I am perched in a comfy spot at Lyric's...we've cooked a good part of the day (well, yes, and eaten a bit as well) and now we're just savoring the cool evening air, watching TV and enjoying our short visit. It helps me to stay here on the way back from Hawaii (I've done this twice before) as I don't have to get used to all the hours of the time difference at once. Okay, that's a convenient excuse...I'm here because I want to be :-)

To those who wondered, I didn't get a single Christmas card addressed but I did make some headway in holiday planning and Christmas shopping. Other than that I thoroughly enjoyed every moment with The Papa, and when he was at work I was either in the shops or in the sand. Who wanted to be in the hotel room addressing envelopes? It's okay. Just having them WITH me made me feel productive.

I will head home on Saturday to several kids that I'm missing! And the next morning The Papa will return as well and we'll be together again for a few days before his next trip. The holidays will seem a little fragmented this year because of his travels (can you believe they're making him go BACK to Hawaii a week after he gets home?) but at least I have a house full of kids and often grandkids to keep things festive and happily stitched together while he's gone.

All right. I'm back to resting from vacation :-)

Labels: Family, Friendship, Fun, The Papa