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Ten years ago, I remember sitting at this desk for hours on end, chatting with echoxstar all hours of the night, and thinking I was a total computer geek and cool and happy as a clam so long as mom didn't catch me online at midnight (which she often did). The computer actually seemed fast back then.
It's a different computer now, but Mom still has dial-up, and after years of broadband, I am ready to gouge my eyes out watching the painfully slow progress of pages loading.
Thanksgiving was...tense. Very tense. I tried to keep in mind how nice it was to see Gram and Uncle Phil, but I was counting the hours and clutching my blackberry like it was a lifeline to sanity. I must be a horrible person. Of course I love my family, but I sure wish they got along better. We are a rediculously small family, and it would be nice if the few times a year that we are all in the same room, it was happy and fun. There's only four of us. There were some funny moments, my Uncle has a hysterical sense of humor, but I can't say that the entire thing was full of good feelings and happiness.
That's too bad, too, because isn't that what Thanksgiving is supposed to be about? I admit to being a little jealous of all my friends that I spoke to yesterday, hearing about their nice days with their big, happy, laughing families. Sometimes I wonder what that is like. My Thanksgiving was very stark, and as soon as the last piece of pie was eaten (my pie did come out well, yay), out the door we went. That made me sad. It's no one person's fault that it wasn't a particularly lovely day, and maybe that is the worst part of all.
But...it is what it is, and I was still happy to see them, even if it wasn't exactly...joyful. When it comes down to it, they are my family, for better or for worse. I'm going back to DC tonight after dinner, because it is easier to drive at night (trip goes from 8+ hours to 6 with no traffic), and because I am a bit panicky about being away from the office for 4 days with some huge projects coming up. I will be working this weekend for sure. I can't wait to give Sonic a big hug and lots of peppermints...I missed my big handsome boy.
Going to see Erin for brunch today, that will be awesome...I miss her something awful.
So...Happy Thanksgiving a day late, folks. I hope you all had nice holidays, or at least decent ones, and enjoyed your time with your families.
It's a different computer now, but Mom still has dial-up, and after years of broadband, I am ready to gouge my eyes out watching the painfully slow progress of pages loading.
Thanksgiving was...tense. Very tense. I tried to keep in mind how nice it was to see Gram and Uncle Phil, but I was counting the hours and clutching my blackberry like it was a lifeline to sanity. I must be a horrible person. Of course I love my family, but I sure wish they got along better. We are a rediculously small family, and it would be nice if the few times a year that we are all in the same room, it was happy and fun. There's only four of us. There were some funny moments, my Uncle has a hysterical sense of humor, but I can't say that the entire thing was full of good feelings and happiness.
That's too bad, too, because isn't that what Thanksgiving is supposed to be about? I admit to being a little jealous of all my friends that I spoke to yesterday, hearing about their nice days with their big, happy, laughing families. Sometimes I wonder what that is like. My Thanksgiving was very stark, and as soon as the last piece of pie was eaten (my pie did come out well, yay), out the door we went. That made me sad. It's no one person's fault that it wasn't a particularly lovely day, and maybe that is the worst part of all.
But...it is what it is, and I was still happy to see them, even if it wasn't exactly...joyful. When it comes down to it, they are my family, for better or for worse. I'm going back to DC tonight after dinner, because it is easier to drive at night (trip goes from 8+ hours to 6 with no traffic), and because I am a bit panicky about being away from the office for 4 days with some huge projects coming up. I will be working this weekend for sure. I can't wait to give Sonic a big hug and lots of peppermints...I missed my big handsome boy.
Going to see Erin for brunch today, that will be awesome...I miss her something awful.
So...Happy Thanksgiving a day late, folks. I hope you all had nice holidays, or at least decent ones, and enjoyed your time with your families.