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Lets do a quicky Xmas update.
So I went home for Xmas. I have to say in the begining I wasn't that excited. I mean, I wanted to see people, but there's that whole hoo-ha of geting there that is a pain in the ass. And once yer there its none the better. All the driving, packing and unpacking, more flying (all the hassle that goes with that), lugging suitcases back and forth. Its a headache to say the least.
But the flight over wasn't to bad. I got all exit rows so I had enough room. And the guy next to me and his wife had just adopted a baby from China so he was up and down a hundred times so it was like he wasn't there at all. Plus the baby was cute.
I got to Pittsburgh ok, with only a 2 hr delay in Detroit (the bottomless pit). No one knew I was comming except except my mom and my Aunt Francis. So I got to surprise everyone. My Aunt and Uncle picked me up at the airport and we went to my Grandparents house. They were so surprised. It was really fun. My parents were in the process in driving up from S. Carolina so when tey got there at like 4:30 in the morning my mom woke me up and I went down to the car and surprised my Dad. He was really happy to see me. He's had a really shitty year so it was good news for him I guess.
Anyhow, I spent a few days at my grandparents house with the family. It was a lot of hard work but it was kind fun. I like doing domestic things. My Dad, the chef, had double knee surgury and needed a lot of care. So it was me and Grandma manning the kitchen. We baked for 72 hours straight, lol. And used 72 eggs in the process! The people at the grocery started looking at me like I was up to something. I came in every 6 hours or so and bought dozens of eggs each time. Christmas went well. I got lots of books I wanted from my parents, some money, and other nice things. We had a big Xmas eve party, which was nice. But i was saddled with my little cousin Jacob the whole time. I mean he's 4. And there is just one of him so I didn't mind. Hell he's my target audience. :) He's usually a little wild but he's very smart and surprisingly well spoken despite of his misuse of the word "her" here he should say "she". :P So he and I played, read books, and I taught him to do dishes, much to everyone surprise. The quote of the day from that one goes like this:
Family members: Wow, she's so good with kids! We can't believe it. blah blah
My Mom: I know right, and you all thought I didn't know what I was doing. (referencing her no nonesense parenting style.)
Regardless it wasn't that big of a deal but I was happy to make my Mom proud. Not many thought I would turn out to be the good Grandchild. lol
After that we drove back to my parents house in S Carolina. It was a nice drive. I didn't want my Grandparents driving, for obvious reasons, its ten hours in a car. My Grandpa had double knee replacement and my Grandma almost lost he leg to circulation issues twice. So I bought them, and my Grandma's sister from Arizona, plane tickets to come to my parents house and stay for a few weeks. That way my Grandma's other sister could drive up from her home in GA for a little sisterly reunion.
I had never been to my parents house even though they bought it two years ago. It was really lovely. So big and spacious and well decorated with stuff from all of their travels abroad and mine. Mostly I did a lot of errand running, taking the girls to the stores and sales, cleaning up the house and so on. My Mom had to work somedays so it had to get done. My Dad on the outs and everyone else in their late 70's-80's. But it was a good time regardless. My Dad fought with my Mom some, which was unpleasant, he's such a pain baby. Can't take even an ounce, I swear. But over all, it was good.
Then I flew up to Ohio and stayed with Dan and Lauren for a few days. It was fun but poorly planned on my part. I didn't get as much done as I wanted. I was poor and tired by that point and missing home so I guess I lacked motivation in some aspects I guess. But, seeing Lauren and Dan was great. Full of strange deja vu...but thats a whole other story. I missed seeing Joyce! Which sucked, but I ran out of time. I was also too poor to get a new tattoo or go to our faithful psychic. So there were some disapointments there too, but again, poor planning both financially and schedule wise on my part.
Again, I feel like my lack of pre-trip enthusiasm had a hand in my poor planning. I did get some cute new clothes and an excellent fluffy robe.
So I wouldn't call it a wash, but I wouldn't call it a complete success either really. It was about 60/40. Which is pretty good I think. ^^ Oh! Lauren and I did go to the Jewish Museum in Beachwood when we were on the eastside delivering presents to Candice's house. It was really disturbing, yet really interesting. They had a special exhibit on the eugenics experiments during Nazi Germany.
It was fun to kick back with Lauren. A little shopping, eating, watching movies, and so on.
I don't know when I'll get back again. Maybe next summer....maybe. I'm not sure. Its just so expensive, lol. All the time I have vacation its high season! But, I do feel a little compelled, I feel like I don't know how much time I have with my Grandparents. They are actually doing really well, and are both quite healthy all condsidering. But still, I worry. I don't know exactly. It would only be a week though. So again, all that money, so little time. Hm, inner conflict.
Moving on, it was a pretty good Christmas. I got to see people, do stuff, eat a lot, and shop. All of that it good. Everyone I got to see is healthy and making it in one respect or another, so that great too.
I felt strange the whole time I was home. No one asked about it so I guess it wasn't obvious. I guess I'm still working through it. Oh well. As you can see by all this rambling, its hard to explain.
