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Happy Holidays 2009

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My Four-Eyed Girl

• I always did have a thing for girls with glasses (it is a little known fact that the Lovely Suse wears glasses, but only at home). So the Lovely Tess has glasses. We had noticed over the past month+ that her left eye had started turning in every once in a while. We got it checked out, and it turns out that she has a not-uncommon condition that will necessitate glasses and other treatment over the coming years. Luckily we caught it early, and she’ll be just fine. Luckily, the girl knows how to rock a pair of specs. And yes, she will have multiple pairs to suit her mood and outfit, because, well, that’s just how she rolls. She’s had them for all of three days, and so far so good. She keeps them on, claims that she can see better, and frankly, I think she just likes looking a little different than everyone else. We’ll see how long this lasts for. I expect multiple pairs of broken glasses, complete meltdowns, and numerous glasses-related accidents.
• Our sauce making is done for the year. We made 40 jars of tomato sauce, which should keep us and friends and family stocked up for a little while. We hardly made a dent in last year’s supply, so we might be a little more generous this year. Or, we just might using a lot more sauce.
• Our friends Robert and Margaret joined us for our sauce making extravaganza, and they were kind enough to bring over the New Super Mario Bros. Wii for us to play while the sauce bubbled away. Holy crap this game is fun. I spent more hours than I care to admit of my youth conquering the first three Super Mario Bros. games on the original Nintendo, and this brought me right back to the those days. The greatest thing about this one is the ability to have FOUR people playing at the same time, and we did just that. You haven’t seen fun until you’re seen four 30-somethings playing Mario on a Friday night.
• Our holiday card is out, and hopefully people have gotten them by now. I’ll post it here later this week. Don’t want to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t gotten it yet. We’re happy with the way it came out, and I guess we’ll have to start thinking about next year’s card soon. The expectations are getting to be a little ridiculous.
• I am currently enjoying my first week off from school since July. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. I believe my current pace could best be described as “burning the candle at both ends”. I will spend the next week sitting on my ass, watching bad TV (Jersey Shore, I’m looking at you), enjoying the holidays, and actually spending time with my family. I can feel my blood pressure dropping as we speak.
• Speaking of TV, I discovered last week that a third season of Everst: Beyond the Limit was filmed this past year and should be appearing soon. This may be one of my favorite shows ever, and I can’t wait for it to appear. Oh, why can’t it be ready for a New Year’s Eve marathon, just like I watched the first season?

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