If I listed everything I should have done this morning, should be doing right now, or should do really soon, it would be much too long, boring, and depressing.
I have given up on the gym. I was too tired this morning and the cold weather is getting to me. Not to mention I'm still battling a stuffy nose. It's my vacation after all. Right? My abs haven't turned to mush yet and last time I went to the gym I could still do my normal work out. We'll see.
Today is Christmas Eve Eve. Every Christmas season, I am really counting down until today. Today marks the beginning of Taillon family tradition. Today we always go to Dairy Queen -and it has to be the one on South 14th/US 277 - for dinner. We have done this every year we have lived in Abilene. Generally we go for dinner and then go to Christmas Lane at the Abilene State School, but this year we have to go for a late lunch because Keith is working 4p-1a at JCP. Maybe we won't get to Christmas Lane this year. Hm.
Tomorrow on Christmas Eve we always go to Red Lobster for a late lunch. See, it's tradition in Italian families (I'm 1/4, Mom is 1/2) to eat seafood on Christmas Eve and Red Lobster is the closest we can get in the middle of West Texas. And then, suddenly, it's Christmas morning. On Christmas morning we open some presents then break to make cinnamon rolls and yeast rolls and hot chocolate for breakfast. After we finish with the gift unwrapping, we start getting our big Italian feast ready. Mom is making sauce again this year - and if I'm smart I'll be hands on helping so it will rub off on me - which will get added to chicken parm and spaghetti. We love us some good Italian food!!
I checked the weather before this and it's looking like a Sunday morning departure (at the crack of dawn) is going to work out. As of right now there shouldn't be any rain or precipitation of any kind that day. I'll be dealing with holiday traffic, but I'm hoping to get out of here early enough and get through DFW early enough. Once you get through DFW, you're kind of home free.
I know Mom is sad to see me leave again, but, honestly, I'm almost ready to get there and get this whole thing over with. I vow to enjoy Christmas before I start freaking out about everything else I have going on. Once Christmas is over, tho, I'll be ready to muscle through getting back to LA, doing a ton of shopping/cleaning/organizing, entertaining the in-laws, and witnessing the return of my husband who I haven't seen in almost 8 months by then.
Perhaps I'll write a blog soon about my fears and concerns surrounding Brian's homecoming.
I think Tiny is hungry and I should jump in the shower before Jana shows up around noon.
S.
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