new Nets cap
Arkansas family, Connecticut family, Colorado family.
FAMILY. It’s the secret glue that makes me tick. It’s the well I go to over & over. The flood of balloons Ash packed for my 50th. Hump Day phone gifs from my Bro. Sis who travelled to Ireland to celebrate (& run) marathon #100. Mom who daily shines a light. Filimin lamp/orange & family’s spiritual warrior.
Folks I TREASURE and draw Mile 22 strength 😊
Manchester – DC – Chicago – Denver
Busy Christmas morning… but it all worked out. Ash & Tom’s home 2:30 COLORADO time.
Comfort food Christmas. LOVE, LOVED. Homemade chicken pie. ‘Gallon-size Ziploc of CHEESE’ mac n’ cheese. AWESOME double/triple helping-size meal. (Diet starts tomorrow.)
Year’s gift giving? Southwest funds & new/improved Garmin for Ash & Tom (future 2020 Seattle/Portland adventures). Pup’s first doggie sweater for Rowan O’Roark. Plush toy for grandpup Marty.
And Dad? Christmas Coupons.
Homemade meals (with all the fixin’s) & 2 airport drop-off/pick-ups. PERFECT for the guy who has everything. They’re right ya know. My life IS full. I want for nothing.
Merry Christmas to the BESTEST family! I HEART y’all ❤️
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- NH – DC – Chicago – Denver
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- COMFORT food – YUM!
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- mac ‘n cheese OVERLOAD
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- grandpup Marty
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- Christmas COUPONS
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- 2020 HIKE adventures
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- Garmin UPGRADE
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- great job, Ash!
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- RUN & be MERRY 🎄
Coventry, Connecticut
Horse barns, covered bridges, Yankee accents. Traditional Christmas.
All my must-see seasonal films are set in New England. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, ‘Christmas in Connecticut’, ‘Bishop’s Wife’, ‘White Christmas’, ‘Holiday Inn’.
And… emergency appendectomies. Michaela in-n-out of Hartford Hospital within 48 hours; showered/seated & ugly sweater-dressed for Christmas gifting. Whew!
Whole lotta holidaying. There always is. Living room, a Christmas paper explosion. We’re BIG gift givers, our family. Double batch of Jill’s signature stuffing, sweet potato casserole. Mashed potatoes, gravy. Turkey AND ham. Big gifters and big eaters 😊
Late dinner invite with old & new friends. Bonus holidaying 2 ½ hours away. Lotta laughs. Even bigger accents. Folks outside Boston need scrolling subtitles. LOL>
TWO of my must-see flics in Stephen’s in-home theatre. Games & gifting with Sheila, Dan & Ashley. Christmas Eve in New Hampshire. It really IS a wonderful life.
Holiday full-circle. Ash, Tom & Ro Ro. Colorado Christmas tomorrow 🎄🎁 🐕
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- appendectomy 🙃
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- Zelda, Kylo & Dany
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- big GIFTERS
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- holiday JOY
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- laptops & crocodiles
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- sweater for Michaela
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- smart watch for Eli
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- African vase for Mom
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- double-batch stuffing
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- Papa Claus 🎅
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- Yule DOGS & diners
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- jigsaw ORIGINAL
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- Loretta Young & Cary Grant
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- “It’s a Wonderful Life”
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- XMas Eve GAME NITE
Connecticut Christmas
XMas Movie Marathon
It’s the most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭
Trifecta of one-way flights. Start of the Christmas C’s – Country Christmas with Mom in Arkansas. Bro, Sis-in-law & niece Maddie too! Family holidaying. Nothing better ❤️
Super short day & a half. Only regret.
BIG DINNER out. Saturday night gift exchange. Church in the morning.
Continued on last year’s tradition of gifting-n-watching a Christian-themed movie with Mom. She one-upped me with one of her own: ‘Overcomer’. Love, LOVED. Sin, hurt, forgiveness and distance running. Home run, Mom! Well done 😊
Time goes quickly. Miss ‘em already.
Fort Smith ✈ Dallas ✈ Hartford
Next C: Connecticut 🎄🎁
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- holiday SELFIE ❤️
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- MOVIE tradition
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- Christmas READY
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- Saturday gift exchange 🎁
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- best gift EVER
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- Sunday WORSHIP
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- my punk little Bro
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- ‘Little Devil’ 😈
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- season’s viral video
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- FAMILY time 😊
Arkansas Christmas 2019
