Christmas time here for the last couple years has been an emotional roller-coaster. Mom and Dad passed away 2009 (Dad Oct 16, Mom Christmas day 2009, two of my favorite Aunts followed in the next year and a half, Mrs RTR had some scarey medical problems last year Christmas... after surgery all good now though).
I was kind of apprehensive about this year... until this morning.
My beautiful bride of 29 years has been squirreling money away (unbeknownst to me), and this morning when I unwrapped my present it was an Itinerary...for a 5 Day cruise of the Caribbean. Bought and payed for. She said I needed a Christmas.
So.. from the 14th to the 19th of January, Me and the Mrs are going to be sailing the Caribbean.
I'm stunned and shell shocked...and tearing up again dammit.
Mrs RTR Rocks! I think I will keep her.
Christmas isn't about the loot it's about the Love, and boy do I have a ton of that!
Now just gotta find a speedo in my size <G>!
RTR