Family Time
Last Sunday, I received a phone call from my mom. She was asking me what my plans were for the Thanksgiving holiday. I told her that I had none, and I was just going to stay home and relax. "Aren't David or Diana (my adult children) coming?", she asked. Nope. It was just me and my roommates, one of whom had to work on Thanksgiving. Last year, I made dinner and delivered it to Mike and his co-worker. Figured I'd do the same this year.
"We're having a get-together here in Las Vegas. Why don't you come out?", was her response to me. I would if I had the money, I told her. With the governor's "haircut" taking 15% of my salary, there was no way I could afford it. We talked for a few minutes, and she let me know she was going to "work on it". Hmmm...
A little while later, I got a call from my brother John. They wanted to know what days I could travel. I could leave Tuesday evening, but I needed to be back for Sunday, since I worked EMS that day in Salinas. The next thing I knew, they were purchasing a roundtrip ticket for me to Las Vegas.
Tuesday night, I flew to Las Vegas. I met up with my brother Josh at the airport, and then John, one of my other brothers, picked us up and took us to the house. Since then, I've enjoyed just relaxing and spending time with my family. I finally got to meet my nephew Ian, who is 9 months old. I've seen pictures and videos of him, but this was our first F2F meeting. Even his daddy, my brother Josh, hasn't seen him in person since September, when he was stationed in Reno for military reclassification training. He has to go back to Reno tomorrow. Josh and Ian got to know each other again. I spent time with my brother Danny, his wife Jaclyn, and their kids, Trent, and Kaylen (my niece that I haven't seen since she was 6 months old. She's 2 years old now). Time flies!
My family has some older cats, Bear (AKA "Gut boy"), Rissa, Misty, and Peanut. Bear is the patriarch at 18 years old. The old man is still a friendly bugger, and basically lived on my bed the entire time. I guess if I was over 100 years old, I'd probably hang around my warm bed, too! Rissa is a tiny thing, but friendly. She's up there in age also, and I think she might have congestive heart failure, but it doesn't seem to bug her too much. She's my brother John's baby. He and Rissa have been best friends for a long time. Misty is extremely shy, and wouldn't stick around me for more than 30 seconds before bolting and going under the beds and hiding. Then there is Peanut. That cat is friggin' nuts! She attacks at the slightest provocation, and I have the marks to prove it. If schizophrenia exists for cats, she has it. I still managed to pet her once in a while, but that cat needs medication. Seriously, there is something REALLY wrong with that cat. Ironically, this morning, she was friendly as hell. Probably her way of telling me to get lost.
We even did a bit of Black Friday purchasing, starting with the sales at Nellis AFB at the BX. Why Nellis decided that morning was a great time to do a 100% ID check, I will never know, but we had to get visitor passes for myself and Josh's girlfriend. I decided not to be a smartass and show my federal ID. Figured it was easier with my state driver's license. And it was. We then got some items for Christmas, and I perused the bugout bags. Later, we went back, since Josh needed to get measured for and order a new class A uniform. I did get the bugout bag I was looking for (A smaller version of my bigger bag.), some 550 cord, and some other items I needed for DMAT. In between, we went to Walmart (after the bulk of the crazy crowd had left) and picked up some items.
We kicked back last night, watching the movie "Taken". I recommend it, by the way, but not with little ones in the room. Ian crawled around the entire time. He is so full of energy! Later, I packed...
Now it is Saturday, and I am sitting at Las Vegas International waiting for my flight back to Sacramento. I'm missing my family already... I told my mom that she needs to come visit me next.
"We're having a get-together here in Las Vegas. Why don't you come out?", was her response to me. I would if I had the money, I told her. With the governor's "haircut" taking 15% of my salary, there was no way I could afford it. We talked for a few minutes, and she let me know she was going to "work on it". Hmmm...
A little while later, I got a call from my brother John. They wanted to know what days I could travel. I could leave Tuesday evening, but I needed to be back for Sunday, since I worked EMS that day in Salinas. The next thing I knew, they were purchasing a roundtrip ticket for me to Las Vegas.
Tuesday night, I flew to Las Vegas. I met up with my brother Josh at the airport, and then John, one of my other brothers, picked us up and took us to the house. Since then, I've enjoyed just relaxing and spending time with my family. I finally got to meet my nephew Ian, who is 9 months old. I've seen pictures and videos of him, but this was our first F2F meeting. Even his daddy, my brother Josh, hasn't seen him in person since September, when he was stationed in Reno for military reclassification training. He has to go back to Reno tomorrow. Josh and Ian got to know each other again. I spent time with my brother Danny, his wife Jaclyn, and their kids, Trent, and Kaylen (my niece that I haven't seen since she was 6 months old. She's 2 years old now). Time flies!
My family has some older cats, Bear (AKA "Gut boy"), Rissa, Misty, and Peanut. Bear is the patriarch at 18 years old. The old man is still a friendly bugger, and basically lived on my bed the entire time. I guess if I was over 100 years old, I'd probably hang around my warm bed, too! Rissa is a tiny thing, but friendly. She's up there in age also, and I think she might have congestive heart failure, but it doesn't seem to bug her too much. She's my brother John's baby. He and Rissa have been best friends for a long time. Misty is extremely shy, and wouldn't stick around me for more than 30 seconds before bolting and going under the beds and hiding. Then there is Peanut. That cat is friggin' nuts! She attacks at the slightest provocation, and I have the marks to prove it. If schizophrenia exists for cats, she has it. I still managed to pet her once in a while, but that cat needs medication. Seriously, there is something REALLY wrong with that cat. Ironically, this morning, she was friendly as hell. Probably her way of telling me to get lost.
We even did a bit of Black Friday purchasing, starting with the sales at Nellis AFB at the BX. Why Nellis decided that morning was a great time to do a 100% ID check, I will never know, but we had to get visitor passes for myself and Josh's girlfriend. I decided not to be a smartass and show my federal ID. Figured it was easier with my state driver's license. And it was. We then got some items for Christmas, and I perused the bugout bags. Later, we went back, since Josh needed to get measured for and order a new class A uniform. I did get the bugout bag I was looking for (A smaller version of my bigger bag.), some 550 cord, and some other items I needed for DMAT. In between, we went to Walmart (after the bulk of the crazy crowd had left) and picked up some items.
We kicked back last night, watching the movie "Taken". I recommend it, by the way, but not with little ones in the room. Ian crawled around the entire time. He is so full of energy! Later, I packed...
Now it is Saturday, and I am sitting at Las Vegas International waiting for my flight back to Sacramento. I'm missing my family already... I told my mom that she needs to come visit me next.
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