Packing It In and Loving It

In any normal year I would never go out in public on this day or tomorrow because all the crazy people who save their Holiday shopping for the last minute are out. Somehow I broke my normal trend.

I had a private Mah Jongg class for a family in Raleigh today. They wanted to learn as much as possible in four hours so I talked lot and fast. They did well.

Getting there and getting home meant I was on the road with the people who are in a panic because they have too much to do and no good plan on how to do it. Eventually I got home relatively unscathed, but not before my friends Ruth E. and her daughter-in-law Kelsey came over to see my needlepoint and play Mah Jongg with me and Carter. Kelsey moved to Boston this year with her husband Snow and has become friends with Carter and Claire so it was great to have them come here. And it is always fun for me to see Ruth E. and Kelsey and play Mah Jongg with them.

No sooner had they left when it was time to get ready to go to the Tom’s house for a cocktail party with old friends and their now grown up children. Carter had a previous dinner plan, but was able to come and see people for an hour. There was lots of congratulations and well wishes on Carter’s engagement.

It was a very fun party, especially seeing all the adult children, but by 8:00 I was done, having been up since 4:45. We were the first to leave and I am proud we made it as long as we did.

I packed in way more than usual for the eve of Christmas Eve, but I had a great day and loved all of it.