Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas Eve

Ahh, the joys of Christmas Eve. Seattle has turned into a winter wonderland which means driving nightmare. Instead of plowing the streets in Seattle, they choose to leave a good couple inches of compacted ice-snow. The theory is based on the idea that by creating an environment so treacherous to drive in only the fool-hearted, criminally insane or those owning surplus Russian track vehicles from the cold war will venture out. They forget this is Christmas and people NEED to get out and by the cheap plastic dancing dog wearing a Christmas scarf singing the worst Elvis song the manufacturer could license (the ones during the sweaty fat Elvis days) to give to their Aunt Mildred from Chattanooga and her little dog Fargo. The best part is as this new snow road gets potholed worst than a farm field filled with fertile gophers, you instantly get the third world in the first world. Nothing like a little mother nature to bring down the man.

So what does this day bring, well, trips to work, airport, small fender banger (white cars in a snow storm are hard to see, go figure), eating, enjoying time with friends and family, more eating, games and movies, more eating, laying on the ground writhing in pain from too much eating, a small snack and bed.

At CruxyStart, we like to remember Jesus is the reason for the Season. To celebrate, we buy each other stuff we really don't need to put in places we don't have room for. What a better reason to buy a loved one or ones (ones is better by the way) a shirt that will bring them joy for the rest of the year. It brings happiness to them and the folks around them and is easy on storage space and the wallet. Just 500 pounds of recycled aluminum will get you that hooded sweatshirt you've been wanting. To celebrate the snow and lovely winter coating, we're putting out a new snowman vs. snowman shirt. Here's mud, er, um, snow in your eye!

Alas, Merry Christmas!

Cheers,
Mike and Kelli

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