thanksgiving by the numbers
kelly | 28 November 2005 - 1:07am
Meals with family: 5
Relatives seen: 51
States visited: 4
Total miles driven: 725
Times pulled over by police: 1 (but was mistake)
Times attended church: 1
Near-hits by lightning bolts: 1, while sitting in pew
Family birthdays/anniversaries celebrated: 3
Photos taken: 95
Nights spent away from home: 2
Times plans changed: 14, at least
Calls to hotel to change reservation: 2
Times hotel reservation lady laughed in my face, over phone, for no particular reason: 2 (bitch)
Geocaches found: 3
Times I was asked when we're going to start a family: 3
Alcoholic drinks consumed: ZERO (shit ain't right)
Times I suggested to Rob that we skip Christmas this year: 15
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Wow, sounds like it was a big weekend! And you're right zero alcoholic drinks during a holiday and with family - so not right.
You can come have Christmas here, we do many naughty things, you should see where I hang the mistletoe.
These would be included in my holiday numbers:
Times mother was in car accident a few days before Thanksgiving: 1
(she's fine, no worries)
Trips to the tow truck place to pick up mother's rental car after she parked it overnight in your IDIOTIC housing complex: 1
Number of alcoholic drinks this holiday: more than you my friend--sorry!
Welcome back, safe and sound, which is all that really matters, right?
Oh my word, I totally misread this sentence:
"Times I was asked when we're going to start a family: 3"
as "Times I asked Rob when we're going to start a family: 3"
I thought, what the hell are they thinking? K's hormones must be on overdrive. And by the way, if that were true, I was going to tell you that your days of rainy day snuggling under the covers are numbered.
Dude! All you do is pull a beer out of the cooler and walk around with it. When someone asks "When are you two going to have a ba--" you take a big pull on the beer and say "As soon as they determine alcohol is good for the fetus."
Kills two birds - they walk away, horrified, determined not to encourage you to procreate. And you get to drink.
Oh, and my guess is, Jessica has a mistletoe BELT.
I'm totally for skipping Christmas. It should be a fun, relaxing time, instead you're all over the place. Ugh.
Yea for rainy, snuggly Sundays!
Chinese take-out was GOOOOOOOD, yo? This Christmas we're totally doing tamales. Or tapas. AT HOME.
Now, let's hear about this little run-in with the law, shall we?...
No drinks? Are you pregnant? lol (Not asked once that, eh?)
Thanks for reminding me. I totally forgot about Motif Monday, and had to go back to find out what the topic was. Silly me.
Well, at least the lightening didn't hit you.... ;)
And only 15 times you suggested no Christmas--musta been a good weekend!
I am trying to figure out the math on how many times you suggested skipping Christmas.
Was it suggested 3 times at each meal?
15 times in Church?
Once every 48.3 miles?
number of times i've tried to figure out how i missed your "I Know This Much Is True" post: 5.
number of times i laughed at the "Near-hits by lightning bolts: 1, while sitting in pew" entry: 12.
minutes left at work today for me: 6.
A)I love Nilbo
B)What states did you visit?
C)John Stamos
It was complete madness, Bente. It was great to see everyone, but considering that much of our family is local, I don't understand why we don't Spread It Out a bit.
Jessica, when you say naughty, I think SPANKINGS. ;)
Yikes, Doreen! I hope your mom is okay. (I know you said she's fine, but still.) I meant to email you today but my day sucked. Tomorrow...
Hee, that's funny, yonz. But trust me - after the multitudinous toddler temper tantrums we endured, I most definitely did NOT ask Rob when we're going to start a family. (DAMMIT. I just realized that if I had taken pictures of the wailing tots, I could totally participate in Tantrum Thursdays! Well, shit, missed my chance.)
Nilbo, your genius is unmatchable. (And actually you're not far off - I've always said that when I am willing to sacrifice alcohol for 9+ months, then I will know that I am ready to have a baby.) And BELT was my guess, too. ;)
Yeah lawbrat, Christmas was fun as a kid. But now it sorta sucks.
You were a wise woman this T'giving, cat. And "the law" mistook (love that word) us for another car of the same model. Thought we were them. But we weren't. Suckers!
NOT pregnant, mrtl. My family doesn't drink AT ALL (I KNOW, right?!) and Rob's family didn't have any on hand (I KNOW, right?!). Argh.
It nearly singed the cute haircut with highlights, Effie. Fortunately I learned how to dodge the wrath of god over at JessicaRabbit's place.
You make me smile, william. And actually, it was five times for each "So when are you and Rob going to start a family? Hmmmmm....?"
Number of hugs I am sending to Raz, just because: 17
Torrie:
A) Me too
B) PA, MD, VA, WV
C) Word
If you'd had a few drinks you never would have remembered all these numbers.
Brilliantly funny post, K. You really are such a trooper! Next time BYOB - how can anyone complain when you're driven so far??
At least you took 95 photos. Lets see some!!
True dat, Von. I guess there's always a silver lining.
jessica_deva, we actually did BOOB (hee!) to the hotel, but I was SO TIRED from all of the family festivities that I fell asleep before Rob even had the bottles open.
Amy, most of them are shots of family which I won't post here. Our families think we're all about documenting these events, but the truth is that we just bring the camera along because we know we'll be bored. Heh.