Mia and I celebrated our first Christmas as Newlyweds alone in our Toluca Lake Townhouse on Tuesday, December 23 (moments after I giftwrapped Mia's first gift) on the sofa between our tree and fire place (unlit). It was nice to share some alone time together before boarding our American Flight to Boston the next day to see some of our Northeast Family and Friends.
Watching the weather all week we were nervous about travel delays due to storms. We lucked out without Mother Nature getting in our way but the plane's fuel panel needed repair. For this we waited nearly an hour next to a slightly odd woman at the gate who had her mind made up that we wouldn't get out that day. Listening to her I started to wonder what it would cost to scalp two Celtics/Lakers tix the next day outside the Staple Center. Seeing as the Celts lost embarrassingly it was just another reason I was glad we actually did make our flight on Christmas Eve. I remember seeing that woman outside Logan Airport as I looked for my brother Jay who was picking us up. The woman gave me the "We made it" thumbs up.
Jay brought us to our mom's house in Watertown, MA, which is about 7 miles directly west of downtown Boston. Much of the snow had melted or been washed away with recent rains.
After catching up with my mother and brother we hit the sack.
Christmas morning we went to church with my mom at St. Patrick's where I was brought up. After mass Mia and I (mostly Mia) wrapped the gifts for my family that we had shipped.
We spent the afternoon at my Aunt Sally and Uncle John's in the next town, Waltham, MA. Unfortunately, my brother suffered a shredded tire and we had to change that in the driveway.
Minus the Celtics losing to The Lakers it was a nice Christmas. I was happy to have Mia with The McMahons in Boston this year.
While we were in town we got to see Mia's Nouno and Nouna (Godfather and Godmother) as well as her Yiayia and Papou (Grandmother and Grandfather). We spent a night at their Tewksbury home and got to see Mia's Uncle Steve and Aunt Penny's newly constructed and beautiful home.
We also saw Mia's Uncle Peter and Aunt Barbara as well as some of her other relatives.
We hit downtown Boston twice, once for a cocktail party at The John Judge Estate on Beacon Street and again later on the trip for an afternoon walk through the snowy Boston Public Gardens.
Our friend Pete Caruso took us and our friend's Bob Kelly and Pilar to see Boston College Eagles Men's Hoop team beat the University of San Francisco Dons in a non-conference game.
Other than my absent mindedly leaving my iPod on the plane and forcing me to deal with American Airlines baggage people, the trip was a success.
It's nice to be back in LA and we're ready to get 2009 started. I have a feeling this year will be filled with exciting challenges and opportunities. And Omelets.
Happy New Year!
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