Kevin Tarr wrote:
>
> Hey all. I'm praying to Jimmy Stewart that what I sent wasn't taken
> literally. I got that from another list and thought it was funny.
Oh, I thought it was funny. The challenge was how to be offended by
something designed to be so non-offensive. :) I hope my response
didn't upset you too much or anything.
> Along those lines: while celebrating (watching football) this weekend
> friends asked what I was doing for Christmas. I said I was going to stay up
> late, sleep in my own house and bed, get up late, then drive to the hometown
> to meet family. No one heard the last part because Christmas day I had three
> invites from friends to spend the day with them and their family. I knew I
> had good friends but that was really nice. And even though I was given major
> guilt trips for not spending every single second with my family, I knew what
> was best for me.
It's good to have friends like that. And it's good to know what *you*
need, and plan your actions accordingly.
Oh, and if you're offered a guilt trip for something you did or omitted
doing in order to save your own health & sanity, just pocket the ticket
but don't use it. ;)
Julia
who last travelled for Christmas in 1990
