I went over to a friend from work's house yesterday afternoon and did a Christmas dinner with them. He's got a big family so there were 20-25 people in the house and enough food to feed the New York Jets (not that it would help them tonight against New England). D13 called me on my cell at 3:00 and said that the Xmas at the Condo was winding down so she could come over early. I told her to come over at 4:00.
When she came over she showed me the wallet and t-shirt that XW got her. Now money isn't everything but c'mon, she's your daughter, a wallet and a t-shirt? She cleaned up in Cash and Gift Cards from the rest of the clan to the tune of around $260!! Anyway she told me that the "family" Xmas was at the Condo (it's usually at XW's Mom's house). So inside the little condo was XW, OP, D13, XW's Mom & her Husband, XW's 85-year-old Grandmother, XW's Brother, SIL & their D15. How cozy!!! D13 goes on to tell me that everyone told her to tell me Hi and wanted to know how I was doing. She also said that her Great Grandma kept talking about my Beagles and how she missed them. How are the Beagles doing? Let me see the pictures, etc. So I've got to wonder how loser OP felt sitting there, without his kids (as his Ex gets them on Xmas in odd-numbered years--don't even ask how I know this ) while me and my dogs and my house start bouncing around in conversations. Not to mention how XW was taking it...
We had a good dinner here with my peoples and then I dropped her back off at the Condo at 9:00. I must say I went through a minor setback emotionally from the time I dropped her off until I went to bed. I was thinking about all of the in-laws that I don't get to see anymore and I miss that. I miss joking around with them, hanging outisde with my BIL while he has a smoke, opening packages, you know, the usual sh*t...
Anyway, D13 went off to BioDad this morning until Saturday. He called me this morning to again invite me up to ride the go karts with them sometime this week (D13 brought it up 3 times last night!!). I'll probably go up there Thursday for the day.
A girl that used to work in one of our stores in LA but quit recently is coming out here this afternoon. I'm going to throw a bunch of songs on her new iPod Nano and then we might go out to dinner. I got to know her a little over the past couple of months before she quit and we seem to get along pretty well. The rest is up in the air.
Other than that, I'm just going to try and relax here for a couple of days before heading up to my buddy's place in Vegas on Friday for NYE festivities. I hope everyone got through the Holiday OK. Nothing extensive, just minor cuts and bruises, yeah? ...
) while me and my dogs and my house start bouncing around in conversations. Not to mention how XW was taking it...
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