the christmas that wasn't there

it's the day after christmas, and if it weren't for facebook and a message from my dad, I wouldn't have remembered what yesterday was.  Oh, and the fact that everything in town was closed yesterday, except for the No.1 Chinese BBQ, thank god.  Mmm, chow mein and broccoli with beef.  Nothing says merry holidays like greasy chinese before you go to put some elbow grease on a old, cruddy bathroom.  I guess I converted the food grease into elbow grease, huh.  

Apparently, Arthur, Scotty and Rachael celebrated Christmas by turning Eustice into a deformed reindeer - aka Eustice the Unicorn.  He and Arthur took turns battling each other with the homemade mystical feature.  

Hard work, got paid, came home.  Came home to roasted suckling pig, baked ulu, brazilian cherry cobbler and brews and good wine, no less.  I love my neighbors.  Scotty and Rachie, you're the best!  They made the whole thing and let us enjoy it with them in their neighboring cabin.  Oh, and fresh salad made with mostly aquaponically grown ingredients from the system they manage next door at Dragon's Eye.  

So at dinner, we reinacted our own unicorn fight scene.  How's that for the Christmas spirit?!

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Today, I stayed in bed enjoying the weightlessness of my exhausted body until 10am!  I sure did.  The rest of the day has been comprised of coffee and talking to family and friends on the phone, sending our day-after-christmas greetings and updates.  


Arthur made sausage today!  His first attempt.  Made with pig killed by bow-and-arrow courtesy of the fantastic "Captain Kirk"!   Added Sage, Rosemary and Pepperoni leaf (all grown right outside the cabin) and black pepper and it's DEE-LISHUS.  


Just finished lightly burning some popcorn before we retire to a good movie and so more relaxing.  Ooo.... and after I eat this fresh egg, homemade sausage and gravy sanny that Arthur just started making me!!  could I ask for a better life?  I think not.  


I'm so proud of myself.  I said when I woke up that I wasn't going to do anything today!  And I'll be damned if I didn't not do just that.  Ann called to say she was going to be planting ferns in the forest this morning, which I've been wanting to help with for a while, but I said No, sorry, today is my day to rest, but thank you and keep me in mind for next time.  Then I wanted to go to Maku'u market to do some gift shopping, but made myself stay home instead.  Then our neighbors were thinking of going to Hilo, and I thought, Oo, that might be fun, but instead, staid my course and kept my ass in my chair.  Then I thought about processing wax for tomorrow's hive dusting, but said, NO, I'm relaxing!!  Damn it.   Funny I have to fight with myself more than anyone to get a day off.  But I did it, and am glad for it.


Now it's the coqui's serenading me into an early bedtime, but not til I finish my fresh sanny and slightly crispy popcorn.  :)


Happy Nothingspecialdays.