Ryan here
Christmas 2013 was a nice relaxing one. We went nowhere and spent two weeks of vacation with no traveling. It started off busy though, with a 24 mile run out to mom's house. The run was good, but really hot, reminiscent of the marathon.
We spend our anniversary walking all around the Disney parks. We went to two parks and two resorts. It was nice to explore Disney with Rodney and we had a good time eating and laughing.
Christmas eve was special, we went to our church, to Taco Bus and then to St. Andrew's with Rodney. It was a long night, but nice to remember Christ's birth in a unique way.
Christmas day was spent with no activities. We read the Bible story, relaxed, played games and had Chinese food for dinner.
Friday, I accidentally bumped into my neighbor's car with my own. I was very touched by his forgiveness of the matter, his nonchalance at what had happened was a relief that reminded me of how powerful forgiveness is.
Sunday of course was Jenny's birthday! We had a great time celebrating and going to Applebee's. Now that Jenny age is the last LOST number...she seems a little bit cooler.
The following Monday came the frustrating chore of putting in a new faucet. It was hard work, and required great patience, but Carly was a great help in answering some "top of the sink" questions.
I played through three games, Resistance 2, Bulletstorm, and Modern Warfare 2. These were games I didn't want to 'complete', just finish. It helped me cut down on my library of games a little bit.
We also played Minecraft on the playstation. The kids had played it a lot before, but now it was accessible to me and fun to play.
On Tuesday, Ben and I dived in to the Walking Dead. We watched 8 episodes and that tired me out. Guess I'm an old man when it comes to continuous TV watching. Ben, however, picked it right up and wanted to watch it on his tablet. We've also been watching LOST, and we almost finished it.
New Year's eve was fun. The girl's watched Once Upon a Time and I played games, but came out in time to watch the turning to 2014. Their episode finished right at 11:59 and 34 seconds. We switched off the video just in time.
Wednesday night the kids went to mom and dad's and Jenny and I had a nice night at the Texas Roadhouse Grill. That was pretty good food.
Saturday I had a pretty good run in anticipation of the marathon. That will be next weekend. Looking forward to it.
