Happy Birthday Dad!

So you're wondering, "How did he end up in El Paso?" On Christmas day I was originally planning to go to Reno. I was going to leave Boston about 3 in the afternoon, but with that storm headed in, I decided to leave early and get out before I couldn't get out at all. Instead of going to Reno via Chicago, I went via Dallas. When I was in Dallas, I passed a flight to El Paso and suddenly realized I could go there for a day and still make it home to spend some time with my parents. So I went to El Paso instead of Reno. This was on Christmas day.

Yesterday, the 26th, I flew from El Paso to Reno and arrived about 10:30 in the morning. I hung out all day with my mom and ran into Brian at the mall doing a story on after Christmas shopping. Last night my parents, Brian and I met up with Jim and Cathy and had dinner at the JT for my dad's birthday, which is today. Then we came home and had cake and ice cream and I got to open my Christmas presents.

Today I am flying back to Boston. My flight leaves Reno at 11:44 this morning and I'll arrive in Boston about midnight... I have some lovely airport appreciate time in Chicago - some three hours of it! If this all sounds tiring, it is! I will prolly sleep my way across the country and won't be able to sleep at all tonight. That's the way it goes! So there's my Christmas tale. It was completely worth it! I got to see my family when I didn't think I'd get to. That, is a true Christmas present.