Christmas 2009

Whew! The holidays are almost over. Just yesterday morning – around 1am – Mari and I arrived home from our whirlwind christmas trip. We left on the 23rd and drove 975 miles to Burlington, VT. Here we spent most of our time hanging out with family and friends, eating, drinking, and just plain relaxing.

It was really good seeing everyone and I wish we were closer so that we could hang out more often. Gertie is getting to be a small person and Ira might even remember me the next time our paths cross. Aili and Jason are doing well, and even if she wanted to, there's no way Aili could hide the fact that she's preggers. That's going to be an exciting journey and if I prayed, my prayers would be with them. Andy, Ene, Bill, and Deena are as generous as ever and easy going as ever. I really lucked out with my in-laws... I could have done a lot worse.

In other news... Tiu and Ed and Mari's aunt Kadi made the trip over from New York. They brought with them a Wii which turned out to be a holiday hit. It was a ton of fun watching all the women box in the living room.

Eventually, we had to leave, and we decided to break up the trip by visiting my parents in lower Michigan. It was only 13 hours from Burlington to Jackson... no problem. Once there though we didn't have much time. We arrived late and got on the road the next day around 3:00. It was good to see them. I just wish we could have spent a little more time there. I feel bad because we missed out on Thanksgiving in Arizona, and then to not be able to spend much time with them at Christmas just kinda tweaked me. Some years things just don't work out.

So above is a photo gallery from the trip.

Happy New Year!