Christmas Vacation

Well, my good health only lasted through the Christmas day, and then I started feeling worse again. Luckily it wasn't too bad either and only lasted a couple of days. Anyways it wasn't such a good way to spend a Christmas vacation off from work but at least I got plenty of rest. Finally I was feeling good enough to visit my favorite restaurant, Il Fornio, on Thursday. I got a picture of Thy and Bobby the bartender (above) with Thy's new camera.


The next day we went to a show with my brother and Judy. We had gift certificates for the Elizabeth Howard's Curtain Call Dinner Theatre and "It's a Wonderful Life" was playing. I've had the gift certificate since my birthday, but it's not only a wonderful life, it's also a busy life. I finally have the time to use it. And I certainly wasn't dissapointed. The play was very much like the TV movie. It's a timeless story and you never tire of watching it. But what made this night really enjoyable was just being out with Jim and Judy. Let's hope we can do this more often.

Merry Christmas

I almost didn't make it this Christmas. I usually catch the flu early in December after everyone else around me has their spell. But this year the flu came late and I ended up feeling the symptoms starting last Thursday. Smartly I stayed home from work on Friday and spent the whole time in bed taking vitamin C and trying not to make it worse. Surprisingly I awoke on Christmas morning feeling much better and relieved it was only a minor cold. It turned out to be a pretty nice Christmas afterall.

I guess I was the first to wake in the morning. I went downstairs about 7am to light the tree and I discovered that Bella had tried to open her Christmas gift a little early. The bone was just wrapped in clear plastic and it appears she gave up after a dismal effort. She was extremely happy that I wasn't mad at her and instead I played with her for a while before going back to bed. Later, I gave her the bone outside and she buried it somewhere that I cannot find it.

Thy gave me a new book, Memoirs Of A Geisha, so I'll be reading that next. I wanted to read the book before I see the movie. Another pleasant surprise today, my long lost daughter Elizabeth shows up just before we were leaving for Chanthu's house. She's the one looking beautiful while jumping on my back in this picture. This was taken with Thy's new camera.

Finally, the evening culminated with the most fantastic tasting dinner at Sharon's house and Chanthu's unbelievable pumpkin pie. There were more presents to open and the cameras were flashing with wild abandon. I picked out some of the better pictures of the day and created a little gallery for you to enjoy. You can view the pictures here. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, too.