Happy Holidays Cyberpeeps!

Are you interested in what we have been up to these past couple of weeks?  No?  Well I'll tell you anyhow.

1.  Trying to ski despite disappointingly sparse snowpack.

2.  Driving our new giant truck that has replaced our Subaru.  Much like my interest in the Su 100, my interest in driving a truck started out as a joke but somehow became a reality.

3.  Holiday gluttony.  This morning my girlfriends and I ran to the donut shop and ate donuts.  We did get 4 miles in though.  Tomorrow will be an eggnog day.  Tonight Ted and I are baking cookies (though it's like baking with a toddler where Ted made the dough and will probably do everything while I hover around stealing dough and such).

4.  Rhino figured out finally that he can leap over the fence without much trouble.  Sigh.  We will be doing some fencing, which is always fun during the winter when the ground is frozen.  We need to make our yard like the Supermax Prison I toured in Wisconsin before it opened.  Impossible to dig out, jump over or otherwise outsmart.

5.  This weekend we head out east to visit Ted's family and celebrate Christmas.  We are both looking forward to seeing everyone.  The dogs are probably not looking forward to being boarded.

6.  I am working on playlists.  One for my friend in South Dakota who has a big marathon coming up, and one for me and Jill for Su training.  They may end up being the same playlist. 

7.  Playing with my Christmas presents, which I have already recieved because I'm spoiled and because they're fun toys to play with (e.g. an iPad, SPOT tracker...)

8.  Billing the last hours of the years.  Or hoping to.  This diversion is probably not condusive to achieving that end.  I am such a procrastinator.  Nothing is fun unless done at the last minute?  Like, cramming as much work as possible into the last few days of the year while normal people are enjoying their holiday?

9.  Remembering that I still have some Christmas shopping to do but have no idea what to get for people.  Still.  Just a few days before Christmas.  If I was super rich I would buy iPads and SPOT trackers for everyone.  And giant trucks maybe.  Though that obviously demonstrates a hatred for the Earth that I have to mitigate by not buying everyone giant trucks.  If it's just me with one it's ok, right?

10.  Celebrating the solstice and the fact that the days will now get longer.  Light between 8:30 and 4:30 isn't really a lot of daytime...

Well folks, there you have it.  Exciting stuff indeed.  I suspect it will be a little while before I blog again because I won't be able to roll myself to the computer after the holidays have ended.  Actually, I've been fairly good about mitigating the damage I do during this time of year.  I will just be relaxing and not doing the sorts of things people are willing to read about.  Enjoy your holidays, whatever you celebrate, if anything!  If nothing else, enjoy the time off from work if you get any time off from work.