christmas eve

i'm here in portville and emily just called me and ryan a-holes for buying too much egg nog, i asked her very nicely not to call me an a-hole on xmas eve and she barked back that she was going to take a dump on my pillow! merry christmas brown style...

all kidding aside (i'm actually not really even kidding that conversation really did happen). this trip has been jam packed. we've been busy making cheese balls, watching national lampoons christmas vacation, breaking up dog arguments, washing off my boots cause lucy decided my boots made a good toilet. we went light looking in portville. i've been reading "a long way down", we ate a turkey dinner (minus the stuffing), we've had some bloody marys and beers. we went to the casino in salamenca, i lost $50. :( i kinda wish xmas would just get here already, i have a feeling tomorrow will be pretty rushed.

i've been invited to the eD xmas party in january. i think it would super convenient if LK celebrated her bday that same weekend. :) i have had to dip into my saving almost 100% this xmas so from now until london i need to go into savings mode and cut down on my trips to boston.

i am kind of loving emily's new car. its the '07 rav-4. very roomy and powerful for a 4 cylinder. i've been thinking a lot lately about trading my car in for a more weather resistant one.

we're gearing up to play poker here, so i am going to need to move out of my new "office".

merry christmas everyone!