wishing and hopeing

I do not know how to make the hippo song play when you view my blog, or you would hear how the hippo makes the best Christmas present..lol


tonight while talking with a friend in California, I was invited to drive with her and her family to SC leaving on the 19Th. staying for 5 to 7 days and driving back.

HO how i wanted to go. see every one at home.

it sounds great but I had to say no.
the thought of traveling 3000 miles twice with a family of 6 in a van that seats 7 is not on my wish list.

I know i could take the time off work. I know James would say "go and have fun"
but what fun would i have with out him. I do not want to find out.
I know people from home will tell me to come
but i do not want to be away from my lovie that long I can not spent Christmas in a different state from him.
in years past i would go to our family thing and James would go to his family thing. I would spent the evening almost pouting for him and he is only 20 or30 miles from me. I would probably go nuts with him farther away than that.