I AM NOT GLOWING

It was just Dr. C and I for Thanksgiving this year, which I normally find depressing, but after my extended trip to MI and three house guest the weekend after I got back, it was actually refreshing to have the house to ourselves for a day. Over the weekend we took a side trip to Carlsbad, NM, to meet up with my aunt and uncle. Why Carlsbad? Well, outside of the caverns, they have Christmas on the Pecos this time of year. It was the perfect evening for a Christmas-y boat ride: cold and calm. It was just the thing to put me into more of a Christmas mood than I've been in for many years. Maybe that's why everyone keeps saying I "look better than you have in a long time".



Do I look "better than [I] have in a long time" to you in this picture? Because all I can see is the dirty hair, chipmunk cheeks and developing double-chin. Next thing I know, people will think I'm pregnant.