This *finally* put me into the mood, anyway

[Guinevere]

One more day of work tomorrow, and then we are going away for Christmas for the first time ever --- relaxing and chilling and sleeping and reading and swimming and movies and whatever takes our fancy --- but no cooking/cleaning/dishes/laundry or work. Cannot wait!

Merry Christmas, y'all!!

[MajGenl.Meade]

Sounds like a great time - hope it's all you expect and more! Merry Christmas and don't think of this place even for a moment

[Gob]

Sounds grand, where are you going?

[rubato]

Leonard Cohen must have turned him down.


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[MajGenl.Meade]

Hi there, rubato! See the OP is written by Guin - not "he" at all, you goose!

Your playful badinage is a lifeline in my ocean of despair

[Lord Jim]

One more day of work tomorrow, and then we are going away for Christmas for the first time ever --- relaxing and chilling and sleeping and reading and swimming and movies and whatever takes our fancy --- but no cooking/cleaning/dishes/laundry or work.

I envy you that Guin...Kelly and I would really like to do a Christmas like that...(Maybe a Christmas Cruise, just the four of us...no cooking, no dishes, no extended family drama, just pure relaxation...)

But we're still going to be doing home bound Christmases a little longer...

Otherwise, how will Santa find us to leave his presents?

ETA:

Hi there, rubato! See the OP is written by Guin - not "he" at all, you goose!

Perhaps he meant to start a new thread...

[rubato]

Hi there, rubato! See the OP is written by Guin - not "he" at all, you goose!

Your playful badinage is a lifeline in my ocean of despair

"he" being David Letterman who got Darlene Love instead. A fairly obvious reference.


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[MajGenl.Meade]

So, he "got" Darlene Love... I did not know that. A bit crude but all knowledge is valid. Truly,
Your playful badinage is a lifeline in my ocean of despair

[Guinevere]

I think rubato was making joke -- but could y'all please leave your spitting *out* of my happy thread. Thanks much!

Given the constraints of kids, Santa, and a Mom who isn't up for much travel, we aren't going as far as I'd like ---- just down to Hershey PA to stay at the resort there. They have a ton of Christmas activities and sights, a gorgeous spa, pools, gyms, sauna, restaurants, the park is open after Christmas for a couple of days, and, of course, Chocolate World! It's also close enough to my Maryland family that Mom will get to see her siblings -- most of whom who have not seen her since her first CICU stint in January -- which is a terrific bonus.

I cannot WAIT!!

[Crackpot]

For change tho is the first year in a long time that my Christmas spirit hasn't been beaten out of me. I think the storyline I've set up for my sons present to his mom might have a little to do with it.

[rubato]

So, he "got" Darlene Love... I did not know that. A bit crude but all knowledge is valid. Truly,
Your playful badinage is a lifeline in my ocean of despair

If you had played the link all would have been obvious. Darlene Love was a guest on David Letterman's TV show. David Letterman is male hence the appropriate use of the male pronoun.

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[TPFKA@W]

I hope you are taking your man along so you don't waste being in the mood.

Have lots of relaxing fun! Happy Holidays!

[Guinevere]

Oh I'm *always* in the mood around him

Holidays are separate family time, usually. That's ok, we manage to figure it out.