Christmas Marathon 2007
Last year during the holidays, we had numerous parties to attend and much driving back and forth to do between our two hometowns. This year it’s looking much the same, only I don’t get nearly as much time off work, so not only are there many parties to attend, there is also much work to squeeze in between those parties. This year, however, we’ve decided to call the whirlwind our “Christmas Marathon” and we’re actually quite looking forward to it. I’ve already been to my work party (Friday) and one party with my (very) extended family (Saturday), and things are just getting started. Here is how the next couple weeks will go:
12/18
Department’s Christmas lunch during work
12/19
All day: work
Evening: get together with friends
12/20-12/21
Work
12/22
Noon: Christmas party with my dad’s side, extended family
12/23
Morning: drive to Jackson
Noon: Christmas party with B’s dad’s side
Evening: B’s work party
12/24
Morning: Christmas with B’s mom and stepdad
Afternoon: drive back to GR
Evening: Christmas party with my mom’s side, extended family
12/25
Morning: Christmas with my mom’s side, immediate family
Afternoon: Christmas with my dad’s side, immediate family
12/26-12/28
Work
12/29
Morning: drive to Jackson?
Evening: holiday party with B’s friends?
12/30
Relax (I hope)!
12/31
Find something to do for New Year’s Eve. It seems we always struggle with making plans for this night.
1/1
Sleep in hardcore.
1/2
Back to work forever.
It actually doesn’t look as busy as last year, which is nice. But you’ll notice that nowhere in that plan does it say “Brad and Shannon exchange gifts quietly and peacefully.” We don’t even know when we’ll have time to do our own personal Christmas together, and that part makes me a little sad. Mostly though I’m so happy to have so many people to celebrate the holiday with that it makes up for it. We’ll fit our own little party in somewhere, even if we have to celebrate Christmas on New Year’s Eve. Hey, we may have nothing else going on!
December 17th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Oh geesh! That’s a lot of coming and going. My Christmas always seems much the same. Go, go, go.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:29 am
I hate that Christmas has to be that way. This year, everyone in my family has decided Sunday is the day. So 4 holiday events on Sunday, each an hour-long drive from the other. I have no idea how I’m going to make all of them. But since I have no actual Christmas Eve/Day plans, I may just drive back to Des Moines then. At least the roads will be clear.
You should totally have your Christmas on New Years. Sounds more peaceful.
December 19th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
1/2
Back to work forever.
I’ll be sad with you, my leetle do-ah-leigh-ah.
December 19th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
whoa! That’s a lot!
December 20th, 2007 at 10:48 am
At my office we’ve scheduled the holiday party for February, when we’ll really need a pick-me-up and there is a lot less going on. Perhaps you and Brad can do that? (And thus take advantage of post-holiday sales?)
December 27th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
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