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12-20-2006, 08:47 PM

Giant Yukon MTB Girl wrote:
> OK: JD you're probably riding, right? {But mebbe that's what I'll do
> if the snow holds off (which it has, it'll be a green Christmas here I
> think)}
>
>
> Tomorrow will be the shortest day of the year, then it's longer days!
>
> "The people who mind don't matter and the people that matter don't
> mind...."

OK, here's the plan so far. This is more detail than the Christmas
letter we never wrote! I've been trying these last few weeks to look
up old friends I'd fallen out of contact with and have some time over a
beer or two with them to look them up and honor the times we shared.
But this Saturday is scheduled for a cold ride in the morning with my
buddy the Kahona, trails are all nicely frozen, the traction is
awesome, days are bright and clear, and perfect for singlespeeding,
followed by domestic indoor obligations,

and then probably take the
family out shopping, dinner & probably Eragon at the multiplex. Sunday
morning the wife and I are barristas at our church coffee shop, then
home to fraternize with friends over a big meal, hope to sneak in a
snooze and maybe take the gang to the Y for a good hard workout to
prepare for some power eating we've got planned, then home to open some
presents in front of a roaring fire.

Monday we'll all sleep in a bit, I'll get up early to get the fire
going, we'll have a special breakfast, (my infamous blueberry pancakes
or too-healthy waffles), drive around a bit and deliver some presents
to unsuspecting victims, then back home to start making the big dinner
(I love to cook, and I love to use that dandy knife, Carla..) and have
some single friends over who don't have family near by. Will gather the
gang after dinner to reminisce, raise a glass, enfold each other in
good conversation, games and family times, and then open each present
separately so we can appreciate each other and enjoy the time.

We go to Washington later in the week to celebrate Christmas a few days
late with the wife's family up in wine country when they can all be
together. We'll take my 4wd Toyota to make sure the 3 steenkin mountain
passes are reasonably passable this time of year.... cue the music,
"the things I do for love..." Then we get lost in the Norman Rockwell
country scene for about 5 days and return home just after New Years.

Until then, my friends, raise a glass and join me,

Here's to a good ride, and the next one,
a good life, and a long one,
a happy wife, and a pretty one,
a good beer, and another one.

CDB

12-20-2006, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paladin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What's everyone doing for Christmas? Giant Yukon MTB Girl wrote: > OK: JD you're probably riding, right? {But mebbe that's what I'll do > if the snow holds off (which it has, it'll be a green Christmas here I > think)} > > > Tomorrow will be the shortest day of the year, then it's longer days! > > "The people who mind don't matter and the people that matter don't > mind...." OK, here's the plan so far. This is more detail than the Christmas letter we never wrote! I've been trying these last few weeks to look up old friends I'd fallen out of contact with and have some time over a beer or two with them to look them up and honor the times we shared. But this Saturday is scheduled for a cold ride in the morning with my buddy the Kahona, trails are all nicely frozen, the traction is awesome, days are bright and clear, and perfect for singlespeeding, followed by domestic indoor obligations, and then probably take the family out shopping, dinner & probably Eragon at the multiplex. Sunday morning the wife and I are barristas at our church coffee shop, then home to fraternize with friends over a big meal, hope to sneak in a snooze and maybe take the gang to the Y for a good hard workout to prepare for some power eating we've got planned, then home to open some presents in front of a roaring fire. Monday we'll all sleep in a bit, I'll get up early to get the fire going, we'll have a special breakfast, (my infamous blueberry pancakes or too-healthy waffles), drive around a bit and deliver some presents to unsuspecting victims, then back home to start making the big dinner (I love to cook, and I love to use that dandy knife, Carla..) and have some single friends over who don't have family near by. Will gather the gang after dinner to reminisce, raise a glass, enfold each other in good conversation, games and family times, and then open each present separately so we can appreciate each other and enjoy the time. We go to Washington later in the week to celebrate Christmas a few days late with the wife's family up in wine country when they can all be together. We'll take my 4wd Toyota to make sure the 3 steenkin mountain passes are reasonably passable this time of year.... cue the music, "the things I do for love..." Then we get lost in the Norman Rockwell country scene for about 5 days and return home just after New Years. Until then, my friends, raise a glass and join me, Here's to a good ride, and the next one, a good life, and a long one, a happy wife, and a pretty one, a good beer, and another one. CDB