Christmas '09 - or - I'm Behind!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 I've read several New Year's Resolution posts. I'm not there yet. I feel like I'm straddling 2009 and 2010. If forced to claim a resolution, I commit to continuing my quest to triage relationships better. I still find myself watering a few dead plants [unresponsive people], and not nurturing the thirsty ones enough. Rereading my post from last January, reinforces how important this remains for me.
Christmas. It came, it went, it brought joy, and it brought stress. The four-year-old boy refused to sit on Santa's lap, after waiting in line for a very long time, and after his two older brothers had grudgingly agreed to accompany him and prove that it was safe...and fun. We have video of the drama. Maybe...
My parents joined us for the holiday. We went sledding, ate and drank too much, and attempted to get a picture of Mom and Dad with the boys for their New Year's card.
Because the four-year-old has a defiant streak, this was the best we could do.
A virus was amongst us over the holidays, and teased us with fatigue before making it's presence officially known. The kids are doing better, but Chris and I encourage you all to purchase stock in Advil, Sudafed, and Mucinex DM. We're increasing demand at a freakish rate.
Finally, Mom and I prepared Christmas dinner—a repeat of last year's menu—Beef Wellington. The meal turned out great, and this year we remembered to video the flambe part. [I recently posted a video of Mom and me from Christmas 2008 [here], where I mentioned we should have videoed us flambeing.] You'll have to believe me when I tell you that we did a much better job flambeing our sauce in 2008 than we did in 2009. Yes, we were drinking wine, and I beg you to remember that we were being ambushed by a virus, so fatigue was contributing to the lack of focus and general confusion.
And before I go, I need a jump-start for 2010. Anyone?
Christmas Flambe '09 from Chris Ross on Vimeo.
Reader Comments (18)
Sounds like you had a great holiday...minus the illness.
Can't wait to see your resolutions when you come up with some.
And at the risk of sounding like some stalkerish weirdo, you are SO cute, and your mom is so attractive too. Those are some great genes and great jeans. Y'all should be featured in an Oil of Olay ad or something. : )
But I remember the one from last year and just loved it. And that photo is so funny - your four year old sounds like me when I was a kid!
Damn you!
Know the sludgey mind feeling - I am just taking each day as it comes right now!
By the way... I love the candid snow sledding shot! It's not a keeper unless someone refuses to look at the camera. And those colors! Boy they really pop!
Glad you're all on the road to recovery. Winter crud is the worst. Oh, and I'm totally high-fiving Corbie for the comment about your butt. LOL. Awesome!
xo
Now about this whole resolution thing: I think we should ditch the whole concept because it's based on the premise that we are not good enough and we need improving. I don't want to chase that carrot anymore. It's self-perpetuating because every year, I feel shitty for not meeting all my goals from the year before and then I add more goals so that ! can feel shitty next year too.
We should start a club called resolutions anonymous and just do what makes us happy, what makes the world a better place, and what supports our health. And say to ourselves everyday, "I am awesome. This life is awesome. Let's go live it!"
Happy MMX!
Maybe if we got our four-year-olds together, they'd create a positive. It's a thought!