Dec 22 2008
My Great Escape
I was planning on going home for Christmas tomorrow night. But, because they are predicting blizzards tomorrow night, I booked an earlier flight. That means I have an extra day without work this week. It is so exhilarating!!! I basically left in the dark of night - I sent an email to some dude at 5 PM. Merry Christmas to me!!
I know I am not the first person to appreciate how there is no place like home. And, I do not even like my family or where I am from, but I still understand the sentiment. Maybe it is because my mom takes care of me like I a child? Or, maybe it because there is no sales tax on clothes and shoes at home? Or, maybe it is because my mom usually offers to buy me something that has no sales tax?
So, tomorrow night I will light the third candle on the menorah with mom and pop. And, I will continue to light candles with my parents until I leave on Sunday. It it like the miracle of Hanukah. See, Judah Macabee made a little bit of oil burn for eight nights. And my mother, sorta like Judah, will make me explode in a much shorter period.
Happy Hanukah!!
