Christmas has come and gone. I had a three day weekend with no work - including ShopKo - so I found some time to lounge around and do family things. The Schrag family Christmas celebration was on the 24th. It spanned two delicious meals and involved pass-around-while-music-is-playing gifts with an international theme. Everyone seemed so happy with their presents that only one or two people stole someone else's gift. One thing I found interesting about the Schrag gathering was how non competitive most of us are. Someone got out a few board games, but we ended up just sitting around the living room with all of us trying to answer the same questions, not even keeping score.
On the afternoon of the 25th Reed, Sue, Nick and I went to a movie in Sioux Falls. We saw The Family Stone. I would recommend. After the movie I dropped Mom and Dad off at the IHOP (one of the few restaurants we found to be open on Christmas) and filled the car up with gas at the station across the street. While I was filling up, Nick went up by the convenience store to smoke. After I filled up I moved the car up by him and went in to pay.
As I was leaving a strange man stopped me to tell me a man in a stocking cap was trying to break into my car. I thought about and realized that Nick was wearing a stocking cap and this guy probably didn't realize he was my brother. I laughed, but thanked the guy for looking out for me. Reallly, it was very nice of him.
I hope everyone reading this had a wonderful Christmas. I will be flying to Ohio tomorrow for the Suter/Wiebe wedding and I am looking foward to it. I bought some yarn for a new knitting project today. I wanted to knit during my flights, but now that I think about it, having knitting needles on a plane might be illegal. Hmmmm...
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Hope the trip back was good. Did you finish the knitting project? I'm tired, don't really want to be at work, and I'm pretty sure I finally developed the "mod cold." yay.
Yeah, I totally got the mod cold, too. I thought I just had a hang over from New Year's Eve activities, but it was definitely a cold. I picked up some Airborne after we dropped Shaw off at the airport and have been taking it ever since. I don't feel too bad right now so maybe it actually works.
My trip back was fine. My first flight was delayed and I thought I would have to spend the night in Milwauke, but then my second flight got delayed too, so it all worked out. It was very close, though. I was running and blowing my nose all the way to gate D52.
I finished the knitting project. The had developed a bit of a point so I might take the last couple rows out to see if that helps.
I go back to work tomorrow and I am sure I will feel the same way you do today. It is always hard after vacation.
That's it. I personally damn the mod cold. I feel worse now than I did this morning. I've been popping Airborne all day too. Now I need to go get some more. I wonder if Wal-Borne (from Wal-Greens) is just as good as Airborne. It's a dollar cheaper, but I don't think I trust it. Plus, with the sweet little story on the Airborne box about the schoolteacher who developed it, how could I possibly deprive her of my money? I must stay loyal. At least if I continue to feel sick, I might be able to get another day off of work. But I guess I hope I don't get sick enough to justify that. Later gator.
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