Survived Another One

Well shit! Back to work in a few hours, and that really sucks ass. It was a great last few days and the last day I spent sick in bed. All day. Oh well, at least it's going to be a short week.

I have to say that this was one of the best Christmas weekends I have had in a long time. I got to spend some quality time with really good friends and family, had a bunch to eat and drink and I'm still here to come up with some bullshit New Years Resolution that I'll never keep. Yeah, this year I promise I'm going to do the same thing I did last year. Howz that?

I spent Christmas Eve with my folks and my brother's dog Krash. We has an awesome dinner courtesy of Mom, went to church, came back and had a great time with the four of us around the fireplace laughing our asses off. My brother and his wife spent Christmas in Reno so it was just us three, and Krash this year. What a killer dog he is. He's a 13 year old Australian Sheppard who happens to be one of the coolest dogs to ever walk the face of the earth. Paul, I know you're looking for a dog and you should consider one of these. They are really obedient, totally smart, great around kids and don't shed too much for a long hair diggity dog. Krash and I stayed up after Mom and Dad went to bed and watched Bad Santa and polished off the rest of the beers around the fireplace. Damn that's a funny movie! Definitely a classic to watch after your kids are already asleep. Krash was pretty stoked with his new toy...

Good dog!

Thursday we went bowling with the fam and some good friends of mine that I only get to see once every Christmas for the traditional bowling that goes down. I don't know what it is about bowling on Christmas, but it kinda brings everyone together in a casual way and it kicks ass! This has been a tradition for the last nine years or so, and each year, someone new shows up. My parent's friend showed up this year again and kicked all of our asses. This dude is 87 and rolls his ball about 3 mph, but get's marks every frame. Here we are trying to throw the ball as fast as we can and he must be sitting back watching us and laughing at us. I swear this guy either gets a strike or a spare every friggin frame. This is Lauren the bowling master with his precise technique and laughing at us whipper-snappers.

Friday I woke up really late, but made it up to Alpine to hang out with my good friend's brother Tommy and his wife Kelly while they were in town from Wyoming. They had to leave Saturday morning, so I had to make it up there to get a buzz with him and his wife before they left. I only get to see them once a year, if that so it was a mandatory trip. One of these days I'm going to make it out there to see the two of 'em and their bitchen dogs. Hopefully when it's friggen warm...

Saturday I spent the afternoon working on the new house and getting a good beer buzz before I made it back home to eat all the left-over roast beef and mashed potatoes and gravy that Mom sent home with me on Thursday. She makes the best Christmas dinner in the world and the left-overs are even better.

I wanted to get up this morning and go fishing with Z, but my head was all clogged up and I didn't have the energy to get out of bed, so I slept all day. Maybe that's why it's 3 am right now and I'm not tired in the least. I'm gonna have to get a good buzz going so I can get to bed soon and get up and make it to work in four hours. Maybe some Vodka since I'm out of beer? Shit. What a bitchen last five days it's been. I wish it could be this relaxing and awesome all the time...

Here's to Monday and a crappy return to the daily grind! Shit!