Visitors for Christmas
My favorite christmas present this year came and went a couple days early, but was entirely worth it. Three friends from STL (who, humorously, just moved to STL a year ago on our strong encouragement!) planned their drive to San Francisco for Christmas to cross our path in Colorado – and the predicted snowstorm that weekend meant that they would be best off staying put at our place for a day while the blizzard passed over the mountains. As we expected, they were able to spend the snowy day off the roads, hanging out with us, and the next day I-80 was at least driveable in their little Honda Accord.
I was thrilled with the opportunity to show our friends our place, neighborhood and what kind of life we’ve set up since leaving the Midwest six months ago. They were enthusiastic and excited about all of it, and we had a great time mixing with the drunk crowds on Pearl Street, the Christmas shoppers around town, and just relaxing before the rest of their drive out to the West Coast. Had nothing else happened for Christmas, I would have been satisfied. I only hope that the one person driving back in a week or so makes her journey touch down here again – a dose of STL is a welcome break in the snowy Colorado winter.
Monday 31 Dec 2007 | m. | Personal
Travelling friends are fun!