It seems like just last week that I got back from Florida (probably because it was last week). But I have to back again for Christmas with the family.
Things I am looking forward to:
1) food: The food is way better and there is way more if it than when I cook.
2) Neices and Nephews: I only get to florida about twice a year, while my brother and sister are there year round. That means that it's that much harder for me to remain the favorite uncle year after year, but I will succeed again this year. Whether that means intenrionally losing at Halo to my nephew (who's 4 years old and doesn't have fine motor skillz yet) or driving my neice to the mall so she can buy the latest "music" CD by Hannah Montana, I will do it. My need to win, knows no bounds!
3) warm weather: my people come from places with lots of sunshine. So being in Florida is soothing for me. It's like the sun re-charges my batteries. Also, I look better (i.e. sexier) when I am tanned.
4) No work: Being in florida means I am not at work...nuff said.
Things I am not Looking forward to:
1) Family Drama: It's good that I am kinda far away because I don't get involved in the family drama that goes on year round (but I do get to hear about it during the holidays). It's not the same drama every year (that would get boring) but it is new drama every year that's just as bad (like watching a soap opera where the people are not as good looking, related to you, and less rational).
2) airports: These suck no matter what, but during the holidays they REALLY suck. I hope the terrorists don't blow up my plane because (a) I don't want to die, and (b) I REALLY don't want to spend my last moments on earth in an airplane eating stale peanuts.
3) Weight gain: I've been going to the gym a lot lately and I'm probably 5 lbs away from having six-pack abs again. This will be a set back. Still, the food is good and stress eating is better than an ulcer.
4) old people: Florida is full of them, and they can't drive. They are in every store holding up the checkout lines while they look for their checkbook because it's too much trouble to carry a $10 bill to pay for that quart of milk. And for some reason, they LOOoooooove Costco.
I still have time to pack (or change my mind) but my tickets are purchased and I'm busy doing online shopping so my gifts will be there when I arrive (which will keep me from having to go to the malls unless absolutely necessary).
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Most of my immediate family only lives about 100 miles away. This works out good for me because it's too far for me to drive all that often (maybe once a month, but usually it's longer than that), but I'm close enough that I can still drive and get there relatively quickly when I want to.
Drama sucks!
I would have some witty comment to post, but, I think I'm too drunk, so I'm going to bed. You do look good in that orange sweater though...
Luck you Florida. I almost went there when my trip still included Miami and Panama, buuuuut... to make a long story short I will be rushing home from Santiago to spend Christmas with the fam.
At least you don't have to go through Customs and Immigration. Chilean customs and American Immigration are a bitch.
Plus, I get to here from my Grandma's all during Christmas dinner how they won and they knew I would be back for Christmas. Akkk...
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