Untangled lines: Highlights of Christmas, Week 2

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Santa has come, food prepared (and eaten), presents unwrapped. It's even snowed all morning. Didn't stick, but that'd really be too much to ask for in Alabama. Can't complain.

Although, when my brother found this in the driveway, I followed him outside in nothing but socks (no shoes). And it was 30 degrees. And raining. Ice socks ARE something to complain about. Not a wise decision on my part.

A few things to note from the past week:

1. More Driving-- Inevitable when visiting family. I did see some pretty sunsets, though.

2. Lunar Eclipse--

So... obviously, this isn't the eclipse but it's from earlier that day. The first time in 400 something years that a full eclipse (full moon and complete eclipse) has aligned with winter solstice. The plan: set my alarm and wake Mama up in time for the peak of the eclipse at 1:14 am. We get outside and SURPRISE the moon is only half eclipsed. Great. Mama goes, "Oh, maybe it was 1:41 am." So for the next 27 minutes we scurry in and out of Nana's house, trying to balance seeing the eclipse with keeping our body temperatures at a functioning level.

3. The New Baby- I was wrong when I said we got a puppy. We got a baby. Teddy has taken over our house. He even has a cute little sweater from cousin Joseph.

4. The Justin Bieber Concert- So we're on the way back from Nana's and we get a call from "Magic Moments." They want to know if Julianne wants two free tickets with backstage passes to see JB. So off we go! Turns out, we didn't really have bona fide backstage access, but we did get our pic made with little Justin (to come later) and tickets on the 12th row. Needless to say, I now have firsthand proof that: 1) He is taller than me. 2) His voice HAS changed. 3) He can actually sing pretty well. Not as well as pre-voice changing, but still pretty well. 4) He has THE loudest fans. Seriously, the 5-15 year-old-girls really know how to scream. By far the loudest concert I've ever been to. My ears still hurt. Also, the BJCC gets an A+ for crowd control. The "Event Group" crew (also commonly seen at Auburn and Alabama football games) didn't even let the teeny-boppers stand on their seats.

5. Apple Products Are Addicting- As demonstrated by my father.