The best part of today was my great friends Lisa and Glenn came over to my Mom's for dinner. They arrived around 6pm and that is when the fun began. Even though we only get to see Lisa and Glenn a couple of times per year, they are the kind of people that it feels like we hang out every day. It is so much fun for Eric and I to hang out with another couple that gets along and shares as much love between them as we do. We built a fire in the outdoor fire pit, drank...

We went to bed early last night and I fell asleep right away but only ended up sleeping from 9pm until about midnight. I really did not expect to have so much trouble readjusting to US time. It was so easy going the other way. Oh well. I am sure my normal routine will emerge soon and I will get back to sleeping. Fortunately I don't really require very much sleep so in the mean time I am hanging in there. During the day today we mostly relaxed and did laundry. W...

Around 3:30am I gave up all hope of going back to sleep and decided to get up and shower and get organized. I left for the airport on a 5am shuttle. My flight was not until 8am but I was so bored in the hotel. I figured I would have breakfast and walk around the airport. I was amazed at how busy LAX was at 5:30 in the morning. My flight was full but uneventful. I landed right on time at 3:45pm at BWI. I was supposed to meet Eric at baggage claim at 4:05. He flew...

Today is my last day on the East Coast. Ryan and I drove back to Mom's for an afternoon of football, fondue and presents. We finally had a little Christmas celebration. We watched football, (so happy the Patriots are going to the Superbowl), drank champagne and had fondue for dinner. We had a very simple present exchange after dinner. It was a nice low key kind of day. I am really excited to meet up with Eric tomorrow in LA. It is really a strange feeling to be...