Thirteen Things I'll Be Bringing Back from Our Holiday Trip to Florida
1. Some crow for Kim to eat while she's crying in her beer over the Dolphins (1-13) victory over the Patriots (14-0) on December 23.
The Fins may have had a tough year, but they have this strange habit of surprising their fans just as they are about to leave Joe Robbie Stadium (as it will always be to me) in droves for the lure of South Beach, topless European models and crisp, cold martinis. My prediction? 21-20 Fins...with the Patriots crying the blues over a missed extra point. Although I hear the Patriots are going to play their high school scrimmage team against the Dolphins, I predict that this guy:
Jason Taylor...is going to put the hurt on this guy:
What's his name? Greg Brady or something?...at least once in the game.
The one possible spoiler? This guy:
Larry Izzo...who used to play for the Dolphins and was Mr. Special Teams extraordinaire!
2. Lots of Christmas presents
I know...it's all about the giving more than the receiving and all that...but my kids are the only grandchildren on my side and all grandchildren are spoiled on my husband's side. The one GREAT thing is that this MIGHT be the year we don't have to actually ship stuff back because the older they get, the smaller and more expensive their gifts get.
3. A Deep Dark Tropical Tan
Yeah...not really. I lived there too many years to be enamored by sunshine in December.
4. My Flannel Jammies
I know they are down there in my closet or dresser or something and I am tired of wearing sweats and sweatshirts to bed because it's cold here in NC (I don't want to hear the whining from the Boston contingent, Amy and Karen...or the Toronto gals, Ali and Haley-O.
5. One Less Piece of Worthless Florida Real Estate
One less monkey on our back. Many fewer bills to pay. Barring any unforeseen catastrophes (which is not a given), we close on the sale on December 31. Now THAT'S more of a reason to drink champagne than celebrating a new year!
6. Every Piece of Furniture We Own
We have a renter moving into our final piece of worthless Florida real estate, so we have to get ALL of our stuff out.
7. All My Books
My husband is going to try to get me to put them on Craigslist or something, but I'm bringing them with me!
8. My Mr. Coffee 12 Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Boy do I miss this thing!!! I have my "vacation home" $15 from Wal-Mart coffeemaker here and "programming" consists of remembering to put water AND coffee grounds in the night before and finding my bleary-eyed way to the "on" button at 5:45 a.m.
9. My Pressure Cooker
As my DH (we'll say "darling husband" for now...sometimes we can replace with other adjectives that start with "D" depending on the mood) was bringing stuff back little by little, he brought my Pressure Cooker Cookbook...but not my pressure cooker! Actually the only dish I make in that is Arroz Con Pollo, but I'm looking forward to getting that little piece of cookery up here just for that!
10. Book Reviews (Click to buy from BookSense)
Even though we'll be packing, seeing family and catching up with friends, I hope to be able to have some quiet, down-time to read some last books of 2007. I'll probably finish Four Wives today. Pillars will be an ongoing read. And Charlie Wilson's War will be coming in one of the Amazon packages currently winging its way to Florida under the two-gifts-for-them-one-gift-for-me rule. It was recommended by Billy. Now who could resist reading a book recommended by this guy?
Hey...if you don't aim high with your wishes and dreams, you have no chance, right?
12. A New Plan and New Outlook for 2008
2008 is going to be a transition year for us...an although our history of making and sticking to plans is not stellar...it's still nice to have a plan.
13. More Books to Read in 2008
Between my family who have all learned that books, book accessories and book gift cards are always the perfect gift and my little cadre of publishers who are kind enough to send me Advance Reader Copies and my tendency to buy myself a gift or two and put it under the tree from Santa...I'm sure I'll be all set for January!
Di
Great 13!!
Posted by: Jennifer | December 20, 2007 at 08:02 AM
So you don't think the Colts are a contender at all? Gotta give Manning some credit and not just that Brady guy.
Posted by: Miss Sniz | December 20, 2007 at 08:20 AM
So you don't think the Colts are a contender at all? Gotta give Manning some credit and not just that Brady guy.
Posted by: Miss Sniz | December 20, 2007 at 08:21 AM
So you don't think the Colts are a contender at all? Gotta give Manning some credit and not just that Brady guy.
Posted by: Miss Sniz | December 20, 2007 at 08:21 AM
Happy TT. Sorry I missed your post earlier.
Posted by: pussreboots | December 20, 2007 at 07:39 PM
lah-dee-dah...i'm in atlanta! so, you won't hear me complaining...
Posted by: ali | December 21, 2007 at 10:02 AM