1. Just before 11 o'clock this morning, I hopped next door to Christy's, loaded up a couple of things she needed to take to Carol and Paul's, and drove us, in her rig, over to the Roberts' for a family gift exchange. Paul's brother and his wife gave Carol and Paul an order of New York City's Utopia bagels (via goldbelly.com) and so we all prepared ourselves a New York bagel and decided what to load up on them -- cream cheese? lox? onion? capers? tomato slice? -- you get the picture.
2. Satisfied with our bagel breakfast, we went around the room opening gifts. We made wise cracks about different things, tried to make each other laugh, and we all gave and received gifts that seemed just right for each of us.
3. Debbie and I returned home, needing some rest, recharged, and some time after 3:00 we headed up to The Lounge. Cas and Tracy lay out a buffet dinner every Christmas Day. Many people who come don't have family around to be with on Christmas. Others, like Debbie and me, come up to have some food and to enjoy being with people we know, many who are regulars at The Lounge. We had fun yakkin' with Cas and Tracy, Brian and Molly, Becky, Seth, a small contingent of the Trecker family, and others. My fun at The Lounge was enhanced by deciding, out of the blue, to drink a combo of Budweiser and Bloody Mary mix topped with the spicy Voodo spice blend. Somehow, this drink really hit the spot for me and, since the State of Idaho forbids the sale of liquor on Christmas Day, it was almost like drinking Bloody Marys.
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