the last couple days have been a whirlwind. i don't think i can even try to re-create how i've spent these hours. lots of visiting with old high-school friends of ray's, rob & lulu arriving for a day (and all of us hanging out at an oceanfront condo overnight), the wessel-family christmas present exchange, more visiting with ray's friends, lots of phone calls to our cat-sitters (who are still unfortunately dealing with mimo's diarrhea), some more shopping and wrapping....
and i'm just exhausted right now.
it was so incredibly great to see rob & lulu, though. they drove all the way from tampa (after just getting off a plane from denver) to visit us for a day. you know, it just wouldn't have been christmas if i didn't get to see my brother. i'm truly grateful for those hours.
also, it was a nice gift exchange this year. usually mom goes way over the top with her gift-giving, but because she flew in she was limited in how much she could bring. it made this a really nice, much more low-key christmas.
plus, mom really loved the beach over there at the condo. i think it mellowed her out a little. we spent some time walking on the shore this evening, picking up shells, and i think she was just really mesmerized by it all. (lord knows in new mexico she doesn't see hardly any water!) i saw her sitting in the screened-porch at the condo this afternoon, just staring at the waves.
time for bed. i wish i had the stamina to push myself to write in a little more detail, but my eyes are ultra-droopy.
Posted by xta at December 23, 2003 11:25 PM | TrackBack