Today was one of those days.
Things I like: Christmas, vacation, leisurely breakfasts, snow falling all day long, shopping, coffee, games, swimming, my family (most of the time), Leavenworth, Christmas lights, merriment and cheer, roasted chestnuts, Zots, fires burning in the road, Christmas carols, Italian food, Christmas ornaments, Santa, the joy on my kids faces when they do the chicken dance in the snow with strangers, Coke, getting my meal comp-ed when food & service are both bad, Father Christmas eating in the same restuarant as us.
Things I don't like: not sleeping well, feeling rushed to get out and do something, not finding a place to park, yelling at children to act happy, being rushed through stores, feeling responsible for someone else's experience, my kids bickering with each other, my son crying over losing a game, the way festivals are organized, constantly having to repeat my expectations to my children, rude strangers, overpriced & gross Italian food, children whining, bad driving (especially in the snow), bad service in restaurants, going to bed early.
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| Some of the "joy" part of the day |
"Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white ass down that chimney tonight, he's gonna find the jolliest bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse."
In case you don't know it, that's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I LOVE that movie.
Nik
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