Sorting it All Out

[reachingHigher]

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

I loved the ho, ho ho's comment, TVS! Too funny! And yes, they would be there.

you had your heart set on spending the end of a busy Holiday curled up with him by the fire drinking hot toddies and smooching and building up to something "naughty" later on.

Love the schedule with brunch, crockpot and evening activities, Tiger!!

Ambi, great ideas. The Mrs. Claus idea, especially, gave me some ideas I brought to H. The workshop elves aren't interested in even wearing a Santa cap so I think they won't go!

FY you are ForeverFunny!!! I like that idea! Maybe next Christmas!

I told H last night I was looking for some naughty behavior b/c all I write are nice notes!

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I was a bit sulky and tired for a day over the weekend. H asked me what was wrong and I told him I was unhappy but didn't want to tell him what to do.

Saturday night, S14 and H and I went to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas concert and I forgot all about being sulky! I was glad H brought earplugs but it was a fantastic concert and showy pyrotechnics and lots of head swinging with hair waving (if you've ever seen them you know what I mean!)

On the way home, on a back country state highway, H was driving and we were all laughing and talking and then I saw the pickup pulling a trailer in front of us swerve and then I saw a large dead dog in the road and I said watch where you're goinnnnng just as H swerved in a split second to miss it. Pre-MLC I would have been more upset thinking how bad it would have been if we would've hit it. As it was, we just talked about it for a minute and then went on our merry way.

I told H that night I had a idea about Christmas (gleaned from the ideas here). I said we could visit the party just as a "friendly visit" and not a "stay the rest of the night drinking" scenario. We both have Santa hats and could rig up some simple costumes in the Santa theme.

I'm thinking bringing spiced eggnog, Christmas baked treats, or whatever.

So H said he would think about it. Then he told me yesterday he talked to his friend about our plans. It has definitely morphed into a "we" thing.

I'm thinking I would only like to stay for an hour or so and then get back home. It will be interesting how it turns out.

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H says something may come in the mail for me today but not to look at the package!

Thank you for all the congratulations on passing the school exam. I submitted my paperwork to the state yesterday so will plan on taking that exam next.

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Yesterday it was one year ago that my H said he "may delay the D a month or two".

I went out for some errands in the car yesterday and was enjoying looking at the ice on everything and I turned the car radio station to "oldies".

I heard Billie Joel's Just the Way You Are, and in a few seconds I was a sobbing mess of tears:

Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I would not leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take 'till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from my heart
I couldn't love you any better
I love you just the way you are.

Still tearing up reading these words....

I hope everyone has a decent Christmas Eve.