Home for the holidays...

Sitting aboard my Delta flight from DTW to LAS and enjoying my free wifi, I feel very contemplative about what led up to this very odd occurrence!  Most of my decisions regarding this day relate solely to the immense amount of travel I did this fall including about 8 weeks out of the country.  Naturally this helped me along to my Delta Skymiles goal for the year, but since I also was able to gain Silver on Continental, it left me less than a thousand mile short from retaining my Platinum status on Delta.  So here I am on flight 2 of 3 on probably the weirdest flight routing I have managed to put together within the country.  It all started out with a 3:35 alarm. My first leg of the trip was from PVD to DTW and left at 5:45 a.m..  While I despise getting up early and being on quite possibly the earliest flight I have ever taken, it was a necessary evil in order  to get home at a decent hour.  Flight number 2, the one I am on currently takes me from DTW to LAS.  Yes, LAS as in Las Vegas(though I am most disappointed I will not be leaving the airport).  I hope to land around 11:15ish local time and then turn around for a 12:15 departure for ATL.  So at the end of the day I will have been on a 3 different planes for over 10 hours.  I'm feeling good for the moment, but check back with me when I finally arrive home.

Other fun developments are that I have found two of my favorite cold weather beers: Widmer Brothers' Reserve Brrrbon and Southern Tier Crème Brûlée Imperial Milk Stout.  While they certainly would not be my first choice of brews to enjoy on a Summer's day on the back porch, they are perfect for sitting on the coach and watching the snow fall.  If you have a cold winter's evening and fancy a pint, I recommend one or both of these!  Colorful soccer shoes are also working out well.  I've been playing defense more than I've wanted to, but I still managed to net 2 so far and help out with a few assists. Happy Holidays!

Xmas Lights and Blueberry Thrill

Just brewed a new batch of Beer: Blueberry Thrill and put up the Xmas lights for the year!  Overall a pretty successful Friday afternoon.  First Christmas party of the year Tomorrow!  Happy December!