1 week of vacation gone

Justin has only one week of vacation left, I have 2 weeks until classes start.

Our vacation started last Saturday, getting ready to head up to the Dallas area to celebrate an early Christmas with my family. We also realized that the water heater was out again and although I kept doing exactly what the plumber did to re-light the pilot light it wasn't working for me. :( At least we were leaving that day.

We celebrated our first Christmas of the year on Sunday, the 23rd. It was fun to surprise each other - in my family there are usually not many surprises because people make wish lists of stuff they want. This year most of us shopped on our own - no wish lists. For our "Christmas" dinner we had beef fajitas and tamales - also something a little out of the ordinary for my family but very tasty!

On Christmas Eve we drove from my parents' (up around Dallas) down to Montgomery to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Justin's dad's family. We originally planned to drive home (about a 75 minute drive) Monday night, then drive back out to Montgomery Christmas Day. Then with the problems with the water heater, we decided to stay in Montgomery Monday night. However, Colby changed our plans for us once again. As he has gotten older and gotten used to being around people he doesn't know very well, he has also gotten a little more bold with them. Meaning that he was a little too bold with Justin's cousin's kids who are not used to dogs. And there were also a few people there who are allergic to dogs.

So - in spite of having no hot water at home, we drove home Monday night. Christmas morning we woke up early and headed over to our friend's (Melissa) house to shower. Then we left Colby at home for the next 15 hours while we spent Christmas Day with Justin's dad's family (good thing we have a doggy door for him). It was neat to have two separate Christmases, but also a little weird, because when it was Christmas Eve it felt like Christmas was already over with.

With one week left of Justin's vacation, we still have 2 more days of no hot water until the plumber comes out to do the repair. Justin wishes that he just didn't have to go back to work - maybe we should start playing the lottery to make that happen.