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Ok, every year I got to my big sister's house for Xmas morning, she lives about 90 minutes away from Spokane near Yakima. I don't like sleeping over there, so I just get up in the morning and drive.
So this year, she wanted me there at 10am as her son can hardly contain himself any longer than that before he begins opening his gifts. Our parents (who live in her little town too) will be arriving about 9, so everyone will be waiting on me.
Got up this morning at 8, showered, made the drive. As I pulling in to her little burg I realized that I'd forgotten my morning caffeine. I called at 9:55 to tell her I was going to be a few minutes late searching for an open espresso stand on Xmas day, and she starts laughing and says "Yeah, right.. nice try.". Well, I knew where she was coming from - I'm always pulling her leg, usually calling at the last minute to pretend I've just awoke and claiming I'll be 2 hours late, then pulling into the driveway a minute or two later. Realizing that's what she thought I was up to, I reassured her that no, no joking, I was only going to be a couple minutes late as I had to search out some espresso and I was literally only blocks away. Her responses got stranger, and I was really mystified, as she was adamant about not buying my story, but then what she was saying finally cut through my fog.
"It's Xmas Eve. You ARE joking, right?" is what she was saying.
Once it hit me, I burst out laughing so hard I could hardly breath, while trying to assure that no, I wasn't joking, and yes, I had Xmas Eve and Xmas Day confused.
Guess it was just at dry run to ensure that the trip tomorrow will be a smooth one.
Then I started thinking about all the things I'd *almost* noticed that should have tipped me off:
* No Xmas specials on TV last night, thought that was sorta weird at the time;
* Earlier in the week, my boss asked if Friday was Xmas Eve and I assured him that no, Friday was Xmas Day. He thanked me for straightening out his confusion.
* As I was readying to leave the house this morning, I noted one of the Google Headlines was about "last minute shoppers to swarm area malls today". I wondered who the heck would wait until Xmas Day to do their shopping!
* All day yesterday I was asking people if they "got to go home early today." I was wondering why there were so many Scrooge bosses that made their Bob Cratchet's work normal hours on Xmas Eve!
So this year, she wanted me there at 10am as her son can hardly contain himself any longer than that before he begins opening his gifts. Our parents (who live in her little town too) will be arriving about 9, so everyone will be waiting on me.
Got up this morning at 8, showered, made the drive. As I pulling in to her little burg I realized that I'd forgotten my morning caffeine. I called at 9:55 to tell her I was going to be a few minutes late searching for an open espresso stand on Xmas day, and she starts laughing and says "Yeah, right.. nice try.". Well, I knew where she was coming from - I'm always pulling her leg, usually calling at the last minute to pretend I've just awoke and claiming I'll be 2 hours late, then pulling into the driveway a minute or two later. Realizing that's what she thought I was up to, I reassured her that no, no joking, I was only going to be a couple minutes late as I had to search out some espresso and I was literally only blocks away. Her responses got stranger, and I was really mystified, as she was adamant about not buying my story, but then what she was saying finally cut through my fog.
"It's Xmas Eve. You ARE joking, right?" is what she was saying.
Once it hit me, I burst out laughing so hard I could hardly breath, while trying to assure that no, I wasn't joking, and yes, I had Xmas Eve and Xmas Day confused.
Guess it was just at dry run to ensure that the trip tomorrow will be a smooth one.
Then I started thinking about all the things I'd *almost* noticed that should have tipped me off:
* No Xmas specials on TV last night, thought that was sorta weird at the time;
* Earlier in the week, my boss asked if Friday was Xmas Eve and I assured him that no, Friday was Xmas Day. He thanked me for straightening out his confusion.
* As I was readying to leave the house this morning, I noted one of the Google Headlines was about "last minute shoppers to swarm area malls today". I wondered who the heck would wait until Xmas Day to do their shopping!
* All day yesterday I was asking people if they "got to go home early today." I was wondering why there were so many Scrooge bosses that made their Bob Cratchet's work normal hours on Xmas Eve!
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