Our Christmas Day 2010 ?

**** MERRY CHRISTMAS ***
and a HAPPY NEW YEAR ***

So you have the turkey, telly (Strictly Special – damn!) and that old Bond movie to watch in front of a warm fire with a few flurries of snow to help complete a picture postcard Christmas. Our Christmas is likely to be a bit unconventional this year – but to give you an idea of our options for the festive period...
Watch the sun go down – again!

Decide if it is shorts or jeans and socks… only joking it’s ALWAYS shorts : )

Look at the picture of when we met the Queen on her visit to the US

Get into another argument with Lasko (long story) about Den’s age

Try on our Christmas hats and pull our Christmas crackers (all handmade as neither is available over here)


Feed the local alligators

Do yet another page for the blog – haven’t we got anything better to do?

Visit Mr President… he was out last time

Pretend we are interested in when the last Space Shuttle is actually going to take off


Marvel at how cheap the Chinese can manufacture stuff (everything) for the US markets… take our amazing $15 Christmas tree for example

Open our presents under the Christmas tree…

Try having a Christmas chat with anyone in the US… without getting into an argument about the Obama Health reforms.

Watch that old Bond movie we bought in the $5 bargain bucket at Wal-Mart’s

Pray that the RV’s little Combo oven and Dr Who’s tardis both operate on the same fundamental principles governing time and space

Go swimming in the lake - not another 'gator pun :(

Go to Wendy’s etc and watch any waitress’ face when you order regular coffee… with the 'SUPER size me' culture it's only 10 cents more for large - only an idiot orders anything regular.

Ride our bikes – without a Queen sing-a-long “We like to ride our bicycles’…

Microwave that ‘Betty Crocker’ Festive Eggnog and Pumpkin Yuletide cake mix – scary!

Drink cheap Californian Champagne and toast your good health

Do our laundry and make out that it is all part of trimming up the RV for Christmas?

Invite the Mexican(s) that have just appeared, in for a glass of sherry… we are only 3 miles from the border and yes Chris you are right - Laredo is bandit country!

Make ourselves ill by eating another piece of that bloody huge Key Lime Pie Jane insisted on buying… I said it was too big for our little freezer (he was wrong!).


What we actually did… sorry but you will just have to wait until Boxing Day for those pictures

Have a wonderful Christmas Day - Cheers! Jane and Den