Vinegar, Christmas, and The American Dream

I am tired and I feel a little whiney. My family ate out this evening and I think the chef is trying to mutilate the American dream before it even starts. You know, the one that goes “I want to be young, thin, and beautiful”. I say this because my chicken looked liked it was grilled in grease. But it was good, or at least it tasted good. I do not feel very American dreamish at the moment.
I love telling people to take vinegar. I love watching the reaction, the wrinkled nose and questioning look, concern for my sanity no doubt. I hate taking vinegar and I only do because its supposed to do EVERYTHING for me. Health wise anyway.
I had a great Christmas but it was unlike any previous Christmas’. For me Christmas means family, laughter, food, and a foot of snow AFTER you leave for home and can’t enjoy it anymore. This year there was family, laughter, food and a foot of sand on the beach when I left for home. It was a different Christmas because I was with Adrian’s family in Florida and it wasn’t cold(or at least not snow cold). I always said I was never going to Florida ‘cause everyone goes to Florida and far be it from me to be like everyone else. But I’m certain my experience was singularly different then everyone else’s. Mine was better. :)
I shall summarize it for you my reader. I sat in a very red car for 10 hrs and learned that its not always guys that are more hot blooded then females. I think years of swinging by the north pole when traveling with Dad has taught me that you never allow the car temperature to go above 40*. While in Florida, I ate, a lot, as in, all the time. Besides eating, I got up earlier then I ever do at home. It was good for me. :) Or so I was told.
We played games, visited the beach, walked, shopped, touristed, and I got lessons on golfing and football, more specifically, The Colts. We made memories.
And now I’m home and I’ve had an entire 2 days of reflection. I’ve come to several conclusions. Christmas is a celebration of love and family and it doesn’t even matter if its not your own family; You can’t set expectations on love because when you do, its no longer love; Every experience is richer when remembered, so my new year’s resolution is to live well in the moment and exceed my best of memories.
I also want to floss more and drink gallons of vinegar and eat lots of garlic. Then I want to give all my friends hugs. Laughs. I’m kidding, sorta. ;)
This week, remember that nothing, vinegar, Christmas, or people, can fix every problem and make you supremely happy, nor will they make you “ young, thin, and beautiful” but it doesn’t matter, to God and prolly someone else, you’re perfect.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! ;) Sonya