are very passionate about it. Don't get me started on the Prop 8 craziness... there is a picture of samuel the lamanite on our fridge holding a yes on prop 8 sign, you know the picture (let me find it for you) ... yikes.
7. Home: I never thought that I would be happy to come back to Utah. I hate snow and that will never change. I love my family and Christmas was so fun, great food, cute ferrets and my puppy to cuddle with (she loved me!) It's good to be back - no Christmas miracles but that's okay, it was still a good year.
2. Christmas the day after Christmas: Nothing like extending the holidays for a few extra days of gift opening. I enjoyed it as did my family.
3. Movies: Saw 2 in 5 days. Ones I wouldn't normally see but they were free :) I saw Yes Man with Jim Carrey (who I dislike immensely). It was actually pretty funny and not the normal Carrey slapstick - I'd say about 85% genuine laughing, 10% lameness and 5% sentimental. Then I had the joy of seeing Marley and Me - a cute, down to earth real portrail of a family and their dog. Not gonna lie - I cried for the last 1/2 hour of the movie - it was suckily good.
4. Family: Made the rounds of visiting grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Highlight: My Grandmother who has cancer shaved her head and did it herself! She was tired of it falling out due to chemo. She looks so cute - a few nics here and there but overall she did a great job.
5. Intervention: Made the mistake of watching Intervention with my mother. It was about a girl was nuts because her mom never told her she loved her. My mom decided that she also has emotionally scarred us by not telling us she loved enough. Mom outright asked if she "had made our family dysfunctional?" I let her know she was making my dysfunctional by trying to make me answer that question. Then she got mad that I didn't give her a straight answer. Well... gotta love her.
6. Sarcasm: My parents have yet to grasp the concept of sarcasm. Talking on the phone and texting are illegal in California. Don't joke about it with my parents - it will become an issue and they are very passionate about it. Don't get me started on the Prop 8 craziness... there is a picture of samuel the lamanite on our fridge holding a yes on prop 8 sign, you know the picture (let me find it for you) ... yikes.
7. Home: I never thought that I would be happy to come back to Utah. I hate snow and that will never change. I love my family and Christmas was so fun, great food, cute ferrets and my puppy to cuddle with (she loved me!) It's good to be back - no Christmas miracles but that's okay, it was still a good year.
posted by The Rage at
12/31/2008 11:22:00 PM
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