Shockingly, after all this activity, I feel quite rested and happy.
By the bye, today is Derek's birthday. Happy 29th, Babe.
Monday, January 08, 2007
What I did on my Christmas vacation, or how I went mad in 21 days
Our Christmas "vacation" was perhaps the most hectic on record for us, which is no mean feat considering we have been known to have four Christmases in the space of two-and-a-half days. Here are some highlights (photos to come when I have time to format everything):
Dec 13: leave for Ottawa; meet Derek's mentor after a talk he has given
Dec 14: visit with my Mom, which is where we are staying; finish final adjustments on the flower girl dresses
Dec 15: rehearsal & dinner for Patrick and Julie's wedding
Dec 16: Pat & Julie's wedding; drink, eat little, take off shoes, dance
Dec 17: visit with Derek's extended family; drive back to Montreal in time to greet Matt, and old friend who's been in Korea for the past two years; visit
Dec 18: say good-bye to Matt; go to pilates class; run to daycare to set up the stage and room for Christmas concert; run home to shower; run back to daycare for a very adorable concert
Dec 19: recover
Dec 20-21: write script for Pirate Wedding; write lyrics for "Gangplank to Heaven" (actually Derek wrote that part); prepare lyric sheets and wedding programs
Dec 22: meet up with my good friend Catherine and her partner, Simon, in the Old Port (Catherine's been living in Australia for the past four years); go to Mike & Robin's for Susan & Dan's Pirate Wedding (more on this in its own entry)
Dec 23: The Great Payette Christmas Gathering, which is an annual event during which all of Derek's mother's family gets together to eat and exchange gifts... and visit, too; Derek's brother Nick and his partner, Naomi, stay over, and we chat...
Dec 24: gift exchange; Christmas dinner at our place, with our parents and Nick and Naomi
Dec 25: more presents; we go to church (right, that's what this is all about...)
Dec 26: my Mom and I go to the movies
Dec 27: my Mom leaves; laundry
Dec 28-Jan 2: we visit with Derek's parents (and brothers and their partners, at various intervals)
Jan 2: drive back to Montreal in time to visit with Sarah (who has been in Italy for the past year and a half) and Gen (who lives here, but whom I see far too seldom); I discover all-you-can-eat sushi
Jan 3: Derek is back to school, and Maïa is back to daycare
Shockingly, after all this activity, I feel quite rested and happy.
By the bye, today is Derek's birthday. Happy 29th, Babe.
Shockingly, after all this activity, I feel quite rested and happy.
By the bye, today is Derek's birthday. Happy 29th, Babe.
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Yeah, I gotta admit that the Payette side of things was a touch on the ridiculous side this year, what with two weddings on top of the usual christmas business. I have to admit that everything went surprisingly smoothly, and there were very few problems with the whole thing. Anyway, glad to hear you made it through okay, and looking forward to your report on the pirate wedding!
Oooh...all-you-can-eat sushi...you must come to Vancouver and have it here! I know a fantastic place...
In other news, Happy New Year! And congratulations on surviving the holiday crazinesss. I too want to hear more about the Pirate Wedding. Please? :)
4 Christmases in 2.5 days... that would have been relaxing for me. I had 3 on the same day this year! Anyway, like Steve, I'm looking forward to the pirate wedding entry! Happy New Year, and wish Derek a belated happy birthday for me!
chris: ah, but did you do it with a newborn??
melanie: happy new year to you too! when i have enough pennies, i'm headed to van. i'll call you up and we'll do the sushi thing!
It was so great to see you, Derek and the girls, Cristina! I am also a BIG fan of all you can eat sushi. I could also live on edamame (spelling?). Looking forward to the Pirate Wedding entry, words to the song would be excellent too!
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