Good evening all!
Well I am back from my day of driving around the state. I started this morning in a rather dubious way...I fell out of bed. I woke with quite a start at about 6 am, so it was still dark. I reached over to turn on the bedside lamp, and I must have reached with a bit too much enthusiasum, because the next thing I knew, I was tumbling down onto the hardwood floor. Most of me was unhurt, but I really banged my face on the wooden table that serves as a nightstand, so now I have a rather pretty little bruise on my right cheek and the bone underneath is rather sore.
But I recovered, and we headed over the rainy mountains to see my sister, then on to my uncle's for dinner. It was good to see my family, although I worry about my cousin. She's almost exactly my age...born two weeks after me, but she's been battling certain psychological problems almost her whole life...doing better now, but still has major issues with self image.
Presents-wise, it was a light year for me. The biggest gift I got was from my employers, about $180 in gift cards to various stores. My parents bought me the DVD of the Broadway special that aired on PBS a few months ago. A nice gift, to be sure. And that was it, present-wise.
Now I am relaxing, watching White Christmas, and thinking about a light dinner...
