Top Ten Discoveries From My Christmas Vacation

10. Monitoring calories, carbohydrates, and sodium content during Christmas is strictly forbidden by the North Pole and if President Obama were to declare this law--even the Republicans would approve.

9.  Bringing one pair of shoes, specifically your Target brand UGG boots, allows you to both save room in your suitcase and get out of going to fancy restaurants and/or church.

8.  Drinking nothing but Diet Coke (and the occasional beer or two or three) during your stay is not only permitted but encouraged by your husband, provided it helps keep you sane during the visit.

7.  Realizing that your parents are getting older is hard. Realizing that they still act just as silly as they did on Christmas morning when you were a kid is awesome.

6.  Watching "24 Hours of A Christmas Story on TBS" should be a GOAL and nothing should prevent you from watching at least ONE of the times it is on. (GRRRRRRR...I didn't get to see it all the way through once this year!)


5.  Deciding early on that talking about politics at any gathering where both Republicans and Democrats mingle in the same room is strictly forbidden and punishable by law.

4.  When babysitting services are offered, free of charge, take it. No questions asked. And then run like hell the other way in case they change their mind.

3.  Remember that Christmas Day is not meant to be a day when all you do is be stressed about Christmas dinner, messy houses after Christmas morning, or whether or not your 3 year old gets a nap.

2.  Deciding to spend the final evening at a swanky airport hotel so you don't have to get up at 3am to catch a 6 am flight is not only a stroke of brilliance on your husband's part, it might have been the best idea he has ever had. Seriously, 6am flights are EVIL. Relaxing poolside in the warm solarium sun while your kids swim with their dad is HEAVEN.

And the Number One discovery from my Christmas Vacation is...




1.  Always tell your family that you love them and appreciate them and all that they do. And thank them for being crazy, nutso, and insane... cuz you wouldn't have it any other way. 


How was your Christmas? What did YOU discover?