A Week in the Life - Lazyness is next to Godliness... I think that's how it goes.

I could fill you with a veritable mountain of reasons why it's been a week since I've updated. Perhaps I was travelling around the world (I wasn't). Maybe I was sleeping in for seven days straight (more likely). Or maybe, just maybe I was seriously jonesin' for some Cheez-Its™ (we have a winner!). But for whatever reason, c'est la vie.

In all actuality it was an action packed week filled with more excitement than Randy Savage in a dumpster full of Slim-Jims™. The Juarez symphony had it's holiday concert, a quick and painless performance of Tchaikowsky's Nutcracker Suite, plus a couple of pieces we play every year that are always crowd favorites. You'll remember Danzon No.2 by Marquez from the Las Cruces Symphony's performance of the same piece the week before. Aside from that we played Strauss' Radetzky March (with audience participation [see video]), and Offenbach's Orpheo Overture. Offenbach's piece is famous in that you hear it anytime you see someone doing the can-can (yeah, that song).

I've linked them to some YouTube videos of those pieces, I'd embed them, but I fill you up with too much classical music as it is.

In addition, we made it to the mall finally for the ritual that is THE SANTA PHOTO. So there we were in a crowded mall, waiting in line. We made our way up to check out the "mandatory" photo packages - no personal cameras without minimum package purchase mind you. So one 5x7 and 4 wallets = $24.99. Ouch. I can only compare it to the "Free" Child's admission at the travelling circus. Be it Shriner's or Ringling Bros. or Gatti's or whatever, there's always a stack of free child coupons at every convenience store and Chuck e' Cheese's within a 100 mile radius. The catch of course is that when you get to the circus you'll pay close to twenty dollars for an "adult" admission, and then get subsequently wallet-raped by concession prices akin to multiplying the cost of a soggy hot dog at a Yankees game with the cost of a warm shit-beer at a Metallica concert.

What I'm saying is that twenty five dollars is a bit much for a set of photos I can have in an hour from Walgreen's for under fifty cents. But hey, we're new parents, so cha-ching pseudo-Claus... cha-ching.

On Sunday, we were at the company Christmas party. Good food, horrible parking, and some time with friends. My sister was in town with the kiddies, so we spent the afternoon with them at the mall, finishing the evening up with some hot chai at Barnes and Noble.

Yesterday we finally set up our Christmas tree. I'll add some photos later with another holiday post to include Caitlyn's Santa photo (which is so saturated with cute that you can taste it).

So, more to come I assure you, and you won't have to wait very long for it either. Take care and enjoy the week, see you all sooner than later.

Jimmy

P.S. I won't play any video games until I post ... you happy now?

/shakefist