So, once again, I traversed up to the Bay Area.  I arrived in Lafayette at 7:15pm on Thursday 12/20/07.  I arrived back in SCV around 7:15pm on Thursday 12/27/07.  There’s SO much to say, but I will only give some highlights:

-Les Mis: I realized that since 1992, approx 3 out of 5 times whilst driving to/from the Bay Area, I listen to the 3 CD set of Les Mis.  I absolutely love it.
-The Seelye’s: Odin, laughing, Christina’s always amazing food (which might get it’s own post), children, Pixy Playland, Team Christmas (!), my own room (with TIVO too), technological gadgets a plenty, laughing, conversation, laughing
-Driscoll party:  charades was ON-FIRE this year!, seeing and enjoying each other and without alcohol this year
-Ramia’s Christmas Day: hung out, ate, watched movies, no other family members except us (no need to get away to walk the Golden Gate Bridge, as is our new tradition)
-Career Day with my uncle Joe: was FANTASTIC.  It will probably get it’s own post too!  I just named it that.  There was no official program.-Other/Random: my car is all grown up-the odometer flipped to 100,000 at the 580/680 split; it was almost entirely a week of uniform wear; saw Kite Runner by myself in Pleasant Hill; de-Christmasing the Seelye home was a spirited, efficient and gratifying use of team work!; using the saying ‘It’s a Christmas Miracle’ as often as possible throughout the week and converting Trevor and Christina into jr highers…   
    
There was TONS more, but no need to bore you with all the duh-tails.  Let’s just close by saying, God is so kind to us to have sent His son to be born amongst us.  Though the world seemingly wants to eradicate Jesus from all recognition during the Christmas zone, I am gleefully aware of how many blessings He bestows upon me with salvation, family and friends…and thankfully, I was surrounded mostly by people who wanted to talk about Jesus (as the sweet baby) and did as much as we wanted to!  All in all, I’d say, ‘Not bad’. (name that movie line)