Mom & I are watching the Giants/Minnesota game, and she sees a commercial for a TV show that looks good. The commercial ends, and Mom is trying to remember what day it starts.
Mom: "Bonnie, did you get the date? Shoot!"
Me: "Mom, we're watching a DVR'd game. Rewind it."
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Holiday Travel Part I
I went completely crazy this holiday season and decided to trek all up and down the West Coast, braving the crazy flights/travel issues. And then it decided to snow. And snow and snow and snow.
I missed the big storm in New York Friday night, and managed to get my delayed flight out Saturday morning (while feeling bad for all the people sprawled out asleep throughout Newark Airport whose flights were cancelled). Not only was my flight delayed an hour, we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel (seriously) before landing, which made me miss my connecting flight. Long story short, I caught a standby to LA, getting to my Grandma Sue's only a few hours late.
My brother John met us in Cali, after a night of partying with friends and seeing Dayne Cook perform in Hollywood, and we spent the weekend with my fantastic Gma Sue. She took us out to dinners, a dueling piano bar, movies, and her bar, where she got John tipsy, and me drunk. We made it home to her place so I could pass out in peace and sleep off the booze before more traveling the next day. By the by, Rumple-something (100 proof peppermint schnapps) is fantastic and dangerous all at the same time. I've had more shots this month than I have in the past 3 years. Freakin' A.
We also stopped by my mom's parents, who haven't seen John since he was 11, and he entertained us all w/ stories of being a Private Investigator in Seattle. I tried to compete w/ stories of HR and Admin stuff, but you can guess who won that one. It was great seeing the Grandparents, and we were off to Washington.
No flight issues to Spokane, other than John declaring I talk too much to strangers (it's not my fault I sat next to a cute ex-football player on the plane!), and we passed the time mocking Mr. Encyclopedia Dad behind us (explaining to his young daughter how and why horses are neutered). Will let you know how the Spokane & Seattle portions go shortly!
I missed the big storm in New York Friday night, and managed to get my delayed flight out Saturday morning (while feeling bad for all the people sprawled out asleep throughout Newark Airport whose flights were cancelled). Not only was my flight delayed an hour, we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel (seriously) before landing, which made me miss my connecting flight. Long story short, I caught a standby to LA, getting to my Grandma Sue's only a few hours late.
My brother John met us in Cali, after a night of partying with friends and seeing Dayne Cook perform in Hollywood, and we spent the weekend with my fantastic Gma Sue. She took us out to dinners, a dueling piano bar, movies, and her bar, where she got John tipsy, and me drunk. We made it home to her place so I could pass out in peace and sleep off the booze before more traveling the next day. By the by, Rumple-something (100 proof peppermint schnapps) is fantastic and dangerous all at the same time. I've had more shots this month than I have in the past 3 years. Freakin' A.
We also stopped by my mom's parents, who haven't seen John since he was 11, and he entertained us all w/ stories of being a Private Investigator in Seattle. I tried to compete w/ stories of HR and Admin stuff, but you can guess who won that one. It was great seeing the Grandparents, and we were off to Washington.
No flight issues to Spokane, other than John declaring I talk too much to strangers (it's not my fault I sat next to a cute ex-football player on the plane!), and we passed the time mocking Mr. Encyclopedia Dad behind us (explaining to his young daughter how and why horses are neutered). Will let you know how the Spokane & Seattle portions go shortly!
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