Friday, December 26, 2003
Ugh.
Working the day after x-mas, when x-mas is a Thursday, just frelling sucks. But I'm making the best of it.
Wonderful Man was sweet enough to get up with me at 5:45 and see me off to G'ville at 6:15, Sheena loaded to the max with gifties. It was a freezing drive, what with the car having no heat, but I cuddled up with the down half comforter that C's mom got me for x-mas. She drew my name for the gift exchange, and I'm a happy camper for that!
One thing I like about driving out of Jacksonville before dawn is the beautiful view of downtown from the Matthew's Bridge. The lights are happy and twinkling, and you can tell the city hasn't had it's morning cup of joe yet. It's awake, but sleepy, and it's eyes are bright with the day's prospects. This morning I was able to drive straight through to I-95 without having to stop for even one red light.
The drive down 121 was made especially neat by the frost on the fields and roadside grass. The few cows that I passed had clouds around their heads from exhaling air heated by their lungs. It was all kind of West Virginia-y. And it was nice to hear nothing but a tiny car engine for nearly two hours. It gets pretty loud at the future mum-in-law's with all the kids, their spouses, grandkids, cousins, television, hovercraft, etc. I love them each and every one, but it's refreshing to get away from it all after a couple of days.
Anyhoo, I'll put in a couple of hours here at the office, then head to J&L's for my favorite lunch treat: Hot dogs and mac 'n' cheese! Woo hoo! Work a few more hours, stop by the house, stop by to see Button and Thimble (Who was unusually *nice* to me the last time I dropped by!), and back to Jax to start drinking and playing again. It will be a nice weekend, and it will seem longer for having yesterday off.
Wonderful Man was sweet enough to get up with me at 5:45 and see me off to G'ville at 6:15, Sheena loaded to the max with gifties. It was a freezing drive, what with the car having no heat, but I cuddled up with the down half comforter that C's mom got me for x-mas. She drew my name for the gift exchange, and I'm a happy camper for that!
One thing I like about driving out of Jacksonville before dawn is the beautiful view of downtown from the Matthew's Bridge. The lights are happy and twinkling, and you can tell the city hasn't had it's morning cup of joe yet. It's awake, but sleepy, and it's eyes are bright with the day's prospects. This morning I was able to drive straight through to I-95 without having to stop for even one red light.
The drive down 121 was made especially neat by the frost on the fields and roadside grass. The few cows that I passed had clouds around their heads from exhaling air heated by their lungs. It was all kind of West Virginia-y. And it was nice to hear nothing but a tiny car engine for nearly two hours. It gets pretty loud at the future mum-in-law's with all the kids, their spouses, grandkids, cousins, television, hovercraft, etc. I love them each and every one, but it's refreshing to get away from it all after a couple of days.
Anyhoo, I'll put in a couple of hours here at the office, then head to J&L's for my favorite lunch treat: Hot dogs and mac 'n' cheese! Woo hoo! Work a few more hours, stop by the house, stop by to see Button and Thimble (Who was unusually *nice* to me the last time I dropped by!), and back to Jax to start drinking and playing again. It will be a nice weekend, and it will seem longer for having yesterday off.
idyllicchick, 9:41 AM
