After a lot of traveling, we decided to stay home alone for the celebration of consumerism this year. We got pretty festive with a two-foot tree and some multi-colored lights in our bushes. For Christmas eve, we loosely follow a Lithuanian tradition of eating seafood, so we went out to The Fish Market in Palo Alto. It was really good, I think I'll be back. I don't really like seafood other than shrimp and crab, but I am strangely drawn to seafood restaurants. Maybe it is some weird nostalgia thing that makes me think of Florida or reminds me of when I used to work in seafood restaurants on the beach. Who knows.
Christmas Morning, 8 AM - Lola and Levi unwrap their new dog toys (the dogs always get presents), play for about 30 seconds until Levi decides both toys are actually his. Lola disagrees, a fight breaks out. Two minutes later, I'm in the car on my way to the vet with Lola, who has a huge gash on her forehead. After 3 staples (Dr. Sharon Zweiter was awesome), I bring her home with a giant cone around her neck and a bottle of amoxicillin. 11 AM - We finally open gifts from each other and the rest of the family. Highlights were Guitar Hero III for Wii from my brother, much needed semi-professional clothes from Brigitta, and a Wusthof knife set from my parents. With gift certificates and cash, we bought a TivoHD box, finally! CableCards are scheduled for a Jan 5th install. I'll give a full history of Tivo and Comcast, and me after that. Oh, and I need someone to invite me to a New Years Eve party.
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