Hope you all had a good holiday. :)
Lets do a quicky Xmas update.
So I went home for Xmas. I have to say in the begining I wasn't that excited. I mean, I wanted to see people, but there's that whole hoo-ha of geting there that is a pain in the ass. And once yer there its none the better. All the driving, packing and unpacking, more flying (all the hassle that goes with that), lugging suitcases back and forth. Its a headache to say the least.
But the flight over wasn't to bad. I got all exit rows so I had enough room. And the guy next to me and his wife had just adopted a baby from China so he was up and down a hundred times so it was like he wasn't there at all. Plus the baby was cute.
I got to Pittsburgh ok, with only a 2 hr delay in Detroit (the bottomless pit). No one knew I was comming except except my mom and my Aunt Francis. So I got to surprise everyone. My Aunt and Uncle picked me up at the airport and we went to my Grandparents house. They were so surprised. It was really fun. My parents were in the process in driving up from S. Carolina so when tey got there at like 4:30 in the morning my mom woke me up and I went down to the car and surprised my Dad. He was really happy to see me. He's had a really shitty year so it was good news for him I guess.
Anyhow, I spent a few days at my grandparents house with the family. It was a lot of hard work but it was kind fun. I like doing domestic things. My Dad, the chef, had double knee surgury and needed a lot of care. So it was me and Grandma manning the kitchen. We baked for 72 hours straight, lol. And used 72 eggs in the process! The people at the grocery started looking at me like I was up to something. I came in every 6 hours or so and bought dozens of eggs each time. Christmas went well. I got lots of books I wanted from my parents, some money, and other nice things. We had a big Xmas eve party, which was nice. But i was saddled with my little cousin Jacob the whole time. I mean he's 4. And there is just one of him so I didn't mind. Hell he's my target audience. :) He's usually a little wild but he's very smart and surprisingly well spoken despite of his misuse of the word "her" here he should say "she". :P So he and I played, read books, and I taught him to do dishes, much to everyone surprise. The quote of the day from that one goes like this:
Family members: Wow, she's so good with kids! We can't believe it. blah blah
My Mom: I know right, and you all thought I didn't know what I was doing. (referencing her no nonesense parenting style.)
Regardless it wasn't that big of a deal but I was happy to make my Mom proud. Not many thought I would turn out to be the good Grandchild. lol
After that we drove back to my parents house in S Carolina. It was a nice drive. I didn't want my Grandparents driving, for obvious reasons, its ten hours in a car. My Grandpa had double knee replacement and my Grandma almost lost he leg to circulation issues twice. So I bought them, and my Grandma's sister from Arizona, plane tickets to come to my parents house and stay for a few weeks. That way my Grandma's other sister could drive up from her home in GA for a little sisterly reunion.
I had never been to my parents house even though they bought it two years ago. It was really lovely. So big and spacious and well decorated with stuff from all of their travels abroad and mine. Mostly I did a lot of errand running, taking the girls to the stores and sales, cleaning up the house and so on. My Mom had to work somedays so it had to get done. My Dad on the outs and everyone else in their late 70's-80's. But it was a good time regardless. My Dad fought with my Mom some, which was unpleasant, he's such a pain baby. Can't take even an ounce, I swear. But over all, it was good.
Then I flew up to Ohio and stayed with Dan and Lauren for a few days. It was fun but poorly planned on my part. I didn't get as much done as I wanted. I was poor and tired by that point and missing home so I guess I lacked motivation in some aspects I guess. But, seeing Lauren and Dan was great. Full of strange deja vu...but thats a whole other story. I missed seeing Joyce! Which sucked, but I ran out of time. I was also too poor to get a new tattoo or go to our faithful psychic. So there were some disapointments there too, but again, poor planning both financially and schedule wise on my part.
Again, I feel like my lack of pre-trip enthusiasm had a hand in my poor planning. I did get some cute new clothes and an excellent fluffy robe.
So I wouldn't call it a wash, but I wouldn't call it a complete success either really. It was about 60/40. Which is pretty good I think. ^^ Oh! Lauren and I did go to the Jewish Museum in Beachwood when we were on the eastside delivering presents to Candice's house. It was really disturbing, yet really interesting. They had a special exhibit on the eugenics experiments during Nazi Germany.
It was fun to kick back with Lauren. A little shopping, eating, watching movies, and so on.
I don't know when I'll get back again. Maybe next summer....maybe. I'm not sure. Its just so expensive, lol. All the time I have vacation its high season! But, I do feel a little compelled, I feel like I don't know how much time I have with my Grandparents. They are actually doing really well, and are both quite healthy all condsidering. But still, I worry. I don't know exactly. It would only be a week though. So again, all that money, so little time. Hm, inner conflict.
Moving on, it was a pretty good Christmas. I got to see people, do stuff, eat a lot, and shop. All of that it good. Everyone I got to see is healthy and making it in one respect or another, so that great too.
I felt strange the whole time I was home. No one asked about it so I guess it wasn't obvious. I guess I'm still working through it. Oh well. As you can see by all this rambling, its hard to explain.
Hope you all had a good holiday. :)