Christmas Recap
Friday, December 29, 2006
Another Christmas has come and gone, and both the Box and I spent the holidays in Austin with our families. I didn't see the Box our entire time in Austin (It felt like half of me was dead), so this will be a recap of Christmas at the Haug's.
I think this Christmas, for me, can be summed up in two words: family and food (notice the 2 Fs pastor Box). It was a great time of fellowship and teasing, hanging out with all of my fam for 4 days. Coming home also means eating a lot of good food. You see, the fam thinks that
I do not eat very well when I am up in Dallas. Actually, they think that I do not eat at all, which may or may not be true. So, every time I go home now, I feel like Hansel and Gretel being fattened up by the old woman for the slaughter. Pork tenderloin, beef tenderloin, steak, homemade rolls, Grandma Annon's apple pie, chocolate pecan pie, and on and on.Some of my extended family came over to celebrate the holidays in the only way my Dad knows how…Karaoke Christmas. 2 hours of singing the classics gets a little old, but don't worry, there's always country's greatest hits to liven' up the crowd. The funniest sight was seeing my Dad play the role of choir conductor during a number of the songs, dramatically directing each person when to come in and fade out. Belsnickel left some goodies on the doorstep for all to enjoy, Winston ate 37 rolls, and my new-found brother-in-law was just trying to figure out what the heck was going on.
The biggest development of the night was finding out that my pregnant cousin Kristen has officially decided to name her child Kendal Jr., which is exciting.After opening presents on Christmas morning at my Dad's and experiencing several Christmas Miracles (similar to a Festivus Miracle), we headed over to my Mom's for more indulgence and presents. Some of my gifts included: quite a few Neil Young records on vinyl to add to my fast-growing collection, tickets to see Clapton in San Antonio, and several gift cards to make sure I eat while I am in Dallas (one to IHOP and another to the grocery store). By the way, I was given two tickets to see Clapton, which means that there is one left over for a special someone. That someone could be you, with the right persuasion of course.
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posted by Kendal @ 10:01 AM,
2 Comments:
Drew,
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Your comments are inspiring to me. As for March 3rd...I'll just be Running on Faith that I will get to see you there my dear Old Love.
Kendal | Jan 4, 2007, 10:35:00 AM
buenas noticias,
Posted by
i am now longer at a Crossroads, and I Feel Free, because our mutual acquaintance one miss rachel rogers has exceeded expectations and purchased us a pair of tickets for the evening of march 3rd. i cannot wait to feel the Sunshine of Your Love.
the drew the drew | Jan 22, 2007, 6:01:00 PM
The Authors
Kendal Haug
Kendal is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin and most recently earned his Masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He works for Bible.org and likes to think he knows how to play the guitar. His man-crushes include, but are not limited to: Ryan Adams, Donald Miller, Ray LaMontagne, Neil Young, Vince Young, and of course The Box.
Ben Box
Box, is a recent graduate of Texas A&M University and currently works for Medco Construction building hospitals and being important. Ben loves paying lots of money on broken down Jeeps and has a propensity for getting Kendal into trouble.
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This is a multi-author blog devoted to the happenings of two bachelors living it up in Big D. We will record the daily nonsense that occurs when 2 life-long friends live together in the same apartment and have no shame, sense of fashion, or chance of meeting a girl in the next 10 years.
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