Our first Xmas in our home was gift enough for Will and I. We decided not to exchange gifts this year. It really was not a Charlie Brown Christmas event. Ok, ok, ok...I hear your thoughts and concerns from across the waves of computerland...."What about NIKKI LONGSTOCKING she deserved something?" Nikki received gifts that she took upon herself to open, at her discretion, when she thought nobody was watching. Her 2 sided stocking (one side says "Nice" and the other says "Naughty") was flipped to remain on NAUGHTY after she pulled it down from the wall to remove 2 new balls from Santa Paws.
Aunt Linda's gift....a jingle bell necklace. I loved it and Nikki tolerated it. (That's another gift she tore into at her leisure because there was a bone attached to the necklace...she thought she was being punished.)
This is the view from our lanai.(This is where I am sitting now.) We were thrilled to have an extremely well decorated boat parade come literally right in front of our window. We elected to go out to the pool with other neighbors and share drinks and appetizers. We were SHOCKED and AMAZED at how well the boats were decorated. We have viewed boat shows in Long Beach for many years and thought this would not compare to California. WHOA ...once again we were wrong. It looked as if these boats were professionally decorated....a mini Macy Day Boat Parade with about 50 or so boats. (We love being Floridians!!)
As it stands we have tentative plans to head back to Mexico in January and are still seeking confirmation that the ship will pick Perseverance up around the 22nd.
We do have some decorations to take down and figure out where to store. Will and I wish all of you a Merry late Christmas and the happiest, healthiest of New Years for 2013. Please remember to include the families of all these SENSELESS MURDERS that have happened from Connecticut to New York in your thoughts and prayers. Christmas will never be the same for them. Count your blessings....LATERS!!!
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