Better than this? I think not!
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Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 10:31 AM [GMT-6]

The holiday season has officially begun in our household, as MLB's vacation began today and runs into the new year. So we've totally tossed our usual routine.

We slept until 7:00 (2 hours longer for her; 1 1/2 hours for me), then went for a pre-breakfast 5 mile run through the neighborhood (another change; we're usually pounding the treadmill indoors). The temp was around 30 degrees, but the wind was absent and sun bright and it was [almost] fun.

Back home, and Abbye was demanding her morning walk (she was quite indignant, as she had seen us running by the house from her usual perch at the front window), so we combined that with our post-run cooldown. Following that, I drove to Jumburrito and picked up breakfast (dos burritos desayuno grandes, con chorizo, huevos y queso) while MLB stuck a couple of glazed twists (from the Dietz Bakery in Fredericksburg) in the oven and sliced a couple of pears.

We're now killing time, drinking coffee and watching morning talk shows, awaiting a noon date at the movie theater for ROTK. If it gets any better than this, I'm frankly at a loss to understand how. Hope you have a good one today, too!

P.S. Oh, almost forgot the most important thing. We heard from our friend who lives in Paso Robles, California. She was unhurt in yesterday's earthquake, and her home has only very minor damage. The younger dog was scared, but the other was a veteran of past quakes and was unimpressed. Good news, indeed.