How I spent my Christmas "vacation"
Dec. 28th, 2011 11:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eveglassUnlike years past, I did not have a true break for the holidays this year. Instead, I've got two 4.5-day weekends, the first of which just ended. Despite that, it was quite pleasant, consisting of many of my favorite holiday traditions. One of these is the Christmas Eve drive with my dad, brother, and boyfriend, in which we drive around looking at the pretty Christmas lights and listening to The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth, and then we go find somewhere that sells donuts. (A far easier proposition now than it was when I was a kid.)
Christmas Day was spent with Ian's family up in Laval. I took a preventative Benadryl, and while it knocked me out for a while, it worked as advertised: I was able to spend two five-hour stints in a house with two cats, with only minor discomfort. Yay! I gave out all my cookies, which seemed to go over quite well. (Ian's cousin Asha was very vocal about liking them; her favorites were the snickerdoodles.) Marc and I got a few presents as well: some throw blankets, a couple of tear-away day calendars, two heart-themed mugs, and a lovely sectioned serving platter. We also saw The Adventures of Tintin, which surprised me by being highly enjoyable and a great movie to get in the mood for playing 7th Sea.
Monday I spent the day conquering the pixelated world of Civ IV with Eric, and Tuesday I cooked for the week. (Something I sadly didn't do last week, and my wallet is lighter as a result.)
Also yesterday, I went with Marc to Alpenhaus to celebrate our five-year anniversary, which will be on New Year's. Tasty food, good company, actual wood-burning fire... life is good, my friends. Yes, it is.
And now I'm back at work for a 2.5-day week, and then I'll be on my second mini-vacation. I suppose I should actually attempt to get some work done, huh?
Christmas Day was spent with Ian's family up in Laval. I took a preventative Benadryl, and while it knocked me out for a while, it worked as advertised: I was able to spend two five-hour stints in a house with two cats, with only minor discomfort. Yay! I gave out all my cookies, which seemed to go over quite well. (Ian's cousin Asha was very vocal about liking them; her favorites were the snickerdoodles.) Marc and I got a few presents as well: some throw blankets, a couple of tear-away day calendars, two heart-themed mugs, and a lovely sectioned serving platter. We also saw The Adventures of Tintin, which surprised me by being highly enjoyable and a great movie to get in the mood for playing 7th Sea.
Monday I spent the day conquering the pixelated world of Civ IV with Eric, and Tuesday I cooked for the week. (Something I sadly didn't do last week, and my wallet is lighter as a result.)
Also yesterday, I went with Marc to Alpenhaus to celebrate our five-year anniversary, which will be on New Year's. Tasty food, good company, actual wood-burning fire... life is good, my friends. Yes, it is.
And now I'm back at work for a 2.5-day week, and then I'll be on my second mini-vacation. I suppose I should actually attempt to get some work done, huh?
