tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post113379463327005489..comments2023-11-05T05:28:34.444-07:00Comments on Voice of Reason: Deck the halls with boughs of sobbingNemesishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133915956947793802005-12-06T17:39:00.000-07:002005-12-06T17:39:00.000-07:00Dearest Sister, when will you learn?Other people e...Dearest Sister, when will you learn?<BR/>Other people eat to live, Americans live to eat. That's what makes us so much better than everyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133912747324767912005-12-06T16:45:00.000-07:002005-12-06T16:45:00.000-07:00Nem: I live in the same area as most of my family,...Nem: I live in the same area as most of my family, so I don't have much traveling to do, if any. It's just the matter of getting all the kids who are "too cool" to hang out with family at gatherings.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363320894528126629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133898091823579562005-12-06T12:41:00.000-07:002005-12-06T12:41:00.000-07:00Hey, that's okay. I love you, Mommy!Hey, that's okay. I love you, Mommy!Nemesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133888267900615442005-12-06T09:57:00.000-07:002005-12-06T09:57:00.000-07:00I know, Pan! Thank you for sympathising. Do you ha...I know, Pan! Thank you for sympathising. Do you have any exciting plans for Christmas?Nemesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133887617025085632005-12-06T09:46:00.000-07:002005-12-06T09:46:00.000-07:00It is just sad, sad that your family won't be at o...It is just sad, sad that your family won't be at our house this Christmas! And it is a tragedy that you won't be with family. So glad there's WR to lighten it.Paninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297434156652902314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133864596692142262005-12-06T03:23:00.000-07:002005-12-06T03:23:00.000-07:00Hass, we SO are part of the club. Only I always sk...Hass, we SO are part of the club. Only I always skip over the Christmas Bear song because it's weird. The ones that get me are "Christmas in Dixie" and "Tender Tennessee Christmas." Sniffle.<BR/><BR/>Redlaw, you are right. Thanks for reminding me that telecommunications and cuddling will see me through this!<BR/><BR/>Streets, I am very very pleased that you don't have to have Christmas dinner w/your exbf. PLUS, I can't imagine chips and chicken nuggets making a great dinner anyway.<BR/><BR/>Cici, I almost bawled just reading the story of you walking in the dark and the cold while sick. You poor sweet baby.<BR/><BR/>Are you going home to see your family, April? I hear you on the "everyone growing up & doing their own thing" front. And yay for mistletoe! I'd better go find me some of that . . . <BR/><BR/>Thanks, JB! I will think of you while I'm, um . . . Nogging. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Kelly, you are right. We have intelligent and discerning families who realize that holidays are all about food. And elastic waistbands on our pants.<BR/><BR/>Texmom, congratulations!!!! Only sorry about the part where you're sick and not blogging and stuck in Texas with the Crazy Gun People and all. I will send all kinds of good vibes your way. It's great to hear from you!<BR/><BR/>SM, don't remind me. Streets and I (read: <I>ME</I>) didn't get our acts together early enough on the planning front. But now we're planning a trip to Prague in the spring and it's going to be great.<BR/><BR/>EKB, I had no idea they use <I>The Sound of Music</I> as a Christmas film! That's one more for me to put on the list of things to watch during vacation when I'm alone with the cat!<BR/><BR/>Rach, thank you for understanding about the Muppets! My favorite part is when Beaker flips Scrooge off, because I am 10. <BR/><BR/>Kristen, I carried it home using my skills. I have mind power, y'see, MIND power. Also maybe it was actually 90 centimeters. Darn Brits with their metric system . . . <BR/><BR/>Um, Mom? You do realize that this blog isn't the same as email, right? I mean, I'm sure everyone is happy to learn that "--" is requesting casseroles while she's off for some plastic surgery, but could we get back . . . TO ME??? (Hee. I love <I>The Emperor's New Groove</I>)<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Spitfire. At least you get to play with Baby Savvy, though. That counts for lots in my book. I am jealous of you.Nemesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133826695915977652005-12-05T16:51:00.000-07:002005-12-05T16:51:00.000-07:00Coolmom, that is lame. You could order pizza and h...Coolmom, that is lame. You could order pizza and have it sent to her house so that they have to pay for it when it arrives. . .<BR/><BR/>Nemesis, I was doing quite well coping with the not going home for Christmas thing. But now I've realized that all I've been talking about to someone lately is home, and christmas, etc. and now all I want to do is cry, too! And I'm pms'ing. HOWEVER, I do consider myself very blessed to be able to spend some time with savvymom and her family. Yay! But until then while all my roomates are at their homes I'll probably just in my apartment alone and blubber away! Just kidding. Volunteering somewhere will be a must!Spitfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029250262995082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133820812467193472005-12-05T15:13:00.000-07:002005-12-05T15:13:00.000-07:00that anonymous was me by the way. I don't know wh...that anonymous was me by the way. I don't know why my name got cut off. (kristen)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133816585607223602005-12-05T14:03:00.000-07:002005-12-05T14:03:00.000-07:00Ok Nem, I almost shed a tear for you. How sad! T...Ok Nem, I almost shed a tear for you. How sad! Try to focus on the positives--like spending the day with WR and having a Christmas tree! Which by the way.....how did you haul a 90-inch tree down the street? (that's a 7 1/2 ft tree).