Christmas recap

It's really hard going back to work after being off for more than 10 days in a row! One -- it's hard to get up in the morning. Two -- it's hard to sit still for 8 hours during the day. I just want to go shopping!

I fell like I've been eating for 6 days straight. On Christmas Eve, we had a big dinner at my Mom's. On Christmas Day, it was turkey dinner at A's Aunt's house. On Boxing Day, it was brunch at the brother-in-law's. The 27th we went to a movie and had popcorn and chocolate for lunch. On the 28th, I cooked a stuffed turkey breast for the two of us. And then, yesterday (the 29th) we had another turkey dinner at my Mom's house. We are not used to eating such large meals so often. So, I've decided not to cook for the next couple of days. We can just 'pick' our way through the leftovers in the fridge for a few days.

We got snow yesterday!

Just a dusting of the white stuff. It started around 7 in the morning, but was done by about Noon. It's melted off the roads now, but we still have some in the back yard. The weather now is clear, sunny and cold... about -5* C. It's supposed to stay that way until next week. It's really too nice to sit here trying to work!

We watched a couple of movies the last few days. We went to see "True Grit" with Jeff Bridges at the theatre. Good movie! Westerns usually aren't my cup of tea, but Jeff Bridges' performance in this movie is worth seeing. I actually kind of enjoyed it. I never saw the original one with John Wayne, but I've heard that this version is actually better.

The other movie was "Inception" with Leonardo DiCaprio. It was kind of like "The Matrix" meets "Batman Begins". The movie was directed by Christopher Nolan (the same one who did Batman), and there were no less than 3 actors in this movie that also appeared in the Batman movie. It was definitely a mind-bender kind of movie (like the Matrix was), so it appealed to me. I didn't have high hopes for it after reading some of the reviews on the net. But, I like Nolan's style, I loved the Batman movie, and this one did not disappoint either. The only issue... there were so many twists and turns that I will probably have to watch it again to appreciate the whole storyline. But, that won't be a problem. The movie is ours on DVD, thanks to Santa!

I really don't like this period of time between Christmas and New Year's. It's kind of 'limbo land' for me. The hustle and bustle of the holidays is over with. There are no more presents to be unwrapped. No more places or people to visit. There is nothing good on TV. The radio no longer plays 24/7 Christmas music (ok... I know some of you think this is a good thing... but not me!). And the anticipation of a "fresh start", or starting everything new, isn't going to happen for a few more days yet. I guess I'll just have to kick back with a good book! Which won't be too hard. Hubby spoiled me this year with a lot of good books. I'm already 1/3 of the way through the 3rd "Dragon" book (The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest), and have 4 more books waiting to be devoured.