I know its late, but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Matt and I had a great couple of weeks off. He was actually off three weeks and I was off two. Even though we've gone back to the real world of work now, we had a nice time while we were off!
We went to Alabama for Christmas, WITH the dogs, and had a great time. Surprisingly Daisy did just fine in the car; it was Roxanne who was annoying. Daisy just sat on her pillow with a weird look on her face the whole time. Roxanne was all over the place. They were both in the back seat, but Roxanne wouldn't stay on one side. She was constantly stepping over Daisy, checking out what she could see from the window on the other side.
Our family Christmas was on Christmas eve with my parents, sister, and nephew. We had a great time opening gifts and then played our annual card game afterwards. On Christmas day my parents, matt, and I went to my mom's brothers house for lunch and then we all went fishing in my uncle's pond. It rained off and on, but Matt was the only one who caught anything. It was pretty big bass, but he put it back. :)
Mom and I went shopping the friday after Christmas while dad took Matt fishing again, this time in their neighbor's pond. I joined in on the fishing fun when we got home and turned out to be the only one to catch anything. TWO big bass!!! And, although I grew up fishing, I'm one of those people who doesn't bait their own hook or take the fish off when I get it in. When I caught the second one, which was larger than the first, Matt wanted to take my picture. I explained that I do not touch live fish. He insisted and reluctantly I agreed. So, it was my first time EVER to hold a LIVE fish!
Here's the proof!!!
The highlight of the Alabama trip was going out to dinner with some of my friends from high school. We went to the local mexican restaurant when they happened to have their mariachi band playing. I was pretty skeptical since I live in texas and have heard some good ones. Not to mention that I'm a trumpet player, so I tend to be a little critical as well. However, this was like no mariachi band I've ever heard! When we got there, we walked in and could hear the last few bars of, get this, "Hotel California!" As we sit down, Danielle rattles of a list of songs she's heard they play and I'm quite intrigued. So they come over to our table and ask for request. Then they list a bunch of songs, but not what Danielle wanted. She mentions "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and they play that! Matt told them to come by later for another song. As they left, I told everyone that I was pretty sure I heard them say "Beat It" when they were listing songs. (They did have a pretty thick spanish accent, so my dear alabama friends were having a hard time understanding!) We discussed how funny it would be if I was correct in what I heard, so when they came back we asked. Yes, I heard correctly. The mariachi band played "Beat It." I can not explain to you how hysterical it was! And, not half bad either, if you can imagine Michael Jackson with a Mariachi twist! Danielle videoed it, I'll add it if I can get her to send it to me. Send it to me, Danielle!
We made the 10 hour drive home the following day, with the dogs. The rest of our time off seemed to fly by. We didn't do a whole lot. I managed to do some serious damage to CVS and walgreens, and got some much needed rest as well.
Thanks for reading this insanely long post and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