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133815876155481592005-12-05T13:51:00.000-07:002005-12-05T13:51:00.000-07:00We always watch "Better Off Dead" and "The Matrix....We always watch "Better Off Dead" and "The Matrix." Don't ask. <BR/><BR/>So sorry you won't be home! That is hard. When I was in Paris I would call home and hear all the fun going on in the background. It definitely sucked. But next year you'll be home and homesick for England. You just can't win. :)<BR/><BR/>By the way, I LOVE "A Muppet Christmas Carol"! I still laugh just thinking about Miss Piggy talking about how good the goose smells. "It DOES doesn't it?"TOWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793365147574634180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133815302524867392005-12-05T13:41:00.000-07:002005-12-05T13:41:00.000-07:00You forgot the bestest Christmas movie ever--The S...You forgot the bestest Christmas movie ever--The Sound of Music. Now, I don't understand why this is a Christmas movie (much like I don't understand why "My Favorite Things" is a Christmas song--snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes are a winter thing, not necessarily a Christmas thing), but I know that I always manage to catch it on TV on Christmas Day. Even in Portugal, when my companion and I had to cancel our dinner appointment because I had a really nasty stomach flu.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954160939175918093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133809423902448302005-12-05T12:03:00.000-07:002005-12-05T12:03:00.000-07:00Nem, so sorry you won't be home for Christmas this...Nem, so sorry you won't be home for Christmas this year. When you cry, remember that I am crying too (for you and for myself, stuck in H---, TX). And I just finished reading <I>The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</I>. Love it every time. I want to try whistling "What Child Is This?" sometime and see if I can get past the third verse without passing out. ;) P.S. I stopped blogging because I am pregnant and sick. Plus, I'd much rather read other people's blogs (i.e. yours) than blog myself. That is all.Desmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799831623274044784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133808938340077462005-12-05T11:55:00.000-07:002005-12-05T11:55:00.000-07:00So sorry you'll be missing out on the family fun! ...So sorry you'll be missing out on the family fun! Funnily enough, a lot of my family's traditions revolve around food too. Huh. I call that a sign of intelligent and discerning families.<BR/><BR/>I'm so happy that you got a tree AND that you get to spend the holidays with WR. Sounds like a good time to me!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573340707827029537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133808804759773122005-12-05T11:53:00.000-07:002005-12-05T11:53:00.000-07:00And more snogging! I mean. Egg-nog. Yeah.Sorry you...And more snogging! I mean. Egg-nog. Yeah.<BR/><BR/>Sorry you aren't going home, Nem! Sounds like you've got some nice things for Christmas, though. Maybe your family could share the Alabama Christmas Album with you via the internet? Good luck with that! And your phone call! I hope it's long and really fun! :)JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600619121118216535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133807441312633922005-12-05T11:30:00.000-07:002005-12-05T11:30:00.000-07:00It's hard to be away from family during family-cen...It's hard to be away from family during family-centered holidays. I'm personally sad because as my family has grown older, the fewer people are around to celebrate all in the same place.<BR/>But at least you can look at the bright side of things, like snogging under some mistletoe. And snogging not under mistletoe. :)Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363320894528126629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133806635093393092005-12-05T11:17:00.000-07:002005-12-05T11:17:00.000-07:00I spent my first Christmas away from home bawling ...I spent my first Christmas away from home bawling because I was sick, the trains weren't working and I had to walk for two hours to get home in the middle of the night... well, at 6:00 which FELT like the middle of the night because it was dark and cold and while I was walking in the cold, my family was supposed to be calling me, and I knew that I'd be missing their call. Dreadful, dreadful....<BR/><BR/>The SECOND Christmas away from home was one of my best Christmases ever.Cicadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992280321382438701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133802776991541512005-12-05T10:12:00.000-07:002005-12-05T10:12:00.000-07:00I miss your family traditions, especially the ones...I miss your family traditions, especially the ones with food. This will also be my first Christmas without any family and I am slowly beginning to realise it. On the good side, I got myself an invite to Christmas dinner. This means that I will not actually have to spend Chrismas with my ex-boyfriend (for those who don't know, I live with his mother right now--I know, it's fun). I am very, very pleased. I am also hoping that the airing of Christmas movies (especially The Muppet Christmas Carol) is a global tradition.Streets of Belfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752487570129982230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133799600738218832005-12-05T09:20:00.000-07:002005-12-05T09:20:00.000-07:00Oh Nem!!!If you want, I'll just fly back over and ...Oh Nem!!!<BR/><BR/>If you want, I'll just fly back over and that'll be nothing like having your family with you for Christmas, but I'd sure feel better!<BR/><BR/>But I know the feeling - this is my first Christmas away from my hometown since my mission and I have been missing everything about home lately...funny how the holidays do that to a person...<BR/><BR/>At least there are phones...and email...and lots of good snuggling with WR to get you through!redlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339550336719689525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-1133797712176962352005-12-05T08:48:00.000-07:002005-12-05T08:48:00.000-07:00Okay, two things:1) I had NO IDEA your family was ...Okay, two things:<BR/><BR/>1) I had NO IDEA your family was part of the Alabama Christmas club. Someone else understands how I can't get through the holidays without listening to "Thistle Hair The Christmas Bear" at least 7,000 times. As a matter of fact, I just listened to the whole album this morning. TWICE!!!<BR/><BR/>2) I have Skype too! I'll email you my user name. You know, if you ever want to talk to me. Or whatever.Mrs. Hass-Barkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410372564594385895noreply@blogger.com