Christmas

Ok. Christmas has come and gone and a lot of things happened since the last post. A lot. First, all the furniture arrived. It was nice not to have to sit and sleep on an air mattress. We got all the furniture from NY and we added a few beauties from LA. So we're pretty full up now. The place is looking sharp. We hosted festivus for the rest of us (erin's family) on the Sunday before Christmas. We also hosted a few others on other days including Iain and Maggie in from Toronto.
Finished working for RF on the following Monday. I'll start the new one in January.

On the 23rd, Iain, Jason and I attended the UCLA / Wyoming basketball game courtesy Maggie's brother which was fun although it was a complete blowout.

The next day I flew to Toronto. Getting to the airport was pretty straightforward. I took the 25 cent dash to Union Station and then a direct bus there for $4. in T.O. That is about a $16 cost. So, LA wins that public transit battle. Flights were delayed due to weather in Toronto but I managed to get on earlier flight so I didn't lose any time. What was amazing was the flight time. There was a huge tailwind that got us to Toronto in 4 hours! Then the fun stopped. We waited on the tarmac for 30 minutes and for 40 waiting for baggage.

Christmas was great as usual. Lot's of good stuff. Spent the morning at mum's and the dinner at Colleen and Richard's. For the second year in a row picked last at Evil Santa giving me the prize gift again. The food was great and the desserts completely excessive.

Brian has sent gifts for the family that were well received although technical difficulties prevented him from speaking to us.

On to the New Year.