number of days with warmer temperatures than we would have enjoyed in Lawrence: at least 9
meals eaten at much-missed fresh-mex establishments: 3
pounds gained by trying to attend every family and social event over the holidays, all of which seemed to involve large amounts of food: tbd (still afraid to find out)
number of movies watched in theaters: 2 (nearly as many as in last six months combined)
number of movies watched in theater paid for by us: 0
number of marshmallows gleefully shot at small chidren during family marshmallow war: 100+
pairs of jeans tried on before finally buying a pair, then promptly returning them: at least 20 (has anyone read The Paradox of Choice? shopping for jeans is out of control. now I remember why I haven't done it in 5 years.)
number of full minutes we sat at this intersection
because out-of-town driver two cars ahead of us (apparently not wearing necessary corrective lenses) thought this holiday decor was a red stoplight: 2
books started: 6
books finished: 2
number of times I got teary-eyed at good friend Jen's wedding: 2
number of times someone started doing the Electric Slide at Jen's reception: lost count
days that a gracious little brother let us borrow his car: 7
hours shay spent cleaning said car before it was safe to get inside: 2
duet renditions of auld lang syne we played loudly and obnoxiously with kazoos on new year's eve: 3
number of times friends regretted opening package of kazoos on new year's eve: 3 or more
number of times I even came close to winning "cover your assets": 0
final score in exciting KU win over Virginia Tech in Orange Bowl: 24-21
number of times we laughed out loud at our favorite year-in-review (Dave Barry, of course): a good 10 or 15
pounds of luggage over airline limit due to addition of christmas presents: 15
items we realized we had forgotten/left behind when we came home and unpacked: 0 (truly a Christmas miracle)
warm fuzzy holiday memories brought home: plenty to last until next year
6 comments:
I loved your stats. They made me laugh. We had a lot of fun with you guys on New Years Eve. Glad you made it safely home.
Sounds like you guys had fun- what a great way to present the holiday happenings!
Sounds like you had a seriously wonderful trip- that's so great. I just love your sense of humor and all your fun stats! Good luck with being back in regular life- sometimes it's nice, right?
It was great to see you guys even if it was only a couple of times. Wish we could have been there NEw Years Eve... We drove and drove trying to make it and made it, but too late. So happy that Shay found a jacket.... I really do love it.
and I half expected the grand finale to say ".....priceless." :) ok, not really. I know you're WAY more original than that. I gotta say, my favorite stat was the holiday lights mistaken for a red stoplight. is that for real? hilarious. glad you and all your gifts made it home safely!
Creative way to sum up your holidays! I like it!
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