THE DAILY DIVERSION

Well, I've been somewhat lazy when it comes to posting, but I've been somewhat busy at work up until now. This week should be a breeze. There are no bosses here, at all. That could mean that anarchy may reign supreme. It also may mean that I just won't get much done. Either way, I'll take it easy and do things at a leisurely pace.

The only problem is that the boisterous idiot next to me decided to actually come in to work today and is supposed to be here tomorrow too. So, I've got to deal with him. There are a total of 6 people on our floor today, and I'm the lucky one who's sitting next to the most asinine and rude one of the bunch. Lucky me huh?

Oh well! I've got my headphones on and the music cranked up. I'll have to remember to bring in my Ipod this afternoon though, because I can only listen to the 4 albums I have on my phone so many times before I go bonkers.

So, lets get down to the nitty gritty and talk about Christmas!

Overall, my wife and I had a great Christmas. We got to see everyone that we needed to. I didn't get to see one of my friends, but he went home to spend time with his parents, so its not that bad.

We spent Thursday, Friday, and part of Saturday in Bowling Green and had our Christmas with my family on Saturday before heading to Owensboro. We got to the "O" right around 6 pm Saturday night and attended a party at Adrianne's former employer. It was great seeing the kids again and it's amazing how quickly they grow. Just six months ago the youngest, Chloe, wouldn't string five words together. Now, she'll talk your ear off if you're not careful.

After the party we headed to Adrianne's Mom's house. We were there until Tuesday and got to see all of the babies. I know this is killing my wife, because the more she sees our nieces and nephew, the more she wants to have a baby.

While we've talked about it and I've made excuses about why we shouldn't, yet, I know that we'll have to start sometime soon, or she'll go crazy. Right now, I'm sticking with the excuse that I'm not ready to share my Xbox. She knows that it's really because we need time to get used to each other and get used to being married and doing things for each other before we complicate all of that.

Personally, I think the worst thing a couple can do is never get to really know each other before throwing something else into the mix, because they'll never know each other and will regret it down the line. I keep worrying that, if we have a kid right now (actually in 9 months or so), then we'll wake up when we're fifty and the kids are out of the house and say "You know, I don't know anything about you" and that we'll have sleepwalked through all of those years and possibly be miserable (like both of our parents were). I'm not big on repeating history, just in case you didn't know that.

Okay, enough about baby-making... I made sure to give almost everyone on my list a phone call on Christmas to wish them well, except one person. You guessed it... My Dad.

After Thanksgiving I decided that I'm finished trying to make it happen. I talked to my Grandma about it (his mother) and just told her what all has gone down, and I'm leaving it at that. He and I actually had some business to discuss, but, rather than calling me to discuss it, he had my stepmother email me the question. So, no, I didn't get a call from him on Christmas. It's his loss and I'm not going to think about it any further. I just wanted to get it out there.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would say that this one was an "8". My father docks it 4 points, but getting to see or talk to everyone else that I love and care about brings it back up 2 points and makes it a damn fine Christmas.

Now we just have to start planning our New Year's party that we're hosting. Well, if you can call two or three other couples coming over to hang out a "party". Tonight we shop for booze and "whores dee O-vores!"