Those of you who are on my Facebook know the Grinch almost stole Christmas this year. I was invited to go to my niece’s house for Christmas and did not make any other plans, since I told her I was coming. When I did not receive a phone call from her and it was Christmas Eve, I thought maybe she forgot to call me and confirm. Deep down I knew she would not call. Even though I left several messages, she did not call me back. So, I went to see the movie, the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, with my husband Christmas Eve. It was a shocker. A lot of sex and sick psycho activity. I would not have recommended it for Christmas Eve.
Christmas morning, I knew she hadn’t called and I better make plans. I searched the web for something open (restaurants) and serving on Christmas. I found the Palomino Restaurant in Bellevue. It only cost us $115.00 dollars. Ouch that took a chunk out of our pay check. When I was getting dressed to go, the power went out. So unable to dry my hair, I dressed and left the house with wet curly curly hair!. The wind was whipping the trees around and the house was already cold when we left for lunch.
We thought we might as well look for another movie to go to, after our tummies were full and our wallets were empty (almost). We did not know when the heat and power would come back on. Every movie we looked at in Bellevue and Overlake Park took at least another two-hour wait. So, we decided to go back home and make certain everything was okay. The power had come back on while we were gone. We looked at movies in Redmond and found one at just the right time, Sherlock Holmes: The Game of Shadows. I got a good parking place while Curt went into get the tickets. When I caught up with him, I found that the time was listed wrong on the website and we had another two-hour wait. The restaurants were all closed in Redmond, so we went back and exchanged the tickets for a movie I did not want to see, War Horse. It was actually a really good movie and we were glad it worked out in the end.
One thing I realized through this whole fiasco was that no matter what happened, I had my husband and we could find a way to enjoy Christmas. So this morning, the day after Christmas, we got up and had breakfast out. Then we went grocery shopping. I got another call from the reporter Jack Broom at the Seattle Times, as my husband was loading our car. We had just come out of Fred Meyers. Jack needed to clarify some information. He had already taken my pictures on Thursday December 22nd at Bellevue College. I hate having my picture taken and they took about a half hours worth. My face ached from smiling. Nevertheless the deed was done. We are now waiting to see if it will get published.
Right now I am sitting in front of my computer thinking that had I worked on my curriculum during the last two weeks, I might not have become involved in the Christmas fiasco to begin with. Oh well, another year is just about gone, thankfully. I found good food, good friends and the love of family (my children and husband) once again. How could anyone ask for more? How very lucky I am!!
This video goes out to all of the people I have been working with in 2011. I hope no one is offended by a reference to a power or light that guides us.
JOYSTECHTOOL 