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December 29, 2002
Back on the Range
My trip to Texas has come and gone and again, I am amazed at how quickly everything went. I did something a little unusual this year. Since Rhett's birthday was the 26th of December, I opted to fly back in time to celebrate. I flew to Dallas on the 19th and flew out of Houston on the 26th to arrive by noon on the 26th. I think I will do that for mom's Christmas' in the future. I used to stay until after mom's birthday but that does seem like it's a long trip. I end up not doing much of anything but waiting until the 28th after Christmas. It was also nice to not have to drive back to Dallas to get on a plane.
Christmas and Eve
Christmas Eve was a blast in Houston. My aunt hosted over 30 family and friends of family for the event. We had ham, green beans and potatoes and the traditional Cherries Flambee for dessert. I was really pleased to get to hang out with Uncle John's extended family again too. His son Chad is very amiable and great to chat with and his nephew Matt is really cute. Twenty something and a pilot. He's not as naturally chatty as Chad but very cute. Jenny, my newly married sister, even extoled his virtues at Xmas Dinner. Back off Jenny! You have a hubby and a cake plate that doubles as a punch bowl. I am the one in frivolous fall dating and even though Rhett has now been raised to "primary" boyfriend status there is room in the corral for secondaries. Seriously, both Matt and Chad seem like they would be great fun at a party and I am glad to have them in my extended-extended family. Matt's parents and sister are also quite fun. I would really love to see more of them in the Big City that I love so much. Chad even invited me (unbeknownst to Matt) to party with them on Friday night. Alas I should be back in NY by then to celebrate the Primary's b-day. I also think Chad probably regretted that invite the moment it was out. It sounded like it was more of a boy's night and I would probably have screwed up their collective chi. Although you never know. I am fun at a party. It was nice to know that I had a contingency in case the White New York Christmas I missed put a kink in my plans for my return trip. Aunty Felicia cooked Christmas Day dinner and it too was scrumptious. There were perhaps 20 or so people for dinner this day. A smaller party but still lots of fun.My Texas Christmas was a great time. Not to sound too mercenary but, I came away with some wonderful presents. Thanks to everyone who put me on their Christmas list. Another great treat was having my cousins Kris and David there for Christmas. I haven't seen them for over 10 years. Time and tide and weird events stood between us. I am so proud of them. While they still have alot of challenges they face they are at the core really good kids and I think they are smarter than even they realize. I hope that we can all now keep in touch with each other. And to cap it off, I now am the rightful inheritor of the equivalent of Jenny's smoking dog. Grandma is bequeathing to me the wooden, monogrammed pen and pencil set her brother Thomas gave her one Christmas. I'll tell you the story about it later.
Posted by mermu at December 29, 2002 12:31 PM
Comments
Man, I'm going to be left with nothing when you & Jfer get through with her . . . nothing but my tapes of Grama telling stories when she comes to spend a week with me while my dad is at the Great Quail Hunt each January. Not such a bad deal.
Posted by: Elizabeth (cousin) at December 30, 2002 03:16 PM
Ah, so your barrage of "Grandma, can I have this when you die" proved successful, eh?
Posted by: Stepan at December 30, 2002 11:08 AM
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