Aaaaand It's ChristmasTime!

Although I prefer Festivus, what with the pole and the Airing of the Grievances and the Feats of Strength! Today I have a short workday meaning just Job #1, no Job #2, yay!

Last night was way fun. Jon and I had taken Mon. and Tues. nights off (although he had to run out on Mon. night to the House of Blues to attempt to sell some tickets to his NYE gig) b/c we knew we'd be out on Weds. and tonight. Blues jam last night of course, and Aaron, my guitarist friend that I quarreled with this summer, came out and we hugged and drank and all was forgiven. It was warm enough for me to wear a cute outfit: black tube top and long skirt w/cowboy boots, though I did need my sweater as the night progressed. I got to get up and play w/Jon and later, LDB came out and we got to play together too, for the 1st time in like 12 years!!! It was awesome. He's a really damn good drummer. After the jam Jon and I went to a park at 2:30am and then we went to Kroger to get warm scones and then we went to his place where we finally got to sleep around 5am!

Thank God these slow holiday days of work are here, and I've spoken before of how much I love them. Tonight since I'll be getting home at a decent hour for the 1st time in months and months I get to wrap the few Xmas gifts I got and begin making the sausage ball batches so they can just be thrown in the oven in the morning. Jon's playing tonight and I'll go out there with him, meaning I'll also have to be there from 8:45p-1am. And b/c I got so little sleep last night (this morning) and we'll be out late tonite also I'd like to get some kinda sleep in the a.m. before we hit the ground running. Our schedule for this weekend is shaping up to be:

• Fri: I finish making the sausage balls, get my stuff together, and Jon and I head to Baytown where we'll go to evening church service w/his family, then have Christmas festivities at his mom's house w/his aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. We'll stay the night, of course.
• Sat: Back to Houston, pick up pater familias, get to Aunt P's by 1pm for those Christmas festivities.
• Sat night: OFF?!?! I think so! Ahh bliss.
• Sun: 2pm documentary screening of Boxing Gym at the MFAH w/li'l bro and hopefully Jon's sister. Back to Baytown immediately following so we can attend the wake of his recently-departed great-aunt.
• Mon: Funeral of his great-aunt. Followed hopefully by lunch w/Tito J back in Houston before he leaves for San Antone?

Whew! Merry Christmas and a Happy Festivus to the rest of us!