December is Upon Us

I can't believe it is already December. Wow, the year has really gone by quickly! Thanksgiving was a bit disjointed this year. Darrell's brother Lloyd and sister-in-law, Nancy hosted Thanksgiving dinner in their home in Argyle Texas. We ended up having dinner in three shifts...first the kids and Lloyd as Lloyd had to go to work. Jay and Darrell were both out on the road having difficulty due to the holiday travels. Jay arrived in town first with Darrell soon behind. Jay decided to wait in Denton until Darrell arrived so he could pick him up from the truck stop. The women in the meantime had planned on waiting but hunger finally took over and we sat down to dinner. Finally Jay and Darrell arrived and had their dinner. Overall we had a good time and a great feast!

Friday Darrell and I did some shopping but waited until late in the afternoon. I was a bit surprised how empty the stores were but later found out the reason was because most people shopped in the early hours (whiled we were still sleeping). We decorated for Christmas and had a wonderful dinner in the apartment. On Saturday Darrell wanted to visit with his brother so we drove up to Argyle. But not before spending some time on eBay shopping. I looked for the gift I wanted to get for the kids for Christmas and having a difficult time finding it, decided to check out eBay. Pay dirt! So I spend the morning showing Darrell how the whole eBay thing works. Darrell got into the bidding a bit but I had my rock bottom dollar and wasn't going to go over it (and some people were going well over my price). It took almost 2 hours but I finally won the coveted purchase (I'd say but then the kids would know what they were getting for Christmas)!

Upon return from Lloyd and Nancy's house we met Mike, Kristina, Joshua and Kylie Ostrow for dinner at "On the Border". Afterwards we stopped at the Ostrow home for a game called "Up the River". It was certainly a lot of fun and those with the early leads ended up loosing the game (namely Darrell and I).

It was wonderful having Darrell around for the weekend but wished it could have been longer. With such little time we have to spend together, the time spent is much more enjoyable and precious. Our next time together will be the week after Christmas in Tennessee for about 10 days. I'm looking forward to being home and enjoying family!

Only 522 days until I can move back to Tennessee and retire!